Joining the club. Will take some time until the first play.

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Since this forum is hosted in the Netherlands, is it allowed to show the modified version of my playboy playfield here? Or are the rules here American-style? If so, I think I will not be allowed to show it...

Ok, I looked up the rules.

I think this playfield is PG-13. In Germany, it surely would be FSK 12.

Do not know if it is NSFW, I don't know if there is a German thing similar to it, so to be on the safe side, I flag it not safe for work.

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Finished repopulating my newly printed playfield. Did a somehow free interpretation of the colours used.
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I have a second playfield where I used a colour sceme that is nearer to the original (while the printing on the playfield is not)
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It's "printed in Germany"

Empty field:
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Populated:
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Colours even where nobody will ever see it...

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I've seen your backglass in some other tread. Funny how every number displayed has a meaning either in your life or in the life of playboy

Did you change the lock? The lock that is originally in there is a little longer than the one in the coin door. If you have a coin door lock there, you will loose a few Millimeters. You can get around it with a longer screw and some washers at the left end. But, those longer locks are available.

I looked it up. The normal coin door lock is 7/8, but you need a 1 1/8 here. Sorry, for me European-minded those imperial measurements are quite difficult.

Those capacitors are in parallel to the switch. So, when the switch is closed, they are shortened and unloaded. When the switch opens again, they load themself again. This current makes the MPU think the switch is still closed. So, the MPU has a little more time to recognize.

Since those capacitors are in parallel to the switches and go to "connect" when fail, they are a very common source of trouble.

I always replace them all.

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Since technology has changed since then, those 0.047uF look quite different now. They are way smaller. For a more historic look, I use capacitors with a higher voltage, which does no harm, but they are bigger and do look more like the 1970 ones...

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Yes and no I do not suggest to add capacitors to the switches of drop-down-targets. They are closed long enough I just replace them in places where there have been capacitors before. But when I am in doubt, I solder one in. So maybe, at the end I have capacitors at nearly every contact, even where there was no before. So: No, it is not my general recommendation to add capacitors where no ones have been before.

I replaced them since they were totally worn off. There were even holes in the middle of the plastic spoons.

I have two playfields, and on one of them I changed some parts to pink, e.g. bumper skirts and targets. So I thought it might be funny to change even those spoons under the playfield to pink

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Also, take a look at the colour of the Pop Bumper switch spoons I posted above.

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When renovating my Playboy, I used a real clear white and a real dark magenta. Not beause I am sure it is historically corrext, but just because I like it

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I would tend to say yes. I like the game play very much. I am still practicing the shot through that right passage into the grotto at the left, which is very challenging for me. I think I am better in repair and refurbish than a player.

Trying to find a photo that I did not yet post. In this photo, you see I took a little freedom in the colours on the playfield and replaced certain parts with magenta. Also, you see why the siderails are so shiny - they are new. Here you see them with the protective foil still on. I always have to replace them since I am not able to remove the nailed original ones without damage.
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By the way, I did that as well. I guess it is needed to do so since you will have that humming if you don't.

I guess I already told that I have two (slightly different) playfields for my playboy. Did I already tell where I store the one that is currently not in use? I don't want it standing in the way nor getting dirty.

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There are two changes I needed to make to get place for the spare playfield. One you can see in this picture: The bar that holds the playfield in the halfway upright position could not be reinstalled. But I know that many restorers leave that part away, anyhow, since it deforms the playfield when you leave it on that bar to long. So it was not a big issue to me to go without that part.

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In this picture, you see the wooden rests for the second playfield. I made them the same size like the original rests for the first playfield, so they do not look unfamiliar, but like something that could havbe been there since ever.

You also can see the second part I had to leave out - it's the rollin ball tilt. Respectively, you don't see

I just needed that space. But the machine plays quite good even without that part.

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Here you can see the dust cover. It's just a small frame with a black fabric. It prevents the stored playfield from the dust that is falling down from the playfield in use.

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I think it would be fun to have a cabinet with two real different games to change (using a aftermarket MPU where you can change the game via Dip-switch)

Maybe, my next project.

But, there is no space to store a second backglass.

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This is by design. You have to hit the target from the front to drop it.