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Hi folks, Ive got some rare game artwork id like to print out-we've also got a graphics designer at work that will help me out tidying up the artwork... does anyone know anything about the printing processes or what companies do it-especially reel bands? Ive seen many people look into it over the years but not many people see it through- which is mad because of how many machines and reels have been produced over the years... is it niche or what?

Ive emailed him

yes that looks fine, 47 ohms 3w resistor will be fine with a 16 ohm speaker 👍 as long as it is close or near enough i would say it's fin. good work!

Hello! Fantastic!! It's good practice for you and a real boost for me. I understand everything. (I think...) I've got my calculator out again. Ohm's law. Thanks! Soon, I'll replace the original 27-ohm resistor with a 47-ohm 4W one. That will bring the resistance down to 63 ohms. It'll be cleaner, too. Please don't hold it against me. I'm slow to react, and sometimes the translation isn't straightforward. But we'll get there, with the explanations from Bob, JimXXX, Andrew... Thanks!

midasororey@yahoo.es Really helpful guy and knows his onions on backlit stuff and printing once he uderstands what you need

Not totally sure but I think generally a high quality paper is used and then laminated .I know alan (road runner ) has drawn up bands in the past but he has then sent the file off to printers . He did one or two sets for me and what made the difference for.me was that we managed to get an off white light cream colour for the background band colour to give a slightly" used "look which was much better than just a pure white which looked too new .

just done some working out, with the resistor 27 ohms and the speaker at 30 ohms this totals 57 ohms, the supply is 12v so when the transistor T11 turns on 210ma passes through the transistor collector to emitter, that's 2.53watts, the transistor is rated for 800ma. but if the 30 ohm speaker is replaced with 8 ohm this becomes 27ohm resistor +8 ohms = 35 ohms, so the current goes up to 343ma and 4.12 watts! its still well within the transistors switching capacity, but as its most likely 40 year old transistor it will most likely die as these are prone to failing with age even when everything is all correct! also the increased current and switching the transistor on and off rapidly to create the 'tone' will cause heat in the transistor junction which can also cause the transistor to fail, but may be fine for a while. so its up to you really what you do. Others will say just change the speaker from 30 ohms to 8 ohms, and yes it will work, but it is entirely up to you if you want to do that, or do it properly. I would presume 30 ohms was chosen so a 3w 27 ohm resistor would be well within the ratings, with the 8 ohm speaker 4.12w puts the 27 ohm resistor as well under rated at just 3w

I have got one of these, im still trying to suss out all the features, but its a nice game to play.. im amazed at how you make these emulators i may challenge you to making one for my jive money coin pusher. this is a pic of viva Las Vegas. so you can see the layout.

That's fantastic mate .thanks ever so much for the advice and very much appreciated 👍👍👍👍

That's brilliant, thanks so much for that.👍

Not that I can see. Just looked at the auction and at £500 in non-working condition I can't see them becoming available any time soon!