[Techtoolslist] Any Taito Bench Tester documentation available?

[Joe Magiera]

I've been watching out for that Kram author that lives by my friend every
time I visit him.  Just can't break through to him.  I talked to him a few
times a number of years ago, but haven't in a long while.

I'd love to find any Taito bench tester documentation.  I don't recall him
mentioning he worked on it, but who knows?

Joe

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

Hi Martin (and anyone else),

Anyone have better copies of the Taito test fixture than what was sent to
TTL back in 2005?

John :-#)#


On 11/21/2005 5:31 PM, Martin White wrote:

> LOL!!

>

> It sounds extremely like I may be getting e-mails with you (or someone

> else) and this other guy completely muddled!

>

> I REALLY wish my memory were better (and I'm only in my mid <cough>

> thirties!) I know I've already passed this manual on to someone else 

> in the past and I could have sworn it was you Joe - or maybe Scott 

> <insert surname since i really can't remember!>. Google groups tells 

> me that back in 2001 I was talking to someone called Rob about it?

>

> Anyway, I shouldn't bother trying to tap him for any further info - 

> he'll probably think I've lost the plot (which isn't far from the 

> truth). According to google (again) the chap that supplied the manual 

> posted on rgvac as Wes (Wesley Allen Hay springs to mind, or something 

> like that - even that's lost to my memory). He worked for Taito 

> Australia. When i sent some stuff back in return for the manual it was 

> to an address in the general area of Indonesia. The working for Taito 

> Australia yet the address being in Indonesia really confused me at the 

> time!! Mind you, he did say that Taito wasn't Taito anymore in 

> Australia, so maybe he also wasn't in Australia any longer? Who knows!!

>

> So, unless the author of Kram lived in that part of the world then I 

> guess I've just got things muddled as per usual and likely he had 

> absolutely nothing to do with the test rig. It was sometime (mid?) in

> 2003 I got hold of the manual.

>

> Perhaps he knows something about this one (the Test Tech)?:

> http://www.guddler.co.uk/index.php?selected=6&content=12

>

> (Have the manual for that too but it's not scanned).

>

> I have never heard of another of those but they must be out there!

>

> Martin.

>

>

>

> On 22 Nov 2005, at 00:54, joemagiera wrote:

>

>> I picked up one of thes Taito Multi-Checkers/Bench Tester a while 

>> back myself and have been looking for any manuals for a while myself.  

>> I look forward to them being uploaded. I though sure I posted here 

>> asking for them, but no replies.  Maybe you hadn't found them yet.

>> BTW, the guy who wrote Kram lives about 10 minutes from me, 2 house 

>> down from a good friend of mine.  I see him a lot in the summers as 

>> if he's outside doing something in his yard, I'll stop by and BS with 

>> him about "the old game days".  I didn't know he had any involvement 

>> with the Bench Tester, but sure makes sense.  I'll have to hit him up 

>> to see if he's got any info.  And yes his name is Mark, and yes 

>> that's where Kram (backwards) came from.  His boss said come up with 

>> a name, and it would have been called anything he said.  What's the 

>> guy's name who worked for Taito Of Australia?  I'll ask Mark about 

>> him.  Might give me some leads!

>> Joe

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

>> *From:* techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com

>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces at flippers.com]*On Behalf Of *Martin 

>> White

>> *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2005 05:51 PM

>> *To:* Technical Tools Mail List

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

>> available?

>>

>> 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

>>> .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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