Christmas in March?

[heima]

Well, that's what it seemed to be. As look what I was greeted with when I arrived home.

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But it not just any Christmas, no...






IT'S A CUTIE HONEY CHRISTMAS CHARLIE BROWN !!

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And this cutie is pretty clean. A little dust, but that seems to be about it. No gunk on the ball paths at all.

Here's cutie's back side. I am kind of puzzled as to what the little circuit board with two tiny dip switches is for (upper left of center, next to yellow strip).

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And no, I did not forget about the Macross Fever cell. Pachinko Parlor smoke smell and all.

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And here is its back side, where somebody has spliced a dongle of some sort.

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And just what is this dongle? Well, it has a bunch of optoisolators, a rectifier, a 7805 voltage regulator, and my eyes are not good enough, but I am going to guess a PIC of some sort. I am guessing that this is some sort of remote control of the cell, through a parallel port perhaps. Dunno, but when I do get my V-Trigger frame, it's going to be a project to get it installed and working correctly.

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UPDATE: The dongle is labeled "Victory-Lite002".

And for those who are curious. Yes, I did take pictures during the unboxing. That took about an hour to accomplish. I really got my $40 worth in secure packing fees. I will post those pictures if someone really wants to see them.

As for right now, I am going to give Cutie Honey a quick wipe down and see how she plays. (I wish they included a key).

[luckydog]

thanks for the pics, the key from any modern machine should fit

[compirate]

Although a standard key will work, Cutey Honey requires the longer key because of the way the door is around the lock.

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[Drunkenclam]

I've no idea on the dip switches. But if you do a full reset. They appear on the screen telling you what position they are in (but not what they do)


Honey Flash

[mandoman]

That really is Christmas. Nice going. Other than some splicing the Macross cell seems to be intact.

[heima]

Thanks guys. Yep, all my keys are the short type, so I guess I will need to find a long one.

[heima]

What the heck? How did that pic get over here?

[Drunkenclam]

Don't worry. That cracked plastic is on mine as well. I'll check what keys I have as I had a bunch sent in my last lot. But I think they might all be the normal ones. You can open it with a normal key but it's difficult as you have to remove the key just as if pops off the latches.

[heima]

Hmm, I can't even get a normal key to turn. Very tight. Do you think the previous owner might have repinned the lock? Strange.

[Drunkenclam]

I think my honey needed de-pinning before it would take a key.