View Full Version : My New Toy....and My Project Machine
tholly
09-26-2005, 02:58 PM
Here is my new toy....fully working....I traded my broken Bally Wizard electromechanical and some cash for it.
http://videogamecollectors.com/albums/tholly/67_G.sized.jpg
Here is my current project.....just need to get the sound working....
http://videogamecollectors.com/albums/tholly/80_G.sized.jpg
Cool, I've played that pin a few times, it's a pretty fun one.
On the SI, is all of the sound missing? On the SI boards, each sound is pretty much it's own circuitry, so if you're missing all sounds, you should check your power supply and the main volume pot.
DogP
tholly
09-26-2005, 05:23 PM
Cool, I've played that pin a few times, it's a pretty fun one.
On the SI, is all of the sound missing? On the SI boards, each sound is pretty much it's own circuitry, so if you're missing all sounds, you should check your power supply and the main volume pot.
DogP
yea....all the sounds are missing
i was home this weekend and got the game working...minus sound
now im back at school....im gonna have my dad check the wiring and the items you said as well as some stuff someone else told me.....hopefully i can get this working and have all the games in my arcade up and running
ClubNinja
09-27-2005, 12:11 PM
Planning on giving the pin a good shopping?
tholly
09-27-2005, 04:55 PM
Planning on giving the pin a good shopping?
as for the mechanicals of it....it was already shopped....i got it off a guy that my dad works with....he has $250,000.00 worth the pins......his collection is HUGE!....he buys broken and cheap machines and fixes them up
ClubNinja
09-27-2005, 05:11 PM
Nah, I figured the guts works. I mean the playfield, the plastics, the balls, etc. A little elbow grease under the glass goes a long long way.
tholly
09-27-2005, 05:22 PM
Nah, I figured the guts works. I mean the playfield, the plastics, the balls, etc. A little elbow grease under the glass goes a long long way.
i have a new rubber kit ordered through the guy i got it off...came included with the cost, but he hadnt ordered it yet....should be there for when i get home for fall break
...and i figured one of these days id order new balls for this as well as my super mario bros. machine
chadtower
09-29-2005, 07:40 AM
One of these days?
First things you do when you get a new pin, every single time, is change all coil sleeves, clean/wax playfield, replace balls.
No exceptions.
MoreEbolaForYou
09-29-2005, 02:01 PM
Wow, I have a Special Force pinball too, but it needs some work. I'm pretty ok at working on arcade games, but I'm downright scared to do anything to the pinball machine. I think I'm just going to get it shopped to get everything going.
The game is just "ok" I think, it seems like it drains way too easy, but that may be because some of the bumpers aren't working.
ClubNinja
09-29-2005, 03:15 PM
The game is just "ok" I think, it seems like it drains way too easy, but that may be because some of the bumpers aren't working.
Also, make sure it's levelled well. Though, some games are just really prone to drains.
chadtower
09-29-2005, 04:21 PM
More likely, some players are more prone to drains.
MoreEbolaForYou
09-30-2005, 11:13 AM
:bawling: :bawling:
tholly
10-07-2005, 10:22 PM
On my Space Invaders:
I checked my connections based of this site http://www.robotron-2084.co.uk/manuals/invaders/midway_space_invader_pinout.pdf
....and, everything checked fine for continuity and all that
the only problem i have is the V Audio (+18v or +12v), when tested with a multimeter is only testing at around 1.6v
any ideas?
tony
I'm not totally sure as I'm out of town on dialup with no schematics, but IIRC the unregulated audio voltage is just a couple rectifier diodes and a capacitor. If you can read the schematics, just follow the audio voltage back and see the components that connect to it... otherwise, I can probably find it for you when I get back.
DogP
tholly
10-19-2005, 12:10 AM
I'm not totally sure as I'm out of town on dialup with no schematics, but IIRC the unregulated audio voltage is just a couple rectifier diodes and a capacitor. If you can read the schematics, just follow the audio voltage back and see the components that connect to it... otherwise, I can probably find it for you when I get back.
DogP
i havent been home since you posted and my father hasn't had time to work on the machine since then, but i was wondering if you had any further information on this that i could have available for the next time i get a chance to work on the machine
thanks,
tony