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Fake pinball machine: Worth anything?

By Shenanigander

8 years ago

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#101 8 years ago

WIZ

balzofsteel

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Middle O' Oregon

9y 54,800 826 49

Quoted from ClassicArcades:
I wonder how hard it would be to incorporate the vfd display tube into the old plasma 6 and 7 digit games? at $6 for 6 digit game, you would have the same plasma look instead of a $60 glass from vishay. I am going to do some research on the pinouts and see if it is feasable to make a replacement board with 6 or 7 tube sockets for displays.. anyone else tried to go down this road
Jeff
Classic Arcades Inc.

The Allied Leisure TTL pins like Dynomite and TNT would be ideal. They use the same 7447 chips as digit drivers and also used an unobtanium 5 digit plasma tube.

#102 8 years ago

ARS

thedefog

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10y 93,350 5,673 72

Unobtainium they are not. At least not according to eBay.

#103 8 years ago

WIZ

balzofsteel

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Middle O' Oregon

9y 54,800 826 49

Quoted from thedefog:
Unobtainium they are not. At least not according to eBay.

link?

#104 8 years ago

ARS

thedefog

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10y 93,350 5,673 72

Quoted from balzofsteel:
link?

Already posted one in this thread. Pg1 I think.

#105 8 years ago

ICK

Shenanigander

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London, ON

11y 78,625 2,213

Quoted from balzofsteel:
A couple drops of rubbing alcohol on a pot can do a fairly decent job as contact cleaner.
I haven't used a scope in decades, and Super Flipper doesn't have spark plugs to connect it to. A lab scope might work but I have no clue what I'd be looking at. Nevermind the scope for now.
The HP 10529A was designed for quick dognosing of TTL circuitry and holy cow does it ever.
I'll save me a mess of typing and just link this for now: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=150713
Cheers.

Thanks for the link. What a mess. Sounds like this is beyond my expertise. I might try to clean some pots and see where that gets me at least.

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#106 8 years ago

ICK

Shenanigander

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London, ON

11y 78,625 2,213

Well I have not tried anything yet but I have 4 more machines than I have space for so I am going to have to pass this guy on. Anyone interested in this?

#107 8 years ago

robertmee

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Raleigh, NC

12y 82,800 6,430 15 9

Would love to have it...and I have all the tools to fix it....are you driving to nc anytime soon

#108 8 years ago

ICK

Shenanigander

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London, ON

11y 78,625 2,213

Quoted from robertmee:
Would love to have it...and I have all the tools to fix it....are you driving to nc anytime soon

come and visit Canada

#109 8 years ago

robertmee

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Raleigh, NC

12y 82,800 6,430 15 9

OP
Quoted from Shenanigander:
come and visit Canada

I spent 6 months in Alberta a few years ago...in the dead of winter. I'm good for awhile

#110 8 years ago

ICK

Shenanigander

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London, ON

11y 78,625 2,213

oh!!! IM not even that Canadian

#111 8 years ago

NEO

CaptainNeo

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Burlington, WI

11y 148K 22,438 37 77 1

if it's shopped, i'd pay 125, otherwise $50 if it needs new rubber.

I guess virtual pins have come a long way since this.

#112 8 years ago

ROB

gooterman

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Aliquippa, PA

11y 31,150 145 51

I fixed one of these a few years ago. My friend has 2 of them. I'm sure the other will end up here when i have room again.

As far as i can remember, it was a royal pain in the butt to get it going. About all i remember is that you can adjust the end position and distance of the flipper lines from pots on the board. And (if i remember right) the flippers were controlled by a photosensor with a 44 style bulb and a shutter that allowed light through as you pushed the buttons in. If your bulb burns out, your flipper quits.

I think the chimes played a little tune when you start a game and just a single dong when you add a credit.

#113 8 years ago

GEP

Gerry

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Syracuse, NY

11y 66,900 3,808 26

I will be watching this thread evolve...

cant wait to see who ends up with this thing

#114 8 years ago

ICK

Shenanigander

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London, ON

11y 78,625 2,213

well lets just hope it ends up out of my basement soon as I have 3 more pins down there than comfy space

#115 8 years ago

ICK

Shenanigander

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London, ON

11y 78,625 2,213

Some progress...

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#116 6 years ago

BUD

doughslingers

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Norton, VA

12y 92,550 3,746 25

Any one ever seen the clone pin to this UFO?

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