Murrieta, CA
Hi Radical forum! does anyone have the three bank drop target assembly in functional condition for sale? I want to buy one to upgrade the Corvette pin i just bought. the standups can be swapped for the drops on the game.
thankS!!!
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6 months after helping my buddy Boosterfive get a Radical! for his first pin, I finally found one for myself. Almost 800 miles round-trip driving to Berlin, Germany and I rescued this neglected machine from a disgusting storage garage. Playfield has some slight wear, it's filthy dirty, but the boards, cabinet and ramps are all in good shape. Happy to have joined the club!
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Does anybody know how many diamond plate fields were produced? My Radical has it
Cheers
Roland
Hi, I finished the drawing and 3D print for the missing Light Baffle.
Thanks to oldskool1969 for sending some pictures as a basis for my construction!
Last open question...how many Diamond Plate versions were produced?
Greetings
Roland
Gilligan's Island
Quoted from Rocanich:Hi, I finished the drawing and 3D print for the missing Light Baffle.
Thanks to oldskool1969 for sending some pictures as a basis for my construction!
Last open question...how many Diamond Plate versions were produced?
Greetings
Roland
Just remember as there is already someone reproducing legally. Only make a copy for yourself as it is your hobby and you don't plan to sell them!
Quoted from oldskool1969:Just remember as there is already someone reproducing legally. Only make a copy for yourself as it is your hobby and you don't plan to sell them!
For sure...I do not have the time to produce and sell something. But I’m a bit confused...can a copyright be on something like a light baffle? Is it allowed to share the drawings for free and personal use? I think so.
just realized my radical is missing the metal bracket for the end of the vert ramp causing the ball to jump the lane switch. Any idea where I could find one or am I shit out of luck and should try to fabricate something myself? and if the later is my only option can someone send me a good picture of what exactly it’s supposed to look like? Thanks y’all
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Winnipeg, MB
Quoted from keanan_connell:just realized my radical is missing the metal bracket for the end of the vert ramp causing the ball to jump the lane switch. Any idea where I could find one or am I shit out of luck and should try to fabricate something myself? and if the later is my only option can someone send me a good picture of what exactly it’s supposed to look like? Thanks y’all
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Freeplay 40 reproduces that ramp. I assume it includes that piece.
Quoted from yellowghost:Freeplay 40 reproduces that ramp. I assume it includes that piece.
Sorry....no.
Quoted from keanan_connell:just realized my radical is missing the metal bracket for the end of the vert ramp causing the ball to jump the lane switch. Any idea where I could find one or am I shit out of luck and should try to fabricate something myself? and if the later is my only option can someone send me a good picture of what exactly it’s supposed to look like? Thanks y’all
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I don't see that part listed in the manual either. I'd try making one. At least you can buy the rubber stop new.
Quoted from keanan_connell:just realized my radical is missing the metal bracket for the end of the vert ramp causing the ball to jump the lane switch. Any idea where I could find one or am I shit out of luck and should try to fabricate something myself? and if the later is my only option can someone send me a good picture of what exactly it’s supposed to look like? Thanks y’all
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The bracket is completely separate to the ramp:
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Quoted from ajfclark:The bracket is completely separate to the ramp:
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Thanks for the close up pic! Interesting that the part number isn’t listed in the manual... guess I’ll try to fabricate something. If by chance anyone has a spare original laying around I’d love to buy it. Thanks again y’all.
Here’s my hopefully temporary fix for my missing bracket. It’s definitely not perfect but I’m kinda surprised to say its working great and was pretty easy to make. That being said I’m still on the look out for an original. If anyone somehow has an extra please let me know. thanks y’all!
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Looks like it does the job. Glad to help.
I'm getting close to testing my new forming machine with the larger heater. Have just secured donor ramps for the remaining pieces on Radical so I can get started on the molds.
Quoted from Freeplay40:I'm getting close to testing my new forming machine with the larger heater. Have just secured donor ramps for the remaining pieces on Radical so I can get started on the molds.
Yesssssss
Quoted from yellowghost:Now if only CPR can manufacture a run of playfields.
That would be great!
Gangelt
Quoted from dung:Yesssssss
Even more yesssssssssssss!!!!
Quoted from Freeplay40:I'm getting close to testing my new forming machine with the larger heater. Have just secured donor ramps for the remaining pieces on Radical so I can get started on the molds.
Love it!
Quoted from yellowghost:Now if only CPR can manufacture a run of playfields.
If this would happen I would buy one for sure.
Quoted from kevtronix:If this would happen I would buy one for sure.
We should all hound CRP . Even though it had low-production numbers, they reproduced the translight.
Quoted from yellowghost:We should all hound CRP . Even though it had low-production numbers, they reproduced the translight.
I'd be in for a new playfield.
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Quoted from oldskool1969:Cliffy lane protector should do the job or you done have the right pitch set.
Angle would be the first thing I'd check. Radical is unusual in that the manual says 7° and it still plays well a little above that.
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Quoted from SkaterVet:Anyone ever seen this?
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Never . Probably never will. Must be ultra rare.
Maudheim
Hey guys!
So I joined the club yesterday.
Anyway, my biggest problem so far are the displays.
The left display has some segments missing and the right display have segments stuck on and maybe a couple missing.
This is my first system 11 pin and I have previously only owned games from the wpc era and forward.
What I have tried so far is cleaning and reseatimg all the connectors on the display and PCB with no luck.
If anyone can help me I sure would appreciate it.
Quoted from webdiddy:Hey guys!
So I joined the club yesterday.
Anyway, my biggest problem so far are the displays.
The left display has some segments missing and the right display have segments stuck on and maybe a couple missing.
This is my first system 11 pin and I have previously only owned games from the wpc era and forward.
What I have tried so far is cleaning and reseatimg all the connectors on the display and PCB with no luck.
If anyone can help me I sure would appreciate it.
I have now also reflow solder on all parts of the displays, well at least all parts that where big enough for me not to screw up.
The strange thing is, in test mode the left display works almost flawlessly with just some minor ghosting, and all parts light up but as soon as you I go out of test mode some segments are not lighting up and I have ghosting. The left display is working like it should except the half part of the middle row.
Take a look at the attached images.
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Hi all
I am making spinner decals for Bally/Williams stuff that have these holographic decals - many games from the 80's and 90's. In general they are $2.50 shipped in the US for a pair and $4.00 shipped international for a pair. Shipping stays the same if you buy more.
PM me if interested.
Dan
narrow (resized).jpegBout halfway into touch-ups on Radical. Making some mistakes along the way. Totally amateur but once its all shiny, and I can read the inserts say, might feel a lil better. Found out its easier to carefully airbrush the background color and re-draw the fore-ground details.
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I really got to finish my restore. Miss playing this game.
Its like totally rad
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Quoted from SkaterVet:Making a topper. I’d like to light it up and have it be interactive with the game. Can someone electronically inclined tell me what flat LED strip to buy and where to connect it in the machine? Thanks!
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Check with rock custom pinball, he’s got it down
Quoted from SkaterVet:Making a topper. I’d like to light it up and have it be interactive with the game. Can someone electronically inclined tell me what flat LED strip to buy and where to connect it in the machine? Thanks!
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I keep thinking about a deck topper that has lit individual Radical letters that tie to the lamps where it's spelled out on the playfield.
Quoted from Clytor:I keep thinking about a deck topper that has lit individual Radical letters that tie to the lamps where it's spelled out on the playfield.
I believe those RADICAL lights are part of a lamp matrix so I dont think it wouldnt work to just wire extra bulbs in series with them. When I tried a similar thing on my High Speed a while back (to illuminate a full size traffic light) I somehow blew up a driver on the MPU.
It should be possible with an Arduino though. Wire the RADICAL lamps to digital inputs of the Arduino and when the input goes high (or low) it energizes a pin to then turn on the extra lamps. Might need a TIP122 or similar to drive the lamp itself, but it is definitely possible.
Quoted from DuffysArcade:I believe those RADICAL lights are part of a lamp matrix so I dont think it wouldnt work to just wire extra bulbs in series with them. When I tried a similar thing on my High Speed a while back (to illuminate a full size traffic light) I somehow blew up a driver on the MPU.
It should be possible with an Arduino though. Wire the RADICAL lamps to digital inputs of the Arduino and when the input goes high (or low) it energizes a pin to then turn on the extra lamps. Might need a TIP122 or similar to drive the lamp itself, but it is definitely possible.
I've had good success connecting extra light sockets to controlled lamps to light scoops. For instance on Firepower, I put lamps underneath clear saucer eject shield and wired them to the lamp that turns on under the green insert to let you know that lock is available. I put red LEDs in them and look pretty awesome.
Quoted from Clytor:I've had good success connecting extra light sockets to controlled lamps to light scoops.
It's good to hear about your lamp piggy-backing success and indeed, I have done the same on my Twilight Zone and wired additional lights on playfield toys to existing circuits.
It makes me think that perhaps my previous issue was perhaps confusing the direction of the blocking diode during the High Speed meltdown. I should pull the wiring diagram out again and revisit the issue. I have aspirations in the future to control these traffic lights via the controlled lamps on the playfield. It will require a few amps so an additional circuit will probably be necessary.
But getting back to RADICAL, I guess it would work quite easily as long as one uses a standard 6v lamp and there aren't any shorts created by the new wiring.
20210403_134154 (resized).jpgQuoted from DuffysArcade:It's good to hear about your lamp piggy-backing success and indeed, I have done the same on my Twilight Zone and wired additional lights on playfield toys to existing circuits.
It makes me think that perhaps my previous issue was perhaps confusing the direction of the blocking diode during the High Speed meltdown. I should pull the wiring diagram out again and revisit the issue. I have aspirations in the future to control these traffic lights via the controlled lamps on the playfield. It will require a few amps so an additional circuit will probably be necessary.
But getting back to RADICAL, I guess it would work quite easily as long as one uses a standard 6v lamp and there aren't any shorts created by the new wiring.
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Those are huge! Ha. It seems like you'd need an awful lot of current to run those. Do the traffic lights run on LEDs? Maybe you should try using a relay tied to the playfield lamp and use a dedicated power source to run the traffic lights?
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