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[cja272]

Yes its been well looked after , no the battery has not been wired off the board as i am not very good at that sort of thing but im keeping an eye on it as the machine is 20 years old now , yes they are small so ideal for a games room or bedroom , i got this one off e bay but ive never seen another one for sale since so very difficult to get hold of!!

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

Yes its been well looked after , no the battery has not been wired off the board as i am not very good at that sort of thing but im keeping an eye on it as the machine is 20 years old now , yes they are small so ideal for a games room or bedroom , i got this one off e bay but ive never seen another one for sale since so very difficult to get hold of!!

 

Good to know, but you're giving my OCD the jitters by saying the killer battery is still on there! Maybe someone can help you get it sorted? Preservation teamwork.  

 

The old photo links don't seem to work anymore, then again it has been many many years, so would you be willing to post some more - or just PM me with them, please? 

 

Got a little spot on my desk for a Bar-top, ideally Ready to Roll, but like you say they don't pop-up very often at all. Apparently Astra scrapped hundred of them years ago... the fools. 

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

My mistake - the newer images are working fine still, it's the older 2012 images that don't work. 

[cja272]

Yes I really need to get the battery sorted , here are a few more photos

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[cja272]

https://m.youtube.co...outu.be&noapp=1

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

Yes I really need to get the battery sorted , here are a few more photos

I’d love to buy this one day… so neatly packed! Perfect space on my desk for it, so PM me if/when that day comes, please! 

 

Big thanks for the photos. 

Edited by monkeyboypaul-returns, 02 June 2021 - 09:54 PM.

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

https://m.youtube.co...outu.be&noapp=1

How come XXX only paid £2? The prize decals suggests XXX is worth £5.

 

Maybe a prize dip setting is wrong, or maybe the software rom version doesn’t match the prizes on the decal??
You don’t see any ASTRA wins in the video so I can’t tell what prize that’s actually offering. 

but I’ll have a guess…

 

e.g.

 

£2 for XXX’s

£5 for AAA’s

£15 for JJJ’s

[cja272]

Hi , yes you can change a dip switch and it changes the payouts slightly ,, I've changed it back now so it pays out what's it says

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

Hi , yes you can change a dip switch and it changes the payouts slightly ,, I've changed it back now so it pays out what's it says

 

Awesome. 

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

Yes I really need to get the battery sorted , here are a few more photos

i recently bought a non#working Ready to Roll project and the board inside it was a real mess from battery damage.

 

Luckily I had a spare IO3 Integrated board to use instead as it’s beyond repair, 
 

So, PLEASE get your battery sorted if you haven’t done so already! 
 

I’ll post some pictures… 

[cja272]

Yes i really need to get it sorted but im not sure on things like this but im keeping a close eye on it as its about 20 years old now ,,,looking forward to the photos

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

Yes i really need to get it sorted but im not sure on things like this but im keeping a close eye on it as its about 20 years old now ,,,looking forward to the photos

 

You can see the battery damage on the main IO3 board from the battery on the smaller board, which is also a mess! Neither worked. 

 

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But otherwise I'm giving it a good clean-up and polish.

 

Was hoping for a Bartop version of this game, but Luke wasn't selling his! So went for a 'big boy rebuild' (according to the rom label) working project off eBay. 

 

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Still hopeful you'll sell yours one day! Ideally not in a knackered state

 

Currently looking for a Manual so we can work out the DIP switch settings. Got the ROM jumpers sorted, but there's 2x 8dips to fathom... 

Edited by monkeyboypaul-returns, 20 November 2021 - 10:07 AM.

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

That should read "NON-WORKING project off eBay". It's a fixer-upper... 

Edited by monkeyboypaul-returns, 20 November 2021 - 10:19 AM.

[cja272]

Ive got the manual for the bartop double cash which seems to work the same on mine

[cja272]

This is the link 

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[monkeyboypaul-returns]

This is the link 

Useful, thank you.

 

Managed to locate the full Ready to Roll manual now! 

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

This arrive today. 

 

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Edited by monkeyboypaul-returns, 30 September 2022 - 08:59 AM.

[cja272]

wow same as mine !!! is it fully working etc ??? 

[monkeyboypaul-returns]

Yes, all working with a nice clean board, but I'll still wire the battery off it sometime next week. 

 

Came with a custom-made heavy duty stand but the courier forgot it! He's going to go back and pick it up over the next few weeks, thankfully. Not that I particularly wanted it, but it was included in the sale so may as well have it for now. 

 

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Edited by monkeyboypaul-returns, 01 October 2022 - 07:58 AM.

[cja272]

Here is mine
I’ve also got the stake key for £5 jackpot 20p play however I’ve never managed to get it to work as when you change it and switch the machine back on it says invalid jackpot key

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