Hello all,

Picked up my first pin ever a few weeks ago and it is a Tommy! Played the game earlier this year and fell in love with it and now it is mine. It is a nice original example with an aftermarket ball topper. There are a few minor bumps and scratches, but otherwise really nice. The play field looks great to my untrained eye, with only some paint chipping around the VUK. There are a few lines were the ball rolls a lots, but it seems to come off with a little cleaning.

In the process of fixing a bunch of small items, I ordered two VUK plastic parts. Both are really nice, but the yellow color is orange. One was from Ebay and the other was from Bay Area Amusements. Neither matches anything on my machine. Does anyone have a source for more accurate units?

Here are some of the mods I put on since purchase:
ColorDMD
Upgraded Props
ROM V5
Replaced all rubber
Replaced the blinder server controller/motor (TNT)
Union Jack flipper overlays
Hole protector set

Future plans:
LEDs
Pinsound
Rebuild VUK relay (takes a few tries every once in a while)

Thank you,
Keith

I have the LED and I can not agree more that it is fantastic. I also installed the full pinballbulbs led kit. The results are fantastic. It makes the play field much more modern. The only thing is that I had to disable all of the flashing which I do not miss at all.

There is a two pin connector on the power board on the top upper left in the back box. Here is a link talking about it. I can get the exact pins next week for you.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/led-gi-smoother-for-data-east#post-2089154

Here is a picture that show which connector from the power board in the back box. This is the top left board. The connector is between CN8 and CN2 which is the second down from the top on the left side of the board.

It took me an hour after installing LEDs to figure out how to disable this. I do not miss the flashing one bit nor do I miss the relay clicking.

Tommy power bd (resized).jpg

It does not. This is the power to the blinking relay. Nothing to worry about.

I put in a pinsound and it is amazing. I have not upgraded my speakers, but I do not think that it is needed. Put in the pinsound and see how it sounds first.

Guessing the flashing is driving you crazy? You can pull a wire off to disable the flashing. I posted instructions and pics a few months ago on this thread. Works like a charm.

You could drill a hole and put in a nutcert or rivitnut. Then you could put a plate inside the backbox and thread a bolt through it to the nutcert on your ball. Should hold very well.