Name: Kristin

Date: 12/26

Problems with lanes:
Lane 5! After dropping the pins from the turret to the deck, the turret wouldn't index meaning the machine would stick in the 270 position and not move. The only thing thing that would get it to work would be to manually trip the index lever for each cycle. I don't know why the probe didn't move from around the blocking fingers after the 5pin indexed but I called Danny who told me that this problem had been 5's initial problem a few days ago. Alas, back to square two (hopefully).

12/23/10

Name: Danny

Date: 12/23/10

Finally got 5 up and running last time. Got the time delay gear replaced and the PROPER bearing in the right place. It ran the majority of the night last night and did just fine.

6 was kept down last night. The elevator belt kept popping off. This is due to to much movement being caused by the lower, right hand ball wheel guide roller was ALL kind of messed up. It was pretty much totally stripped to nothing, which was not giving it the support it needed, so it was moving like something that was moving, to much... yep

Also, Replaced some of the turret connector screws, it was missed like 3 of them, caused the turret/spider to slide, which makes me sad. Everything should work like a charm tonight.

12/19/10

Name:Danny

Date:12/19/10

The big news is lane 5. What seemed to be a small problem yesterday (not indexing after dropping the 5 pin) turned into a very big ordeal. The teeth on the time delay gear we gnarled up, in turn, wouldn't spin. We surprisingly had an extra in a box. In order to access the time delay gear, you have to take the entire turret assembly apart, which is a pretty big deal. Now I've only done this once in school, and it was on a new model machine. So there were a ton of differences, which is why it took so long, cuz I was learning was I went. Anyways, long story short, I got it to work. The time delay gear was in fact the problem, woohoo. But, in the bad news, it started doing something else. The turret started doing multiple indexes, every now and again, and it soon became just non stop indexing. I have worked and worked and worked on it, but can't seem to figure it out. After working on it till 3 AM last night and coming in today at opening at 10 AM and closing it down, working on this machine non stop, my brain is fried, 100%. I need some rest and come back at it with a fresh rested mind. I also emailed my pinsetting teacher, he is normally good about replying back to me with good ideas. it will be up and running asap.

12/16/10 AM

Name: Danny

Date: 12/16/10 AM

Fixed skeeball 3's problem with not wanting to do free play. Had to replace some wiring.

Cleaned out some of the corner and tried to organize for the new shelves moving in.

Aside from that, we had PP's all day and wasn't able to really work on the lanes. But everything ran fine.

12/12/10

Name:Danny

Date: 12/12/10 PM

The pin on lane 5's solenoid rod came off again. Brian was here to fix that up for me while I dealt with a oil leak on lane 4.

Replaced the ticket dispenser on skeeball 2. Going to order another one when I get the thumbs up.

12/10/10

Name: Danny

Date: 12/10/10

7 kept loosing power, like in the previous blogs. We are starting to believe this is a result of one or two components over heating. One being the motor and the other being the clutch disc assembly. The machine ran for hours on end, due to the two very long private that were back to back. I have some further things to look into, in terms of fixing it, and a couple of ideas. Which I will start applying and see what happens.

Aside from that and the normal bullshit, nothing new.

12/8/10

Name: Danny

Date: 12/8/10

I am sending out the change machine tomorrow to get it fixed, should take a couple of weeks.

I came in early today to look at lane 7, it was acting like a fool for Kristin last night. I couldn't fine anything to fishy, but it was also running the majority of the night, so I will investigate further tomorrow.

Lane 2 disengaged it's self a couple of times, back to back, which was strange. I will look into that more tomorrow as well.

I will also work on the various other things the lanes have been doing, the things that was now become "normal". I'll see what I can do with that.

Name: Kristin

Date: 12/8

Problems with lanes:

There was one anomaly tonight: Lane 7.

Lane 7 decided it would have the open circuit problem generally perpetrated by lane 4. However, lane 7 had the problem 4 times tonight. What happens is that the lane will randomly power down due to a circuit somehow becoming "open." What one has to do is "close" the circuit by resetting it - however, usually this only happens once a night, every...well, not often. That it happened four times tonight, within the span of 5 hours is worrisome.

Name: Kristin

Date: 12/4

Problems with lanes:

3 - She did something a little different tonight. At one point, the right side of the ball wheel popped off from around the wheel, as it has done in the past. Usually balls can get past no problem but an 8lb ball must've gotten stuck in just the riiiight spot because it caused the ball wheel to just stop turning. It made the worst squealing noise ever. Had to turn the machine off and beat the ball out of the ball accelerator arm in order for the ball wheel to be able to turn again.

4- Deck jams in the 7pin housing. Tonight the head of the pin became stuck in between the deck opening and the wheel next to the the 7pin housing. Weird.

5- A couple of nasty turnaround pan jams. The pins are getting stuck in a different pattern here as well, with one pin not even on the pan or the cross conveyor but wedged in midair in such a way as to disturb things.

6- Clutch drive belt came off once. Also there was one incident of the sneaky 5pin release.

7-Turret stopped once after the 2nd pin.

And in skeeball news, 2 is alll kinds of weird. The lips that the tickets feed through is out of alignment and then there's a ticket jam that I don't know how to get out aside from maybe taking it apart.

12/4/10 AM

Name: Danny

Date: 12/4/10 AM

No problems at all with the lanes or skeeball.

Worked with Dylan today, he had a great memory of everything. Taught him a couple of the new things the lanes be doing, and I believe he is going to be just fine tomorrow morning.

12/3/10

Name: Danny

Date: 12/3/10

The Night was pretty smooth.

The wires in Skeeball three had come lose, once again. I reattached them, it has been fine since.

The ball wheel belt on lane 2 had become so ripped and gnarled up, that it refused to stay on. It kept popping off. So, even though it was poor timing, happening on a Friday night and all, but they have minds of their own. I changed the ball wheel belt, and it has been running fine.

That was our last replacement ball wheel belt, so I am going to order a couple more.

12/2/10

Name: Danny

Date: 12/2/10

I came in early to check on lane 3. The ball wheel belt was indeed falling off left and right. I changed some of the lips on the upper left and right side guide rollers, these were the reason the belt kept coming off. It ran the rest of the night and seemed fine.

I also reconnected and the wires on Skeeball 3, and taped the shit out of them, if handled correctly, they should stay intact.

Aside from all of that, it was a smooth the night. The lanes has quite of bit of use, and not a lot of problems. A turn around pan jam, a fallen off belt and...well...that is about it. Until tomorrow, Highball

Name: Kristin

Date: 12/1

Problems with lanes:
3 - Agghhhh, I thought the day's of 3's ball wheel belt problems were over but it seems they just lay dormant until now. It kept popping off on the left side, only did it a few times. After the first time I put it back on, it was fine for 2 hours and then popped off again. After that, it was only 20 minutes before the next time. I put it back on. I suspect it is the completely disintegrated ball wheel guide lip that is the problem. It needs to be replaced or I fear this will happen more frequently now that it's in a sad state of disrepair.

4& 5- Deck jams! Just a couple

8 - A few deck jams.

Skeeball 3 refuses to keep its wires attached to itself. The nerve.

Name: Kristin

Date: 11/30

Problems with lanes:
Lane 5- Two turnaround pan jams. Thanks for being kind tonight, 5!

Lane 6 - Released only the 5pin once.

Lane 7 - Turret stopped moving after the 2nd pin was dropped once.

Lane 8 - One deck jam in the 7pin chute.

Skeeball 3 is acting up again. The wires on the bottom refuse to stay attached. I was going to look at it but people were on it each time I went out and then a frustrated person turned it off so I'll leave it to the Skeewizard. Also, skeeball 2 kept flashing the Call sign. The tickets kept feeding under and into the machine instead of through the ticket slot.

Name: Kristin

Date: 11/29

Problems with lanes:
5- Only a couple of turnaround pans and one deck jam to report tonight.

6- The release of only the 5pin happened thrice.

7/8- Two turret stops due to maldropped pins in said turret.

Nothing much else to report. A smooth night.

Name: Kristin

Date: 11/28

Problems with lanes:
First, thanks Danny! Your work really paid off today as the lanes were quite well behaved.

4- One turret jam. Otherwise, smooth as a smooth thing.

5- Two turnaround pan jams but much better than last night.

6- The 5pin release happened twice, the second time caused a mean turnaround pan jam. Don't catch 5's syndrome!

8-One turret jam but no deck jams today.

All in all, the ladies treated me kindly after drawing some blood last night.

11/28/10

Name: Danny

Date:11/28/10

After Kristin's heart breaking blog last night, I decided to come in early today and try to get these things under control. I did some work on 4's spider, to assure it will start locking better. I worked on 6's pin release lever, to try and take care of that weird 5 pin problem for once and for all. But I mainly focused on 5's turn around pan. I thought of another way to adjust it, so I did. I also pulled out the ol' dremel again. I gave it to it real good this time, trying some different things. I seems to be more flat where needed and more smooth(?) It has really done fine since, there was one jam in it, but it was a totally different kind then I have seen before, maybe that is a result of my adjustment? I am not saying it is 100%, but it does seem to be working fine/better. Well Kristin, I hope they treat you with more grace tonight.

In terms of problems today, there really hasn't been any, except that turn around pan jam on 5. I didn't even get any calls for Skeeball, which just blows my freakin mind.

Name: Kristin

Date: 11/27

Problems with lanes:
Really busy tonight on the lanes. And a lot of small but frequent annoying problems occurred. Allow me to list.

4 - A few deck jams. At least 4 throughout the night. The spider didn't lock into place, which caused the pins to slip through. It also had a weird turret jam that I lack the words to describe in brutal detail and so will one day illustrate to those interested parties.

5-FIVE. EVIL. So, there were deck jams in the 5pin chute (2 or 3) as well as over 6 turnaround pan jams. That turnaround pan NEEDS to be replaced. This happens every shift I work if 5 is used more than half an hour. It is especially bad on busy nights.

6 - The release of only the 5pin into the chute happened more than four times tonight. Dat's a lot.

8-Werid turret jams causing deck jams. It had jams in the usual 7pin slot as well as the 5pin chute (which I've never seen it do before - or at least not in recent memory), and slightly frequent deck jams.

That's the report for tonight.

11/27/10 AM

Name: Danny

Date: 11/27/10 AM

This was a very busy brunch for bowling, I believe we were even on a wait for a while.
All and all, it was pretty smooth. There was an odd deck jam on 5, and a couple of vague complaints about "5 and 6 acting weird". Apparently dropping pins upon setting them, I don't buy it. That is out of creator for both of them. And some guy said that 6's rake just dropped down by it's self, I believe that was just his cover up for hitting the rake, which I did see him do. Either way, I guess some balls were retired last night? Apparently Adrian knows about this(?) We have had some complaints that we don't have enough lighter balls, I guess due to the fact that we lost some. So I am going to discuss with management today about getting some new ones in. That is all

11/26/10

Name: Danny

Date: 11/26/10

Pretty much the only thing that was happened besides a deck jam on 4 and a turn around pan jam on 5, was 3's ball wheel belt. Imler was complaining about this problem for a lil while, and I finally experienced it for myself tonight. Brian told me to take a cool on the lower right hand guide roller, for the ball wheel. Indeed, is was fucked up and needed to be changed. I took what I needed off a scrap roller and popped it on. Seemed to work fine for a while, untill is started happened again. Our guy seems to be, now, the upper right hand guide roller. It has a tiny broken spot on it, that when it happens to it, will fall right off. I have also replaced that was well. aside from that, a pretty decent night for HB pinsetters all over the world.

I miss Brian already.

Name:Brian

Date:11/24/10

Problems with lanes:
Lane 6 did it's 5 pin thing a couple times.
Lane 8 had a deck jam.
Lane 5 had it's turn around pan problem.
Lane 3's ball wheel belt popped off a couple times the bottom right guide wheel needs tightening. Balls also easily go by the ball wheel and get stuck in the limbo of the pin the wheel. I think this may be solved once the guide roller is tightened and wheel sits in it's proper position.

Ordering: Large pizza with ham and pineapple.

11/21/10 AM

Name: Danny

Date: 11/21/10 AM

And all was well in the land of Pinsettia....Despite that the fact that 4 had a deck lamb....hehehe, I said lamb instead of jam.......heheh

Name: Brian

Date: 11/20

Problems with lanes: Put the x washer on lane five. Seems to be staying put. Some deck jams happened, some balls got stuck. You know the usual.

Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

Ordering:

11/20/10 AM

Name:Danny

Date:11/20/10 AM

I reattached the clutch rod at the bottom, so 5 is back up and running.

5 also had a problem with it's pin wheel. The wheel would freeze up every now and again, and just stop moving. After a few moments, it would start moving again. Sometimes it wouldn't even start back moving, very strange. I looked into it. Turns out, it's assembly shifted a bit, due to a lose bolt and missing spring. I lined it back up, tightened it back up, and reattached it's spring. seems to run fine now.

Other then that, nothing really happened, it was a really slow brunch, so there wasn't a whole lot of room for error.

Name: Kristin

Date: 11/19

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4- There were a few deck jams tonight, due to the locking mechanism (or lack thereof) on the spider. Since it refused to lock into place after the pin drop into the deck, the pins would continue to slip through onto or into the deck, depending on the luck of the draw.

Lane 5 - Well, aside from the usual finicky light situation, there were several turnaround pan jams. That is, of course, when pins are unable to fully turnaround in the pan (hence the name) and instead, lay perpendicular to the pan, causing the pins behind it to jam themselves in nooks and crannies.

Lane 5 also stopped detecting balls right after I got six going (story of which is below). After trying everything I could think, I noticed that the solenoid rod was not moving properly - the pin at the bottom of the rod had fallen out. After an easter egg hunt, I found it and was able to insert it back in its rightful spot - however, to insure that it doesn't come out again, there needs to be an x--washer affixed to it. It's in a bit of a tricky area that I cannot access very well without taking somethings apart. As I don't know what that could do to the machine, I have left it for Danny to do tomorrow. The machine is quite runnable - but that pin could technically slide out whenever so it should be a last option.

Lane 6- Also stopped detecting balls. The reset mechanism on both the lane and the pit wasn't working. When moving the solenoid by hand, the machine refused to respond, though there was a "click" upon impact. At first, I thought it was the solenoid maybe burning out (it doesn't look very good). When I had more time to inspect the lane, I figured I would try everything the manual said it could be that didn't require an adjustment. I removed the clutch drive belt and put it back on, fiddled with the springs on the clutch engage mechanism, tightened the bolt on the indexing trip lever, checked to see if the full deck signal had been engaged - and somewhere between all of that, I got the machine to work. So yay!

6 also did released the 5pin into the chute but it didn't trigger the release of the deck. This has been a problem that danny hasn't experienced much but seems to be a regular for me.

Lane 8 - There were a few deck jams caused mainly by turret jams. The third pin on the turret was not sitting properly on the spider, tipped back and the head of the pin caught, and the turret was unable to move. I adjusted the turret and pin so that it could rotate properly when a pin went between the space in the turret and nearly caused another deck jam. There was also a pin laying horizontally across the 5pin chute, which somehow didn't jam the machine. I removed it during play so that it wouldn't.

Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

Ordering:

11/17/10

Name: Danny

Date: 11/17/10

Over the past couple of weeks, I am failed to blog, but no more.

I have done a lot of work on the skeeball machines, they all seem to be running much better over all. Still some problems everyone now and again, but not near as many as there were two weeks ago. I do need to order some more scoring switches, that is something I am going to talk to Ryan about soon. Plus this blog is going to start being sent to Ryan and Adrian, as well, so everyone stays in the loop.

Skeeball aside, light bulbs are all stocked up and I am doing my best to keep up with them. If anyone ever see's one out, let a brother know.

I have literally done to many things to the lanes to remember, but on the bright side, I haven't had to do anything to big. Kris and Brain did a great job taking care of lane 4 a couple of days ago, good job kiddos. I am still always working on the little kinks going on with each individual lane.

I am working on a new Maintenance sheet for weekly, Bi-weekly and monthly maintenance. It should be finished soon.

Plus Shlee had her first little bit of training today, she did well and seemed to understand things well. All three of us, through out the next week will all have some training with her, just so ya'll know.

Name: Kristin

Date: 11/15

Problems with lanes:

The usuals with the usuals. But onto the more interesting topic:

Lane 4.

So, man bowls into rake as machine is completing 360 cycle, (so from 270 to 360 or, in case I'm completely off about the cycles, from when the rake is at the back of the pit and then moves forward again to allow the deck to set down.) Brian witnesses as the ball is knocked all the way back down the lane.

Next cycle or so, the rake has become stuck on the deckshoe and the pit cushion has fallen off on the right side.

Brian and I wrangled the pit cushion back into place - it more violently popped into place than anything. Then using the clutch, moved the deck and rake back into place. When the rake was stuck on the deck, it was bent but seems to have returned to normal shape.

Ran through one cycle, everything worked except the pit cushion - did not lower to protect back of machine from bowling balls. Turned machine off for the night.

Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

Ordering:

Name: Kristin

Date: 11/9

Problems with lanes:
Not too much going on tonight. Let's see...

5- One turnaround pan jam.

6-Released the 5pin but didn't trigger release of other pins (twice)

8-Two deck jams both in the 10pin housing.

The lanes were fairly well behaved. Good job, ladies.

Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

Ordering:

Name: Kristin

Date: 10/30

Problems with lanes:
Lane 5- a lot of turnaround pan jams. Tried cleaning it but didn't help much.

Lane 6- Had some return problems with a 15lb ball and a personal ball of unknown weight. They would get stuck at the top of the ball wheel accelerator arm. Pushed them through manually.

Lane 7- The cross conveyor stopped a couple of times for no reason.

Other than that, no real issues.

Actions Taken:

Mentioned above.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Lane 5's pan!

Ordering:

Name:Brian

Date:10/29

Problems with lanes:Pretty much everything that Kristin said in her last blog happened to me.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

Ordering: Need to order some socket head screws for lane 4 but I need to take one out and measure it so I know what size to order.

Name: Kristin

Date: 10/26

Problems with lanes:

Lane 4 - Turret jam followed by a deck jam but only happened once tonight.

Lane 5 - Several turnaround pan jams tonight. Not sure why. I cleaned the pan thoroughly with degreaser and it seemed to hold up a bit better after.

Lane 6 - Dropped in only the 5pin but that didn't trigger the release of the rest of the deck. That happened twice.

Lane 7 - The cross conveyor stopped loading right before the 5pin a couple of times.

Lane 8 - One deck jam in the 7pin housing and a couple of turret stops after the 2nd pin was loaded.

Actions Taken:
The usual methods~~

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

Ordering:

Name:Brian Imler

Date:10/23

Problems with lanes:Lane 4 had a couple deck jams and pin stuck between the shaker board and the ball wheel that caused it to shut down.

Lane 5 had a couple turnaround pan jams.

That's about it. Everything else ran fine.

Name: Kristin

Date: 10/20

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - the open circuit problem reared its head once tonight. Did the usual reset method to close it and it was fine for the rest of the night despite being used heavily.

Lane 7 - Powered down for no reason tonight. Could not get it back on. I know Danny had some troubles with this as well so maybe he can trace the source.

Lane 8 - There was one deck jam in the 7pin housing.

Actions Taken:
The usual and it worked save for 7.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):
Lane 7 being EVIL.
Ordering:

10/20/10 AM

Name: 10/20/10 AM

Date: Danny

Fixed SB 1's scoring problems, should be scoring properly now.

Lane 6: Took of the ball wheel roller assembly that seems to keep slipping, cleaned it all off (in hopes it was slipping due to dirt and grease). And of course put it back on. Tried to cut off some parts of the ball return padding and fix the tape job, it was pretty messed up.
Also might have found why it does the weird "dropping" the 5 pin stunt, but will have to wait till out demel comes back to try and fix it. If thats not the problem, I've been given other ideas thanks to bowl tech.

Lane 4: Worked on the screws involved with it's turret problems that have been making all of us sad.

Lane 7: Tried to get to the bottom of this disengaging it's self shit. I tried a new adjustment, yea, that's right...brand spanking new. I sat there and resat it tons of times, and it never did it. I am not declaring it to be fixed, but I might be able to make the claim soon.

Name: Kristin

Date: 10/19

Problems with lanes: Nothing was really too bad today. Let's do a quick rundown:

Lane 5 - The pit curtain fell off today.

Lane 6 - Had trouble returning balls of all sizes today.

Lane 7 - Was only attempted to be sat once because it didn't engage itself.

Lane 8 - The turret stopped after the 2nd pin once.

Actions Taken:

The usual methods for the usual problems.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Lane 6's returning problems. Probably just needs a ball wheel adjustment.

Ordering:

Name: Kristin

Date: 10/17

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - Balls like to get stuck underneath the ball wheel arm accelerator. That happened twice to where it was perfectly wedged between the arm and the ball wheel with no movement capable at all.

Lane 5 - Maybe the 8lb balls where slippery but they had a tendency to just sit at the bottom and spin but not move.

Lane 7 - It wasn't really sat tonight but when Chevy tried bowling on it, it did not want to engage. Neither reset button worked on it.

Lane 8 - The 2nd pin did not land properly in the turret a couple of times.

Actions Taken:
the usual methods. Nothing too big tonight.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Lane 7, for sure. And Danny calling himself "sexy dan" and broadcasting. I know everyone said you looked good last night, Danny, but don't get cocky.

Ordering:

10/15/10

Name: Danny

Date: 10/15/10

Sexy Dan is back with your local bowling news.
Balls, balls, balls. Where did all the balls go? There were all returns problems all over today.
Lanes 2 and 4 both partook of not wanting to return balls, but it was definitely lane 6 that took the lead! Even after a nice ball wheel adjustment, he still didn't want to return balls.
Lane 6 was always in the mood to drop that stinky little 5 pin, but nothing else. We go live to one of the Highball Mechanics with the rest of the story. "Well, it started doing that weird 5 pin thing a lot, almost every 5 minutes or so. So I went up there and poked around, lubed some stuff, bent some stuff, it aint done it since."

Coming up next, We all thought we knew lane 7, but apparently we didn't even know the half of it....Ok, enough fun and games. Lane 7 was being WEIRD tonight! Numerous times, I'd see the ball/pin wheels stop rolling, along with the shaker board. Shortly after, the lane would loose all power. The motor did seem a bit hot, I really couldn't tell if it was TO hot or not though. So I put a little fan on it anyways. When I turned it back on, it was either do nothing, or just the 1st+2nd ball lights would come on, or all the lights would come on but the motor, wheels and anything would turn. So I would trip the breaker, fuck with this and that and eventually it would start again. This happened about 5 times. Finally I had a chance to shut it down, I made some adjustments to the clutch lever and yoke. For some reason I thought they might have something to do with it. After which, it started disengaging it's self more, but not turning it's self off, so I can't say it is fixed. But keep an eye out for it! It's really strange.

Other then that, just ball return problems, ALL OVER THE PLACE. I am guessing it is because the lanes got oiled for the first time in forever today.

10/14/10 AM

Name: Danny

Date: 10/14/10 AM

I replaced the Solenoid on SB# 3 and lubed up some parts, seems to be working fine.

I also fixed that tilting problem Damon told me about on SK# 1.

Also, Checking about the screw(lock) thing on SB# 2, Damon said it was having problems, but I got it to lock and open many times with no problems.

I now know which machines have what scoring problems, so I will tackle that next time.

LANE 8: I some of the broken turret wires, so hopefully it will freeze up less.

LANE 4: I Tightened those Allen bolts on the turret assembly that was causing problems.

And varies basics maintenance and cleaning on machines..

Thanks for reading, signing off, your truly.... Sexy Dan

Name: Kristin

Date:
10/10/10

woo hoo!

Problems with lanes:
Lane 2 - It didn't engage once, which was ODD as lane 2 doesn't generally have that issue.

Lane 5 - One turnaround pan jam.

Lane 7 - Didn't fully engage itself tonight either. She and 2 were buddies but it only happened once.

Lane 8 - Twice, the turret became stuck on the 2nd pin.

Everything went relatively smoothly tonight. Good girls.

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10/9/10 AM

Name: Danny

Date: 10/9/10 AM

Lane 4 had a deck jam...that is all I got to say on that subject.

Also, the lane machine is fixed, so I will get with Brian and we will figure out an oiling schedule that will be sure to please even the worst of critics.

Now, it's time for BYOP (Bring your own Punchline)

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Questionable looking panda
Questionable looking panda who?
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10/7/10

Name: Danny

Date: 10/7/10

7: I haven't seen it do this in a while, but it disengaged it's self while setting pins, twice.

6: I took off the broken ball wheel roller, replaced the broken side by robing the plate from a similar scrap roller, it seems to be running pretty good. It did have that weird, "only dropping the 5 pin" thing once. The pin gate also locked once after the 5 pin index, not allowing the rotation to start again.

That is all, pretty smooth night.

10/6/10

Name: Danny

Date: 10/6/10

6: The screws came loose on the right hang guide roller, on 6's ball wheel. Screwed em back in, worked fine.

1: Replaced the 1 pin's chute, and it did not jam the rest of the night.

4: Had two weird deck jams, going to look into it tomorrow morning.

I am also going to try and order that part this is needed for the lane machine tomorrow.

Name: Kristin

Date: 10/5

Problems with lanes:
Lane 2 - Had a couple of turret jams and one deck jam tonight.

Lane 5 - No turnaround pan jams! Go 5! It did have a rather bad deck jam today, in the 7 & 8 pin housing and pins all over the deck. I think the spider didn't move out of the way when the pins dropped.

Lane 6 - Problem child of the bunch today. The ball wheel belt came off twice. The first time was due to losing a screw from the broken guide wheel (which I replaced and added another, bringing the total to 3 screws. woot.) The second time it popped off from the bottom pulley by the shakerboard belt and came undone everywhere. It seems to be fine now but the night wasn't very busy after I put the belt back on so it's hard to gauge.

Actions Taken:
Detailed above.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

Ordering:

Name: Kristin

Date: 10/2

Problems with lanes:
Lane 1 - The housing for lane 1 has split itself into three pieces and ripped itself off the base save for one bolt. I duct taped it back on. It's been causing a couple of deck jams since and also, at times, the 1pin isn't set only to then drop two of them onto the lane the next frame.

Lane 2 - Deck jams! There were a few deck jams due to the spider not locking itself into place after the pins were released. There were many times were the pins were just laying on the deck, waiting to cause a deck jam. EVIL.

Actions Taken:
The usual and what's mentioned above.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): 1&2 are quite the pair today. OH and that annoying squeal 1 used to make has come back. It sounds worse but I think it's only because it's been quite for so long. Tried spraying wd40 to no avail.

Ordering:

Name: Kristin

Date: 9/29

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - Had several deck jams today. It seems to be getting more frequent. Also, there are pins that lay on top of the deck so perhaps it's something with the spider not locking at certain times? Not sure.

Lane 5 - One turnaround pan jam tonight but otherwise it was fine.

Lane 6 - The problem child tonight. It keeps getting the full deck signal even though the deck is empty. However, sometimes it lets the 5pin into the chute but nothing triggers. So I have to grab the pin out of the chute (if the release lever allows this, as there are times when it doesn't) and trip the index lever by hand. Then a ghost deck is released allowing the real deck to be released. Or if I can't get the pin out of the chute, then I trip the lever, and it releases with only the 5in on the floor.

Lnae 7 - Not engaging on its own a few times. Also the cross conveyor stopped before loading the 5pin a few times.

Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 9/27

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - There were multiple deck jams tonight, mostly in the 7/8 pin housing. Other than that, nothing else occurred.

Lane 5 - Two turnaround pan jams but overall a good night for 5.

Lane 6 - The ball wheel belt popped off twice tonight. The second time, right before, it was making a weird clicking/tapping noise, the source of which was unidentifiable. Hopefully she behaves tomorrow.

Lane 7 -The usual not engaging and stopping of the cross conveyor belt for reasons that remain mysterious.

Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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9/25/10

Name: Danny

Date: 9/25/10

Aside from a couple, meaning two, deck jams on lane 4, everything is still pretty much the same as the past two nights.

BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!..................... DUN DUN DUN!!!!

The first chance I got, I tried to work on 7, because it was disengaging it's self like it was the new style from Europe. Anywho, I did some adjustments on the clutch yoke, to get the rake crank arm and rod to line up better, to stop doing what it is doing. I believe it is going to work fine now, and if it doesn't...then we will just have to take it out back and shoot it. all in favor? Me!....I am.
So, keep an eye out for 7 doing that dirty girl stuff again.

Happy 3rd day of F-Fest...is it over yet?!

9/24/10

Name: Danny

Date: 9/24/10

Tonight's blog is a fuckin carbon-copy of last night's blag.

Hurray for Highball Pinsetters all around the world!

9/24/10

Name: Danny

Date: 9/24/10

I am very proud to say that all our ladies did great tonight. Literally nothing happened....except 7...
7 was acting very strange tonight. On many occasions, when setting pins for the first frame, the clutch would disengage. Sometimes it would get it's full deck signal, this did not happen NEAR as much as the clutch problem. I have been playing around with it all night, still doesn't seemed to be fixed, but it does seem better. I want to try something different with the zip ties, but sadly, we are out of them. (Hint hint)

6 also did it's ever so annoying "only dropping the 5 pin" trick twice. I really hate that...like...I really really hate it when it does that. It is very annoying to get the machine back and going. I am not sure what the deal with this is, but I will do my best to check it out when I can.

In terms of bowling, it was a good start of F Fest.

Name: Kristin

Date: 9/22

Problems with lanes:
Twas a slow night for the lanes. Not in terms of use but in terms of messing up. There were just a few minor things today.

Lane 7 - Didn't receive a full deck signal once.

Lane 8 - The 2nd pin in the turret dropped in slightly to an angle a few times, which didn't trip the index trip lever which meant the turret didn't turn.

And that was all. Good job, ladies!
Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 9/21

Problems with lanes:
Lane 2 - There were a few deck jams due to the spider not latching properly after the pins dropped into the deck. Also, the sensor was not triggered a couple of times - the reset button on the lane can be unresponsive sometimes which I label as 'not good.'

Lane 4 - There were some deck jams in the 5, 10 and 9 pin housings. Also, once the clutch belt fell off and the circuit needed to reset (simultaneously). Which was odd.

Lane 6- Still a little noisy but not so bad. The clutch drive belt fell off once too. It's like 4&6 decided that they just wanted to do something together today.

Actions Taken:
The usual for the usual.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):
The shakerboard on 6 is eating the pins.
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Name: Kristin

Date: 9/20

Problems with lanes:
Lane 2 - At one point, the balls didn't trigger the sensor. There were three balls thrown and nothing.

Lane 4 - Had one deck jam. It also didn't release the pins from the turret into the deck a few times.

Lane 6 - Started making a lot of noise around 6:40 or so. The ball wheel was shaking violently. Then the ball wheel belt popped off. I put it back on, tightened the guide rollers and turned the lane back on but it continued to idle roughly and shake loose of the guide roller. I turned it off until the party where it began making even more noise ( that could be heard from the lanes) and the belt popped off again. I repeated the aforementioned process but it didn't get any better. Thankfully it was pretty slow tonight.

Lane 7 - Didn't load the 5pin.

Actions Taken:

The usual for all.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):
Lane 6 needs a stern talking-to.

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Name:Kristin

Date: 9/19

Problems with lanes:
This is post 101 for the blog. I feel honored to be making it. And now, without further ado, the report.

Lane 2 - A couple of times, balls did not trigger the sensor. No bueno.

Lane 4 - The now usual deck jams and pins being held hostage by the turret, refusing to release them into the deck. Sad times for certain.

Lane 6 - The pin elevator drive belt somehow slipped off one of the small pulleys and everything stopped. It was hard to notice as the pulley didn't slip down as it is wont to do but remained in place.

Lane 7 - Did not want to drop the 5pin a few times.

Actions Taken:

Nudging, putting belts where they belong.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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9/19/10 AM

Name: Danny

Date: 9/19/10 AM

Lane 2 is once again working. Through a process of doing a lot of different shit around the Geneva pulleys and their rollers, other pulleys, cables yada yada yada. Not sure which one was really the problem, but it works again.

Lane 5 is sadly still down. My search for a spare motor start relay was unsuccessful. There are some in the brunswick catalog, but it is Sunday and that is a no go for this moment. I will come in tomorrow and order that along with a turn around pan for the same unit. at least on the bright side, 5 now has a shiny new solenoid, so congratulations 5. Every old broad has her day.

Name: Kristin

Date: 9/18

Problems with lanes:

Lane 4 - Started the night with frequent deck jams. Pins everywhere but mostly in the 10pin and 8 pin housing. Also, the turret wouldn't release the pins into the deck. That happened often.

Lane 5 - Why do you hate me Mabel/Ester/Gertrude/Geriatric ornery old woman? The link to the solenoid stop moving, for whatever reason. When it should move, there was a light clicking noise and nothing else. I had to move it manually each frame because the triggers and reset buttons did not. And a few turnaround pan jams.

Lane 6 - The 5pin dropped into the chute without triggering the deck release a lot tonight.

Lane 7 - A few times the 5pin would not drop into the cross conveyor.

Actions Taken:
Lane 4, 5's jams, 6, 7 - The usual nudging.

Lane 5 - Damon came back to troubleshoot with me. He replaced the solenoid and nothing! Hurrah. He believes it could be the relay switch. I find one in our random pile though it seems broken. Damon says there is probably one in the extra circuit board in the corner where the large fluorescent light bulbs reside. Good luck, Danny.
Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 9/16

Problems with lanes:

Lane 2 - Deck jams all over the place. In the 7 and10pin housing, all over the deck also. Plus it would sometimes drop the 5pin before the deck was set on the floor, which would cause other pins to knock over all before frame 1. Thanks 2. It never really did anything while I was watching - I saw it it happen a couple of times but it happened frequently. I think that the spider isn't moving fully out of the way to drop the pins - as I shut off the machine, I saw all the pins bounce off the top of the housing in a strange way as though they wouldn't make it inside.

Lane 4 - Did not want to release the pins into the deck. Another frequent occurrence.

Lane 5 - A few turnaround pan jams and a couple of deck jams.

Lane 6 - The 5pin dropped into the deck but didn't trip the lever somehow so none of the other pins dropped. This happened twice.

Lane 7 - A couple of cross conveyor stops.

Lane 8 - The clutch drive belt refuses to move. It made a strange noise when first turned on and everything else ran but that one belt. That part of the pulley on the motor just isn't moving. How the pulley moves on the front but not the back is mind boggling.

Actions Taken:
Lane 2, 5, 6 - Many unjammings.

Lane 4,7 - Nudging and whatnot.

Lane 8 - Tried taking both belts off the motor and putting them back on. As far as I can tell, they're on correctly but the belt still cannot move. It sounds as though there's resistance somewhere. Something stuck that is physically preventing it from going. It tries to but can't.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): I thought we were cool, ladies. What happened? Seems they're all misbehaving though I'm not going to mention the good lanes because then tomorrow they'll probably die.

Ordering:

Name: Kristin

Date: 9/14

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - There was one deck jam today but it was glorious enough so that it seemed like many. There were 4 pins in the 7pin housing and an additional 5 just laying all over the deck. Not sure how it happened but it was just the once. Also, there were a couple of times where the turret didn't want to release the pins into the turret. It required a heavy drop onto the 5pin release lever in order for it to happen.

Lane 6 - The shakerboard on 6 is a bit off i think. Many many many times tonight there three pins that would simultaneously get stuck between the left wall and the shakerboard, which has never happened before. I think it needs to be readjusted a little.

Also a few times Lane 6 dropped the 5 pin into the turret before any other pin somehow. It's done this before. Then it can't index and drop into the deck, etc.

Lane 7 - Refused to cross convey the 5pin into the slot, at times.

Actions Taken:

Lane 4 - The usual for deck jams.

Lane 6 - When I noticed the pins (as they didn't make much noise, unlike the ones that get stuck on 4) I would turn off the machine and get them out as quickly as possible. However, one time a customer decided that "off" meant "bowl anyway!" and hit my thumb. No bueno. I'm fine but this did put a damper on my plans of playing Street Fighter 4 tonight as I think I have a wicked bruise coming on.

As for the other thing, I would either fish out the 5pin and redrop it in, or index it manually where then only the 5pin would be set and then reset it to normal.

Lane 7 - the usual encouragement.

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Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Lane 6!

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9/12/10 AM

Name: Danny

Date:9/12/10 AM

5: Was having a lot of jams in the turn around pan, so I gave it a good cleaning, seems to be a bit better.

6: I looked at the rollers that I guess have problems yesterday. The screws in them seem to be holding fine, and the crack on the left one does not seem to effect anything. (Good job Brain, I heard about your valiance and bravery)

Name:Brian

Date:9/11/10

Problems with lanes: Deck jam on lane 4. The normal problems with 7 and 5. Lane 6 continues to poop on us. Both the bottom ball wheel guide rollers' "guides" loosened up and cause the wheel to jam. Chevy helped me get the shaker board off and I tightened them up and it is back to normal.

9/11/10

Name: Danny

Date: 9/11/10

Nothing Happened during the AM shift....that is all

Name:Brian

Date:9/9

Problems with lanes:Lane 4 had some deck jams.
Lane 5 had some turnaround pan jams.
Lane 6 had issues and the pit conveyor belt fell off and is in bad shape. 6 also was having a lot of trouble returning balls. 6 is down for now until the new pit conveyor drive belt comes in. I order one tonight.
Lane 1's 1 pin shoot was a little messed up and was causing the pin not to sit properly. I duct taped it and now it is good.

Ordering:Pit conveyor drive belt for lane 6

Name: Kristin

Date: 9/7

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - Had a couple of deck jams today, in the same slots as before. Also, there were pins just laying on the deck. Not sure why they're falling out of the turret in weird ways or double dumping into certain houses.

Lane 5 - Had a deck jam in the 5pin chute and a few turnaround pan jams. The cross conveyor belt fell off one of the pulleys and caused one of the jams. It behaved for the rest of the night.

Other than that, all's well and quiet in the pinsetting world.


Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 9/5

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - Had one really strange deck jam - lots of pins on the deck and three of them in the 7 pin housing slot.

Lane 5 - Early in the night, after dropping the pins from the turret into the deck, the turret would not index, which caused a lockup of the machine not setting the first part of the cycle. The left blocking finger,for whatever reason, was refusing to move on its own.

Lane 7 - did not index after the 2nd pin dropped into the turret.

Actions Taken:
Lane 4 - Unjammed things!

Lane 5 - Observed it with Chevy for a while. Sprayed it with wd-40 and indexed it by tripping the lever with my hand. Then, as suddenly as it started, it stopped. Odd.

Lane 7 - Nudging!

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):
Lane 5's attitude.
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Name: Kristin

Date: 9/2

Problems with lanes:
Lane 5 - Had one turnaround pan jam tonight, so it wasn't too bad.

Lane 7 - Stopped indexing after the 2nd pin a couple of times.

The lanes were mostly very well behaved. Lane 1 has some brand new pins that haven't been chewed to death by the ball wheel so yay!

Actions Taken:

The usual for each.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Ordered a lower ball wheel guide for lane 6 using the schematic on classic products. The one currently on the right side, closest to the shaker board belt pulleys has shredded nylon and is probably what was causing it to be so loose and shake so much is the current theory. I've also posted on bowl-tech asking the best way to replace the part. However, my laptop charger died and all my login info is on that so when I replace it tomorrow, I'll edit this post with the thread.

Name: Kristin

Date: 8/31

Problems with lanes:
Lane 5 - No turnaround pan jams! woohoo! There was a deck jam in the 5pin chute though, caused by a double dump into the 5 pin chute. Weird. Also, the pit curtain fell off.

Lane 6 - the problem child of the night! Upon first being turned on, the shakerboard belt fell off, then it proceeded to be very loud (as though something else was going to fall off) and the ball wheel was very loose and shaky. I tightened the ball wheel guides as tight as they could go, and somehow the ball wheel would continue to clank and be loose (only on the left side) and shake so much that it would loosen the ball wheel guide. It wasn't sat tonight.

Lane 7 - The usual stopping of the cross conveyor.

Lane 8 - The usual jam in the turret with the 2nd pin.

Actions Taken:
Lane 6 - Observed it with Chevy. It did work fine, aside from sounding awful but it wasn't necessary to seat tonight so it was kept off. Hopefully the problem can be detected tomorrow.
Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name:Brian

Date:8/30

Problems with lanes:Lanes 6 and 4 were the little bitches of the night.
Six's shaker board belt cam off and the ball wheel belt came off also, multiple times. The ball belt came off from the left side and underneath though which was weird.
Four had deck jams, turret jams and the 5 pin would not initiate the pin release leaver.
Other than that shit was fine.

Actions Taken: Put belts back on and fixed the deck jams.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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8/29/10

Name: Danny

Date: 8/29/10

Aside from the normal pinsetting problems, nothing new to write home about. Good luck to everyone who touches these machines in my absence. I have already explained to them that daddy is going a away for a little while, and will be back very soon. Daddy is going to miss them very much, I said, I also made them all promise to be on their best behavior. But who knows, they are little bastards, all of them.
Tata Highball!
XOXOX

Name: Kristin

Date: 8/29

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - There were a couple of deck jams due to the housing on lane 4. I gave it a good duct taping today and so far it's fine...hopefully it will last until the new one comes in. Also, it needed to be reset at the breaker once.

Lane 5 - The light! gaaahh, it was being so finicky today. It refused to light up properly, and the usual methods just made it slip out of the housing. Twas evil.

Lane 6 - The shakerboard belt popped off again today.

Lane 7 - Did not index after the 2nd pin was dropped into the turret.

Lane 8 - Had a turret jam because the 2nd pin in the turret was crooked.

Actions Taken:

Lane 4 - Unjamming! Resetting!

Lane 5 - I pulled on of the strips of tape on the light fixture tighter and loosened the other for more wiggle room. It worked on my test so maybe it will be good tonight.

Lane 6 - Put the belt back on and once again, tightened the locking nut on the pulley to the best of my ability.

Lane 7 & 8 - The usual nudging.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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8/27/10

Name: Danny

Date: 8/27/10

First off, I ordered a 10 pin Chute for lane 4. It is all kinds of fucked up and is being held on by only one bolt. The housing for the other two have ripped apart. It was causing some jams, so I took the liberty of getting a new one. After I made that order, the cross conveyor drive belt on Lane 5 fell off, reminding me that I have been meaning to order replacements, because that one is really gnarly and bad. So I ordered those as well, sorry for the two separate orders, hopefully this combined them into one transaction.

Lane 5: a shit load of turn around pan jams, after a while I looked at the pan it's self and it was covered in dirt and grease looking shit. So I gave it a good degreasin' and it ran fine.
:Note, this happened last week with the same result: So that is something to lookout for if you are having a lot of jams.

That is about it

Name:Brian

Date:8/26

Problems with lanes:
Lane 7 - couple times cross conveyor would stop.

Lane 5 - Turnaround pan jams.

Lane4 - Some deck jams.
That's really about it.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 8/24

Problems with lanes:
Lane 1 - Ball wheel welding job came undone so hopefully it can be repaired soon.

Lane 3 - Back up and running! Damon installed the celunoid and 3 was fine all night.

Lane 5 - The usual turnaround pan jams.

Lane 6 - A few things happened. Balls were having some trouble returning to the lanes.

Actions Taken:

Twisted the foam around so that the rounded part, rather than the flat part, was what the ball hit. It worked well but those foam coverings kept twisting back.

Also, 6 had this weird thing happen where the 5pin would be the only pin sitting in the deck. When I tried to trip the lever so the pins would drop, it would only load the 5pin onto the floor. The chute index lever didn't have any tension at that time...it was rather odd. It would be fine the next cycle.

Oh, and fixed 6's shakerboard belt problem. The front pulley had a loose locking nut. Once tightened, seemed fine.

Lane 7 - The usual not finishing the cycle automatically.

Lane 8 - A couple of turret stops.

Actions Taken: Nudging and unjamming.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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8/21/10

Name: Danny

Date: 8/21/10

Lane 3: Brain said that once her turned it on this morning, the solenoid sparked when the machine was triggered. I looked at it when I came in. I found that one of the connections that one of the wires hooks up to, but totally fried, burnt off. It's pretty gnarly, honestly. I had no idea what to do and very little choice. Attempting to reuse it did not seem safe, although, there is no real place to connect the wire to anyways. There is also the factor that we do not have a replacement one either. I have a feeling if we used another off a skeball machine, it might have the same effect. Maybe all solenoids are not made the same, maybe this one was a lower voltage. I really have no clue. So I had to make the executive decision, well, more like it was made for me, that the machine would be down the rest of the night. Unless someone has any ideas, I guess we are going to have to hold off on this one till we get our replacements in.


Lane 5: I fixed the weird deck jams at 5 was having. It was just a matter of readjusting that pulley that was giving us problems two weeks ago.

I guess the other machines were embarrassed by 3's poor behavior, because everything else ran pretty swimmingly the rest of the night.

8/21/10

Name: Danny

Damon and myself replaced the solenoid on 3. After which it started registering balls properly.

The thing to look out for, though, is we ghetto rigged the solenoid to it's connector rod with a zip tie. And the zip tie broke twice throughout the night. Until we get the proper pin for this, we are just going to have to keep replacing it when it breaks. It is an easy fix though, just run a zip tie through the bottom of the solenoid to the hole on the connector arm, done.

5: Was getting some weird pin jams in the 7 & 8 pin chutes every now and again, still haven't figured out why.

4: The shaker board seemed worse then normal today, the pins just seem to sit there and not more toward the pin wheel. I also had a couple of deck jams on it.

1: Still having those weird deck jams on the 7 pin chute every once in a while.

Name: Kristin

Date: 8/18

Problems with lanes:
Lane 1 - There was one deck jam in the 10 pin slot.

Lane 5 - multiple jams in the turnaround pan tonight. It was far more frequent tonight than it has been lately.

Lane 6 - There was a jam in the turnaround pan once and a piece of what looks like the beam that the motor is plugged into on the cross conveyor.

Lane 7 - Problem child! At the beginning of the evening, the spring had fallen off the right blocking finger, making the 5 pin chute trigger very difficult to trip. Thankfully Danny was still around and easily detected the source of the problem.

Lane 8 - the 2nd pin in the turret kept falling in slightly at an angle, which wouldn't trip the lever, and basically held everything up.

Actions Taken:
The usual nudging and unjamming. Danny put a new spring on lane 7 which should hold up fine.
Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 8/17

Problems with lanes:
Lane 2 - Once the trigger detector did not detect any balls had been thrown.

Lane 4 - There were a couple of deck jams today. Also, there was a time when there were just pins laying randomly on the deck, and not jamming anything.

Lane 7 - The cross conveyor stopped at the 5pin today.

Actions Taken:
The usual for each: reset, unjam, nudge.
Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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8/14/10

Name: Danny

Tonight was pretty smooth.

Lane 7 was doing something I haven't seen in awhile. When resetting pins on it's 2nd cycle, it will put the pins on the lane and the clutch will disengage. So I adjusted the zip ties on the clutch lever and it hasn't done it since.

8/14/10

Name: Danny

Lane 4: I took out the whole spider latch assembly to replace a broken screw. I replaced the other screw that was involved because it was pretty worn out on the threading. Perhaps the reason for it constantly coming loose? I hope.

Lane 2: We received a handful of complaints about the about the lane not registering balls. I looked at the A and A2 manuals for find the proper adjustment for this problem. What it comes down to, is when they installed the auto triggers, they removed the part(s) that the book told me to adjust. It also does not have the piece that the A2 Manuel told me to adjust, for obvious reasons. Point being (what I believe), is they took out all the manual triggering on the machine making it run off the autos, all the time. If someone knows this to not be true, please let me know.
-----------------------------------------bottom line----------------------------------
I was taught nothing about auto triggers. I have no problem trying to look at it and figure it out. But, I make no promises that I can fix it.

8/12/10

Name: Danny

The Shaker board belt on 6 came off, pretty much when I walked through the door. I put it back on and haven't gotten any guff from it since.

Lane 2: Had a pretty bad streak of not detecting an occasional ball. But, after a while, it picked back up and didn't have any problems, kinda weird.

Name: Kristin

Date: 8/11

Problems with lanes:
Lane 5 - A couple of turnaround pan jams. Also, Danny fixed the problem that I explained last night and the night before.

Lane 7 - Did not complete the cycle and had to be manually engaged a few times. However, the cross conveyor didn't stop at any point tonight so woohoo!

Actions Taken:
The usual actions.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 8/10

Problems with lanes:
Lane 2 - Did not want to complete cycle at some point. Also, a few light and medium-light balls did not register.

Lane 4 - Had its somewhat frequent but maybe not too frequent need to be reset by the breaker.

Lane 5 - The same problem as last night happened again around 10pm. The spider doesn't want to move out the way completely, there's a phantom full deck signal. It caused a deck jam.

Lane 6 - The pit curtain fell off.

Lane 7 - The cross conveyor stopped a few times at the 5pin.

Actions Taken:

Lane 2 - Engaged it manually so that it would complete the cycle.

Lane 4 - did the circuit breaker dance and it worked!

Lane 5 - Reset it a few times and got the cycles back in order. Also unjammed the deck jams. When I turned the turret a bit backwards, the spider unlocked allowing the pins to drop.

Lnae 7 - Nudged pins.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 8/9

Problems with lanes:
Lane 5: the problem child today! Not in quantity so much as quality of the problem. The pit curtain fell off (minor).

Major: towards the end of the night, it is refusing to index. The spider won't move out of the way far enough for the pins to drop. I'm not sure why or how but yes, that's what's happening.

Lane 7 - The usual stopping at the 5 pin and not completing the cycles.

Actions Taken:

Lane 5 - I reset it a few times and all was well. For some reason, there was a phantom full deck signal at first but it went away. Still not sure what the initial problem was.

Lane 7 - The usual nudging and whatnot.

Lane 5 - Put the curtain back on.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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7/7/10

Name: Danny

7's ball wheel belt kept coming off, over and over... With Chevy's help, we moved one of the pulleys, and the problem is no more.

4 is still having a problem with getting the heads of pins caught between the shaker board and the ball wheel.... Just keep a look out

8/6/10

Name: Danny

Everything ran pretty well all night.

Lane 4 is really our biggest problem. Without the proper linkage on the spider latch, it is going to continue to act up. I know we are working on getting the proper parts, but there are some things everyone needs to look out for. The two screws on both sides of the spider latch assembly keep coming loose. When they get to wobbly, then it becomes a problem. So, through out the day, go over (when you can) and tighten both of them. It takes a 7/17th. I know the area is not easy to get to, but it can be done. Also, connecting the latch to the prob, on our ghetto rigged links. Are two screws, one of the back and one of the front, both of these are held on with X washers. Every now and again, make sure they the x washers and still tight an holding. The main problem that is happen, is that the spider/spoons keep coming detached from the turret and not re locking. Just pull out on the prob until the roller is back under the latch. Sometimes the roller/spider goes to far to the right, just pull out the prob and psuh (kind of hard, actually) to the left, it hould pop back in place with the latch.

Keeping up with these things will not fix 4, but it will help it run it's best for as long as possible. And one day, soon I hope, we will be able to pop the proper shit on there.

7/5/10

Name: Danny
::::1's Ball wheel belt fell off last night, so I put that back on.
::::6'sBall wheel belt fell off. I made some adjustments, tightened some stuff and popped it back on
::::7's Ball wheel belt also feel off today, so...I put it back on.
Is anyone seeing some odd pattern here?

Name: Kristin

Date: 8/4

Problems with lanes:

Lane 1 - The ball wheel belt came on. I couldn't get it back on for the life of me. The tension spring kept coming off the pulley. This happened later in the night so it didn't affect business at all.

Lane 4 - Pin jammed between the shakerboard and ball wheel.

Lane 6 - The ball wheel belt came off. The problem of the night it seems.

Lane 7 - The cross conveyor stopped a few times right before the five pin was dropped into the chute.

Actions Taken:
Lane 1 - Tried to pull the belt back on a few times but was unsuccessful. Told danny about it who said he would see to it early tomorrow.

Lane 4 - Unjammed things!

Lane 6 - Showed the ball wheel belt who was boss by making it stay on! (if only I could've done the same for lane 1)

Lane 7 - Nudged the pins along to their home.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 8/3

Problems with lanes:

Lane 4 - Had many pins getting stuck between the shakerboard and the ball wheel, which in turn would cause a pileup of pins and balls.

Lane 6 - One of the bolts when missing on the pinguard on the shakerboard. I couldn't find one that fit and it made a really loud and awful banging noise that could be heard by customers.

Lane 7 - The usual stopping of pins at the five pin chute for no reason.

Actions Taken:

Lane 4 - Unjammed the pins.

Lane 6 - Took off the pin guard for the sake of the customers...and my sanity.

Lane 7 - nudged the pins to drop into the 5 pin chute.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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7/31/10

Name: Danny

I messed up with my computer and blah blah blah, this is a recap of the last two days.,

After I made my last post, I did these things that night= 7/29

Fixed 5's light

Tightened the Auto triggers on 2, in hopes that why they were not registering balls some times.

Cleaned all the turn around pans.

Adjusted the pin gate lock, reshaped the spoons (some) on 7, in hopes that would stop it from locking and not dropping the 5 pin.

Worked on 4's spider latch......again....

::::::::::::::::::::::::::LAST NIGHT::::::::::::::::

The moving deck cable on 4 lost all it's tension. Not sure how, I believe it feel off the Geneva pulley. I put it all back together and is fine.

Also discovered why we are having so many problems with 4. One of the screws that holds the Spider latch in place, was completely broken off. Due to the confined space, and how much really needs to come off the machine to fix this, I was not able to make it happen. So, I pulled out some ol' zip ties, and it seems sturdy enough for now.

Then, 4's problem with double dumping became unbearable. Upon further examination, i discovered that the link we used to replace the the ones that broke off on the spider latch/probe assembly, was to short. In turn, it was allowing the probe to come all the way open, allowing the pins to drop without being stopped by the blocking fingers. I tried many different things to fix it, and wasn't sure what to do. So I came back in this morning (7/31) with a new plan. It should be all working fine now, it did for me at the time.

Lane 5 also took a shit on me last night, I have since forgotten what the problem was, I apologize for the sloppy work. My brain was fried after all this crap last night. I had my blog all written out, then accidentally shut my computer down and was in no mood to rewrite it...like I am doing now. When I get to work tonight, I will look through my notes and add it in my blog tonight. Although, I did fix 5's problem, so it shouldn't really be a problem anymore.

Anyone annoyed with my obscenely long blogs yet? ha, I am.

Happy kickass Saturday to everyone.

7/30/10 P.S.

Name: Danny

I ordered two of the turret clutch drive belts.

7/30/10

Name: Danny
Date: 7/30/10

It was the 4th inning. Pinsetters 1, Machines 0. Then, out of left field, lane 5 through a curve ball (A broken Turret Clutch drive belt)....Must I go on in baseball terms? I know more Pinsetting terms then baseballs ones. Either way, the belt broke. At the convenient same time as one of the pulleys that works with it. Not my favorite out of the turret clutch drive pulleys. Actually, I think so little of him, I don't believe he even has a name. Long story short, I replaced the belt and re attached that unimpressive pulley. A few trial and error attempts later, she works just fine. I am about to looking into ordering some more belts, being that was our last one.

In other news, lane 4 was still having the same problem it has been. So, I grabbed a hand full of...you'll never guess....ZIP TIES, and it hasn't had a problem since, but keep an eye out.

That is all the headlines from tonight, tune in again tomorrow.

7/29/10

Lane 7: Was having problems with deck jams and not receiving the fulldeck signal. I adjusted the Torsion trip arm and elongated it in a ghetto rigged fashion,

Lane 4: Was having a lot of peoples with the pins falling into the wrong chutes, if they even made it to a chute. A lot of deck jams were being caused and a lot of other weird things were happening. I tightened a lot of the slop, tied some shit together, did a lot of little things here and there. End result, it seems to be running fine. It ran for about 30 minutes after I adjusted everything, and it didn't have a problem. It's just the waiting game now.

Lane 1: Had problems with the ball return, the balls would get stuck on the track. This only happened once, and I looked and looked, but found no cause for it. So, keep an eye out.

*END TRANSMISSION*

Name: Kristin

Date: 7/27

Problems with lanes:
Lane 4 - Chevy's rig for the parallel links worked. I dremmeled! That is apparently spelled wrong.

Lane 5 - The turnaround pan jams have come back with a score to settle, it seems. This was the continuous problem of the night.

Lane 6 - Pit curtain kept falling off.

Actions Taken:

Unjammed 5, put the curtain back on 6.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name:Brian

Date:7/27 shit I thought it was the 26th.
Today was also a shit storm.
Problems with lanes:Lane 3 was continuing to get deck jams from what seemed liked double dumping. I took out 3 pins so that now it only has 19 so that it wouldn't have enough to dump on it's self. Seemed to work and ran fine the rest of the night.

Lane 4's ghetto rig broke. Chevy and I made a new less ghetto rig and it kinda works. Chevy is going to work on it tomorrow some more. The tension or something is off on the interlock probe and the pin release lever, cuz once it gets the five pin it just shits pins where ever and when ever. Took pins out so that it had more time to dump into the pin shoots.

That is all.

7/25.10

Name:Danny

Date:7/25/10

Today was kind of a shit storm.

Lane 3 was getting some odd jams, this was due to the pins dropping long before they should. Before the deck was even on the lane. It was indeed a quick fix though, I just adjusted the moving deck cables, they were to loose.

Lane 4, Was my enemy for the night.
The parallel links that connect the spider latch to the interlock probe, well....Broke off I guess? They were not there, nor was the spring to urge it back in the locked position. The pins to hold it all together were also missing. So, I had to ghetto rig some fucked up shit, it works, but it is weird as hell. After this, I discovered that the spider was rotating way to freely, which was causing all kinds of indexing problems....ALL FUCKING KINDS(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) So I tightened the spider latch back onto the spider to help hold it all together.

Tonight was an unpleasant pain in my ass, but all in all.....They are all running once again.

"Say goodnight pohpoh, Goodnight pohpoh"

7/24/07

Name: Danny

This blog is for Friday and Saturday night. the 23rd and 24th......

NOTHING HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is all

7/2210

Name: Danny

Date: 7/22/10

Problems with lanes: This is an update on lane 8. I came in yesterday morning (the 21st) after leaving the bent bar in the vice all night to discover... It was still all kinds of messed up. So after pulling some back muscles and a couple swear words later...I came up with a strike of genius. and got the bar straight....the lane is a part of our working force....again.

Actions Taken: Bent that bar straight

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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And Tonight 7/22/10, has been an very good night for our Ladies, everyone worked fine. Although I did have to adjust 7's indexing trip arm, it was bent a little bit, and would sometimes now hit the Torsion Latch. But that is about all...Maybe, 5 stops all night? maybe less, either way, awesome

Name: Kristin

Date: 7/21

Problems with lanes:

Actually, things went very smoothly today. Nothing happened. Really.

Actions Taken:

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):
Woohoo!
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7/20/10

Name:Danny

Date: 7/18/10

Problems with lanes: Don't ask my how, why, with what weapon or in what room, but the moving deck cable came off the Geneva pulley on 8, which in turn caused the moving deck to slide back much further then it ever should. The cables also fell off of the other pulleys on the blah blah blah and messed with a bunch of over stuff....sucked

Actions Taken: Put all the cables back on all the pulleys and yada yada yada.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):The moving deck not shifting, pins dropping on the lane before the deck even reaches it.

Ordering: Girl scout cookies.....please

Date: 7/20/10

Problem with lanes: Two days, later, and 8 day still not want to behave. Long story short.... When the rake came back to do it's sweep, the screws attaching the rake board to the rake arm on the right side (From bowlers perspective) Came loose. the rake board slide behind the drop of the lane surface and halted it's motion. The machine completed it's cycle with the rake jammed reward. Somehow, this bent a rod going from the rake hook cam to the C clamp, c arm, C whatever the fuck. So, I have been spending all evening trying to get this rod straight. It has been in the vice through out the whole night. I keep taking it out and turning it to get out all the kinks. Just a moment ago, I tried to reattach it, despite the fact it had a little bend in it still,well, no dice. This thing is just not going to work without it being straight. So after a couple of failed attempts to try different methods of straightening it out, I did a lot of drugs, banged a customer on a skee ball machine and left for the evening at 11:30...Just checking if you are still reading this long fucking blog. Anyways, it is back in the vice, yet again. I strongly believe that when it can be straightened out, it shall work and work and work, until 2 days from now when it decides to break in some other off the wall way......And to all a good night.

Actions taken:

Things to look out for

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Name: Kristin

Date: 7/19

Problems with lanes:

Lane 2 - Came into work today and a deck jam had occurred in the 7pin slot. There were also a couple of turret jams.

Lane 5 - There was a deck jam and a turret jam.

Actions Taken:
Unjammed things! For the turret jam on 5, the turret was stuck in between two slots so I moved it to the slot that contained the pin so it would then index as it should.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Not much, except for the light on 5. There is a short somewhere as I replaced the bulb a few days ago. Things are running rather smooth. Thanks Danny & Chevy~

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7/18/10

Name: Danny

Date: 7/18/10, Although the work I'm going to talk about took place on the 17th

Problems with lanes: 2's pins....still wobbling and still....falling....over....ug

Actions Taken: I went to China town on this thing. Replaced one of the two moving deck cables, and wrapped it around it's pulley, properly. Also adjusted some other cables so assure they were on the right way as well. I came in today (the 18th) to find the pins still wobbling, not falling down near as much, but wobbling. So I made another Adjustment on the moving deck cable and tightened that hoe up....and now she purrs like a kitten.

I also made another slight adjustment on 5's turn around pan, haven't had any jams since.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Monsters, burglars, undercooked foods, wobbling pins, your blind spot when changing lanes and jams in the turn around pan on 5.

Ordering: A party clown...that would be fun

7/15/10

Name: Danny

Date: 7/16/10

Problems with lanes: 7's constant miss indexing/deck jam problem + It had a problem of just stopping mid-cycle, needing to be reset.

Actions Taken: I tightened up some linkage, there was a lot of slop. Plus messed with the clutch lever, put some ghetto lock-ties on it to prevent it from disengaging it's self.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): miss indexing, random stops

Ordering: Funny, German looking outfits (it's good for employee morale)

Name: Kristin

Date: 7/13

Problems with lanes:

Lane 5 - Many jams in the turnaround pan today.

Lane 7 - The turret jammed a few times, sometimes causing a deck jam or a turnaround pan jam.

Lane 8 - Today, the lane cleaner accidentally ran into the rake. Later, the front of the rake ended up falling off due to the unknown damage.

Actions Taken:
Lane 5/7 - Unjamming things everywhere!

Lane 8 - Replaced the rake board with another. Seems to be fine, may need an adjustment. Also, could be prudent to train those oiling the lanes on how to fix a jam should one occur when trying to move the shoe out of the way. A jam is what caused the rake to be stuck at the back of the lane in the first place.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): The usual suspects of 5 & 7. 5 may need a pin guide adjustment or tightening. Perhaps that would ensure the pins make it into the turnaround pan rather than sliding between that and the turret pulley. 7's turret needs work. The full turret will skip the 5-pin, and the cross conveyor doesn't stop, causing a jam when the pin tries to drop into the full turret.

Ordering: It would be nice to get a basic inventory of springs and bolts.

7/11/10

Name: Danny

Date: 7/11

Problems with lanes: 3's Ball return was acting up

Actions Taken: Adjusted the Support rods

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Balls getting stuck on lift



Problems with lanes: 2's problem of pins wobbling and and falling over when set.

Actions Taken: Adjusted the Deck level and moving deck cables once again. I feel better about the adjustment this time in comparison with the same one I did to this machine previously. But, like we all know, this things have a mind of their own and want to destroy us all.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Wobbling pins

Ordering: Your mom

Name: Kristin

Date: 7/6

Problems with lanes:

Lane 6 - The scissors weren't picking up the 9 pin after the first ball, causing it to be swept away (if it was still standing) before the second ball.

Lane 7 - The was a jam in the turret. The turret skips the 5 pin chute, going from the 8 pin to the 6 pin (which at this point is already full.) The cross conveyor belt doesn't stop and so a pin from there gets stuck on the turret.

Lane 8 - At the very end of the night, turned it on in order to reset it to the closed position when it began making a very high pitched squealing noise. The rake become stuck and there was a burning smell though everything seemed to be moving.

Actions Taken:
Lane 6 - Got under the machine and reattached the scissors to the pivot that controls their movement. Seems to work fine now.

Lane 7 - Unjammed the pins.

Lane 8 - After getting Chevy, we decided that since it was 1:50 am to check on it in the morning.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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7/3/10

Name: Danny

Date: 7/3/10

Problems with lanes: 3's full deck signal was being canceled upon a strike detection due to the abnormal low height of it's long stroke.

Actions Taken: Adjusted the eccentric disk to change the height of the long stroke

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Problems with lanes: 5's turn around pan was causing jams due to it's flat and jagged right corner.

Actions Taken: Dremeled down the right corner to round and smooth it out.

Problems with lanes: 4's motor has seemed to burn out. I am not sure how this happened. All day Friday, 4 ran fine, no problems. When I left at 2AM it was set up for the next day and ready to go. When Kris cam in at 10AM the following morning, the pit curtain was off, the ball wheel belt was off, there was a ball in the pit of the machine and the motor was burning hot. She put the belt back on along with the curtain and gave it some juice. The lights cam on, but nothing else would happen. This is a very curious thing, for it does not make a whole hell of a lot of sense.


Actions Taken: I checked the wiring to the best of my ability, it all seems fine. I played with the belts and the gear box a bit, nothing seems to work. In the short while I did mess with it and turned it on and off, the motor heated up very quickly. I mean, real hot, real quick. With a temperature that surpassed the other machines which had been running for hours.

We do have a replacement motor, but something seems to be a miss. It does not have a connection for a power plug, nor does it even have the power plug. Some of the other machines seem to have a similar motor, whether these are the proper motors for the units and they just look ghetto rigged, for they are fact just ghetto rigged, I can't say. Kris has e-mailed Damon and myself a copy of the invoice for this motor. I am going to get to the bottom of this and see if it is the piece we need or not. If not, I will try to swap it out and get the right one. Either way, I have no idea how to Ghetto rig this thing, put in the proper wiring and yada yada yada. Either way, I will do the best I can to kick this problem in the ass.

Good night Neverland!!! (Any hook fans in the house?)

A quick rundown of things I have done thus far

Name: Danny

Date: 7/1/10

This is an informal blog of the things I've done since getting back from Illinois.

* Adjusted and fixed Ball return on lanes 4 and 6.

* Adjusted and reshaped the turn around pan on 5 and pin whiper.

* Changed ball wheel belts on 3, 4, and 6.

* Ghetto rigged the Ball wheel on 1, for temporary use. New Ball wheel will be ordered tomorrow.

* Took out the slop in the interlock linkage on 3

* Reshaped the the indexing trip arm on 3

* Replaced index clutch drive belt on 4

* Re leveled moving deck on 2 to prevent the pins from falling down when set.

There might have been a few things to fall through the cracks, but this is me trying to retrace all my steps from the past week +. Thank you for everyone's patience, this is still a whole new arena for me and my feet are still getting wet. Thanks to our great pinsetting crew, ya'll are great. All other Blogs on my behalf will be follow the proper template and formality.

DR

Name: Kristin

Date: 6/21

Problems with lanes:

Lane 5 - Had a pin upside down in the turret, which caused a jam.

Lane 7 - Had pins in odd places in the turret, and also upside which caused a few jams throughout the night.

Lane 8 - Deck jams in the 7 pin slot. It jams itself in between one of the scissor arms and the wheel. Maybe one of the arms is off? Also, lots of turret jams with this lane as well. This lane jammed frequently tonight.

Actions Taken:

Unjamming pins from all the wrong places.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): More of the same.

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Name: Kristin

Date: 6/20

Problems with lanes:

Lane 2- Wobbly pins as the deck was set down, namely pins 1 & 5. Also, sometimes a pin would randomly fall down from the deck and knock other ones down.

Lane 4 - Had some trouble returning balls.

Lane 5 - 4 jams in the turnaround pan.

Lane 7 - The usual indexing problems and a deck jam in the 5-pin chute.

Lane 8 - Deck jam in the 7 pin.

Actions Taken:

Unjammed the deck jams.

Lane 2 - Told Danny, he said he'd look at it tomorrow.

Lane 4 - Tried cleaning the ball wheel a bit, did not help.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Lane 2, lane 4, lane 5

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4 ball wheel belts.

Name: Kristin

Date: 6/19

Problems with lanes:

Lane 3 - the motor came unplugged today. Random.

Lane 4 - All sorts of things happened to lane 4 today. There was the changing of the ball wheel belt, a problem with the cross conveyor, the turret belt becoming stuck under the rotating disc, the torsion latch not having enough tension, and the lane needing to be reset by the breaker. Thanks to the combined prowess of Chevy, Danny and me, we were able to get it running.

Lane 5 - Three jams in the turnaround pan tonight. Also had a deck jam in the 5-pin chute and double-dumped once but did not jam somehow.

Lane 7 - At the end of the night, part of the belt on the pulley that drives the cross conveyor belt came off.

Actions Taken:

3 - Plugged the motor back in!

4- Too many things to name but normal procedure was followed. Currently, for the torsion latch, a drill bit is holding it in place rather than a pin. It was a suitable replacement for the dumb spring that didn't work well. Must remember to check on that until the pin arrives.

5 - Unjamming pins all over the place.

7 - Put the belt back on.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): The torsion latch on 4 and more of the same on 5. Something will be done.

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Name:Brian
Date:6/17
Problems with lanes:Lane 1 the ball wheel seems to be coming apart and that is what is causing the clanging. Not sure if it needs a simple tightening or what, Can't really tell.
Lane 8 having some deck jams.

Name: Kristin

Date: 6/15

Problems with lanes:

Lane 1 - The metal part of the ball wheel belt is clanking on something. Not sure what but there is a distinct clicking noise.

Lane 5 - Another bad jam in the turnaround pan. Undoing them is like a puzzle.

Lane 8 - Had two deck jams again today. All deck jams have been in the 7 pin cup, all in the same manner; a pin is in the cup, though the turret hasn't loaded the deck yet, and below that, a pin is stuck in the scissors in an awkward manner. That's been the pattern for 8.

Actions Taken:

Lane 1 - Observed. Nothing seemed to come out of place or off. The wheel jolts a little when the clanking noise happens.

Lane 5 / Lane 8 - Unjammed pins!

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

More of the same from each.

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Name: Kristin

Date: 6/15

Problems with lanes:

Lane 5 - Had a wicked jam in the turnaround pin, again.

Lane 7 - The usual misbehavior of not indexing at times.

Lane 8 - Had one deck jam today, as well as a stuck pin in the turret.

Actions Taken:

Lane 5/Lane 8 - Unjammed the pins.

Lane 7 -Usual tapping method.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

It seems lane 5 usually has this pin jam almost once a day lately. Also, watch out for the usual antics of 7.

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Name: Kristin

Date: 6/14

Problems with lanes:

Lane 5 - Pin jam in the turnaround pan.

Lane 6 - One of the scissor arms is broken so that one pin is always swept away.

Lane 7 - Occasionally did not index when it should.

Actions Taken:

Unjammed the pins for 5.

Lane 6 needs a new scissor arm on the 9 pin, I think.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): 7, as usual and 6.

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Name:Brian
Date:6/13
Problems with lanes:Lane 5 would over fill with pins. Only did it 3 times and then stopped.
a piece fell off of lane 2. Looks like a cover to the underneath of the pin indicator lever thing. Not sure how it came off. Deck jams on lane 8 every now and then.
Actions Taken:Fix the jams.
Things to look out for (finicky lanes):
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Name:Brian
Date:6/10
Problems with lanes:Lane 3 did not want to put pins down on the lanes sometimes.
Actions Taken:Would change it to the second frame reset it and then manually have to flip tha one part(sorry don't know what it's called) so that it would continue it's cycle and then it would drop them.
Things to look out for (finicky lanes):3
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Name: Kristin

Date: 6/8

Problems with lanes:

Lane 5 - Pin jam in the turnaround pan.

Lane 7 - Pin jam in the turnaround pan. Also, a few times, I noticed something odd: pins would be in the full turret, but a pin jam would occur between a pin coming off the cross conveyor and being positioned in such a way as to prevent the turret from indexing.

Actions Taken:

Unjammed all things.

For the weird jam that would happen on 7, I removed the pin that was jammed, and it would be fine.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes): Lane 7!

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Name: Kristin

Date: 6/7

Problems with lanes:

Lane 6 - The rake repair job came undone today.

Actions Taken:

Used gaffing tape to patch it up.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

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Name: Kristin

Date: 6/5

Problems with lanes:

Lane 3 - Two deck jams happened today. One was the cause of a split cup/chute. It was split down the middle.

Lane 7 - Had a deck jam.

Actions Taken:

Lane 3 - Duct taped the cup/chute back together. Tomorrow I will see if maybe it should be replaced with one of the spares.

Unjammed both machines.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

More deck jams occasionally.

Ordering: We should probably order a few more cups/chutes. There are only two that I can find back here and some of the ones on the lanes look pretty beat up.

Name: Kristin

Date: 6/1

Problems with lanes:

No ball problems! Wooohoo! Well, except lane 1.

Lane 1 - A couple of balls became stuck on the first part of the track.

Lane 3 - Out of nowhere, a bunch of pins were on the deck, but not causing deck jams. Also, the breaker needed to be reset once.

Lane 7 - Did not index a couple of times after the 2nd pin dropped into the turret (10 pin.)

Actions Taken:

Lane 3 - reset the breaker. Took the pins out.

Lane 7 - the usual tap of the index lever.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

Lane 3 becoming fussy again. Pins on deck.

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Name: Kristin

Date: 5/31

Problems with

Lane 1 - Heaver balls tend to get stuck on the first part of the track, right where it meets the second part.

Lane 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 - Heavier balls get stuck (generally 16lb) and the new 10lb balls. They also all had the problem of the balls just spinning at the bottom of the wheel and not moving towards the ball return. The worst is lane 5 - Every ball would spin in place and not move where it should though the others did it many times as well.

Lane 7 - One of the belts on the motor fell off of lane 7 somehow.

Actions Taken:

Ball problems - moved by hand.

Lane 7 - put the belt back on. Worked fine the rest of the night.

Things to look out for (finicky lanes):

The balls are too slick to move up the ball wheel it seems or just spin in place. I vote for the strips as 7 is the only one that didn't have that problem tonight.

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