I'm also willing to make a few more unpainted for those who are interested in a different paint scheme

Those drac mods are OUTSTANDING. Damn I wish I had this game

I wouldn't consider Castle MB the easiest of those goals. I would probably consider it 3rd hardest. I'd swap castle and coffin in your list.

30m jackpot meaning stack all 3 multiballs at once is a pretty significant goal. I'd at least put in a 20m jackpot goal, achievable by ant 2 of 3 stacked mbs.

Was lucky enough to have one of these on my machine when I bought it....stunning!!!!

Thanks man!

Been wanting one of these for awhile. how much are you asking?

They're $180 shipped in North America. Can ship Tuesday (our postal services are down tomorrow in Canada)

Hi new BSD owner. Anyone know the exact color of the light blue on the cabinet next to the coin door? Thanks!

These are decals, so it's unlikely. Also, with age, every one will be a little different at this point. You're going to have to get something close and color match it yourself.

this its cool the coolest would be that somebody photoshop out the old drac and put the red armored drac on the original translite...and would be AMAZING

Sounds like a good idea as most don't like the look of old Dracula.
Ill post pics once i get the new translite on my game.

Thanks for the info! What’s the best way to polish the dull looking lower playfield area by the flippers? I’ve heard that Williams machines don’t have a clear coat on them from the factory. The upper playfield is glossy but the lower is not. Tried Novus 2 but no luck. It’s not dirty just real hazy.

I have two Dracula mods left for sale. $180usd shipped in North America, $220 overseas. 50% deposit required now, remainder due when you get your tracking info. I won’t be making these again for a while.. they take about 7hrs each to produce.

PM if interested!

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Wax is about your only option. Learn about the right way to do it here. https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/cleaning-and-waxing-pinball-machines-vids-guide/

Wiring looks fine. Check that the switch is seated in the housing. When you press the button it needs to activate the switch.

looks like the diode is not touching the metal, re solder those points.

Does it actually activate in switch test?

Short the switch with a piece of wire in switch edge test....does it register? That will determine if it is a switch or wiring/mpu issue.

Not mine, don't know the seller, but seems like a good deal for a nice BSD in Atlanta. ebay.com link: 1993 Williams Bram Stokers Dracula pinball machine

Looks to be a great deal indeed. Includes a Pinsound board (usually about $400?) and has new optos/opto board. I Imagine it won't last long at all (sort of thing that would have been gone in minutes if posted on FL's Village BBS [eBay is never on my radar with how pricing there usually is]).

Below is a PDF of the switch matrix chart for BSD and a PDF of the CPU board layout. According to the switch matrix chart the 'Launch Ball' button connects to the following two points on the CPU board for Row 4 Column 3.

J209-4 White-Yellow Wire
J207-3 Green-Orange Wire

You may also need to investigate to see if there is a broken wire somewhere in your row/column chain.

Gord

BSD_Switch_Matrix.pdf
BSD_CPU_Board.pdf

Pull those two connectors on the board, go into switch test, and
with a paperclip or short jumper, short pin j209-4 to j207-3
on the board. Does
Ball Launch register? If so, board is good, and issue is a
broken
wire/diode in the PF on that column/row. If it doesn't
register,
then board issue.

Also, if it doesn't register, continue shorting the rest of J209-4 to J207 (each pin, one at a time). Then J207-3 to each of J209 (each pin, one at a time). See if an entire row or column is out.

J206 and J208 are equivalent

Yup you can see that documented here: http://pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Williams_WPC at section 6.24.3 Switch Matrix Problems

I guess it is to supply redundancy but not really sure

I just had a playfield swap done, installing a new Mirco playfield and I'm working the bugs out and when you turn the machine on the mist motor runs continuously and reverses at the ends but doesn't stop, also the magnet drops the ball 1/3 of the way thru it's travel, I checked the gap under the playfield and have about a 1/8" uniform gap between the magnet and cutout in the playfield. The other issue is that when you turn the machine on the shooter lane ramp does not go up in order to shoot the ball up into the right side gate where the opto is, it's solonoid #8 and works fine in test mode, what initiates it being energized?

pretty sure there's a home leaf switch at the end of the tract, might need adjusting when it comes back to home.

probably the long opto transmitter and/or receiver, or the opto board might be having problems. if the optos are mounted too high or low across from another, they won't work...its a long opto beam. also, the copper gates might need adjusting so that they don't block it...lots of fine tuning.

could be related to the home switch on the magnetic track, or mist opto issues. the entire mist multiball system is kind of a PIA. I'm thinking one of those switches that isn't working for you is the fault for triggering the coil. have you tried to test the machine with the mist service test?

that's what i have for you, hope it helps. i haven't had to deal with my mist problems for 3 years THANK GOD.

Correct...if you note, the traces on the board go from one connector right to the next one. So they are redundant. Remember, Williams built these boards to service a multitude of games. So additional unused connectors on a particular game is not uncommon.

I think we've covered your connector question....But no, re-import from Germany shouldn't have any effect on the switch matrix that I'm aware of.

I suggested earlier to jumper the switch and you responded that it didn't register. Is that true? That it registers at the connector with a jumper but not at the switch with a jumper? If so that would suggest the connector is faulty.

Oh, and the switch is wired correctly.

Thanks ballsof steel, I'll try what you suggested, what initiates the shooter lane ramp to go up at start?

Check the opto's on the flipper-board (cabinet behind the fhysical button) clean and adjust by bending it in or out.

Here's the newest alt translite for BSD !
I'm happy to say that I was able to work with Hassanchop here on Pinside on the design ! Think it came out great! Haven't changed the colors of the LEDs yet so the colors are a bit off.

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Are these going to available?
Price?

Thanks,

RM

Pm sent

We have family visiting tonight through the weekend and I wanted to play some pins with everyone. I went to play BSD last night, and after getting coffin and castle MB's going, I started Mist and noticed the magnet wasn't activating. I then drain the balls and finally noticed that several lights are actually out, realized the magnet never tested itself upon power up and the coffin ramp never went back down after the drains.

I'm assuming a short, but I haven't removed the glass or messed with anything since playing full games just the other day. Here's an image of the exact row of lamps out, and then include the coffin ramp staying open and magnet not activating, even in test mode. Everything else seems to work fine.

Test reports: Mag Left Error, Mag Right Error, Top Right Ramp Up Error

If anyone has a quick thought for a last second save, otherwise, I'll try to investigate further after the fam leaves.

I can't decide if the tragedy of all this is that of course an error gremlin pops up hours before visitors, or if that amazingly comfortable and controlled triple stack never came to fruition. It would've been a doozy of a game, too! Ugh...

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I would double check that you didn't blow a fuse on the power driver board first. its the simplest thing. look to the leds

Great call. I will do that first upon arrival. I wouldn't have thought to check there first so thank you.

It sucks I couldn't dive into it last night and have been away from the house all day. On the way to the airport now so it will be a fly-by approach to the fix before moving onto hosting duties and playing Mystery Castle all night instead.

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