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.

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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.

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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!
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.


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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.

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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.