I replaced all of my lamps with 2smd frosted sunlight comet LEDs.

It looks perfect.

I am very pleased with the result.

Never enough
We do our best when we can

PS
When you say clearcoated, what do you use? your playfield looks incredibly nice.

Inserts in color as appropriate. GI in warm white. Rainbow colors on the rainbow might be much for some but I think it looks good. I had to use night mode in the phone to get the colors to show better but the image is a little blurry.

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I have a local professional car shop do it.
I'm not sure which brand, but they apply 8 coats with sanding in between. It looks and plays amazing !

Looks good and fits the theme nicely !

I LED all my zacs with comets 2smd Daylight frosted for GI's. All are well lit and easy to see and play.

looks good. as long as the GI's are white, you can play it.

What other manufacturer's coil should I get for a Zacc D.40 / S.1200? This is for the kick out hole at the top of Space Shuttle.

I have in my notes that it could be replaced by a Williams or Bally 26-1200. Does that sound right?

At The Pinball Resource there are:

Bally A26-1200, AN26-1200, AO-26-1200, AP-26-1200, AR-26-1200, AT-26-1200, ATT-26-1200

Williams AE1- 26-1200, A2-26-1200, Coil A26-1200, AE26-1200

I have no idea what the difference is with these different coils.

That looks to be correct according to Dave Gersic's coil cross reference:

http://www.zaccaria-pinball.com/misc/parts-interchange.html

So which one of those that I had listed is the proper one? There are 7 Bally & 4 Williams listed.

Any 26-1200 coil will work that uses the same bobbin will work. 26 gauge wire @ 1200 turns is what it means. The first 2 letters may be designations for bobbin size and whether there were any diodes on the coil and the direction of the diode. This is also important as you want to match the exact direction of the diode on your new coil with your original. You could blow a transistor if it's backwards. If the original zac coil has no diode, then just remove it.

If you have some other williams or bally games, check them to see if you have any 26-1200 coils in there and compare the bobbin size as well as diode orientation. If you have any that match exactly, order that one.

Hi ,
I’ve just sold my Pinball Champ 82 and in packing it up I smashed the backglass . I’ve advised the buyer and reduced the price accordingly. Id like to print off a translite but can’t find a Hi res photo that I can use . Was wondering if someone has a hi res printable file that I can use for a translite . Happy to compensate .
Thanks
Peter

did you see if BG resto has the file? He might make that glass.

http://bgresto.com/?p=2586

BGresto has the file but to make the backglass with shipping to Australia is nearly $700 AUD because of our weak dollar. Was hoping to just print a translite to save some serious money.

Problem with the translite is you need the masking layer that masks out the numbers/sections that are not lit. I worked on a few of these and had one of them printed on translucent film (2 prints). It wasn't great but better than nothing since I could not find a ROBOT backglass anywhere.

I was able to find a Pinball Champ backglass for second game without a backglass years ago but those days are gone now, plus it took me 6 months. Maybe you can find one in AU to lessen the cost/shipping? No substitute for a beautiful backglass for these games though. Worth the $700 IMO if that was my only option and a brand new glass would be something to really admire.

I really like my new Farfalla backglass. Its gorgeous.

Well worth the money spent.

We would love to have one of those one day The whole thing that is

Devil Rider Powerboard , All Test point voltages Good , 3 bridges are are all good , new CN1 header and connector . MPU is flickering , GI ON , Displays on but flashing

CN5 Voltages are as follows ( Do i have a power failure / over current circuit issue ? ) From top to bottom CN5
Blue 12.6V
Red 5.7
Green 5.2
Blk
Yellow 161
Blk
White 1.859
Red 5 V
Blk
Orange 41

I did notice when i pulled up the playfield a Flipper switch wire had come off and was very close to the highvoltage of the flipper coil
Not sure how to test IC 38 or if this may have caused an issue for the 3081 ?

Any and all help would be much appreciated

I have always loved the artwork on the Zaccaria's and over the years have pursued the flyers for my collection. Some I have in English and Italian. Some are very rare and hard to find. Here's a link if you want to check them out, LMK if you have any that I need:

https://nypinball.com/category/zaccaria/?post_types=flyers

I think you have much chances that IC38 is dead, it's a classic problem with shorts on the flipper contacts.

My farfalla is clipping off the last word on sentances when people speak.

is this controlled by the pot up on the upper right of the sound card?

Thanx gianfri , I will look at replacing IC38 , can this short from flippers cause other ICs to go or just IC38 .

So my Voltages look good for CN5 ?

Blue 12.6V
Red 5.7
Green 5.2
Blk
Yellow 161
Blk
White 1.859
Red 5 V
Blk
Orange 41

Generally only IC38 which makes the flipper to hang

yes, the pot can be adjusted to speed up and slow down voices to fit and not get timed out.

Can someone check their CN9 Voltages , top right on MPU ( 4 Plug ) Would be much appreciated as i'm not sure if i'm in spec .

Yellow

Black

White

Red

Episode 10 of Uncle Pinball's Podcast: Devil Riders by Zak ah Ree Ah! What an Italian gem!
Listen to all the sounds! Why does this guy sound like he's from New Yawk?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zodEmHA8HzqkaMw9hysJH
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1201796/episodes/4602599
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-4p7de-98db6b0?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_share

Apple finally updated: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-10-devil-riders/id1522361154?i=1000485291497

Looking for a MPU board for Technoplay it's the 2-2 8008 MPU board. Hoping someone here has one in their parts stash.

Are there any good instructions on how to wire the reproduction sounds boards to a Zacarria EM? I purchased an Aerobatics that is missing the sound board completely.

My Farfalla is missing the bracket for one of the displays - B-7137.
Does anybody know a source or a substitute for this ?

I'm also missing 2 of the 6-bank drop target springs - A-4724.
Is there some other part I can use instead ?

I have several of them, I can give you one...

Thanks Gianfri, I sent you a PM !

I need some help with the upper relay under the Farfalla playfield.
Mine was wired as pictured, but I'm pretty sure that is wrong - perhaps that is why both reset coils for the large drop target bank were burned ...
I have tried to find pictures online, in the topic gallery too, but they're all too blurry to really show the wiring.

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Found my answer in this thread ... https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/zaccaria-pinball-owners-club-all-welcome/page/15#post-3501252

Guess I need a new pair of glasses or something.

Now it works ...

Several layers of 2k clearcoat applied by local professionals, some electronic repair, complete teardown and cleaning of all parts.
I had to make a couple of new springs for the 6 bank drop target, something new to learn every time

The cabinet is bad, bottom is completely shot with holes through it ... but that is a project for another time.

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Any idea of what a Space Shuttle or Horror would go for around the US? I'm trying to see if I would be too far under water shipping some games from Europe.

Space shuttle is a gen 1 zac, so maybe 1200 in good shape. Horror though is a conversion kit for space shuttle that I’ve only seen on ipdb and never in the USA. No idea what it would cost but I’d like to play the converted game since I don’t like space shuttle

Anyone interested in Zaccaria Nautilus and Aerobatics package deal? And any help on pricing them? Both were recently gone through and LEDed. Aerobatics backglass has been severely broken and is taped together but is honestly pretty presentable. The Nautilus backglass also has a crack in it but survived shipping from England to the US. Both have had free play switches installed so they can be changed over between free play and coin op with the flick of a switch. Anyway I don’t have a great idea on value so any help is much appreciated.

I know there aren’t really any sales of Nautilus that I can find so no sure where to start.

Video of Nautilus

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hey, I know that game.

Hi, I got a Pinball Champ '82 and where do I start?! I know nothing about Zaccarias. Back in the '80s I was a service engineer and where I worked Zaccaria was a dirty word! The only ones they had, had been scrapped. apparently they were always breaking down, so I never got to work on one until now. Is there any online reference manuals or some sort of order to look through things. My Zacs had been water damaged when a ceiling came down, but luckily there was crap stored on top of them so the damage was not too bad, except for the mould. black mould everywhere! Nasty!!

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Start first by removing the black mold from the game. This is hazardous to your health so wear a mask/gloves and have ventilation.
Once your game is devoid of the mold and spores, start here:

http://www.zaccaria-pinball.com/gen2/repairs.html (specifically powering up a game for the first time)
and
http://www.zaccaria-pinball.com/how-to/index.html

you are probably going to have to part them out. Mold gets inside the wood, you are screwed. things warp and if they were stored like that, with the glass off, the playfields are twisted and trashed. Parts time.

Yes maybe parts time, but these Zacs are not that common so I am going to clean them and give them a chance.

I am in need of these parts if anyone has extras:

2 Seven digit displays
1 long pinball rod for upper playfield flippers
Pinball Champ Backglass. I know BGRESTO is a possible source

x-Two flipper bats for the washer+nut shaft style (any color) - FOUND!

I no longer need two displays... I found the parts I need to repair the ones that I own.

Cross posting for those in USA whom might need NOS Zac parts.
I'm organizing another Group Buy at Pinball.Center; and they carry many NOS Zac parts and will not ship to USA.
https://www.pinball.center/en/search?sSearch=zaccaria

Should come with the board.

https://images.pinside.com/1/17/c6/117c6ab4bb82623fd748cd23ddd2aa0bc9534cd8.pdf

There is here.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/new-zaccaria-em-sound-and-flasher-boards#post-4934179

some zacs are rare. others are not. Remember, zaccaria was the 3rd biggest manufacturer in pinball in the early 80's. So they made more games than even gottlieb.

Some of the more common zacs are.

Devil riders
Farfalla
Time machine

And popular and common in northern regions
Soccer kings
Pinball champ

Don't forget Playmatic ^^

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is that production %'s or how many of the pinball market each made games? Or number of different games?

productions %