Nice work! Looking great. Sorry if I missed it earlier, but what brand of paint did you use? I'm assuming something like Halfords colour match rattle cans.
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Nice work! Looking great. Sorry if I missed it earlier, but what brand of paint did you use? I'm assuming something like Halfords colour match rattle cans.
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You are correct
Looking at the actual Williams schematics more closely, the System 6 board was used in a few non-pinball machines too. Pin 2 on 3J3 was only used on shuffle machines. The text reads that on flipper machines, 3J3-1 and 3J3-2 are not connected. So that answers the missing black 2 - it's not supposed to be there. The missing red on pin 6 should be there I think. Looking at the schematic, that is the power supply out to most of the coils on the playfield. There should be one common power wire daisychaining between each of your solenoids. That should then go into pin 1 of a big connector, and that should then get to your pin 6 on 3J3.
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It hasn't been fired up there is no wiring for the flippers so the likely hood of it working is slim. Flipper wires are completely missing from the solenoid loom which I've not tackled yet
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Right I'm even more confused on the drawings it shows the flipper solenoid connections but on the switch diagram it only shows the right lane change switch not any flipper EOS connections sighs
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Is andy or anyone able to help me with this please?
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The flippers are not CPU controlled so not in the switch matrix. The EOS switches will be shown on the flipper coil drawings, they are for switching power high to low, not for telling the CPU anything. The entire flipper section is independent of cpu control except for an enabling relay.
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Oh I think I understand it now
For example blue / violet to coil tab furthest away from diode line and daisy chained to the switch tab (I assume doesn't matter which tab) middle tab. Then blue to other coil tab then blue from other switch tab onto middle coil tab? Is that right?
For example blue / violet to coil tab furthest away from diode line and daisy chained to the switch tab (I assume doesn't matter which tab) middle tab. Then blue to other coil tab then blue from other switch tab onto middle coil tab? Is that right?
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Absolutely.
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Cheers andy just need to figure out if there should be a third red on 3j3 then I think that's the wiring probs sorted
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Looms done...
Things left to do:
Put all metal work back on and finish wiring the cab and finish off earth braiding.
Clean pf and level inserts.
Reconstruct the underside and reinstate flipper mechs.
Solder looms back on.
Rebuild topside.
Plug in and test
Things left to do:
Put all metal work back on and finish wiring the cab and finish off earth braiding.
Clean pf and level inserts.
Reconstruct the underside and reinstate flipper mechs.
Solder looms back on.
Rebuild topside.
Plug in and test
The bulk of the metalwork is on it's way Rudi, as discussed 
Should be there Tuesday all being well
Should be there Tuesday all being well
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Yup that's fine dude
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is there a reason why older games that have the power lead inside the cab often seem to have a loose not tied in the end nearest the line filter?
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Usually so if the cord gets pulled from the outside, the wires are not pulled off of their contacts. The knot stops the cord being pulled through the cab cable slot.
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that's miles away from where I allways see the knot in pics lol
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Received a parcel from the platers today thanks to Paul.
Shiny shiny.....
Shiny shiny.....
That looks like one fun jigsaw.
Hope you noted where it all went.
Hope you noted where it all went.
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I know where 90% goes lol
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Right guys been puting everything back on the coin door and having trouble with the metal coin slot bezzle thing. Once I put the inserts in and then the metal backing frame which holds the inserts in it won't lie flat. I get about a 5mm gap between the inserts and the metal frame thing. And then this prevents the 3 lugs lining up so I can screw the bezel down. What the hell am I doing wrong? Wasted about an hour buggering around with the bloody thing before I chucked in the towel for the night
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Finely sorted the coin door. Pretty much finished the front end
Think I've prob gone abit overkill with the earth braid but then better to be safe than sorry.
I also reinstated the missing middle coin door light and all the missing wires to the coin door for the other 2 coin mechs and lock out but not connected incase future owners want to add that. I'm still not 100% happy with how the credit button sticks out and ive even put in the propper spring now.
Think I've prob gone abit overkill with the earth braid but then better to be safe than sorry.
I also reinstated the missing middle coin door light and all the missing wires to the coin door for the other 2 coin mechs and lock out but not connected incase future owners want to add that. I'm still not 100% happy with how the credit button sticks out and ive even put in the propper spring now.
Looking very nice now Rudi.
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Ty kev she's getting there
Sweeeeeet!
Yeh, you have done a great job with this Rudi.
Well done.
Well done.
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Right folks I can't remember what piece of metal goes here and it's not in any of my pics doh! Can anyone be kind enough to enlighten me please
I don't know what it's for (assuming it's a bracket of some sort to hold on the backbox) but I found this after searching Google Images:
Original full-size image is from this Firepower restoration blog (a good read in itself): http://pinballarcadefans.com/showthread.php/4341-Firepower!
