Finally picked him up.. Here we go again then
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Finally picked him up.. Here we go again then
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Love the playfield and back glass artwork on Gorgar. What you got planned for it and is it working?
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It works - but its randomly blowing the solenoid fuse 
Displays are also in need of sorting - Several flickering and such.
I just happen to have a set of stencils to redo the cabinet - its not in terrible shape but it be rude not to I think.
Take it from there. Not had a good look at the playfield but think its pretty decent.
Displays are also in need of sorting - Several flickering and such.
I just happen to have a set of stencils to redo the cabinet - its not in terrible shape but it be rude not to I think.
Take it from there. Not had a good look at the playfield but think its pretty decent.
I recently bought the some nmp sensors from a member on here to replace the troublesome horseshoe drop targets on mine,it now plays amazing,so I would recommend these if doing a restore,you do have to add a metal plate to the gar target board,to shield it from the pop bumper,but it's all on pinside
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Will look into that. Just had a closer look at the playfield - think it might have been touched up at some point. Not sure I want to do a pf swap on it - I have one to do on centaur already 
Will see how it cleans up.
Think I might look into the solenoid issue first.. And decide whether to fix the displays or put led ones in. Some red ones would probably go nice.
Will see how it cleans up.
Think I might look into the solenoid issue first.. And decide whether to fix the displays or put led ones in. Some red ones would probably go nice.
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Put his head on today and fired it up. (I was working before I took it off and collected it so just wanted to be sure it still was )
Took a closer look at the PF (still not taken the glass out - not mint, but not terrible).
Deffo some touchups gone on
I think I can what might be amiss with the flickering displays though:
Reckon thats what ill investigate next then
)Took a closer look at the PF (still not taken the glass out - not mint, but not terrible).
Deffo some touchups gone on
I think I can what might be amiss with the flickering displays though:
Reckon thats what ill investigate next then
nothing like a roasted resistor or two.
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Replaced the dead resistors this evening. Didnt help.
Decided I give it a bit of a play anyway and see if the solenoid fuse popped (This was the other thing wrong with it I knew about)
After a few minutes some of the segments started coming back to life.. Very suspicious...
Few games later and no sign of the fuse going. Took another look at the master display - and lo and behold 2 of the resistors look to have cooked again.
This displeases me greatly. On reading Ye Olde Repairing Williams System 3 to System 7 guide suspect the issue might well be the UDN7180A chips. Which are apparently somewhat troublesome to obtain. (I poked around the internets and confim its not just a rumour - they seem kinda hard to find )
Still I was kinda pondering red LED displays anyway....
Unreleated random spinner pic.
Decided I give it a bit of a play anyway and see if the solenoid fuse popped (This was the other thing wrong with it I knew about)
After a few minutes some of the segments started coming back to life.. Very suspicious...
Few games later and no sign of the fuse going. Took another look at the master display - and lo and behold 2 of the resistors look to have cooked again.
This displeases me greatly. On reading Ye Olde Repairing Williams System 3 to System 7 guide suspect the issue might well be the UDN7180A chips. Which are apparently somewhat troublesome to obtain. (I poked around the internets and confim its not just a rumour - they seem kinda hard to find
)Still I was kinda pondering red LED displays anyway....
Unreleated random spinner pic.
those high voltage ics are pricy now. you can get pulls from china but still silly money
How do you get on with that yellow scissor lift? is it substantial enough for most pins?
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Yeah. Im going to follow the guide to confirm - but I might just get some new displays if its those. (If I can get em
)
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Its the first time ive used it. But this is what it was bought for. Seems to be working ok.
Only slight niggle is its a pain to "steer" - but then so are shopping trolleys
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Mine got rash next to the right slingshot like that too. Probably the one hit more often in gameplay. The mechanical design kinda mashes the ball into the playfield. Happy hunting electrical gremlins!
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Could fit a hard top to it I guess. Im sure that brings with it different complications than a playfield swap though. Not sure I want to get that carried away with it.