F-14 Tomcat
Williams, 1987I am looking for the entire assembly that goes inside the 3 rotating beacons on the backbox.
What I do have:
the 3 lenses (red, clear, blue)
a 2-pin harness to connect the power
the 2 drive belts
What I need:
everything else....sockets, gears, pulleys, mounting brackets...etc...
I am completely open to replacing them with aftermarket beacons for a car or something, if there was something affordable.
Quoted from PghPinballRescue:I am looking for the entire assembly that goes inside the 3 rotating beacons on the backbox.
What I do have:
the 3 lenses (red, clear, blue)
a 2-pin harness to connect the power
the 2 drive belts
What I need:
everything else....sockets, gears, pulleys, mounting brackets...etc...
I am completely open to replacing them with aftermarket beacons for a car or something, if there was something affordable.
Like this?
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1027-tilted-pinball/01127-reproduction-f14-beacon
I did see that. Client t is never going to pay that much. I'm sure it's good quality and as good as original, but it's just too expensive.
Maybe try to hunt down revolving light/beacons, and use the guts of them? They'll probably cost about $25-$35 each.
http://www.vehiclesafetysupply.com/peterson-763-revolving-light-g-804.html?cPath=1_11_880
I'm wondering what the amperage draw might be for 3 motors and if the game could handle it. I'm guessing the drive belt configuration was a cost saving measure for the most part.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/f-14-aftermarket-beacon-help-for-dummies
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/f-14-tomcat-beacon-diy-step-down-voltage-regulator
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/f-14-beacon-reproduction
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-getaway-pinball-siren-topper
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/alternatives-to-beacon-topper-on-high-speed
Quoted from PghPinballRescue:I did see that. Client is never going to pay that much. I'm sure it's good quality and as good as original, but it's just too expensive.
Hit a hobby store that sells science-y type kits/erector sets to get pullies, etc.
Hope you're charging for your time to cobble something together. Maybe you can get a recipe going for other people that are looking to save a buck.
Quoted from slochar:Hope you're charging for your time to cobble something together.
That's what I was thinking. The plug and play reproduction looks like a bargain compared to the time to cobble something else together. Plus you end up with a game that doesn't look like it was cobbled together from something else.
Quoted from PghPinballRescue:I did see that. Client t is never going to pay that much. I'm sure it's good quality and as good as original, but it's just too expensive.
I guess these were reproduced for a reason. Look like great value to me, I don't think I could produce anything better for any less...
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