(Topic ID: 200278)

Want a loud knocker?

By rufessor

6 years ago


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  • Latest reply 5 years ago by MrBally
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    #51 5 years ago
    Quoted from rufessor:

    I have noted over the years that not all knockers are equal- seems that some are a shot gun blast that send people ducking on first hearing it and others are so weak I struggle to hear them when others are playing at the same time. I had cleaned switches, replaced coils, etc and finally decided my Williams grand prix was just never going to be loud...
    I found these after seeing someone else suggest their use and after a few minutes with the soldering iron and addition of a diode (being strictly adherent to EMF principles) I now have a pretty loud knocker on my Williams. I did my gottliebs too- hoping to take them into the super loud category!
    A little full wave DC rectifying at the coil goes a long way!!
    Easy peasy- very satisfying, and now I get a
    Real reward for a high score! A LOUD knock!!

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    Nice -
    I picked 10 of these rectifiers when I placed a Digikey order... installing one tonight!

    #52 5 years ago
    Quoted from JethroP:

    Yeah, Iv'e run the screw all the way up. Still not too loud, but I guess it's ok in my home environment. If it was in an arcade you wouldn't hear it. All Bally knockers are not like that. For example, my Hokus Pokus is LOUD! My Old Chicago is LOUD! I've been playing Bazaar every day. I'm getting used to the click-click sound.

    Yep, it all started with Hokus Pokus: The Bally "Big Boom Sounder".

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