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System3 DMD Replacements

By BozoTheClown

5 years ago



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#1 5 years ago

I have a WaterWorld with a row out and I want to replace it but am unsure of what specifically I should be looking for. From what I have read the Gottlieb/Premier DMD's run at a lower voltage than all the other brands, this is at least in part why aftermarket vendors like ColorDMD have yet to add support (as I understand it). But if they are in fact different, then why do all the replacement DMD's that I find claim to work for all brands? Marco, Pinball Life, and others sell replacement units within a few dollars of each other and claim to work in most if not all System 3 machines. What am I missing? Please help me to understand. Thanks!

#2 5 years ago

Any standard plasma DMD will work.

LED DMDs are not supported, and colorDMD does not (currently) support gottlieb games.

There are a few 3rd party LED DMD projects that offer some limited support and might require sime work to get running, but I haven't kept close tabs on them.

#3 5 years ago

I'll have to check what's in my Big Hurt. It's definitely red, not plasma orange.

-Hans

#4 5 years ago

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.games.pinball/DWq7jzqyp0s

"One other thing to note is that Gottliebs drive their displays at a lower voltage (so theoretically they should last longer) BUT if you pull an old working display out of another game and put it into a Gottlieb, that lower voltage might not be enough to light the older DMD"

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