{"id":8257,"date":"2024-11-12T09:19:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/2024\/11\/12\/tricky-traps-restoration\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:19:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:19:19","slug":"tricky-traps-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/2024\/11\/12\/tricky-traps-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Tricky Traps\u201d restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_8257\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"8257\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In this post, I&#8217;m going to take a look at the restoration &#8211; or rather repair &#8211; of a handheld game that I recently received for review. It has the name \u201cTricky Traps\u201d. This means something like \u201ctricky or tricky traps\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The game \u201cTricky Traps\u201d by Tomy is a mechanical game of skill that was originally released in the 1970s. It consists of a maze-like playing field in which the player must navigate a small metal ball through a series of obstacles and traps. The aim of the game is to successfully maneuver the ball through the maze to the finish without it falling into one of the many traps. There are five balls available. The game is timed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8217\" style=\"width: 484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115056-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8217\" class=\"wp-image-8216 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115056-644x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115056-644x1024.jpg 644w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115056-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115056-768x1221.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115056-966x1536.jpg 966w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115056-1288x2048.jpg 1288w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115056-scaled.jpg 1610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tricky Traps<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Game mechanics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">The player starts the game with a rotary knob, which sets a small electric motor in motion. This motor drives the \u201ctraps\u201d and also the rotary knob itself via a gearbox. This is how the \u201ctimer\u201d is realized. Once the rotary knob has completed about three quarters of a turn, the motor stops again and the game is over. This is solved by a contact spring, which is pressed down onto a mating contact by a small bar at the bottom of the rotary knob.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Once the game has started, the red button can be used to release a ball into the track. The white button at the bottom is the actual and only game button. It lifts the ball with a small cylinder so that it can move through the various parts of the playing field. You have to do this with the right timing.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">There are numerous obstacles on the playing field, such as rotating disks, small ramps, narrow passages and a rotating magnet that can stop the ball or cause it to fall into a trap.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The colorful design is typical of the mechanical games of the 70s and 80s. It is made of plastic and the moving parts are usually brightly colored.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The technical problems that occur often in such old games are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">leaking batteries, which usually cause corrosion and destruction of the contacts<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Brittle plastic, which mainly occurs with gearwheels that are mounted on brass shafts and therefore start to slip. This also means that housing gears often no longer hold together properly.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Electric motors whose brushes are worn so that they no longer turn<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Resinous grease and oils that make moving parts sluggish<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Wires and electrical connections that are corroded and broken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">All of these points can be found very often during restoration and must be fixed. This can also be done more or less easily. After carefully opening and inspecting the appliance, I actually start by completely dismantling and cleaning the parts. Then I try to repair any broken plastic parts. Here I use various adhesives as far as possible. Sometimes it is also necessary to reproduce a part with a 3D printer. Of course, this assumes that enough of the original part is still available to reconstruct it accurately. The electrical components of these devices are the easiest to repair, as there are usually no electronics with any components with ICs that are no longer manufactured.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8225\" style=\"width: 484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120001-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8225\" class=\"wp-image-8224 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120001-1024x856.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120001-1024x856.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120001-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120001-768x642.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120001-1536x1284.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120001-2048x1712.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8225\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Revealing the parts after disassembly<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120035-1024x794.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8226 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120035-1024x794.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120035-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120035-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120035-768x596.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120035-1536x1191.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120035-2048x1588.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8231\" style=\"width: 484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120133-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8231\" class=\"wp-image-8230 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120133-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120133-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120133-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120133-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120133-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_120133-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gearbox<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_8221\" style=\"width: 484px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115843-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8221\" class=\"wp-image-8220 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115843-1024x1022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115843-1024x1022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115843-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115843-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115843-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115843-1536x1533.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115843-2048x2044.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Assembly after cleaning<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115820-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8218 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115820-937x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115820-937x1024.jpg 937w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115820-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115820-768x840.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115820-1405x1536.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115820-1873x2048.jpg 1873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_115031-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8214 size-large aligncenter\" 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href=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_114846-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8213\" class=\"wp-image-8212 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_114846-995x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_114846-995x1024.jpg 995w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_114846-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_114846-768x790.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_114846-1492x1536.jpg 1492w, https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_20241007_114846-1990x2048.jpg 1990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cBall\u201d button to start the ball<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_8257\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"8257\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 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It has the name \u201cTricky Traps\u201d. This means something like \u201ctricky or tricky traps\u201d The game \u201cTricky Traps\u201d by Tomy is a mechanical game of skill that was&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/2024\/11\/12\/tricky-traps-restoration\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":8211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1620,1621],"tags":[2566,2569,2570,2064,2065,2015,2563,2565,2568,2567,2564],"class_list":["post-8257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-repair-and-restauration","category-vintage-toys","tag-electromechanical-game","tag-fix-tricky-traps-en","tag-games-from-the-70s","tag-retrogames-en","tag-retrospiele-en","tag-tomy-en","tag-tomy-japan-en","tag-tomy-tricky-traps-en","tag-traps-en","tag-tricky-en","tag-tricky-traps-en"],"a3_pvc":{"activated":true,"total_views":590,"today_views":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}