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Riverton, WY
1 week later
Quoted from Leakyfaucet:I've been looking to buy a skeeball machine of some sort for my soon to be game room. What are the average price ranges? I know new is in the 2-5 thousand range but I'm looking for something on the cheap! Any help or info would be great. Located in Texas.
Model H... Typical price is about $1000. But if you want to hunt they can be had for cheaper. I bought 2 for a total of $200 five years ago. If you're picky, make sure the balls are in good shape. Original wooden balls can get pricey...
I have this 4 player kit. It's a model S CPU, but plays fine in my model H. Game uses 3 balls. Each player rolls 3 turns of 3 balls each per game. Completely different sounds. It was fun when I had kids in the house, but I've since switched my machine back to the single player model H.
1 month later
Quoted from Jaymach1:Hey nephasth, I'm picking up one of these 4 player skee balls this weekend. I. Hoping it's as nice as the guy claims. I understand that the 4 player model is pretty rare but I'm pretty new to the skee ball arena.
The 4 player model is super rare. The one you're picking up will be the only complete example I've heard of in my 7 years of collecting. Mine is just a "kit". It's definitely fun, but the biggest reason I switched mine back to single player was for the classic sounds I remember from when I was a kid.
1 week later
Quoted from Chitownpinball:So whats the difference between model H and model S skee balls?
Hardware wise... CPUs and power supplies. Maybe displays. The rest, including wiring, is the same.
2 weeks later
Quoted from Deez:Can anyone that owns a skeeball with the mechanical switches take a picture of the ball return trough for me? I'm having the toughest time trying to get the switches all adjusted so they score perfect. It's driving me noots...
Quoted from Deez:Thanks so much! I think my issue is my switches need to be angled down more. Also my trough is different. It is plastic and doesn't have that rubber down the middle. I wonder if that causes the balls to slow down a bit.
Bend your switch actuator wires so that the switch just makes contact as the ball pushes the actuator wire. If they're bent too far in towards the ball, it could cause the switch actuator to bounce as the ball rolls by, which will add more points than what was actually scored. The center switches each add 10 points as the ball rolls down. The 100 point pocket switches will add 50 points when made, the other 50 points comes from the 5 switches down the middle. If your game isn't scoring enough points, some switch actuator wires may bent too far out from the ball.
8 months later
Quoted from gliebig:How would you do this conversion to a 4 player?
No details in the vid.
» YouTube video
That's funny. That's actually my video. Still have the machine. It's a single player model H. I bought the 4 player model S CPU, display, and translight/marquee from a collector off KLOV several years ago. Essentially, it's plug and play. Uses 3 balls at a time instead of 9. Pretty fun for kids, but I missed the model H sounds and converted back to single player. Still have all the parts.
5 months later
Quoted from jahbarron:Does anyone know the theory of operation for a Model H. 9 Ball game used to only need 5 balls loaded. The gate used to lock after 5 were thrown leaving for in the trough. Now it’s different on each of my two alleys. One only locks after it hits 9 and people keep either stealing the balls or throwing them all in he other alley causing ball count issues when a game is started.
Can find anything online and SkeeBall tech support doesn’t exist anymore, I believe.
The ball release solenoid should only open "the gate" for a few seconds to allow 9 balls to drop. This is the case for Model H as well as Model S lanes.
Quoted from jahbarron:Perhaps I'm talking about the wrong model (S, then?). Early 2000s model with optos. It has a pretty simple set up with just a solenoid and an arm? All of the optos are working correctly.
It's annoying because people keep puttingthe excess balls from the one lane into the other which causing the overloaded lane to start with X amount of balls played.
Pics of the machine?
4 months later
Quoted from SharkDoc:Just picked up an old model E machine that is in need of some love and looking for all available resources! No lights or scoreboard, also missing the marquee. Finding it difficult to track down parts for this guy so I'm debating whether to make it a little more modern by switching to S or H parts or just going straight modern. Anyone know of a good resource to keep it original or ideas on the other routes?
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Wow! I've never even come across a Model E before. However, I've owned 2 Model H machinces, and have a 4-player Model S CPU, display, and marquee. The Model S parts plugged into the Model H harnesses without any modification and worked perfectly. Hopefully you'll be able to do the same by installing Model H/S parts in your Model E. All the love that machine needs won't come cheap, hope you picked that sucker up for a song!
Also, if the lane isn't too beat up, it should clean up nicely with some Taski Profi.
Quoted from SharkDoc:Awesome, thanks! I was wonder how the hot salsa looked, seemed too bright, but I guess not. How high are the front legs on the lane? Just found a good looking model S or H project in W. Palm for $50 on facebook if anyone wants it. Trying to get him to part out the balls and marquee for me but we will see
For $50, buy the whole thing!
10 months later
Quoted from mcuzz:hmm, this didn't work. any other ideas?
Touch PA05 (orange, not white according to the pinout pic you provided) to Ground.
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