Wow, what a fantastic trip! My wife and I loved visiting San Fran, Zion, Grand Teton, etc. on trips over the years. I’m envious.

Been waiting a year for 2, haven't had the energy to start emailing. If he's sending them I don't see any traffic on pinside about anyone getting them or them being lost in the mail.

Where to get the cork screw loop wire form to the left return lane?

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I think this guy was making them at one time. Might want to reach out to him.

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Thanks bro!

Got my refund this morning.

Wish I knew what the real issue was.... if its because of supply chain issues on the optos I have 4 new original QVE11233.086 and 10 new QVE11233 sitting in a bin in my workshop. I would have gladly take the board minus the optos

Just buy the Casper. It works great and is cheaper. Marco and PBL have it. And you’ll have it before the weekend!

Here's my issue with the Casper board.... I don't like LEDs. I really prefer the warm glow of Incandescents. I will use LEDs where appropriate/needed, so I'm ok with them in the TZ Clock, But I'm worried that the "Blanket LEDs" in the Casper board will be overwhelming, especially since my TZ is still 95% Incandescent.

In my opinion both TZ and Adams Family are painfully too dark with incandescent bulbs. Those two games really benefit from LEDs. Just replace your bulbs with frosted warm or sunlight bulbs. That will create more light with the same look. The Casper board will then blend perfectly. LED lighting has really improved over the last 5 years or so.

It’s nothing fancy but it works as it should. I’m happy with it.

I added PinStatuims and tried to match the color of the glow of sunlight white. Added the flasher on Rocket shot. Too Minimize the flash light show as much as possible. It was a lot of money for increased lighting. Oh well, I’m happy.

Just got my TZ about a month ago. In this light housing over the mini playfield, I have 2 led lights hooked up. However, the is this 3rd light pictured.

Where do I find one and what model of light is it?

Thanks!
Richard

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#906 or #912 light bulb. Any pinball parts places should have it.

LEDs - https://www.cometpinball.com/search?q=906

LTG : )

This. It's a flasher.

What do you guys think of my flying rocket and clock housing mods?

Very cool! Nicely done!

Very cool!

Love the rocket mod. In a multiball situation will it clear a ball on the wire ramp it shoots over?

jid Richard-NBA-SF2 Thank You!

Mad_Dog_Coin_Op I designed it to clear balls coming down the wireform. The rocket looks amazing during multiball.

It is also designed with an adjustment screw so you can contlol how far it launches. This is useful if someone has other mods, ie the slot machine, so it won't hit it.

I say Double Wow !

Horrible

Lol!

The rocket it cool and looks great.... but I wouldn't put it on my machine.

But that clock.... I have no words.

no... wait.... I thought of some....

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3D printed parts in any of my Pins is a No go. I commend you on your time and effort! Kinda cool,…

The clock looks cool, good job.
The rocket as it is, looks cool - but looks like a failed rocket launch. The original concept is to shoot the rocket towards the pop bumpers (straight).

The clock is cool. The board in the clock is square, did you use the stock board and retrofit Your housing or come up with something different.

Giulio Thanks!

Redfive05 haha, I do have them available at my pinside store! Interactive Pinball Mods.

Davi Thank you! Building these mods to a retail level took more than I was anticipating. The ball is originally designed to go up the hitchhikers shot and end in the popbumpers like in the video.

Lermods The housing uses the original clock board and it also works with an aftermarket rottendog board. I love how I was able to hide the ugly opto sensors behind the clock face. I like your Rush clock mod! Check out my store.

What’s your vote between all chrome armor, about $2,000 total for legs, rails, lock bar, hinges, bolts, and coin door, or, sparkle black powder coat called Spiced Black (looks like space) for around $500 total? The color I’m considering is below…
I love chrome, but damn.

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Personally, I think you are better off with the powder coat. It is safer and cheaper. There isn’t many sources for chrome and I am disappointed how the coin door frames usually turn out. All the parts you rattled off are steel but the door frame. I think that is aluminum. Chrome doesn’t naturally stick to aluminum so it has to be tricked to be applied. This is done applying a coating and then doing the chrome process on top of that. I have seen that peal off on several occasions which is sickening when you factor in the cost.

My TZ has chrome armor done by the late Mike Chestnut and it is beautiful as shown in the photos. On my TZ the side rails, lockdown bar and legs are chromed. I opted not to have the backbox hinges or the coin door chromed.

I have seen some TZ's in a powder coat color like you describe and it looks amazing. For the cost difference which is significant I think I would lean towards the Spiced Black powder coat.

Gord

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Did you notice in GRB1959s pictures that his chrome almost looks black at most angles?

I would go spiced black! You won’t regret it

I think the black that you are seeing in my chrome is likely a reflection of the cabinet side art from my BSD which is very dark. In any case Spiced Black does look really nice.

Gord

Yeah for sure! The chrome looks great. I just can’t believe $2000 for a chrome job these days. I think nickel plating is a bit cheaper and looks the same to me…at least it used to be less expensive

Does anyone know why all of my camera awards are always Greed targets? That is all I get no matter how many times I collect it. I read online that it is supposed to cycle through 8 different rewards. I am running software 9.4 if that makes any difference.

Greed targets are dangerous. I stay away.

Wow... Good to know! I might have to pick one up at some point!

You likely have Tournament mode turned on in settings.
It de-randomizes Camera and Slot Machine awards.

Several months I asked if anyone had installed the black PDI mirror blades in their machine. I ended up ordering a set and installed this evening.

I think the darker color fits better with the theme than the normal mirror blades. Are they worth the 2x premium? That I’m less certain of (although these things are always in the eye and wallet of the beholder)

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Black mirrors look amazing on TZ!

Window tint on regular mirror blades is a cheap alternative.

These daytime photos with the machine off capture the look of these black mirror blades really well. The look is really sharp I think

If window tinting is durable, that would be a great option

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I like your instruction cards! Looks good.

Definitely. Pinball Pimp Cards. I got these too!

Well I replaced the 100uf 35v capacitor on the opto board because I've witnessed others having it fail. The repair was total preventative. Turns out, it was a good idea. The cap was 40% out of specifications on the high side. TZ owners might want to do the same. That OEM cap is 30 years old now.

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Just want to say the ingo clock board from Germany is by far the best replacement board I have seen, i've fixed many tz's and it's totally worth the wait to get the Ingo board. Not to mention how much of a pleasure it was to Deal with the support staff when I had shipping issues. They reshipped the board with tracking info on their coin. Don't be afraid to upgrade your old underdesigned tz clock with a board that actually works. This one was for a customer but i will be buying another for my tz soon. https://www.german-pinball-modular.de/final-tz-clock-pcb-english.html

When did you get the board? Many have had issues recently with both communications and with orders that weren’t shipped so we had to cancel.

I waited as long as I could before canceling, but that was ~6 months ago. I hope they've been able to spin up production again.

I actually have two of Ingo's boards from years ago (must be at least six years now). I have yet to install them.

In the meantime I have gone on my own board making adventure. I have avoided making my own clock board to avoid stepping on Ingo's domain (out of respect for the reputation earned!). The shortage going on in Europe has gone on for a while now so if there is some form of demand for another alternative and I can find the time I would consider making another option available.

This would be a different electrical solution from the OEM and other non-Ingo boards. The other non-Ingo boards all use the same design as the OEM (from what I can see from publicly available images). My solution would probably be more along the lines of Ingo's solution which will be similar to what I've already done for other opto and slotted opto boards I have made.

Currently, all of this is just gossip and vaporware without a demand assessment.

I just ordered one for my TZ that is shipping to me soon. I hope Ingo is still producing these. I paid for one with blue LEDs and shipping. Fingers crossed.

Let us know. I gave up on Ingo.