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
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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)
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)
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Name: Kristin
Date: 7/13
Problems with lanes:
Actions Taken:
Lane 5/7 - Unjamming things everywhere!
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.
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.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
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
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
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Name: Kristin
Date: 7/6
Problems with lanes:
Things to look out for (finicky lanes):
Ordering:
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.
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):
Ordering:
Saturday, July 3, 2010
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):
Ordering:
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?)
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):
Ordering:
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?)
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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
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
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