AboutPhillip Boucher Expertise Author of the book, "Slot Machines: Fun Machines or Tax Machines? A Technician Reveals the Truth About One-Armed Bandits", ISBN 1-55270-049-6 published by Productive Publications under the pen name Ian B. Williams. I can answer any question related to the concept, design, marketing, programming, operation, installation, repair, and maintenance of slot machines, video poker machines, and video lottery terminals, and their related equipment and machinery, within the regulated gaming industry, but not with privately owned machines. I can help dispel all the myths and misconceptions that have permeated the print and news media about slots over the years. I can also answer questions related to gambling addiction in general and slot machine addiction in particular. Each question will be answered truthfully, without bias, whether the answer is what the questioner wants to hear. I will not propagate the myth that there are secrets to winning or beating slots, because there are none. There are no methods or tricks or other such nonsense that a lot of people think there are. I`m sorry, but reality in regard to slot machines can be a big letdown! I won`t lead anyone on. Want to know the real truth? Just ask. I can also answer general questions related to casinos except for table games.
Experience I have over eleven years experience as a slot machine technician for two major North American casinos, one racetrack slot facility, and am a Certified Gaming Machine Repairperson. I am the author of, (writing as Ian B. Williams), "Slot Machines: Fun Machines or Tax Machines? A Technician Reveals the Truth About One-Armed Bandits", ISBN 1-55270-049-6 published by Productive Publications.
i can remember from my tech days back 1n 1994 to 1999, that the ceronics boards had to "programmed", to get the video display correct, meaning no mirror image. i have a monitor, fairly new, of which the board displays top as top, bottom as bottom, BUT, left is right and vice versa. it has something to do with certain pins being de-soldered and some soldered..shorted, can you help?. i will really apreciate.
thanx so much
jurie
ANSWER: Jurie, sorry, but I do not answer questions related to the private ownership of gaming machines. Phil
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QUESTION: PHILLIP,
No my friend. i am working at the Queenscasino in a town called Queenstown, a licensed Casino operated by Lukanje Leisure. please help me..please
Answer All right, Jurie, in that case, since it is a newer monitor, simply swap out the monitor with a good working one to make sure it is the monitor and not the EGM. Check your Ceronics user and technical manuals for any information on this type of problem to see how to rectify it. If that doesn't help, then contact your Ceronics customer support rep and tell him/her of the broken monitor's problem. They will most likely get you to send the monitor in for repair, which they will then ship back out to you. You could also compare it with a good working one to make sure all the components and wiring are the same. You may find something different on the broken one.
Alternately, examine the schematics and see what chips and components are controlling the vertical display section. One of them may have been placed in backwards, or a solder path is not on the correct path. Trace each connection from the chip/component to the next component and make sure it coincides with the same path on the schematic. Also use your oscilloscope and video signal generator to make sure all the signals are the same with a good working monitor.
One of these methods should resolve your issue. Good luck. Phil
