Ever Been Electrocuted By A Machine?

steelfix1 · Post by **steelfix1** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:13 pm

I haven't directly but I thought I had, It was that unexpected static that you don't expect that

makes you go "bastard" usually when you touch two machines at the same time or something to

do with the carpet, had it car doors as well, used to happen regular on older machines some of them you hear

the electric buzzing sound while you playing them as if it as going to zap you when you won the jackpot.

Roll_With_It_Russ · Post by **Roll_With_It_Russ** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:20 pm

there was a issue with some of the crome cabinets you get with static build up, been electrocoined many times

bowie · Post by **bowie** » Fri May 18, 2012 12:11 am

Electrocution is death by electric shock, anything else is just an electric shock.

steelfix1 · Post by **steelfix1** » Fri May 18, 2012 12:45 am

Ah so that's why there's not many replies as those that have can't post lol

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Fri May 18, 2012 7:47 am

Much worse when the machines had metal slots in the early eighties long before Mars Electronics invented their multi coin acceptors as featured in JG's avatar above.

The again, static did have certain advantages on selected barcrests.

eurovision1984 · Post by **eurovision1984** » Fri May 18, 2012 9:08 am

Static did have certain advantages on selected barcrests.[/QUOTE]

i agree with you harry,
in 1984-85, exchanges unlimited barcrest £3 jackpot machine worked with static,
you only had to put a 10p coin in & the reels would reset & the advantage was that it boosted the percentage if the reels were reset.

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Fri May 18, 2012 1:26 pm

kids used to moonwalk on nylon carpets to send static current through the 10p top the lot mech ,,,,,,, it had the effect of scrambling credits to a random amount ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, family leisure arcade in leicester 20 plus years ago ................ they shut down 15 years ago .

JG edit: Is this the same Family Leisure that own arcades around London's West End?

steelfix1 · Post by **steelfix1** » Fri May 18, 2012 4:41 pm

eurovision1984 wrote:Static did have certain advantages on selected barcrests.

some mpu 3 bwb's did as well.

i agree with you harry,
in 1984-85, exchanges unlimited barcrest £3 jackpot machine worked with static,
you only had to put a 10p coin in & the reels would reset & the advantage was that it boosted the percentage if the reels were reset.[/QUOTE]

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Fri May 18, 2012 11:07 pm

im not so sure on the owners george , they did also own cashade on granby st leicester ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, plus if memory serves ,,,,, the arcade outside nottingham train station ,,,,,,,,,,,, so whoever owned the whole group ???? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, im sure someone else could answer this better

Martal~Wombat · Post by **Martal~Wombat** » Sat May 19, 2012 8:56 am

trayhop123 wrote:im not so sure on the owners george , they did also own cashade on granby st leicester ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, plus if memory serves ,,,,, the arcade outside nottingham train station ,,,,,,,,,,,, so whoever owned the whole group ???? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, im sure someone else could answer this better

his surname was Walker, an ex-boxer that lived in Nottingham, only had shops in Leicester and Nottingham, hope this helps

JG edit: Cheers Martal

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Sat May 19, 2012 10:10 am

Shouldn't get shocks in a decent arcade, as all the carpets should be high quality Axminster and not cheap nylon carpet tiles!

Back when I worked for the NHS we had carpet tiles and metal racking. If I ever forgot and touched the racking, the a visible, fat blue spark would ensue. Good job there was never a nitrous leak...

Captain.Tattybojangles · Sat May 19, 2012 1:24 pm

Bellfruit cabs have given me my fair share of shockings. Sometimes even the tinglings as well.