> On Sep 5, 2024, at 5:55 PM, gregebert <[email protected]> wrote: > > But I quickly found out the relays were unreliable despite numerous attempts > to clean them, and the clock would lose time and various digits would > randomly not light. Not all of the problems were with the relays; the lights > were not solidly connected, either.
Do you mean the steppers? In pinball machines the contacts are supposed to be cleaned with a special tool that didn't take the gold plating off. No Deoxit in those days. Terry Bowman, KA4HJH "The Mac Doctor" https://www.astarcloseup.com "I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near Tannhäuser Gate. "All those moments will be lost in time like tears in the rain."— Roy Batty, Blade Runner -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/A42FFAAC-7B3C-4B95-9E36-879609858D6D%40gmail.com.
