Space Encounters
Monitor Good
04 Oct 2012
The monitor was repaired and placed in the second unit. The picture needed drastic adjustment but look fair now.
We cleaned the Angle Encoder on this unit. The left and right motion was not smooth so we tore down that encoder and cleaned it. It is working well now, but was out of alignment. We took the gear out of the chain and adjusted the ship position to center. Then we let the spring on the yoke center the control. we slipped the gear back in place and tightened the set screws. now we can move side to side even to the extent of “scraping” the canyon walls at the extremes.
We cleaned the Angle Encoder on this unit. The left and right motion was not smooth so we tore down that encoder and cleaned it. It is working well now, but was out of alignment. We took the gear out of the chain and adjusted the ship position to center. Then we let the spring on the yoke center the control. we slipped the gear back in place and tightened the set screws. now we can move side to side even to the extent of “scraping” the canyon walls at the extremes.
Sold
01 Oct 2012
One of these units was finally equipped with the proper color overlay and sold. The other is still needing cleaning, calibration and a monitor.
Working
10 Jul 2012
I played Space Encounters! The better unit (we will call it 420) is working great. Controls are responding well, lights are flashing and strobing on cue, screen looks good.
Unit 419 does not have a working monitor. I have a working spare but the design of Space Encounter requires removal of the monitor frame. The tube is mounted on a wooden bracket and the chassis is mounted at an angle. 419 does not flash the marquee either. Strobing is fine, but the blinking marquee light is not blinking.
Unit 419 does not have a working monitor. I have a working spare but the design of Space Encounter requires removal of the monitor frame. The tube is mounted on a wooden bracket and the chassis is mounted at an angle. 419 does not flash the marquee either. Strobing is fine, but the blinking marquee light is not blinking.
