Hi new member here... I spent months searching for an EBDlx and could not find one, so I bought myself a 6M$M as a first pin to start my collection. Shortly after buying the bionic Man, I found an Eight Ball Deluxe for sale, and I just had to own it!
Its in pretty good shape on the playfield, and has been upgraded to LED bulbs and has the Altec upgrade...
I think it is a 1984 edition, but the cabinet has decals....these were installed poorly so there is some wrinkling around the legs etc...backglass is maybe 8/10.
Perhaps someday I could re-do the cab properly, but I will need to practice on a few other titles first as I am new to the hobby and have zero experience.
I have a question about my game for the experts on here...
Sometimes when I make the eight ball shot, the game gives me several of the letters for "Deluxe" even though I did not hit them. It only happens rarely, but once in a while it will go right to "One more for Deluxe" right after making the eight...I wonder if this is an indication of a problem that is starting...Is it something I can prevent from worsening?
Thanks in advance
Oh and here is a quick pick...I can't keep my 13 year old off of this game! He has been bitten hard! lol

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Thank you nveld! I will do that.

think I read somewhere that in 1984 they changed the bulb set up to a board (lamp board?) or something...anyways, my game has that feature...The cab does look like the 1981 with the cream colour...but the seller gave me some Altek info and said it was an upgrade...can anyone enlighten me on this?
With the stickers on the cabinet it has the "mean cowboy" with no wedding band...I like this better but not a fan of the decal artwork.
I have to fix the tilt plumb bob thing as well, because I am able to save the ball from side drain without tilting frequently...kinda cheating really...but man ebd is a great game!
I have ordered a set of new rubbers for it, and I am researching how best to clean the playfield. I am a total noob at this stuff and I am glad I found this forum!
I think I will have to fix the pop bumpers at some point, as they are nowhere near as strong as my 6M$M bumpers...I need to find a good trustworthy pinball repair tech in my area. I plan on getting another machine or 2 someday, so a good tech will be important.

Also, I do plan on lowering the legs on the 6M$M, but the levelers are in rough shape...looking to find new legs for it.

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Interesting...I think mine is upside down too then. will check when I get home. I just hope if I go to switch them around it doesn't screw anything else up...with my luck something will be stripped, or will crack, or fall inside, or blow up...etcetc...

I would also like one of these toppers...are they still available?
Also, did anybody notice the mistake? it's QUIT talking and start chalking...not STOP talking...

sell me one! please??

Hey Manples,
Change batteries immediately and mar k the date next to them...
The background sound can be adjusted. There are 2 pots on the sound board; one for for speech, one for background sounds. Use a small tweaker screw driver to play around till its right. The over all volume control should be on the coin door.
Welcome to the club!

Oh and that "siren sound" happens when winning a free game. In the video you posted, the guy wins a game 30 seconds into his first ball, so his credit thresholds are all wrong. Check the manual and follow the instructions on how to set up the game's preferences to your liking. If you don't have the book you can find it online.

toby your EBDlx is really nice! Unique and beautiful! Well done.

Gatecrasher, that is very cool of you! Another working EBD makes this world a better place. Kudos to you.

There should be two pots on the sq&T board...get a small screwdriver and tweak the knobs till you get the mix you want...

Then, if you want to cheat, you can bend the little gate so it has trouble with the kick out, and you collect your bonus over and over!

This.
I really want one of the toppers!

Post a pic! I want to see it...

Better get some plastic lane guides on there! (Where the ball feeds to the flippers)... and some new in line targets too...
The red doesn't look too bad! I thought it would be worse...

search up gatecrashers post on restoring ebd. He has pics of how to melt the posts into new plastics...can't find it now but he will probably chime in. He is the resident expert on EBD.
Do NOT grind those posts!

That's awesome! It is such a great feeling when you fix or figure out a problem yourself. Nice job, and enjoy the greatest game ever made!

check the fuses under the playfield for your target re-set issue

when my multiplier targets went wonky it ended up being a short on the coin door of all things! Check out the coin door and coin shutes

I can confirm there is no "call out" when hitting the multiplier targets; it does make a cool "muuunnh" sound though.

DITTO!