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Quoted from ramegoom:Here's a brand new design, using "carpet lighting" for the clock face:
http://www.casperselectronics.com/cart/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=967
It looks like you're still driving the switch matrix directly. Which is the major flaw of the original, and every replacement since, except Ingo's.
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Rob Anthony
Pinball Classics
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Quoted from ramegoom:Not exactly a major flaw. The underlying cause for failure was actually the interconnect system which would age, and pick up resistance between the connections. The heat from the original incandescent lamps added to the "derating" of the connectors, even the edge connectors. THAT is what caused early failure on the original design.
Oh, it's definitely a MAJOR flaw, and a horrible design decision.
The other stuff you say is true, and certainly contributes to the very bad design and failure of the original, and others that copy it.
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Rob Anthony
Pinball Classics
http://LockWhenLit.com
Quality Board Work - In Home Service
borygard at gmail dot com
Quoted from DK:I was looking for a service to just mail out the clock to and they would fix. Looking further into it I realized it's not as hard as I thought
You can send it to me to be rebuilt and "bulletproofed", I've done plenty, and have stock of all the proper parts, but I'd definitely recommend Ingo's board. Either way, you'll not likely ever have a clock problem again.
You can get Ingo's clock board directly from his site in Germany, or mine in the US.
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Rob Anthony
Pinball Classics
http://LockWhenLit.com
Quality Board Work - In Home Service
borygard at gmail dot com
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