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Power supply requirements for DIY machine

By ahanson

10 years ago



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    #1 10 years ago

    I picked up a few late 70's parts playfields (2xGottlieb, Williams and Bally) to start experimenting with. I'm planning on building a 70's style machine and have been trying to figure out what's needed for a power supply. I've read lots of things that say 50V but some that say older games can get away with 24V. One of the posts said older Williams and Gottlieb could do 24V and Bally 50V. Is there a site that tells specs on various coils? I'd likely be using coils like the A-17875 and A-5141. Assuming 2 flippers, 2 slings and 3-4 bumpers what might I need for amps as well?

    Would I need something like a 48V 7.6A supply work? Could I use a 24V supply instead or would that end up with flippers that would be too weak? Also would a 3A supply be enough? What are the specs of a typical late 70's Gottlieb transformer?

    Lights and switches will likely be done off of separate power supply.

    #2 10 years ago

    Hey, I've been researching this for my Spaceballs pin for a bit now.

    There is a lot of information on the pinballcontrollers wiki: http://pinballcontrollers.com/wiki/Controlling_Flippers

    I am looking at wrapping my own toroidal transformer, using a kit from:

    http://www.toroid.com/standard_transformers/transformer_kits/transformer_kits.htm

    I've not used this company before, but I got the link from another pinside thread (http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/alvin-g-mystery-castle-transformer-trn-003-group-buy#post-1048728)

    #3 10 years ago

    Solenoid strength can be increased by either upping the voltage or reducing coil windings. Williams is typically 48V, Some of the modern PROC custom machines are 70V (like predator).

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