Common faults with kiddie rides.

Kiddie rides have existed for a long time now. and as time goes by, they add new features. But unfortunately for the operators, they don't look after their rides proberly, No matter who works at what place in the UK. (arcades and places only. Not the manufacturer factory) We are going to list those faults that are common for most kiddie rides.

## Dead bulbs

The light bulbs are important for the ride. They are fitted in the buttons so they know where the button is, And they are even fitted on the outside of a mould. (vehicles only) Now unfortunately, over the years, the original bulbs have died long time ago. Many operators don't tend to replace them. And some times, even worse, some day you will find a ride with attract mode disabled, and no bulbs working! not even the start button! so you will never know if the ride is turned on or not!

## Speaker

The speaker is used on most rides and are important too. Because during the ride, it plays some music or car engine noises or whatever. But sometimes it will behave differently depending on the volume adjuster.

### 1. Too quiet

Yeah, some rides are on low volume so it's hard to tell if the ride is playing any sound until you listen closely.

### 2. Too loud

And of course some rides are set to loud too, which is bad for your ears. if the attract mode is on, then you're only gonna get scared for a second. And if the volume adjuster isn't turned down sooner, then the speaker on the ride will go "POP" and then it will become mute.

### 3. Speaker not playing sound

It's common for the ride to not play any sound. but it relies on 3 things. The speaker is not plugged in, The volume adjuster is turned all the way down, Or the speaker is dead.

## Ride not moving

Some rides may not have movement at all. since that it still plays sound, then we might aswell call it a "Kiddie Listen" It relies on 3 things. The motor is not plugged in, The motor speed adjuster is turned all the way down, Or the motor is dead.

## Rejecting Coins

Money is what makes the ride go. But many operators never check on the coin mech. And once you insert any money, (besides 1p, 2p or 5p.) It will always reject. Even if the ride is switched on. So it's either the coin mech is faulty. Or the coin mech is not plugged into the board. This could be a reason why photo-Me went contactless.

## Ride with a different soundboard.

The kiddie ride will not work without the soundboard. But, some rides do have different soundboard. (For example: A Bob the Builder Scoop ride with Roley soundboard or vice-versa) And one time, there was a Roley ride that's painted blue and has the Clifford the Big Red Dog soundboard!

## Jammed buttons

Every ride needs a button. but some rides have them jammed. And even after several years, some operators never seem to fix or replace the buttons. There's a list of all rides that has the buttons jammed.

At Island Leisure Barry, There is a Fun2Learn V2 Postman Pat ride with a jammed button.

At Island Leisure, Barry, There is a RG Mitchell V1 Fireman Sam ride with a jammed start button

At Henry Danter Amusements, Barry, There is a Fun2Learn V3 Postman Pat ride with 2 jammed buttons. (except start)

At Henry Danter Amusements, Barry, There is a Jolly Roger V1 Mr. Bump See-Saw with a jammed start button.

## Buttons not working

Some buttons don't seem to work. Like if you press it, they don't make contact and will not make any sound effects. This is common on many old Jolly Roger rides that are made from early 1990s to 1998. It's either that the buttons are not plugged into the board. or the contacts that make the button register are dirty.

## Bypass start button activation

Every ride has a start button so after you insert the coins, the adult will step back for the child who's in the ride to press the start button to go. Some rides to bypass this feature. And it's also common on some old Jolly Roger rides that are made from early 1990s to 1998. It relies the same as the other push buttons. Either the start button is not plugged into the board, Or the contacts that make the button register are dirty.