Hamburg Usa, NY
Quoted from sohchx:Cuz those EM's generate a ton of heat inside the head.[quoted image]
According to the picture on the flyer this is original to the machine.
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Quoted from Drewscruis:According to the picture on the flyer this is original to the machine.
https://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2532&picno=3332
It appears that when they produced their first couple of machines in the late 60’s and a couple in the the early 70’s they used no vents in the top. Then after that they cut one slat towards the right hand side. Several machines later they began using two equally spaced apart. The late 70’s through 80’s they began using the metal vents from what I can tell from the IPDB.
Kalgan
Quoted from aeneas:Not that bad, just a creative operator who had to get the game earning..[quoted image]
Is that a Baywatch? I have the same broken bracket and a much dumber fix in there for it. I may have to copy what you have...
Quoted from daveyvandy:Is that a Baywatch? I have the same broken bracket and a much dumber fix in there for it. I may have to copy what you have...
Yes it's on a baywatch..
Quoted from king-pin:This is from a Bally "Transporter the rescue ".Does anyone have a photo of the original wiring it would be greatly appreciated.
You might look through this guys TTR rescue thread or contact him for some pics.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/transporter-the-rescue-rescue
Carlisle, ON
Quoted from king-pin:This is from a Bally "Transporter the rescue ".Does anyone have a photo of the original wiring it would be greatly appreciated.
The pinout details should be in the manual.
Quoted from king-pin:One of about three games that I don't have the manual for.
https://www.ipdb.org/files/2630/Bally_1989_Transporter_the_Rescue_English_Manual.pdf
Some of the worst hacks are the smallest ones.
The previous owner paid someone to repin the connectors.
Looked ok except the insulation wasnt in the crimp.
Started pulling the wires out of the connectors and was disgusted by the hack way they were all crimped. Looks like it was done with side cutters.
Had to redo them all. Must have been over 50.
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The previous owner paid someone to repin the connectors.
Looked ok except the insulation wasnt in the crimp.
Started pulling the wires out of the connectors and was disgusted by the hack way they were all crimped. Looks like it was done with side cutters.
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Machine i'm repairing for a customer had similar crimps. So far I have done every .100 and .156 header crimp pins (minus the lamp driver and displays) in a nitro groundshaker.
Quoted from Mitch:Some of the worst hacks are the smallest ones.
The previous owner paid someone to repin the connectors.
Looked ok except the insulation wasnt in the crimp.
Started pulling the wires out of the connectors and was disgusted by the hack way they were all crimped. Looks like it was done with side cutters.
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That's worse by far than never having repinned them in the first place. 
Quoted from PghPinballRescue:People think pliers = crimpers.
can't you just use hot glue? 
Quoted from PghPinballRescue:People think pliers = crimpers.
I probably have more money tied up in crimp tools and consumables than some do in their entire toolbox lol.
Quoted from Drewscruis:I probably have more money tied up in crimp tools and consumables than some do in their entire toolbox lol.
I bet I could give you a run for your money.
Zeist
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I love how your post goes so well with your picture.
Quoted from MarAlb:I am giving it a 10 for the effort
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I wonder how much time they spent doing that?
Quoted from MarAlb:I am giving it a 10 for the effort
Yes, but at the time, the heat-shrink had to cost a fortune, or had not yet been invented 
Quoted from MarAlb:I am giving it a 10 for the effort
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I love how all the cables still have a different color coding!
Oh boy, picked up an Evil Knievel this morning. Non-working. And check out these alligator clips! What a mess. If you don't get voltage off the test points, then just jumper them. Guess this guy never heard of repining connectors. At least I hope that's what it is.
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And I'd never seen a Mutha Board before. lol
Reminds me of a Hot Tip that I resurrected for someone a while back. GI was holding on by an alligator clip. Amongst other hacks...
Quoted from Enaud:Oh boy, picked up an Evil Knievel this morning. Non-working. And check out these alligator clips! What a mess. If you don't get voltage off the test points, then just jumper them. Guess this guy never heard of repining connectors. At least I hope that's what it is.
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And I'd never seen a Mutha Board before. lol
2D034A99-18C4-4319-8067-45D9FA8F576F (resized).jpeg800FBCCB-7875-4C1F-B80B-A561F1311AC0 (resized).jpegThis was in my Cyclone for 13 years before I finally got around to straightening it out. Interestingly, almost all the wires that were soldered between the board and the spade connectors were the correct color. It appears that some previous person had access to scrap wire harnesses, but not to connector parts. Anyway, I redid the power supply board and the GI relay boards and the game brightened up nicely.
Quoted from chad:I guess they did not want tge prop bar moving.[quoted image]
That's the Manual/Schematic/score card hold down. Standard on the LE & CE's.
Quoted from sohchx:Hack? Or nah?
Can’t find a similar picture for some reason so I’m not sure?
Quoted from sohchx:Hack? Or nah?
At this point you might as well add three more. One centered between the 20 light and shoot again and two more filling the gap between the other posts.
You'll never SDTM drain again!
faz
Quoted from sohchx:Hack? Or nah?[quoted image][quoted image]
I'm thinking longer flipper bats would have been an easier way to close the gap.
Quoted from Coindork:I'm thinking longer flipper bats would have been an easier way to close the gap.
The next longer flipper bat would have been these giants in Big Flipper.
Quoted from cottonm4:The next longer flipper bat would have been these giants in Big Flipper.
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I was in Dallas last night and hit up Cidercade.
They had aftermarket flipper bats on theirs that are longer than standard.
Replay / Sm bell unit from Shangri-La. Pins were cut off with a hacksaw I think, most of the machine was like this. This was my mock-up to see if I had all the pieces and whats missing after cleaning. With no shame, I have it in and it works till I can find a bundle of cheap parts or make them. Flashing wrap and a pen spring, I had a lot of coffee that day.
2nd photo -lets just take all the fun out of the game....
3rd, just my ego to show I can make things...
4th How I strain coffee my coffee when I work!
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Dude, are you *sure* that's coffee?
Quoted from Learmud:This was my mock-up
My Central Park had the same thing done to it. They then bent the old ball guide so that if you hit the shot right from up above it would go back into the shooter lane. I know Central Park can be a frustrating game but seriously...
Quoted from Coindork:I'm thinking longer flipper bats would have been an easier way to close the gap.
My thoughts exactly Lol
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