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Matthews, NC
Sydney, Oz
I keep licking my lips at those green pops. They look spectacular. I can't wait to see them finished.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:It clears well at the mounting point
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Runs very close at the end when activated though. [quoted image]
Another thing I want to check is the alignment of the divertor with the ramp.
Not ideal.
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The arm is adjusted/bent in a manner that solves both issues.
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You just need green pop bumper rings now.
Quoted from j_m_:scot from (pinrestore.com) is a great guy and has quite a few [must have] items for restorations all in one place
I bought one of his rivet presses which are pretty sweet. The press combined with that third hand rivet tool can handle most all riveting
Getting ready to power up the TAF for the first time.
When a game requires so much rewire from the power box on it can be a little unsettling to plug it in and throw the switch for the first time.
Add the needed replacement boards into the mix and that just makes it worse.
Before I can power up I need just a few more wiring repairs and corrections/additions.
Repairs will be GI
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Stray cabinet lamp wire
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Solenoid connector
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Additions needed
12 volt tap for the topper lighting mod
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Connector for the sub woofer in the cabinet to the speaker panel.
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Repairs and additions are made
Rebuilt or remade connectors
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Power tap3A838AED-B9B1-4742-B540-74FE4B273878 (resized).jpeg
Speaker panel connector. Speaker panel now has the proper THING light board 22C47382-1B36-4189-9A8E-342841FADBCB (resized).jpeg
The CPU wires pictured were missing the keepers so they were all individually reset and a light pass of hot glue is used only in the recess of the connector to insure that will stay put when the game gets folded up and travels back across the country.
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Looks pretty tidy back here for now
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It lives no false starts,tripped breakers or blown fuses so things are looking good now. 03F7C641-AD65-4AE8-9D45-9395468CE3E8 (resized).jpeg
Edmonton, AB
I am building a couple EBDs
All will be based on traditional version
Loaded up the various games and parts needed to do two games. 82111E27-5B40-4AA7-871E-AFAFB1A8A3AF (resized).jpeg
Unloading
Pinball dojo is starting to get crowded.
This happens when it takes three games and two extra cabinets to work off of.
It is like a five game footprint for now.
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I was asked a couple times about the low profile prop rod holder.
I have lots of these bookcase shims around here having done many TAFs.
Two small holes are drilled.
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Then small screws attach it on the backside of the set block.
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It is set to give a slight tension to the prop against the block. 947CF4ED-547F-4C3C-A010-EF141CF3E9BC (resized).jpeg
That is it really. Could be used on almost any game missing the prop holder.
9FF55F02-4755-48F3-8DF0-6A3C21B642D7 (resized).jpegI expect to get the last parts needed for the TAF today.
It isn’t that I don’t plan well in advance but sometimes I decide something might look better or be an improvement as the game assembles so that was the case with TAF as it starts to fall together.
The final hold up is the jet bumper lighting and that means I can’t place the ramp.
Knowing the lights should be here today I can go ahead and put the time into building the new ramp
The guides are regrained and installed with new screws. image (resized).jpg
The gates and brackets are also cleaned and grained or polished with new switches installed. image (resized).jpg
Now I want to make a nice new clean harness for it.
This is the old one. image (resized).jpg
There are really two harnesses.
Switch
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This lets me know the wire colors needed.
Wiring is pulled.
All wiring is organized by its purpose
Typical flasher combination uses
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Typical switch combination uses for example F33DA5E2-363E-4DEF-9B9A-4D8D1D9073F9 (resized).jpeg
This birds nest of wiring will soon become a new part of the game. image (resized).jpg
Quoted from Langless28:I'm drooling over your wire stash.
I still have one more rack and color series I want to build up just need to find some space on the wall for it.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Caps and lighting are finalized.
I really wanted to do yellow caps but they just show a little too much of the brite cap underneath.
I like the way the green lighting mirrors the swamp lighting across the playfield.
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Maybe set the bright caps to interactive? It would add some excitement to the area.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Repairs and additions are made
Rebuilt or remade connectors
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Power tap[quoted image]
Speaker panel connector. Speaker panel now has the proper THING light board [quoted image]
The CPU wires pictured were missing the keepers so they were all individually reset and a light pass of hot glue is used only in the recess of the connector to insure that will stay put when the game gets folded up and travels back across the country.
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Looks pretty tidy back here for now
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It lives no false starts,tripped breakers or blown fuses so things are looking good now. [quoted image]
Hey Chris
If you ever need .100 or .156 IDC strain relief covers, they are available here:
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Wally
Quoted from wallybgood:Hey Chris
If you ever need .100 or .156 IDC strain relief covers, they are available here:
https://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?N=4292906361&Keyword=mta100+cover+connectors
https://www.mouser.com/Search/Refine.aspx?Keyword=mta156+cover
Wally
Thank you Wally.
I am definitely seeing a need for them more often these days.
Back to the TAF ramp wiring.
Each feature of the ramp is now individually wired and those wires are grouped by feature and shrink tubed for a cleaner look.
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The flasher legs are insulated with clear tubing so they can’t bend together.
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Starting at the farthest wiring location and working towards the shortest.
The wiring gets stretched and secured. A2A4DEFB-C369-4D4D-BE48-A8B5AC3AB916 (resized).jpeg
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There are not really enough provisions in the ramp to best secure the wiring.
So I strategically locate and make them. That being holes to place zip ties.
I avoid making them in the weaker parts of the ramp but with the thickness of the replacement it is not a big concern at all.
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This continues through the entire ramp as I go. Pass unders follow the flow of the ramp or cross under things that will best disguise them like switch brackets.
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The original ramp daisy chained everything together right up top in plain sight I prefer to do all this down stream of the harness “behind the scenes”
image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpgThe philosophy is simple enough.
II have 14 wires hereimage (resized).jpg
I only need 9 individual actual connections.
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That means I need to tie these two separate in common strands together.
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They are too much wire to group and house in a single .62 miles pin so they must tie together upstream of that.
I will stagger the location I do this so it won’t have any potential to short but O strip all four green wires in exactly the same spot.
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The ramp lamp attachment is being done the same way.
There are some concerns to address.
Like the ramp they did all the ugly wiring right in plain sight. 9BE2C8D2-466A-44DF-B23F-034C55FAEE58 (resized).jpeg
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An all new assembly needs to be made up because there is a lot of corrosion on the sockets.
New parts and wires gathered.
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The new replacement lamp sockets do not have the same length and specs as the originals.
They are shorter and wider. 091E815B-79DF-4321-9893-50CEB039A6B0 (resized).jpeg
Because of this they do not fit the plastic as intended or made. They rivet holes do not reach and the holes themselves are not wide enough. 5A2364BB-C444-45D3-A48B-AD6B6ABF1FA3 (resized).jpeg
The assembly is then riveted and wired then shrink tubed to hide it.
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The diodes are relocated down stream.
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Then clear and shrink tubed. 5CDF2E39-D173-430E-93A4-E78691218C5C (resized).jpeg
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The final details of the TAF are being completed.
I get asked about this pastiche often.
These come in most plastic sets.
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I use some cutting and small brackets plus a little creativity to turn it into something for what I consider a bland transition from the ramp to the wireform.
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... (though I'm not going to lie -- it's pretty great having something to look forward to reading seven days a week).
Quoted from TheJerol:Jeez, Chris.
It's Sunday. Take a day off ... (though I'm not going to lie -- it's pretty great having something to look forward to reading seven days a week).
Thanks.
Only rarely does this actually feel like work these days.
We have a holiday coming up this week so I need to make sure both my workload and waistline are in order so I can enjoy it.
Giving up my rest day and moving it to Thursday. 
I'm really liking what your doing color wise on this game. The green and black pops and black rubber throughout with black flipper bats looks absolutely awesome. I'm really liking how you have taken this tread and actually used it to fuel your desire to improve things even more than your norm if thats actually possible. I've been following you for a long while now and these last few games your really pushing with the creative flow and just refining things even further than ever if thats possible.
Beautiful day here so I am going to ruck around while my wife fixes my lunch.
Rucking is a really great way to amp up a simple walk.
You need a special bag in order to do it best and injury free.
This is a rucking bag.
Looks like an ordinary backpack.
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The difference is it is very heavy duty and has a specific compartment for special weight plates.
No matter how big or strong you are it is not recommended to go over 35 lbs nor to run with it on.
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