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SirBones will get hearing
2052 Logitech USB Desktop Microphones have been bought to function as hearing for SirBones.
There are now 4 USB devices in SirBones, and there will be a 5th later on.
As a result a USB hub has been purchased with 7 USB Ports.
Hopefully that should keep Sir Bones going for a while.
The Cash Hopper
1115 years ago
This hopper can hold 250 x £1 and can payout 4 coins a second.
It is far superior to the electromagnet tubes that were original inside the fruit machine and requires a lot less power when paying out.
Coin Mech
1115 years ago
After looking for the pin outs for this unit discovered it was made by Mars Money Systems and that they had the technical sheets for this product.
pin outs for MS111
- Coin 1 inhibit
- Coin 2 inhibit
- Coin 3 inhibit
- 0V
- +12V
- Coin 4 inhibit
- Coin 4 Output
- Not used
- Coin 3 Output
- Coin 2 Output
- Not used
- Coin Output 1
- Output Common (12V)
Sir Bones
159For some strange reason I've always wanted to try put two cameras into a skull. It wasn't until I was on vaction in Eastbourne with my girlfriend Sarah, that I saw the perfect skull for the project.
As luck would have it a magazine came out called "Funny Bones", that was available weekly. The first issue had the bottom part of the skull.
Meet Sarah and Sir Bones
Fruit Machine Rebuild
1925 years ago
I bought a non-working fruit machine on eBay, for not lots of money. I'm sure most people have bought something silly or different from eBay at one time or another.
Cheap method for Logic Inputs
111I've been thinking about ways to get signals into and out of a computer without too much fuss. My soldering skills are average, but when it comes to complicated projects I prefer to buy them pre-made. Trying to locate parts to make some of the interfaces found on the internet is next to impossible living in the UK on a tight budget. (more…)