I think a central rubber ring database would be super useful.

Titan's implementation is great for what it is, and i have used it multiple times with great results, but sometimes you just want to know the manufacturer's spec, not browse a dozen links for the same game, none of which are necessarily the factory original setup.

Actually this is a great idea...why not expand this to be a tab on each game's Official Pinside Entry?

Add a Ring Inventory, and a Bulb Inventory. Bulbs could be how many GI of each base, and how many insert colors of each base. Flashers, too. This would be especially handy for folks looking to build an LED order. Maybe a fuse list would be good too - so folks can look at a glance and know what a particular game SHOULD have, instead of what theirs came with or a misprinted manual says.

How about it, robin ? A Service Info tab would be great!

I like this idea as well and would truly like it in a database format where we could add ring map pictures, etc.

Radical:
X1 -- 3/16" ID
X1 -- Post sleeve 3/4 bumper
X3 -- 2 1/2" ID
X2 -- 3/4" ID
X4 -- standard Flipper
X1 -- shooter rod tip
X1 -- 5/16" bumper post
X1 -- 7/16" OD
X21 -- 7/8" Post sleeve
X1 -- 1 1/16" Post sleve

Bally World Cup Soccer Rubber Ring Location

Item Quantity Location

plunger tip 1 - shooter

flipper ring 2 - left and right flipper

3/16" rubber ring 11 + 1 - upper left of "magna-goal target" lamp insert above left out lane (metal post)
- lower left of left "light free kick" saucer (plastic green post)
- upper left of "assist" saucer (plastic green post) by goalie
- "Buy" & "Ticket" lanes at top of playfield (total of 6 - plastic green post)
- lower right of lower right jet bumper (total of 2 - plastic green posts)
- right of "corner kick target" lamp insert above right out lane (metal post)
- back right corner of left ramp (i.e. GATE 2) next to "Dangerous Play!" sticker

27/64" white mini-post rubber 8 + 5 - lower left of "magna-goal target" lamp insert by left out lane
- about 3" above "ultra spinner" lamp insert on middle left side of playfield
- lower left of "Buy" lamp insert at top of playfield
- lower right of "Ticket" lamp insert at top of playfield
- upper left of left jet bumper
- below "magna-goal" stand up target on lower right side of playfield
- lower right of "corner kick target" lamp insert by right out lanes
- above left saucer next to looks like I've got one extra or a location is missing
- back right side of right "GATE 1" ramp (total of 5)

rubber sleeve 13 + 4 - above left saucer "light free kick"
- left of air plane tail by "TRAVEL" air plane lamp insert (2 sleeves)
- above "spots letter" stand up target, to the left of the left ramp
- above "spots letter" stand up target, to the right of the left ramp
- goal end posts (2 sleeves)
- left (2 sleeves) and right (2 sleeves) for right GATE 1 ramp
- above right saucer "light free kick" (2 sleeves)
- above "light magna-goal" stand up target on right side of playfield (2 sleeves)
- coin toss unit (total of 4 sleeves)

5/16" rubber ring 3 - rubber rings for fat green posts on left playfield plastics. One (1) on "ultra spinner" plastic and two (2) on plastic above spinner plastic.

7/16" rubber ring 1 - around two slim green posts to the left of soccer goal

3/4" rubber ring 2 - above left jet bumper
- left of "light corner kickback" lamp insert on lower left of playfield

1" rubber ring 2 + 1 - below left jet bumper
- above and right of lower right jet bumper
- lower right of "light magna-goal" stand up target on right side of playfield.

1 1/2" rubber ring 1 - not needed and replaced by 1" rubber ring for the lower right of "light magna-goal" stand up target on right side of playfield.

2" rubber ring 2 - below "assist" saucer by goalie (double rings)

2 1/2" rubber ring 2 - left sling shot
- right sling shot

3" rubber ring 1 + 1 - lower left of goalie next to orange/yellow lightning bolt. the slim green posts take just one ring
- same location, but add a second ring to prevent the ball from getting underneath and behind the rings.

Bram Stoker's Dracula

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Meteor

Rubber Size/Type Color Quantity
Rubber Rings - 3 Inch I.D. White 1
Rubber Rings - 2 1/2 Inch I.D. White 3
Rubber Rings - 1 1/4 Inch I.D. White 3
Rubber Rings - 3/8 Inch I.D. White 5
Rubber Rings - 1 1/2 Inch I.D. White 7
Rubber Rings - 1 Inch I.D. White 2
Rubber Rings - 2 Inch I.D. White 1
Rubber Rings - Shooter Tip Blue 1
Rubber Rings - Flipper Standard White 3
Rubber Rings - 3/8 Inch O.D. White 3
Misc - Rebound Rubber 1 1/2 Black 1

TNA

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TRON

3 Flipper Rubber: http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=465
2 - 2 inch: http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=434
2 - 1-1/2 inch: http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=435
6 - 1-1/4 inch: http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=436
9 - 3/16 post rings: http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=83
6 - 7/16 mini post rubbers: http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=35

It's an excellent idea! Rubber rings, Lamps, Fuses, Plastics. The sky is the limit.

How can we give this legs? What needs to be done to get started? I can add a 'resources' tab for each game where we can compile this data. Big question is, do we want one single resource per game, editable by all, much like the current game details? Or should the resources tab be a list of "documents / text files" where people can each uploaded their own .txt (or pdf) files? I guess the latter would be more dynamic (and probably easier to build).

Ideas?

Awesome!

Don't invest in adding a place for art (ballsofsteel)... but a place for notes about the art would work.

As for the layout, I like having an editable field (on each tab) that's just a blob. Many blobs with a type (rings, fuses). It would give a chance for consistency and search-ability. But someone is going to come up with a killer graphic like this:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/doctor-who-lights#post-1280789

hmm... maybe just allowing hyperlinks to other threads would be enough.

faz

I think adding a new tab or section (Service Notes) to each Game's Archive Page would be sufficient: with blobs and drop-downs as Faz and TractorDoc suggest. The Main sections could be Rings / Bulbs / Fuses... probably a couple others to come (boardsets perhaps?)....

As pinsiders become aware of this, the community will build, fill, and correct this resource over time.

Documentation is not a bad idea, but IPDB does a good job there and you might run into issues if folks try to upload copyrighted stuff (like GTB manuals). Still, a repository for user-created materials like FAZ's excellent DW mini-pf guide, as well as apron cards and other docs, could be valuable. Sometimes stuff like that gets easily lost in threads or redundant / multiple topics.

Just my .02...!

I agree with adding a new tab then adding sections. Could be called Resources or something like that. For the bulb section, it would be nice to have an area for a picture of the playfield, so then numbers could be overlayed that reference a bulb chart similar to whats in the manual. That way you know exactly where each bulb type goes. Same thing for rubbers. The problem with just listing out rubber sizes/bulbs is that you may not know where they go without cross referencing something else otherwise.

I like the ability to add more things like cards or other docs.

GAME

rubber list
rubber map

bulb list (base, color, qty)
bulb map

coil list
coil map
coil sleeve list

fuse list
fuse map

That's my suggestion. Should be easy enough to add to the wiki.

Cool!

How about game rules?
Or quick playing tips?

Ideas are taking shape, it may take some time to get this implemented but rest assured this is high up on my list.

This would be best added to pinwiki and ipdb.org.

Both places already have a databases in place that could easily handle the extra few tables this would generate.

Sleeves would be nice as well. Types and quant.of coil sleeves as when doing a refurb its nice info to have.

Figured I'd try to expand on the Meteor list. Tried to post a nice Grid from Excel but it didn't look right. I've attached a picture with Part Numbers from Marcos and PBR. These are all White. I'm probably going to order a set of these and a set of colored Titan rubbers to see which ones I like better. I was thinking Orange.

I plan on doing this for Lights as well since there isn't a definitive one. I'll post these in the Meteor thread also.

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