Farmington, MN
Quoted from mavantix:pinghetto it's an AU Optronics model M270HVN02.1 ... you can get them on eBay or Alibaba.
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Alien (Heighway Pinball)
Heighway Pinball, 2017
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I have my game on carpet so it has finally settle down in. Seems like the game was getting harder and I checked the leveling. It settled a little too steep. Now I have put the playfield at -6.5, with the glass at -13.8 (LE version). Has anybody played around with it and found the ideal leveling for their game?
Anyone know the pinout of the individual leds for Alien? I would like to try and build a test rig. Soldering them is definitely a PITA
Sydney, Oz
Quoted from WeirPinball:Anyone know the pinout of the individual leds for Alien? I would like to try and build a test rig. Soldering them is definitely a PITA
You want me to send you some blanks? This is what I do..
Take a few rows of blanks
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Stack them up
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Sit the headers in
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Lower the board on for soldering
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Run around this lot with the iron in about a minute
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Quoted from WeirPinball:I would like to try and build a test rig.
Testing is a bit of a pain, as you need a data line as well as power. I've given up wanting one. I do a quick test bewteen the data in and Gnd pins. This is where they seem to fail. If these two are short, then it's dead.
76B74CF4-2635-431D-B214-757EA318AAEB (resized).jpegQuoted from WeirPinball:Anyone know the pinout of the individual leds for Alien?
Green - gnd
Red - 5V
Blue - DIn
Yellow - DOut
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Well, I guess it’s a pretty quiet time of day around here.. but you are now watching this live. The first prototype build of the Alien passive sensor going in the oven.
This is very nerve wracking. It’s the most 0402s I’ve had to put on at once, yuk, but hopefully my PnP will be able to handle them. I wouldn’t want to be producing manually.
Well, here goes...
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I’ve done a connectivity test with the meter and now I’m going to fit the headers and test it in the machine.
Nervous!
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Take a few rows of blanks
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Very clever, I'll see what I can do. So far 1 at a time - thx for the help
Quoted from WeirPinball:Very clever, I'll see what I can do. So far 1 at a time - thx for the help
If I remember correctly it wasn't too much trouble. I kept the boards connected, ie six or seven in a row. Put them in my pc board holder and placed it high so I could get under it. Loaded the headers then just put a little solder on one of the pins from each header to hold it in place. Then flipped the boards to solder the rest of the pins and resolder the first pin from each header that was just tack soldered.
Last step was to add the headers to the edges of the outer boards that were covered by the grooves of my pc board holder.
Quoted from Bartzenegger:Time! Amazing stuff brother
Well....I’ve got a bit of tuning to do on the sensor. Rest assured I’ll be happy to call it amazing if it works, haha.
Quoted from TimeBandit:It’s out. I had to rework it just a little bit. 0402s are small, man! A couple of components had turned into jumpers, and a couple were touching their neighbour, but all looks good now.
I’ve done a connectivity test with the meter and now I’m going to fit the headers and test it in the machine.
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Mike, you are pure genius!!!
On a different note, I'm thinking about trying to get Sigourney Weaver to sign my translite ( though not really present in the game, sadly)
Have a potential lead, but have never chased autographs before....Any tips? Do you think she would?
Quoted from MK6PIN:On a different note, I'm thinking about trying to get Sigourney Weaver to sign my translite ( though not really present in the game, sadly)
Have a potential lead, but have never chased autographs before....Any tips? Do you think she would?
Just call her up and ask if you can swing by...i'm sure it wouldnt be a big deal..
Quoted from ulmpharmd:Just call her up and ask if you can swing by...i'm sure it wouldnt be a big deal..
Probably the same odds as getting Bill Paxton's auto...lol
Quoted from iceman44:Playing this game in the dark is some of the best 10-15 minutes of pinball fun out there. Period! This F ing game is awesome.
TRUTH!!!!!
Canmore, AB
Quoted from kciaccio:Probably the same odds as getting Bill Paxton's auto...lol
You take that back. Bill Paxton is a god and it's blasphemy to make a joke about Bill Paxon. Bill Paxton would not approve nor do I. 
QSS
Quoted from way2wyrd:She will absolutely sign it. Just have to catch her at a comic con. She is very nice. Ot will cost you 100 -150.
Heres my baby. Got paxton before he passed.
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Sweet!!!
Quoted from way2wyrd:She will absolutely sign it. Just have to catch her at a comic con. She is very nice. Ot will cost you 100 -150.
Heres my baby. Got paxton before he passed.
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Thats an awesome signed movie poster. Really love Bill Paxtons signature- Game Over Man "hudson".
Quoted from iceman44:Playing this game in the dark is some of the best 10-15 minutes of pinball fun out there. Period! This F ing game is awesome.
Totally agree ! It’s so cool in the dark
Quoted from TimeBandit:BOOM!
Working. Demo below.
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This is amazing work.. A single bad switch can render a game absolutely un-fun, thanks for helping to keep these games running for more years to come!
Quoted from TimeBandit:BOOM!
Working. Demo below.
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Amazing! Great work!
Quoted from TimeBandit:BOOM!
Working. Demo below.
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Fantastic! Awesome work!
Quoted from TimeBandit:BOOM!
Working. Demo below.
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Will either this sensor or the LEDs work in Full Throttle?
Quoted from BertoDRINK1:Will either this sensor or the LEDs work in Full Throttle?
They should, but are not tested. Best way to check would be to try some Alien parts in FT. If they work then the replacements will work. I will be testing a FT when I can get to one. Or I might send some parts out for testing.
Quoted from TimeBandit:BOOM!
Working. Demo below.
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Stellar job as always!!!!....more of my $$ coming to you...
Quoted from Lamprey:Is there a complete list of rubber ring sizes for Alien?
Wondered this as well...doubtful tho
Merthyr Tydfil
Quick update on the availability of the replacement sensors. I need to turn the board once more for a minor component tweak, and of course the holidays are now in the way of quick turnaround, so I would look to around mid Jan for these to be available.
Tall GI bulb replacements will be available at the same time.
I will also be doing a complete replacement of switches on my machine to the new ones for a solid test environment. I will put up some gameplay of that in a week or so.
Quoted from EalaDubhSidhe:One rubber list and map, coming right up. Includes the airball guard ones.
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Awesome! Thanks
Hey guys, I just added an Alien kit to Titan pinball's database for an easy order....just go in and use the template and then change colors and such to fit what you want. I based the kit off of the above post
Quoted from TimeBandit:Quick update on the availability of the replacement sensors. I need to turn the board once more for a minor component tweak, and of course the holidays are now in the way of quick turnaround, so I would look to around mid Jan for these to be available.
Tall GI bulb replacements will be available at the same time.
I will also be doing a complete replacement of switches on my machine to the new ones for a solid test environment. I will put up some gameplay of that in a week or so.
I would be up to testing a switch in a Full Throttle also
Quoted from EalaDubhSidhe:One rubber list and map, coming right up. Includes the airball guard ones.
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very helpful...thank you!!! planning on changing to titan at the same time a PETG plastic set available..(anybody?...I've hit dead ends on 3 fronts)...
Quoted from MK6PIN:very helpful...thank you!!! planning on changing to titan at the same time a PETG plastic set available..(anybody?...I've hit dead ends on 3 fronts)...
I have petg plastics sets now
Quoted from TimeBandit:They should, but are not tested. Best way to check would be to try some Alien parts in FT. If they work then the replacements will work. I will be testing a FT when I can get to one. Or I might send some parts out for testing.
Absolutely awesome Mike, Thankyou
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