I'd rather have this.....

I actually would take it for myself, but I would part it out for other projects (I don't like the game for one thing), so I'll let someone else have the chance first, plus the fact I don't drive myself, also noting that Banditboy is not as local as I thought he was LOL.

Will say though as you are not that difficult to get to on bus (One of the Mecca lads is very close to you @ Mapperly Top), if you ever get a machine issue you are stuck with, I could always pop over.

Hi Stan,

 

Am about 30 mins from Long Eaton, I wouldn't be able to bring it down though as don't have a van, so it would need to be collected, or a courier arranged to collect it.

Sounds like you are towards Mansfield area then (Pretty much where Banditboy is), so not as local as I thought..... He's having a look now at what he can do with transport, storage, etc.

Magga, how close are you to Sawley / Long Eaton, and provided transport costs is covered, would you be able to bring it down?

Banditboy is having issues storing it short term, but I maybe able to help.

If it goes funny again, get her to tell you the alarm code, as I have a funny feeling it maybe to do with your cash in meter, as I had a similar problem on my ACE Cash Raider (Also runs on Impact), which also did the same, and sometimes on pay out too.

If this is confirmed, then swapping the cash out meter for the refill one in the top glass, will get it running again, long as you don't use a refill key on the machine till the meter is replaced.

Yep, got this very machine sat at mine, so will get on to scanning the reelbands when I get a mo later today

Ahhhh, so it was you with the Sonic machine that was noted at MPU Mecca then?

As for the new 5p / 10p coins (Circa 2011 and newer), they are made of a different metal, and as such any mech like a MARS CASHFLOW 126 etc, will need re-programming to take the coins.

^^ problem is I'm not sure you can fast-track your first passport

Correct, has to go through the normal application process.

Also depends which office you sent the application to..... the Peterborough office is generally seen as the most reliable application centres, although generally they try to get you to use the Duraham office by default.

On average, provided there are no unexpected hiccups, should get it sorted in two weeks for a first passport, though they always say to allow up to 28 days..... however, you can always check with the office you sent your application to.

Bell-Fruit Scorp4 general alarm I find a bit annoying, but not 1/2 as as annoying as me having it on my phone, and running it to piss off Arcade Staff

Agreed.

 

Cat C is a waste of time these days with the current stakes and prizes, and will be more so if/when the jackpots go up to £100.  People will always gravitate to the B3 games when playing at £1 stake.

 

I'd rather see much less focus on Cat C and instead have Cat D increased to 20p/£10 like the good old days when all-cash machines first came in.  This gives plenty of scope for new games and also re-releases of classic older games like Jewel in the Crown, The Great Escape and so on.

 

As Nails said in Coin Slot the other week I am sick of seeing 'new' games that just involve lighting 3 symbols on a lapper board to get into a feature that looks like Deal or No Deal, and then the drivel that follows it - 'Phenominal takes'...'Exceeded expectations'...'order books filled up in record-breaking time'...'DNA'...it absolutely drives me up the wall.

 

The trouble is, the £70 jackpot really does stifle gameplay; few people play at £1 so the normal punter is getting 1/140 or 1/280 as a stake/prize ratio when playing at 50p or 25p respectively, and a soul-destroying experience much of the time.  How is this problem going to be helped when the jackpots go up?

 

Cat D on 20p/£10 with an occasional run between £30-50 is the way forward - a lot of games already take more money on Cat D than their Cat C counterparts in any case.  It would be a chance to sell decent volumes once more and bring some classics back in their original guise.

Indeed, CAT D is now our main focus, and there has been talk that when the tri-anual review is done, that CAT D will become £10 / 20p, which to us means a big possibility of our generation of games re-appearing, and I do hope this happens.

For the casual punter though, when faced with a choice of CAT C or B3, they will drift towards B3 now..... CAT C is basically dead now, with it's current and proposed levels of price of play and JP's.

CAT C should have NEVER gone above £50 / 50p, especially when you look at what is permitted under CAT B3

From Bell-Fruit's news page.....

 
New technical standards came into effect on 8th November for Cat C gamingmachines.

These changes affect three main areas on machines:


-Speed of Play: Changes in speed of play have been approved, with game speed being linked to stake.

-Cashpots: A technical fix has been announced to remove an unintended restriction on the use of pots on Cat C machines.

-Game links: Cat C games may incorporate 100% holdover on non-winning games so that any features and bonuses built up can be carried forward.


The changes came about following the Gambling Commission being approached by BACTA, the trade association for the sector, which highlighted the decline in the UK gaming machine manufacturing industry along with the difficult conditions being experienced by many operators.BACTA put together a package of proposals to amend the technical standards in relation to Cat C machines with a view to increasing their attractiveness, whilst posing no substantial threat to the Gambling Commission’s licensing objectives. The proposals were designed to enable new machines to compete more effectively with legacy machines and encourage the industry to remove these from site. The Gambling Commission is hopeful that the changes which have now been implemented will result in an early substantial reduction in the number of legacy machines still in operation.

http://www.bellfruit....co.uk/news.htm