WHAT IS THE DREADED BLACK DUST ?

[markc]

picture of pile of crap added to pile of dust ...

[morrie]

I have seen this dreaded black dust in pins from the
Usa, Europe,Australia and even Iceland
The shit gets every were
If you come across a really bad machine check out the speaker magnets
in the head box they are usually covered in it

 

[markc]

the black dust comes from every pin

[Extra Ball]

if it was contacts, then EMs would be brim full of it

[wonder]

My JD never came with any so not sure if should bid and put some in the machine.Fell a bit left out.

[markc]

My JD never came with any so not sure if should bid and put some in the machine.Fell a bit left out.

you left out .... poor Craig  , mate I am sure you have plenty of dust in the NIB sterns ....

[Finny]

A few years ago in a place called Chernobyl, there was a small industrial accident which ejected tones of black dust over europe. This is the dust inside the euro machines. To verify, you can use a tool called a geiger counter to detect any of this dust, also known as plutonium.

If that's the case we're all finished...

Seriously though, I reckon it comes from the sleeves inside the coils which acts as a dry lubricant...

High voltage circuits also attract this crap too...

[wonder]

My JD never came with any so not sure if should bid and put some in the machine.Fell a bit left out.

you left out .... poor Craig  , mate I am sure you have plenty of dust in the NIB sterns ....

Hope not, as havent open it yet

[markc]

My JD never came with any so not sure if should bid and put some in the machine.Fell a bit left out.

you left out .... poor Craig  , mate I am sure you have plenty of dust in the NIB sterns ....

Hope not, as havent open it yet

bet u got boxes of parts still yet to open .....   black dust gets in them too

[billstats]

I bought some ectromechanicals from europe , they were filthy black with the stuff.Its definetely not the familiar carbon smell with electro,s ,but rather irritating. (I started coughing near them) ,your theory(cave) the storage warehouses in industrial areas sounds correct,my machines ,were stored for 30+ years in the same warehouse.

[wonder]

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bet u got boxes of parts still yet to open .....   black dust gets in them too
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Hope not as got some more coming,thanks again.

[Caveoftreasures]

I bought some ectromechanicals from europe , they were filthy black with the stuff.Its definetely not the familiar carbon smell with electro,s ,but rather irritating. (I started coughing near them) ,your theory(cave) the storage warehouses in industrial areas sounds correct,my machines ,were stored for 30+ years in the same warehouse.

stored for 30 years. Now that would be exciting to open up those pieces of history. that would have been a great buzz.

Now, u can say u have 30 yr old (minimum) 30 yr old black dust. Cool. AND some really nice pins. 

[Caveoftreasures]

Also, Finny wrote the funny bit about Chernobyl with the black dust etc. probably a bit of truth to it. !

Might do a search on pinball parlours in Russia for the hell of it . See what i can come up with 

[markc]

bet u got boxes of parts still yet to open .....   black dust gets in them too
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Hope not as got some more coming,thanks again.
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you leg HOG ................

and mate will be sent soon ..