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Ok, a bit further on, i have stripped the reel deck, soaked, cleaned and re-oiled the bearings (yes, 6 bearings, 40+ year old quality you dont see any more). Put it all back together and now the reels spin as they should. Sorted the payout and that is fine now. But and this is a head scratcher, it plays and pays fine, all lights work when they should, however when you get the nudge feature it starts of well but as soon as you nudge any reel once it will nudge the once and the machine will do a quick reset (a quick blip on pin 40 of the cpu). I thought it might be down to the sense circuitry of which the track runs right by the triacs and maybe a bit of back emf of the coils with them switching in and out quickly, however normal game play was fine (oh and also no sounds). Before i delved further into that i remembered that this machine as well as the nippy nudger rom also came with a golden nudge it rom card. So what the hell, i put that in. Interesting results, now it plays and pays fine, the nudges work (although the panel does not light up so i assume that is different lamp ouputs for golden nudge it) and the sounds work. The gamble feature on golden nudge it which is not on this one does not come into play, if you get a win you get the first tone of the gamble feature and then it collects. I then put my hand round the back to close the back door microswitch and it would not nudge again. Anyway after a fiddle about and a good kick and a wipe and wobble of the rom card it now works with door open or closed so i think my next port of call is to check the rom cartridge connector on the mpu and the edge connectors on the cards. If i did not have this to do and had to rely on christmas TV i would have gone stir crazy by now 🤣. To be continued........

There are a few issues there, but hopefully it will all be sorted out soon 🙏

Happy Christmas to everyone at The Mecca.

Happy Christmas everyone, Well i had some time this morning and have managed to get the MPU up and running (my present to myself lol). The main fault with it being the 6810 ram was knackered but whilst i was socketing all the ic`s on the board and thanks to the retro chip tester that was found, it still didnt work after that but that turned out to be a bridge of solder on the 7414 inverter chip (think i might invest in an overhead microscope camera as my eyes are not what they used to be.) So now it runs and thankfully the 45+ year old rom cartridge is ok. Problems left to sort:- The sides, top and bottom of the cabinet need replacing (a job for warmer weather) The reel mech needs stripping cleaning etc as it is gummed up with decades of crap and barely spin. It dosnt pay out so i assume the optos and or circuitry (the slides work as it does give change for a 50p). The middle hold switch has broken behind so needs a bit of tlc / glue, bandage etc. Video below of how sorry for itself it is looking. Nippy Nudger.mp4

Now is good. Merry Christmas everyone! 🙂

Hi Guys Here is a brand new 40 odd year old layout from JPM. There is a read me file and a manual in the folder. Thanks to who ever uploaded the ROM on here for this:) The ROM I originally tried from DIF had a £2.10p Jackpot on 10p Play and double symbol on reel 1. Happy Christmas to all! Nudge Double Up Deluxe (JPM).zip

Ah got you, hard to tell on the smashed one, but I'm happy with it that way

It’s not leaning over enough like the original lettering..

Not sure what you mean?

But upright the shoot lettering but ok.

I would have had i seen it, no idea what is wrong with ebay these days, i seem to get more car parts listed under fruit machines than actual fruit machines.

Well someone bought it!

Cross Forty is a circa 1976 electro from Lyngard Automatics manufacturing who were based in Cardiff. It is just a basic 5p play game with a gamble on some lower wins and a top win of 40p in tokens. Lyngard machines don't seen to be as popular, especially their big, heavy club machines. One of their best was Each Way Shifter from 1981.

Definitely. If it had value, I’d have taken it. I was stood right next to it. Is several reasons for bad feedback, he’s an honest enough guy. Struggles a lot with communication and typing - which is why some others have got frustrated and annoyed in the past.

Problably not a high value electro, the guys feedback is poor, someone would love it at that money for sure

Was offered it for free yesterday, I turned it down. Told the bloke to list it for £150 and see what happens. It’s in fantastic condition, pic does not do it justice at all

surely a bargain, never seen a Cross Forty, looks JPM? Would grab it if close for sure

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/297866849001?itmmeta=01KD2VN21M221G0GXZDNJQE2KK&hash=item455a3f6ae9:g:ZDEAAeSwyF1pSR4l&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAAwNHOg0D50eDiCdi%2FfP0r02tQye8T7TyY%2FZnxHMahAwzw4npYZCMgX124JunDhxC%2FPSC4NK2H1QX3yaS8vXDGZFb3iEYwe1W3zgoQeyKBXqs2Z9kO%2F4duibwSv%2FYFfyIYpSo6eeeAfxqvTfgKZu995F%2FCyK1--1zh6tPMEjp1LnBnpUOxly1QGRTZJpXXEfHK9e5eBYTvP7mP9G%2BF4Gl4vSN%2FAqhYg5Y5gW%2B29upbDMcdRKL0fhNdCO44M1%2FXCa2Hsw%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_ag1NvoZg

New glass has been completed! Very happy with the finish and comparison. Would highly recommend Mikonos for any graphics.

Merry Christmas all 🎅

Merry xmas all and make sure you drink too much.🥂

Good evening Great; thank you Midibob Thanks

Same from me too.🎅

All the best to everyone and a happy new year for 2026