Re: Any Taito Bench Tester documentation available?

Hi Martin (and anyone else),

Anyone have better copies of the Taito test fixture than what was sent
to TTL back in 2005?

John :-#)#

On 11/21/2005 5:31 PM, Martin White wrote:
> LOL!!
>
> It sounds extremely like I may be getting e-mails with you (or someone
> else) and this other guy completely muddled!
>
> I REALLY wish my memory were better (and I'm only in my mid <cough>
> thirties!) I know I've already passed this manual on to someone else
> in the past and I could have sworn it was you Joe - or maybe Scott
> <insert surname since i really can't remember!>. Google groups tells
> me that back in 2001 I was talking to someone called Rob about it?
>
> Anyway, I shouldn't bother trying to tap him for any further info -
> he'll probably think I've lost the plot (which isn't far from the
> truth). According to google (again) the chap that supplied the manual
> posted on rgvac as Wes (Wesley Allen Hay springs to mind, or something
> like that - even that's lost to my memory). He worked for Taito
> Australia. When i sent some stuff back in return for the manual it was
> to an address in the general area of Indonesia. The working for Taito
> Australia yet the address being in Indonesia really confused me at the
> time!! Mind you, he did say that Taito wasn't Taito anymore in
> Australia, so maybe he also wasn't in Australia any longer? Who knows!!
>
> So, unless the author of Kram lived in that part of the world then I
> guess I've just got things muddled as per usual and likely he had
> absolutely nothing to do with the test rig. It was sometime (mid?) in
> 2003 I got hold of the manual.
>
> Perhaps he knows something about this one (the Test Tech)?:
> http://www.guddler.co.uk/index.php?selected=6&content=12
>
> (Have the manual for that too but it's not scanned).
>
> I have never heard of another of those but they must be out there!
>
> Martin.
>
>
>
> On 22 Nov 2005, at 00:54, joemagiera wrote:
>
>> I picked up one of thes Taito Multi-Checkers/Bench Tester a while
>> back myself and have been looking for any manuals for a while
>> myself. I look forward to them being uploaded. I though sure I
>> posted here asking for them, but no replies. Maybe you hadn't found
>> them yet.
>> BTW, the guy who wrote Kram lives about 10 minutes from me, 2 house
>> down from a good friend of mine. I see him a lot in the summers as
>> if he's outside doing something in his yard, I'll stop by and BS with
>> him about "the old game days". I didn't know he had any involvement
>> with the Bench Tester, but sure makes sense. I'll have to hit him up
>> to see if he's got any info. And yes his name is Mark, and yes
>> that's where Kram (backwards) came from. His boss said come up with
>> a name, and it would have been called anything he said. What's the
>> guy's name who worked for Taito Of Australia? I'll ask Mark about
>> him. Might give me some leads!
>> Joe
>> -----Original Message-----
>> *From:* techtoolslist-bounces@flippers.com
>> [mailto:techtoolslist-bounces@flippers.com]*On Behalf Of *Martin White
>> *Sent:* Monday, November 21, 2005 05:51 PM
>> *To:* Technical Tools Mail List
>> *Subject:* Re: [Techtoolslist] Any Taito Bench Tester documentation
>> available?
>>
>> Well, that didn't take as long as I thought it would :)
>>
>> It's definitely called a "Taito Multi Checker" rather than the widely
>> accepted name of "Taito Bench Tester".
>>
>> The manual could really do with re-scanning but what I've just
>> uploaded will have to do for now since it's the best I have and don't
>> have a lot of time to re-scan it at the moment.
>>
>> As a complete aside, I got the documentation from a guy that used to
>> work for Taito of Australia - i think (i could be confusing it with
>> the manual for the Taito Test Tech - one came from eBay, the other
>> this chap). The guy's next door neighbour (allegedly) wrote Kram
>> (named after him since he was called Mark and couldn't think of
>> anything else!). I got into an email exchange with him over these two
>> bits of kit (the Taito Test Tech is Taito's answer to the cat box).
>> I've not been in touch with him for a long time now though
>> unfortunately. I have no reason to dispute what he was telling me
>> since he came up with the goods. His neighbour had remembered using
>> the multi checker but only knew of the test tech.
>>
>> Anyway, a scan of a poorly photocopied manual is better than no
>> manual at all, right?
>>
>> It has generalised instructions and a full wiring diagram.
>> Unfortunately, not schematics but I don't seem to remember there
>> being that much on the boards inside.
>>
>> Hope it helps!
>>
>> Oh, manual needs to be approved and moved somewhere before it will be
>> available for download.
>>
>> Martin.
>> On 21 Nov 2005, at 17:49, James Marous wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>> Recently picked up a Taito Bench Tester (similar to:
>>> http://www.arcadehelp.com/manual/testequipment/Taito%20Tester/TESTER.jpg)
>>> and was wondering if any documentation is out there for it. Manuals,
>>> schematics, pinouts, etc?? If you have any leads, I would appreciate it!
>>> Thanks
>>> James
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