Joined today! Picked up a nice Doctor in a trade! Looking forward to learning all about it, it’s been a long time coming. I have had several close calls but never managed to bring one home, until now.
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Quoted from pinballinreno:I ordered the LED colorDMD.
It seemed to me, to match the game better after LED's were put in the playfield.
But it does seem odd that no one has offered a back board decal.
LED ColorDMD looks great in the Doctor, we installed one in my buddies machine so we could have the Doctor lights back, and I’ll be putting one in mine someday as well.
I don’t feel like the difference is small at all, especially with the video modes and the various scenes in this game the color really brings them to life.
1 week later
How weird.
Mine had the flipper optos totally removed and replaced with leaf switches!
It works fine so I haven’t messed with it tho.
2 weeks later
Quoted from pinballinreno:How is this wire routed properly?
Looks terrible on my game lol
Is this the right switch location?
Or even the right switch?
My game is a little rough, many missing or re-imagined parts.
Post a pic of how it's supposed to be done please.
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My game isn’t accessible right now but... it’s supposed to go up the plastic wire tube and into the backbox, but it’s really tight when you fold down the head. There is a plug but it’s a pain to get to. My switch is already disabled, I might just relocate it .
Yeah, seems like a lot of Doctor’s have led rough lives. At least they have us to care for them now.
1 week later
Quoted from Scrmblr2:Now I just gotta get a high score on the board. Had a 250 mil game the other day...I was sad when it was not even replay or high score worthy. Guess I gotta practice.
Once you get good at the side ramp and getting your multiplier to 4x you’ll blow 250 mil away.
Quoted from pinballinreno:Kevlar rings come in the kit for the time expander.
I'm leaving them off for now.
Curiously there are no shooter lane protectors in my full kit.
Should I contact cliff? Or are they separate? I paid $104 for the kit.
I’d contact him. Sure looks like it’s included on the DW page on his site.
1 week later
Quoted from pinballinreno:I'm thinking of doing the siderails and lockdown bar in oxford (tardis) blue.
Too much?
I think that's a great idea. The coin door pic someone posted looked pretty good, and I don't usually go for fancy coin doors.
The stuck opto could be making the game assume you're already in multiball?
Does it move the mini PF to the middle position when this happens?
Huh. It certainly feels like it could be connected.
Have you gone through the single switch tests to see if anything else isn’t working right?
I grabbed an eBay set and they didn't look that great either... but they looked alot better than broken.
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Quoted from eyeamred2u:What the heck...is this Instagram now lol
lol, I think pinballinreno has decided he's Chris at HEP now. 
3 weeks later
Quoted from pinballinreno:A few pics of it assembled.
I dont think it's too black, the pearl metal is way nicer in person.
It seems appropriate with the artwork as it is.
Im sure there are a lot if great ideas out there but over-all I'm very pleased with it.
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That looks freakin great. Good call.
I like the new translite too.
Quoted from opt_prime:Rules question...on a couple occasions I've gotten a score over 1 billion - I just got to 1.7 billion a few days ago. I noted on the higher scoring games, my playfield multiplier seems to stay at a higher number, like 3.5 or 4x for a much longer time period, even though I'm not hitting the side ramp all that much, and in my recent game I'm guessing I just hit the side ramp maybe 20 times or less.
Does anyone know what causes this extended time for the playfield multiplier? Thanks in advance!
I think Doctor 6 causes that. If you didn’t actively choose him maybe you didn’t notice because he was spotted.
Quoted from opt_prime:Thanks - I thought that may be the case, but it seems like the effect of Doctor 6 was even longer than usual. As I go through waves of completing all the Doctors, is their effect enhanced in some way?
I don’t think so. Maybe you were just in the zone?
1 week later
I know you can run it off the flashers, but it would be perfect if it shook when you heard the Tardis sound effect.
Quoted from pinballinreno:I might regret the STC white over the whole game, but it really plays good until it rots away lol.
I have some titan flipper rubbers.
Might be perfect!
pinballgoddess is sold on perfect play.
I dont think they last that long.
She goes thru a set every couple months on her WOZ.
Although they last twice as long as latex
Also thinking about urethane post sleeves. They last forever.
But bounce funny.
Titan rings and flippers, and Cliffy posts for me. That perfect combination of good play, good looks and longevity.
Quoted from pinballinreno:Great call.
Now I'm going to put a regular one there.
Mine are Lightning on the bottom and a standard on top but I have a buddy with all lightning, that’s why I was wondering.
White rubber always looks better IMO. Black just looks too dark.
With Titan rings tho, man it’s hard not to do translucent. I didn’t think I’d like that look but I’ve done it on a couple machines now and I think it looks great.
Quoted from eyeamred2u:It always comes down to personal choice. I want to see DW done up with Titans amd Cliffy posts.
I’ve done the posts and the flippers on mine but the white rubber was still good enough not to have to swap yet.image (resized).jpg
Quoted from TicTacSeth:Hi all, first time owner of this machine ... it’s got the “Check Fuse F114 & F115” error that I cant get past. From looking it up, there’s a whole slew of things to check that I’m not familiar with. Wish me luck! I’ll try not to let the Dalek win ...
Go into switch test and see if your opto switches are working. That error on mine ended up being the opto board under the PF, a cap goes bad on it and takes out a trace, you’ll need to replace the cap and run a jumper.
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Quoted from pinballinreno:pinballgoddess was not impressed with my black flipper rubber concept.
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I gave my wife the choice of red, green or blue, and she took red too. Looks good, IMO.
Quoted from pinballinreno:Lol, yeah I think it looks pretty good.
And matches the rubber color in the manual!
Interesting! I thought they always used black rubbers and rings from the factory.
Quoted from pinballinreno:Looks AMAZING!
It really does update the game so much. A ColorDMD and a nice LED job really do make an old game seem new again!
Also installed a new launch button and did some tweaking on my my time expander while I wait for dsuperbee to finish his time expander lighting mod.
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:Wait, I hadn’t heard of the time expanded mod - is there a link to that?
No, he does these as kinda one off custom setups. I told him he needs to come up with a kit, because once you see how it looks you wonder why it wasn’t always there.
Next time I see his machine (which is for sale BTW) or when mine is done I’ll take some video.
Quoted from Maveri:the machine did start up,
fuses are all checked
when I turn it on it gives one beep
but the 3 LED lights on the CPU board stay on
after the beep nothing happends
in can check if the fuses have the right value
So no PF lights at all and nothing on the DMD? What happens if you just let it sit, is it resetting?
1 week later
Quoted from pinballinreno:Game made it to its destination today:
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pinballgoddess absolutely loves it! I've never seen her so happy about a game. Well it "is" Doctor Who...lol
The game plays like a dream!
Looks great dude, nice job!
Quoted from pinballinreno:I buy my share of NIB games a bit.
And yeah, a brand new game costs a bit whether you build it or buy it.
All brand new parts makes a brand new game.
pinballgoddess asked me if I could make it like brand new.
She wasn't interested in an old beat up game (I spoiled her on all NIB ones).
Doctor Who is a dream game for a fan of the series.
So the answer is "yes!". Just time and money lol.
A better than NIB, HEP style and quality Doctor Who is just a joy to have.
We are very happy with it.
I know this is shots fired but... you can’t get a new game as good as Doctor Who, especially with the modern updates like ColorDMD and Pinsound... except maybe like JJP POTC. But what game these days has a mechanism as crazy as the Time Expander??
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:I’m sorry, the KEVLAR?! just how fast are your balls going?
I think it’s carbon fiber, and he uses it because it’s thin and rigid and won’t bend.
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Quoted from opt_prime:I don't *think* I'm missing a piece in this area but after looking at the manual, I'm not 100% sure. I do see I'm currently missing a screw into one of the plastics, but I doubt that would result in a ball sized gap.
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Maybe your ramp is mounted up too high somehow? Mine looks just about the same but the gap is smaller.
3 months later
Quoted from pinballinreno:Thats a really good price!
Route trash is pusing $4000 now, lol
Well with NIB base editions going from $6k - $8k these days $4000 is a deal price.
3 weeks later
Quoted from wrd1972_PinDoc:And Bingo just what I needed. Thanks.
BTW I am ready to proclaim that this pin produces more "air-balls" than any other pin I have played. I thought my FH was the king of air-balls, but now the crown as switched to DW. Seems every ball that strikes the sleeves on the MPM take to the sky.
Anyone else agree with this?
That’s odd, my Doctor Who doesn’t have many air balls.... on the other hand, Williams IJ has crazy air balls off the 3 bank in the middle, they even added a shield and compensation for it in software lol. Hail to the king.
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Quoted from CoasterG:I just purchased a Doctor Who yesterday and I'm waiting for it to arrive.
Any initial tips, must dos, etc?
It doesn't have a ColorDMD so that's already on the list.
Thanks!
In terms of mods or protection, not really... but like Reno said, make sure the Time Expander is moving smoothly and the rails are clean... they can get gunked up with old grease and that can cause issues.
Quoted from dsuperbee:There is one more mod.....
And i cant find the video for it
If only someone would make a kit of it...
Quoted from dsuperbee:No, its a light that i built for my old DW and a few friends. Turns on and off as the time expander goes to the 3rd level. I posted a very quick and crappy vid of it somewhere in this thread.
Its a pretty neat little mod. Once you see it in operation it is pretty cool.
Edit: post 1346 has the vid. Maybe gunstarhero can shoot a better one? My DW is long gone.
Next time you come by we can shoot one.
Quoted from Tophervette:I am very happy with my LED COLORDMD. Easy Install. It brings the video Jumping doctor to life!
Strangest thing though. I have noticed that sometimes the current Doctor running at the start, changes to another Doctor in different clothes after the first jump. Weird.
Strange thing two. During a Davros multi-ball, with the Dalek on top moving/lighting up and talking, the MPF moving to level 3 - the DMD goes from color to black and white for a couple seconds. Scary. But is a momentary glitch.
I have a daughter/reset board on the CPU. I have a separate dual power supply for my LED Flippers, LED speaker lights, Dalek motor and DMD.
The way ColorDMD works is it basically lays color over the original DMD graphics so if it sees something it didn’t expect to see that’s where you get the black and white flashes from. Make sure you have the game ROM version the ColorDMD expects you to.
2 weeks later
Quoted from TheShadowsNose:Some of my red time expander inserts are not flush. Any advice on protecting the area until I get a chance to replace/reseat/and/or level them (also any advice on that would be great too)?
Thanks!
Jeez normally I would say a heat gun and the necessary pressure but in a area like that I don’t really know... are they mobile if you just press with your fingers? Any visible cracking around the insert? Does it mess up ball travel?
Quoted from TheShadowsNose:I’ll can post pics later. No cracking. Edges seem ok. No effect on the way in, but you can hear it on the way out, and it seems like it may give the ball a little deflection. Nothing major, but I don’t want it to get worse.
Maybe fill and sand? Don’t really know how to go about it, but looking to learn if need be.
Hmm...I’m not sure I wouldn’t just live with it if it’s not majorly ruining the game play and doesn’t look too bad and isn’t moving around freely it might just be one of those things, and that area is so insert dense I can’t imagine any fix being that straight forward..
Quoted from pinballinreno:Casual locations and home users often set up a ladder for exta balls to get you further into the game.
Set replay award to extra ball.
Change the auto adjustment from auto to score or levels.
Set the 4 scores
1 at 350 million
2 at 700 million
3 at 1 billion
4 at 1.3 billion
The ladder gives people something to shoot for and lets you see more of the game.
A lot of people prefer this.
I see it a lot at casual locations.
Yeah Peppermill has (or at least has had) their Star Wars like that for some reason... so I could play it almost indefinitely on one credit, lol.
11 months later
Quoted from CashMoney:The doctor is in!
New to the club.
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Junk. I’ll come by and steal parts off of it later!
5 months later
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