Hello all,
I have been thinking about buying a fruit machine, preferably a £25 AWP for the last few months. Apart from getting the thing to my house (I gather they are very heavy) how easy are fruit machines to service, etc?
I like to think of myself as fairly technically minded but don't want to lumber myself with something I won't have a clue how to fix/set when something goes wrong. Are most relevant things covered in the owners manual??
3 replies to this topic
#2
Bencrest
-
- New Members
-
- 7446 posts
The furniture
Posted 16 January 2005 - 03:24 PM
IMHO most manuals are pretty useless, best bet is to ask on here and see if an engineer replies 
What may be useful is a 'Field Engineers' manual, these go on eBay every so often, and I believe they contain all the error codes, possible board schematics, e.t.c.
A machine will weigh approximately 120kg when empty, and will be around 1.7m tall. I can get most machines, lying flat, into one of the new shape Mondeo hatchbacks, but ideally you want something at least 'estate'ish
Once they are set up, the only general stuff that goes wrong are the reels and bulbs. I get 100 bulbs for about £12, and pay around £5 a reel. You'll find that any repairs should be covered by the cash you'll save inside the machine
What may be useful is a 'Field Engineers' manual, these go on eBay every so often, and I believe they contain all the error codes, possible board schematics, e.t.c.
A machine will weigh approximately 120kg when empty, and will be around 1.7m tall. I can get most machines, lying flat, into one of the new shape Mondeo hatchbacks, but ideally you want something at least 'estate'ish
Once they are set up, the only general stuff that goes wrong are the reels and bulbs. I get 100 bulbs for about £12, and pay around £5 a reel. You'll find that any repairs should be covered by the cash you'll save inside the machine
Ben
Hopefully recovering from years of compulsive gambling and wanting to be gamble free forever.
Recommended reading - http://www.gamblersaloud.com/ (yes, I bought the book, very happy with it!)
Hopefully recovering from years of compulsive gambling and wanting to be gamble free forever.
Recommended reading - http://www.gamblersaloud.com/ (yes, I bought the book, very happy with it!)
#3
bugalugs
-
- New Members
- 32 posts
Junior Member
Posted 16 January 2005 - 03:55 PM
IMHO most manuals are pretty useless, best bet is to ask on here and see if an engineer replies
What may be useful is a 'Field Engineers' manual, these go on eBay every so often, and I believe they contain all the error codes, possible board schematics, e.t.c.
A machine will weigh approximately 120kg when empty, and will be around 1.7m tall. I can get most machines, lying flat, into one of the new shape Mondeo hatchbacks, but ideally you want something at least 'estate'ish
Once they are set up, the only general stuff that goes wrong are the reels and bulbs. I get 100 bulbs for about £12, and pay around £5 a reel. You'll find that any repairs should be covered by the cash you'll save inside the machine
Cheers for that Ben, I have a mate with a van so shifting it shouldn't be too much of problem. Now to pick a machine.....
#4
slippery
-
- Regulars
-
- 153 posts
Steve
Posted 16 January 2005 - 04:31 PM
I have the field service manual, repair manual and fault code list all mpu5 and I had them sent from Barcrest. As the field service manual is about 80 pages as well as the repair manual I am willing to scan any section that anyone requires but not the whole lot as would take me bloody ages lol. Glad to help if I can .......Steve
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users
