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Got my third pin on its way.
- Thread starter Lee ellison
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the round orange disc on the flipper switches appears to be a capacitor
on the coin door I would insulate any non connected wires to prevent them from shorting
If these were from me, let me know and i'll send you another - you shouldn't get a checksum error at all....
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Are they supposed to be there , is there any need for them if not. . .?
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Yes took 2out and put three in. , unfortunately I did not get these from you Paul , wish I had. But did not know you did them , maybe next time , can you do the one that has the error , u18. If so how much. , cheers leeIf these were from me, let me know and i'll send you another - you shouldn't get a checksum error at all....
Lee,
Drop me a pm please with your address, in case I forget, which is likely
Cheers
Hi,
Those small disc capacitors are meant to be wired across the flipper switch contacts. They're used to absorb sparking from 'back e.m.f', in a similar way to the yellow capacitors on the flipper end of stroke switches. Without them the contacts would get burnt very quickly.
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Thanks jay , yeh I noticed the yellow capacitors as well , just none of my other pins has them !
Hi, Lee
Your Addams and Fish Tales don't need capacitors on the flipper contacts, since they have solid-state 'FlipTronic' systems for the flipper solenoids. Gilligan's Island was one of the last WMS games to use the 'conventional' high-current switching type of flipper unit.
I was short of time yesterday, or I'd have said something about the front door/interface board too. That Gilligan's was probably built with an old-type triple-chute door, using mechanical 'S10' type coin acceptors; is it German or Dutch spec?. I think someone's fitted an 'ECA' (Electronic Coin Acceptor) door instead, and then tried to get it working with those wiring mods. The picture of the interface board in your Addams shows the additional connector, wiring, and 8-way DIL switch used in a proper installation.
Also, changing the door has left the game without a switch to inform the Cpu when the door is shut. I don't think this is critical on Gilligan's, though.
Your Addams and Fish Tales don't need capacitors on the flipper contacts, since they have solid-state 'FlipTronic' systems for the flipper solenoids. Gilligan's Island was one of the last WMS games to use the 'conventional' high-current switching type of flipper unit.
I was short of time yesterday, or I'd have said something about the front door/interface board too. That Gilligan's was probably built with an old-type triple-chute door, using mechanical 'S10' type coin acceptors; is it German or Dutch spec?. I think someone's fitted an 'ECA' (Electronic Coin Acceptor) door instead, and then tried to get it working with those wiring mods. The picture of the interface board in your Addams shows the additional connector, wiring, and 8-way DIL switch used in a proper installation.
Also, changing the door has left the game without a switch to inform the Cpu when the door is shut. I don't think this is critical on Gilligan's, though.
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Thanks jay , I don,t know what country it is originally from , but thanks for the info , that explains a lot , lee
I'd guess it's come from Holland rather than Germany, due to the 'W16' jumper being removed from the Cpu board, which is the machines' original. Having W16 removed (or only switch 6 Off, if a 8-way DIL switch is fitted) installs 'European' settings - basically as German, but with English text.
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