After Seawitch? Gotta be something Bally after all the Sterns I have been doing. I'm likely to do EBD and KISS. But that is a loooooooooooooooooooooong way off!

Shawn

The new shop is almost up and running. I’ve got a dozen or so sets of Star Gazer to finish up and then it’s back to the list. Bally KISS is in there.

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Haven't done any M-100 games, so this would be a first. I know the pinouts aren't much different because I have looked it over. (I have a M-100 playfield for the multi-Bally so I wanted to see if it would work.) It will be some time before I could get to it. The line is long.

Shawn

Gettin' a strange vibe here... Spidey sense is tingling... Like someone is trying to tell me something! Okay, that puts me over ten so a jig will be made. The spousal unit loves the game and has been bugging me to get it up and running in the multi-Bally. I have the room now so I will start building up the CPR play field as soon as I finish my Mom's BOPP. Mid to late summer, maybe. See above post about line.

Shawn

Fair warning - prices will definitely be going up. Like everything else in the world, copper, parts and postage are rising. I've been holding steady deals for quite some time because I don't want to price people out, but, comes a time when I have to raise prices. Old promises will be honored but new orders will see an increase.

Shawn

Upper Back Box Harness – Bally/Stern
This harness includes all the wiring and plugs that connect the five displays (players 1-4 and credit/match) to the MPU(A4J1, A4J4), solenoid board(A3J3, A3J4), light board(A4J2, A4J4), aux light board(on some models), sound board and rectifier board. This includes the power to the back board lamps. For Bally games a mini-harness that runs from a plug off of light board to the controlled back box lamps. (Tilt, match, shoot again, etc.) For Stern games this comes from the play field harness and is not a part of the head harness. All harnesses are tested for function and continuity. All components are sourced and assembled in the USA.
$300 plus shipping

Lower cabinet harness
This harness connects all the components of the lower cabinet with the MPU(A4J3) and the solenoid board.(A3J2) This includes the filter and varistor, wiring for the service outlet, the on/off switch, flipper switches, tilt panel, knocker, speaker and coin door. Comes with new on/off switch, filter/varistor and all materials to ground the cabinet properly. (Ground braid and ground wire with crimp rings.) Coin door harness and rectifier wiring kit also included.
$200 plus shipping

Play field kits alone will be $250. I will continue to have a full set discount at $600. The other major change will be limiting sets of a run to one per person. Once the initial list has been run through I will entertain 2nds and 3rds.

Shawn

Pretty much the genesis of TCPB. No such thing as a good used harness. Usually hacked off short or at the connectors. Was a super niche business for a bit but now we got 3-4 companies pumping out play fields and everyone wants to scratch build. The niche is growing exponentially.

Shawn

Yeah, pretty much. Here's a 2X4 sheet with the pattern for the Star Gazer play field, my current run. 58 wires for the controlled lamps, 13 for the switches(each of which daisychains to anywhere from 2-6 switches in the matrix), 11 solenoids plus the wiring for the GI, flippers, fuse, etc. Only 80+ crimps on that one.
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Here's the little 2X2 sheet I make the Stern lowers on. Only 25 wires and 35 crimps. Plus filter and varistor, all grounds, on/off switch, coin door harness...
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And here's the 2X4 that I make Stern head harnesses on. Only 53 wires and 180 crimps. Thankfully Stern kept it pretty simple as far as boards. They did reconfigure the scores once or twice. Bally on the other hand did rectifier in the head, rectifier in the body, two different aux light boards in several locations, several different sound boards, etc. The board for making those is 6' long. That's a Star Gazer head harness in process.
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We'll also need crimpers...
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Wire...
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And just for fun, this is what 17,000 crimps looks like!
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Oh, and when you figure out how to make WPC harnesses please give me a ring. They're a little more complex and involved then the simple stuff I'm doing. I'll need one for the scratch-build TOTAN I'm doing...

That was one of my initial big expenditures when I started all this. The crimps have gotta be right and fast and I tested a lot of off brand ones before giving in and investing. Tens of thousands of crimps later I won't use anything else.

The Little Debbies are loooong gone... Its full of 12 X 12 heat seal bags. When you gonna come see us at TPF?

The three red Molex ones are for crimping .062, .100 and .156 pins. The blue crimper is an AMP for doing the Mate-N-Lok pins that Stern used. It will also crimp Molex .084.

The first time I tried crimping round pins (.062) I was flattening the lock tine and tapered part and could not figure out why they were so loose and would just fall right out. Another quality investment is the punches for getting round pins out of plugs. I still make mistakes...

I have not.

Out of the 18AWG stranded bare tinned wire. Should have more coming in later this week so it is temporarily out in the store.

Shawn

Sorry, only early S/S Bally and Stern.

Store in vacation mode for a week. Come play some pinball with me at TPF!

Shawn

Back in town and working on harnesses. Had a blast at TPF enjoying a much needed and long overdue vacation. Ran into a lot of old friends and made a few new ones. Particularly cool to see some Pinsiders in person. bluespin jdoz2 EZPinball

Got to check out the EZPinball flat pack cabs in person. Very impressive! Should fill a void in the scratch-build community that has quickly depleted the available supply of cheap Stern Stars and empty cabinets. A solid product for someone with minimal wood working skills.

This will kill ya... So I have made over 50 Star Gazer harness sets and NEVER PLAYED ONE! Until now, that is. Got to play jdoz2 nice example at TPF. Quirky game I have to say! Very interesting with some nice spinner rip shots. Still haven't managed to play a Quicksilver...

Shawn

Its on the list but I am not yet taking signups.

Shawn

Absolutely a terrific mob scene. Ran into John D. by pure accident and bluespin by arrangement. Mostly running around with my brother like two kids in a candy store.

Now please, for the love of pinball, do NOT bombard me. After Star Gazer I have a LIMITED amount of KISS , P/B and EBD to do to satisfy some long standing and VERY patient customers. After that I will be entertaining orders for Voltan, Seawitch and Dragonfist. No new orders at this time. If you have previously contacted me about any of these titles I will confirm that you are still interested before I take on any new orders. K? I appreciate all of your patience and business.

Shawn