Roanoke, VA
Another one for the archive... played it? This particular machine was awarded best 1970's EM at the 2016 Texas Pinball Festival.
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Quoted from MarkG:Nice video. I hadn't seen a feature like that playfield lap counter resetting at the start of each ball before. Other games reset targets and count bonuses (or not) but this game advances the lap counter back to the start each time. What other games had a similar feature?
There's a lot of moaning and groaning about AS (mini stepper) relays. That lap counter is driven by an AS relay. I wonder if it would work with a full size stepper given that it has to keep up with the spinners. Maybe that was one advantage of the AS relay. Cost and noise might be others.
/Mark
I know Sheriff/Lawman has a rotating lap (cow patty?) counter which works exactly the same way. I think 300/Top Score also has one for the middle spinner shot.
I've considered replacing an AS relay with a full-size stepper just to test the idea, but I suspect it wouldn't work as well due to the differences in speed. AS relay only needs one little click whereas a full stepper unit has to pull and release a plunger to get the same job done. Which would cause the high-speed spinner shots to do nothing until it could catch up.
Might make an interesting test. What is the maximum AS relay click rate vs. a full-size stepper...
Even with the incorrect repaint, I think you could get $800 for that because the PF and BG are so nice and it works... and they don't seem to come up that often.
I had an offer of $3500 for mine, but that would've been a break-even deal after all the time and money I put into it. Cab repaint, clear coat & touchups, polished metals, new door and legs, various parts, the original cost of the game itself, stealth LED, and all of the time for a total rebuild? It adds up!!!
Might have jumped at $5000, but then I'd have no Snow Derby!
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