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American Pinball Houdini thread

By lllvjr

7 years ago


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Post #145 Houdini Pinball initial flyer Posted by HighProtein (7 years ago)

Post #184 Initial reveal at TPF Posted by SilverballNut (7 years ago)

Post #190 Introductory Price of Houdini Posted by 1iblind (7 years ago)

Post #198 Initial Pictures of Machine Posted by lllvjr (7 years ago)

Post #229 Playfield Close-Up Pics Posted by bigd1979 (7 years ago)

Post #284 Machine feature details Posted by rosh (6 years ago)

Post #312 More feature details Posted by rosh (6 years ago)

Post #385 Double switch lane picture Posted by pinballrockstar (6 years ago)

Post #420 Pinball show appearance schedule for Houdini Posted by rosh (6 years ago)

Post #434 Houdini pics from Allentown show Posted by PinballSTAR (6 years ago)


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#13416 2 years ago

So …. Question….

If I buy a NIB Houdini I need to buy an additional power pack for the flippers?

#13427 2 years ago

Considering the purchase of a new Houdini … looks to be around 7.5k NIB.
Seems prices have continued to increase but I also see this pin selling for much less on the used market.

My question … I’m not in this hobby to make money - I enjoy playing my games. What do you all think? Are you still totally in love with your pin or do you wish something newer was in your collection in place of your Houdini? Will this game get old in a 5 to 6 pin lineup?

#13435 2 years ago
Quoted from Markharris2000:

Yes, rosh said that new production units have all the power updates built in. The "flipper performance" module and is actually a large energy storage capacitor that mounts very close to the flippers. It's a small board mounted to the underside of the playfield, with a two-wire connector IN, and another two-wire connector OUT. Flippers need lots of energy for the first few milliseconds, and the capacitor makes that stored energy available very close to the coils, eliminating 4-5 feet of wire between the coil and the power supply. (The longer wiring to the power supply as originally shipped by API acts like a resistor at high current used by flipper coild which causes a non-trivial loss in the energy needed by the flipper coils).
Yes, new units have the power updates built in at the factory.

When did they start adding this? Within the last year or more recent?

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#13437 2 years ago

Joining the club !!!
Going to be getting a NIB Houdini soon !!!
Can’t wait !!!!!!

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#13452 2 years ago

It’s going to be a FUN Holiday weekend!!!! I’m in the club!!!

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#13484 2 years ago

Loving my Houdini so far!

Question?
When the screen comes up to select reverse flippers or the reverse reverse flippers 3x how do you select it?? Is says to select with flippers but mine doesn’t seem to change between or anything and when I hit both mine always just do the reverse flippers

#13502 2 years ago

I happened

Loving it !!

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