[Techtoolslist] Any Taito Bench Tester documentation available?

[John Robertson]

No problem with selling items of interest on the mail list- even of 
items of limited interest - I just spent about ten hours trying to 
find a particular relay for an old arcade machine - you might have 
known it off the top of your head.

Information is always welcome!

John :-#)#

At 1:22 PM -0500 11/22/05, Phil Harwood wrote:

>John,

>Don't get me wrong, not trying to peddle them on the board.

>It was just a thought, remembering the old mechanical pinball machines of

>the past with the rows of relays.

>I haven't had time to inventory them in the past 15 plus years and I still

>don't have the time now !

>

>Perhaps at some point I could list them on a website where they could be

>made available. The voltages, frames currents are so varied I'm sure they

>would be of benefit to some if available or even known about. That also

>covers not only the multiple open frame styles, but various sealed like the

>mercury, mercury reed, mercury wetted, as well as the small pc board mounted

>vatities. I say thousands of relays, it would many thousands, not even a

>guestimate beyond that. My problem like most today is time.

>

>Thanks,

>Phil

>

>----- Original Message -----

>From: "John Robertson" <jrr at flippers.com>

>To: "Technical Tools Mail List" <techtoolslist at flippers.com>

>Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 12:56 PM

>Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Any Taito Bench Tester documentation available?

>

>

>>  Hi Phil,

>>

>>  Pinball relays are usually custom made for each manufacturer. They

>>  did not use off-the-shelf relays (for the most part) until the

>>  digital revolution. Wurlitzer jukeboxes and Allied Leisure did use PB

>>  relays in their EM games as well as early EM/SS hybrids. Arcade games

>>  tended to use industrial relays and solenoids - sometimes.

>>

>>  So I can't say that your large stock of relays will appeal to pinball

>>  folks, but they do to we who repair jukeboxes and arcade games.

>>

>>  John :-#)#

>>

>>  At 11:32 AM -0500 11/22/05, Phil Harwood wrote:

>>  >John,

>>  >Thank you, I truly appreciate that. I saw the post where you asked for

>and

>>  >received that from another person, I too emailed that same person and to

>>  >date no reply. I have that same model and it quit on me. I'm almost

>ashamed

>>  >to say I joined this board for that reason.

>>  >

>>  >Very interesting board though. Are relays readily available for the old

>>  >pinball machines? the reason I ask, I have thousands of new (old stock)

>>  >cp-clare relays. Lots of the open frame relays like some real old pinball

>>  >machines used. Had no idea that there was a an active vendor/service of

>>  >these machines.

>>  >

>>  >Having been in electronics for 35 plus years I have people ask about

>repair

>>  >for them on rare occasions, now I know where to send them.

>>  >Thank you.again.

>>  >Regards,

>>  >Phil Harwood

>>  >

>>  >

>>  >----- Original Message -----

>>  >From: "John Robertson" <jrr at flippers.com>

>>  >To: "Technical Tools Mail List" <techtoolslist at flippers.com>

>>  >Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:04 AM

>>  >Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Any Taito Bench Tester documentation

>available?

>>  >

>>  >

>>  >>  Hmmm...perhaps too many people looking? I only have 12 slots open for

>FTP.

>>  >>

>>  >>  ftp.flippers.com in the TTL/Test Equipment directory under /Huntron

>>  >>

>>  >>  I really should introduce some basic security, anyone have a script

>>  >>  that will check for valid email address in a data field (member of

>>  >>  TTL for example)?

>>  >>

>>  >>  John :-#)#

>>  >>

>>  >>  At 6:27 AM -0500 11/22/05, Phil Harwood wrote:

>>  >>  >John Robertson,

>>  >>  >How do you access that huntron pdf manual you uploaded.

>>  >>  >Many thanks,

>>  >>  >Phil

>>  >>  >

>>  >>  >----- Original Message -----

>>  >>  >From: "Martin White" <martin at guddler.co.uk>

>>  >>  >To: "Technical Tools Mail List" <techtoolslist at flippers.com>

>>  >>  >Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 6:20 AM

>>  >>  >Subject: Re: [Techtoolslist] Any Taito Bench Tester documentation

>>  >available?

>>  >>  >

>>  >>  >

>>  >>  >>  For what it's worth, I run Mac OSX as well so the Taito one should

>be

>>  >fine

>>  >>  >>  :o)

>>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  In fact, it was created by just opening the TIFF in preview and

>>  >clicking

>>  >>  >>  on "save as pdf". Nice and easy.

>>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  On Tue, November 22, 2005 2:38, John Robertson said:

>>  >>  >>  > OK, Martin's Taito file is now up in TTL's FTP site, as is the

>>  >>  >>  > Huntron manual that was uploaded a day or so ago. Thanks guys!!

>>  >>  >>  >

>>  >>  >>  > -->>I have NOT scanned them for viruses <<--

>>  >>  >>  >

>>  >>  >>  > I run OS X and thus can't test as no-one has bothered to write a

>>  >>  >>  > virus for the MAC OS yet! (This is NOT a challange - I like the

>lack

>>  >>  >>  > of needing to run virus/spyware/worm/etc. checkers. Saves me

>hours!)

>>  >>  >>  >

>>  >>  >>  > John :-#)#

>>  >>  >>  >

>>  >>  >>  > At 11:51 PM +0000 11/21/05, Martin White wrote:

>>  >>  >>  >>Well, that didn't take as long as I thought it would :)

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>It's definitely called a "Taito Multi Checker" rather than the

>>  >>  >>  >>widely accepted name of "Taito Bench Tester".

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>The manual could really do with re-scanning but what I've just

>>  >>  >>  >>uploaded will have to do for now since it's the best I have and

>>  >>  >>  >>don't have a lot of time to re-scan it at the moment.

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>As a complete aside, I got the documentation from a guy that

>used to

>>  >>  >>  >>work for Taito of Australia - i think (i could be confusing it

>with

>>  >>  >>  >>the manual for the Taito Test Tech - one came from eBay, the

>other

>>  >>  >>  >>this chap). The guy's next door neighbour (allegedly) wrote Kram

>>  >>  >>  >>(named after him since he was called Mark and couldn't think of

>>  >  > >>  >>anything else!). I got into an email exchange with him over

>these

>>  >>  >>  >>two bits of kit (the Taito Test Tech is Taito's answer to the

>cat

>>  >>  >>  >>box). I've not been in touch with him for a long time now though

>>  >>  >>  >>unfortunately. I have no reason to dispute what he was telling

>me

>>  >>  >>  >>since he came up with the goods. His neighbour had remembered

>using

>>  >>  >>  >>the multi checker but only knew of the test tech.

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>Anyway, a scan of a poorly photocopied manual is better than no

>>  >>  >>  >>manual at all, right?

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>It has generalised instructions and a full wiring diagram.

>>  >>  >>  >>Unfortunately, not schematics but I don't seem to remember there

>>  >>  >>  >>being that much on the boards inside.

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>Hope it helps!

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>Oh, manual needs to be approved and moved somewhere before it

>will

>>  >>  >>  >>be available for download.

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>Martin.

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>On 21 Nov 2005, at 17:49, James Marous wrote:

>>  >>  >>  >>

>>  >>  >>  >>>Hi All,

>>  >>  >>  >>>     Recently picked up a Taito Bench Tester (similar to:

>>  >>  >>

>>  >>

>>

>>>>>><http://www.arcadehelp.com/manual/testequipment/Taito%20Tester/TESTER.j

>p

>>  >g

>>  >>

>>

>>>>http://www.arcadehelp.com/manual/testequipment/Taito%20Tester/TESTER.jpg)

>>  >>  >>  >>>and was wondering if any documentation is out there for it.

>>  >>  >>  >>>Manuals, schematics, pinouts, etc??  If you have any leads, I

>would

>>  >>  >>  >>>appreciate it!

>>  >>  >>  >>>

>>  >>  >>  >>>Thanks

>>  >>  >>  >>>

>>  >>  >>  >>>James

>>  >>  >>  >>>

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