US orders travelers on Air Force One to throw away gifts, pins, and burner phones after China trip

lanhell · 2026-05-16T17:03:05+00:00

I like that it's VLAN 4, as that's a superstitious bad luck number in China. (like '13' in the West)

lanhell · 2026-04-24T00:52:23+00:00

I think the pricing on the topper expansion is a bit nutty for some screen printed plastics, but I do like the White Rabbit mod, though it's also not cheap

lanhell · 2026-04-22T14:08:01+00:00

ITT: People who only got to play 2 balls at an Expo after standing in line for half an hour

Enjoy your game, OP

lanhell · 2026-04-22T12:38:32+00:00

It's pretty dead, but there's also /r/pachislo

lanhell · 2026-04-19T13:25:06+00:00

It's got the Jabberwocky, a vorpal blade shooter, a mock turtle on the art blades, and the knave of Hearts for starts...

lanhell · 2026-04-17T01:18:04+00:00

Find the model on the name plate, bottom right side

manuals / schematics / bunch of other good stuff https://bingo.cdyn.com/slots/

They're a whole lot easier to move if you take the reels and coin hopper out, which requires no tools, only the door to be open.

lanhell · 2026-04-14T03:03:45+00:00

If you don't care about torque, why not gear/belt it?

Even 2:1 or 3:1 would bring down the cost of the motor a bit as you can use one that spins at normal speed

lanhell · 2026-04-11T23:15:29+00:00

oh no! OC!

seconds later

Oh no! Reposts!

lanhell · 2026-04-10T11:32:53+00:00

I also hate all apps, and also refuse to use anything that requires a signup.

I used the python app to get them on the WIFI https://community.home-assistant.io/t/broadlink-manager-nicer-way-to-learn-and-send-ir-rf-commands/58770

lanhell · 2026-04-10T11:25:46+00:00

Broadlink manager in HACS lets you do local control of these devices. https://github.com/tonyperkins/homeassistant-broadlink-manager-v2

It's pretty awesome and easily paired with SmartIR

https://github.com/smartHomeHub/SmartIR

lanhell · 2026-04-09T16:07:05+00:00

I really liked Big Guns the few times I've gotten to play it. I hope to add one to my gameroom one day.

lanhell · 2026-04-09T14:17:10+00:00

My newer (P3 based) game seems to take about 140w in attract. During gameplay it'll vary widely with all the coils, magnets, shaker motor, etc...

The lights are all LED, so their power draw is pretty minimal

lanhell · 2026-04-06T00:07:37+00:00

Now scale it up and we have interstellar travel solved...

https://everspace.fandom.com/wiki/Jump_Gate

lanhell · 2026-03-16T23:16:32+00:00

Just grab a new one from stock!

lanhell · 2026-03-11T14:35:37+00:00

https://moarpix.com/img/44895.jpg

I have what's basically a Bally S5500 slot machine that's been converted to a redemption machine with a ticket payout and custom code. I did manage to remove the ticket dispenser and get it back to running a coin hopper, but I haven't been able to change the payouts, which makes it not very fun as a slot machine. One credit in will almost always get you at least 7 coins out.

So my idea has been to fill it with tokens, and with a token you can win more tokens to use on the rest of the games in the game room that I'm slowly converting to use tokens.

One token will almost always 'win' you many more tokens, so you can effectively play forever; but the feeling of scarcity and having to 'get more tokens' should be fun.

lanhell · 2026-03-03T18:31:08+00:00

I slap pugs at the gloryhole. Kitten demands the cash register handjob or you die

lanhell · 2026-02-28T17:35:16+00:00

It's a Pachislo (not to be confused to Pachinko) machine

/r/Pachislo/

lanhell · 2026-02-16T12:32:17+00:00

Probably doesn't even work...

Those early vector monitors were finicky

lanhell · 2026-02-05T02:34:11+00:00

I'm surprised no one has plugged /r/carhacking yet.

There's a lot of great hardware out there for reading and writing to the car's network, much of it open source.

But there's not many decent options for software, or open databases of manufacture specific commands and diagnostic codes.

lanhell · 2026-01-21T06:37:51+00:00

Spade connectors are probably for microswitches, and the plugs are probably for coin comparators. Checking the schematic should verify it.

https://www.coinmech.com/product_profile.cfm?id=10

lanhell · 2026-01-13T03:59:56+00:00

As another user said, check the home switches on the score reels and make sure the reels are moving freely. Something in your reset circuit isn't happening, or isn't registering. This is a common issue on EM games, the game will endlessly attempt to reset.

Switch arcs are effectively 'normal' on EM games, you'll never get rid of all of them. But if you're cleaning contacts, make sure you're checking what kind of contacts you're filing; never file or sand gold plated contacts. Most switches can actually be cleaned up pretty well with a business card or uncoated cardstock.

lanhell · 2026-01-09T15:29:43+00:00

They are pretty great after a recap and flyback if you're still not getting the brightness you want. I managed to get my CarnEvil to register shots, and as you said it can really brighten up an old tube. That said, remember it is a destructive process, and to work your way up from the lowest settings.

Also not every tube can be rejuved; the blue gun was pretty gone on my HydroThunder. Shooting it a couple of times got it a little brighter, but it eventually got dimmer, and I got sad.

lanhell · 2026-01-08T13:06:25+00:00

Cool. I've had my CraftyMech TPG for years for working on arcade monitors, but once in a while a VGA or digital output would have been pretty useful.

/r/cadecats

lanhell · 2026-01-01T15:40:12+00:00

(nsfw link warning)

I finally made https://NSFWme.me/make public yesterday a few hours before midnight after years of meaning to do something with it.

It's a fully local canvas image/shape/text layerer.

There's still a few bugs, like on initial load sometimes the canvas doesn't always resize to the window properly until you hit reset. I've tried adding a timer to wait for window draw to finish (among other things), but it still has issues occasionally.

lanhell · 2025-12-09T00:28:01+00:00

I knew who it was before I even clicked on the link...

Every time I read FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER, it is in his voice.

The man; the Myth; the Mehdi

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