Time again to re-invent the wheel.
(Topic ID: 135038)
Linked Games
KISS (LE)
Stern, 2015-
KISS (Premium)
Stern, 2015
Topic Gallery
You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider o-din.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.
Two five foot pieces of wire and re-locating the switch under the cabinet sounds easy enough but I think they should have gone old school where hitting the left flipper button turns it on and smacking the bottom of the cabinet turns it off.
Yesterday I bought the first game that had a power switch. Williams Jolly Roger from 1967. How revolutionary that was.
Quoted from luvthatapex2:1967? I had a Bally Trio 1961 that had a power switch in the usual area easily reachable. Maybe you were joking....
I wasnt joking. Some older machines had power buttons added later. I'm not sure if Bally made an exception but the way you turned off Williams and Gottliebs before 1967 was hitting the bottom of the cabinet and a tilt switch did the rest. I still have several like that. Turning them on was as simple as pushing the left flipper or start button or dropping a coin in.
Quoted from snaroff:Very cool. That would be tasteful and could be automatically enabled when the machine is on "free play".
Sounds like it might be easier than the current setup for some.
Quoted from snaroff:I've accidentally left my machines on many times over night...
I've actually left my whole house on all night...with all the doors and windows open.. etc..etc.. etc..
Quoted from MrBally:If JJP were to place the switch in the head, it would be hailed as the most innovative feature in Pinball since the Flipper. JJP would win an award in Replay Magazine and win a Brass Ring award at IAAPA.
We are none too thrilled with the change.
Quoted from policano:The switch belongs where its been since pinball started.
As mentioned earlier when pinball started there was no switch. Not until the late 60s. Maybe they were right all along.
Quoted from MrBally:Needs to be marked unsafe for a certain crew.
Relax. No matter what your beliefs it's only a wall switch.
Quoted from Baiter:The problem is feature related, so with every $100 bump in price Stern also cuts out something useful, particularly in the Pro line.
How long before they start cutting out useful playfield features like subways and ball locks then?
Promoted items from Pinside Marketplace and Pinside Shops!
Brighton, CO
You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider o-din.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.
Reply
Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.
Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!
Donate to PinsideGreat to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!
