Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:47 am
Day 9: 2, 17k
Matched:
0: 5 (26,500)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 75,250 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
Woohoo! 3/4 of the critical days with a match! Not going to be a record high because of the bad RLB, but it should still be a better than average round.
Matched:
0: 5 (26,500)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 75,250 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:29 am
Day 24, 2 matches, 19k and a Gift Box. I really should get my running tally caught up.
It took about 7 hours to swap out the starter. Apparently, the 2009 Honda Accord starter was expected to live forever. You need to remove the battery, battery bracket, air box and air intake ducts, and the engine intake manifold just to get to the starter. You cannot even see it until the intake is removed. The actual starter replacement is ~20 minutes... The majority of the balance ~6-1/2 hours is to figure out how to remove things without breaking anything... If I need to do this again, I could to it in about 2/3 to half the time. At least the car is happy (and starts now).
Now, back to getting the "old" car running well. ('86 Accord). Ironically, the '86 starter can be seen from the passenger side of the engine compartment and could probably be swapped out in under 45 minutes. Thankfully, the starter on this car seems solid. Battery is another story - new one is slated for tomorrow :/
It took about 7 hours to swap out the starter. Apparently, the 2009 Honda Accord starter was expected to live forever. You need to remove the battery, battery bracket, air box and air intake ducts, and the engine intake manifold just to get to the starter. You cannot even see it until the intake is removed. The actual starter replacement is ~20 minutes... The majority of the balance ~6-1/2 hours is to figure out how to remove things without breaking anything... If I need to do this again, I could to it in about 2/3 to half the time. At least the car is happy (and starts now).
Now, back to getting the "old" car running well. ('86 Accord). Ironically, the '86 starter can be seen from the passenger side of the engine compartment and could probably be swapped out in under 45 minutes. Thankfully, the starter on this car seems solid. Battery is another story - new one is slated for tomorrow :/
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Sat Aug 24, 2019 5:02 pm
Day 24: match 2, 19k
0: 13 (165,250)
2: 10 (176,000)
3: 1 (19,500)
4: 0
Gift boxes: 3
BLB: Day 8
Total: 360,750
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
...yeah, I'm definitely not able to do any of that stuff with my car.
0: 13 (165,250)
2: 10 (176,000)
3: 1 (19,500)
4: 0
Gift boxes: 3
BLB: Day 8
Total: 360,750
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
...yeah, I'm definitely not able to do any of that stuff with my car.
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Sun Aug 25, 2019 6:49 am
Day 10: 0, 18.5k
Matched:
0: 6 (45,000)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 93,750 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
I fell asleep on the couch about three hours ago. Thank goodness I woke up before midnight NST! Phew!
Matched:
0: 6 (45,000)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 93,750 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:30 pm
Day 25, no matches, 100k!
Yay for waking up in time!
Looks like I found the "last" problem in the old car. Still issues, but the severe shaking at idle is fixed
ETA:
This round Tally
Matched 0: 14 (283,750)
Matched 2: 10 (67,800)
Matched 3: 1 (7,500)
Matched 4: 0 (0)
Total: 456,250
High on record: 463,250 (2x)
Low on record: 451,375
Nice and average.
Yay for waking up in time!
Looks like I found the "last" problem in the old car. Still issues, but the severe shaking at idle is fixed
ETA:
This round Tally
Matched 0: 14 (283,750)
Matched 2: 10 (67,800)
Matched 3: 1 (7,500)
Matched 4: 0 (0)
Total: 456,250
High on record: 463,250 (2x)
Low on record: 451,375
Nice and average.
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Sun Aug 25, 2019 5:22 pm
Day 25: match 3, 100k
0: 13 (165,250)
2: 10 (176,000)
3: 1 (19,500)
4: 0
Gift boxes: 3
BLB: Day 8
Total: 460,750
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
Decent round, but why, Trudy, why did you give me a match 3 on a day it doesn't matter?
0: 13 (165,250)
2: 10 (176,000)
3: 1 (19,500)
4: 0
Gift boxes: 3
BLB: Day 8
Total: 460,750
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
Decent round, but why, Trudy, why did you give me a match 3 on a day it doesn't matter?
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Mon Aug 26, 2019 1:36 am
Day 11: 0, 18.5k
Matched:
0: 7 (63,500)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 112,250 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
What Pickles calls "decent," I would call "great"... Congrats on the great round! Congrats on whatever kind of round you had, Blue! (And congrats on fixing both cars!)
My car has a central display that went completely dark, so I can only use the "auto" temperature control settings, which I dislike, since I can't adjust the fan strength at all, and I can no longer go just a little forward/back on a CD I'm listening to (instead I have to go back to the beginning of a track, which can be problematic when audiobooks have long tracks and I only want to go back about ten seconds or so)... except the latter isn't much of a problem anymore, since the radio system is completely malfunctioning.
It is largely unresponsive, though I can occasionally adjust stations, but the audio goes out for about 1-2 seconds out of every 3-5 seconds, and I can't turn it off. Or if I manage to turn it off, it restarts itself, so I just have the volume set to zero right now, but I can't listen to audiobooks or traffic or music. It seems frivolous, but it's actually kind of important to me... I just wish I knew where to start diagnosing it.
I could theoretically easily replace the central display unit myself for about $130 (but what if it's just a fuse? but the system sucked, anyway - it went dark when I was trying to adjust the temperature because the touchscreen was barely responsive...), but I have no idea what to do about the radio. Is it a loose wire? Something inside the radio? Another part of the wiring system? My car is a 2005. Apparently in 2004, the US switched to lead-free solder, so all 2004-2005 cars have terrible electronic systems (I've already spent over $3000 on fixing the brake actuator and the combination meter, which were safety issues). You'd think in articles about buying used cars, they might have mentioned not buying ones from those years... Anyway, Blue, want to diagnose mine for me?
Matched:
0: 7 (63,500)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 112,250 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
My car has a central display that went completely dark, so I can only use the "auto" temperature control settings, which I dislike, since I can't adjust the fan strength at all, and I can no longer go just a little forward/back on a CD I'm listening to (instead I have to go back to the beginning of a track, which can be problematic when audiobooks have long tracks and I only want to go back about ten seconds or so)... except the latter isn't much of a problem anymore, since the radio system is completely malfunctioning.
It is largely unresponsive, though I can occasionally adjust stations, but the audio goes out for about 1-2 seconds out of every 3-5 seconds, and I can't turn it off. Or if I manage to turn it off, it restarts itself, so I just have the volume set to zero right now, but I can't listen to audiobooks or traffic or music. It seems frivolous, but it's actually kind of important to me... I just wish I knew where to start diagnosing it.
I could theoretically easily replace the central display unit myself for about $130 (but what if it's just a fuse? but the system sucked, anyway - it went dark when I was trying to adjust the temperature because the touchscreen was barely responsive...), but I have no idea what to do about the radio. Is it a loose wire? Something inside the radio? Another part of the wiring system? My car is a 2005. Apparently in 2004, the US switched to lead-free solder, so all 2004-2005 cars have terrible electronic systems (I've already spent over $3000 on fixing the brake actuator and the combination meter, which were safety issues). You'd think in articles about buying used cars, they might have mentioned not buying ones from those years... Anyway, Blue, want to diagnose mine for me?
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Mon Aug 26, 2019 4:29 pm
Day 1: match 2, 2k
0: 0
2: 1 (2,000)
3: 0
4: 0
Gift boxes: 3
BLB: Day 8
Total: 2,000
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
0: 0
2: 1 (2,000)
3: 0
4: 0
Gift boxes: 3
BLB: Day 8
Total: 2,000
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Mon Aug 26, 2019 6:58 pm
Day 12: 0, 18.5k and a gift box
Matched:
0: 8 (82,000)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 130,750 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
Matched:
0: 8 (82,000)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 130,750 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:55 am
Time to rinse and repeat...
Day 1, No matches, 1.5k
Ugh. Electronic displays. Nothing but problems. I was working in the electronics industry when the switch was made to lead-free solder. Tin Whiskers are nasty little buggers.
Siniri, feel free to PM me with the year, make & model of the car
Day 2, no matches, 2.5k and a Tyrannian Blibble
Day 1, No matches, 1.5k
Ugh. Electronic displays. Nothing but problems. I was working in the electronics industry when the switch was made to lead-free solder. Tin Whiskers are nasty little buggers.
Siniri, feel free to PM me with the year, make & model of the car
Day 2, no matches, 2.5k and a Tyrannian Blibble
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Tue Aug 27, 2019 5:18 pm
Day 3: match 2, 3k + gift box
0: 0
2: 2 (5,000)
3: 0
4: 0
Gift boxes: 1
BLB: Day ?
Total: 5,000
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
0: 0
2: 2 (5,000)
3: 0
4: 0
Gift boxes: 1
BLB: Day ?
Total: 5,000
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:54 pm
Day 13: 0, 18.5k and a Tyrannian Gulper
Matched:
0: 9 (100,500)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 149,250 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
That's four days in a row with no matches. Time to change things up, Trudy!
Matched:
0: 9 (100,500)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 149,250 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:27 pm
Day 3: match 2, 5k
0: 0
2: 3 (10,000)
3: 0
4: 0
Gift boxes: 1
BLB: Day ?
Total: 10,000
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
0: 0
2: 3 (10,000)
3: 0
4: 0
Gift boxes: 1
BLB: Day ?
Total: 10,000
High on record: 463,750
Low on record: 451,375
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:31 pm
Pickles wrote:Day 3: match 2, 5k
Me too
Re: Trudy's Surprise (Slot Machine)! [Split 4 ever]
Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:18 pm
Day 14: 0, 18.5k
Matched:
0: 10 (119,000)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 167,750 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375
Matched:
0: 10 (119,000)
2: 4 (48,750)
3: 0 (0)
4: 0 (0)
RLB: Day 2
Total: 167,750 NP
"Record" high: 461,750
"Record" low: 452,375