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Spooky Pinball - Halloween

Tyke said:
So a few pointers and some pictures from how I did it. I didn't take pictures as I went along so there are a few steps without them because I cant reverse where I have stuck the new panel down sadly. I have un done as much as I could and took pictures to help out.

Aside from the two bits I linked above you'll also need some double sided sticky foam pads or similar to secure the new panel to inside the metal bracket. You'll want some thickish ones or double them up as the new screen is very thin and needs padding out a little to bring it to the same distance as the old screen.

Here we go then...


Start by removing the right speaker, the threads holding it down are way too long so you'll spend a good 5 mins undoing those suckers. Move the speaker into the back box for safe keeping.





Disconnect the 12v and HDMI cable.



Next undo the four nuts that hold the screen in.



Pull out the LCD, you can leave the Perspex in place.




Now you want to do these next steps on a clean flat surface like a desk or worktop.

Disconnect the LCD screen from the LCD controller PCB. Unplug all the wires and unscrew the four screws to remove the PCB.



You can leave the control PCB in place as its identical to the one supplied with the new LCD controller.





Next undo the tiny four screws that hold the old screen inside the metal bracket. You'll find two either side. I've removed them in this picture but these are where they are.




Take out the screen and put it somewhere safe.



Take the new 30pin EDP cable and plug it into the port on the back of the new IPS panel. Be sure to put it in the right way up, writing side facing up and make sure it clicks in securely.



Next put your sticky pads/tape inside the metal bracket, enough to secure it and evenly spread out in the corners and some in the middle. Take off the backs of the sticky pads so they are ready to have the back of the new screen stuck to them!

Place the new screen in so the bottom edge of the screen is touching the bottom of the bracket and you'll want to ensure its sat perfectly centre with an even gap left and right.
IMPORTANT!!! be sure to have the IPS cable come up and out of the bottom edge so you can bend it over the back of the bracket.










I used some tape to secure the EDP cable to the back of the bracket.




Now if that is all secure, flip it over and install the new LCD controller, I have just screwed mine to one of the existing mounts. If you wanted to you could again use sticky pads or perhaps 3D print a new bracket for it.
Connect the 30 pin EDP cable into the new controller PCB (Blue tap facing up).




Now your ready to go fit it back into the machine which is really just reverse of what you did to take it out.
IMPORTANT!!! Remember to remove the IPS screen protector film that it ships with.

Place it back on top of the Perspex, and line up the fixing holes. Screw the four bolts in place. Fit the speaker. Hook up the 12v and HDMI to the new controller PCB.



Turn on and marvel at how good it looks out of the box :)











FINAL NOTE!!! My Halloween is a later run with the 3.5mm audio lead coming directly from the little PC in the back box straight down to the amplifier. Other spooky games and some of the early Halloween/Ultraman may have the audio extracted through the LCD controller board via HDMI. If unsure chuck up a picture and we can work out how best to solve it.
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Thanks and that will help others, well worth doing😎
 
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Just as a quick update on my screen upgrade. I have now removed the factory Perspex from under the screen. It gives off way too much reflection and in a home environment its not a problem. The IPS screen is a nice matt finish so it looks even better now :clap:
 
Tyke said:
Just as a quick update on my screen upgrade. I have now removed the factory Perspex from under the screen. It gives off way too much reflection and in a home environment its not a problem. The IPS screen is a nice matt finish so it looks even better now :clap:
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My Perspex screen came with bits of crap on the inside.
 
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M4carp said:
My Perspex screen came with bits of crap on the inside so can’t wait to get it off, I have the screen and the board now. Just need to get the right thickness double sided pads or whatever I can find. Stuff I have here is too thin.
Did you stick yours so it’s level with the bracket so then there’s no gap when it bolted down with no Perspex?
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Its not quite, probably a few mm off being level with the bracket, looks fine though. I used some heavy duty double sided 3M tape I had laying around and ended up doubling it up to get some depth behind it.
 
Made a couple of Speaker Grill inserts to replace the ones in the standard edition.
I used the original design from the movie but moved the eyes a little to compensate for them being more uniform as my OCD was going nuts and tbh better placed for the speaker itself.

I’ve done these in black for a member but think they may look funky in orange lit by the speaker lights.

£15 a pair + postage just DM if interested.

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The acrylic, scratch resistant screens are a huge improvement on the petg that Spooky do.

This guy was selling them separately, not sure if he is now or not.
 
Colywobbles said:
Well spent the WE getting pin’s shuffled, tombstones and loaned out to make a spot in my main lineup and pride of place.
Somebody now waiting patiently 😉

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I remember a wise Col telling me when I bought my first pin off you bm66 was the worst pin you owned 😅 Would you say it is the code that has improved since you bought it when it was released? The LE i had is one of my faves to date
 
AllstarDK said:
I remember a wise Col telling me when I bought my first pin off you bm66 was the worst pin you owned 😅 Would you say it is the code that has improved since you bought it when it was released? The LE i had is one of my faves to date
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At the time I paid a record 10k for my BM66 LE and immediately had buyers regret, Gabe didn’t like it and we both found it very clunky.
Problem is I didn’t give it a chance and didn’t get the rules so quickly moved it on losing 1k in the process.
Roll on a few years and the chance of a CW edt turned up at a good price so I gave it another try.
It was chalk and cheese and not clunky in the slightest and a local Pinfo member and friend @Sutol showed me the ropes to help get the rules down.
Even though Ty also owned a BM66 in LE flavour he finds mine super buttery and feels like a different game to his in many respects all for the better.
So hands up yes I was wrong and I’ve realised since just how much of a genius Lyman really was as you can tell with me owning MET another stellar game made all the better by code.
I’ve also discounted games I’ve owned in the past like BSD and BK2k which I now own and really enjoy for there simplicity.
 
Colywobbles said:
At the time I paid a record 10k for my BM66 LE and immediately had buyers regret, Gabe didn’t like it and we both found it very clunky.
Problem is I didn’t give it a chance and didn’t get the rules so quickly moved it on losing 1k in the process.
Roll on a few years and the chance of a CW edt turned up at a good price so I gave it another try.
It was chalk and cheese and not clunky in the slightest and a local Pinfo member and friend @Sutol showed me the ropes to help get the rules down.
Even though Ty also owned a BM66 in LE flavour he finds mine super buttery and feels like a different game to his in many respects all for the better.
So hands up yes I was wrong and I’ve realised since just how much of a genius Lyman really was as you can tell with me owning MET another stellar game made all the better by code.
I’ve also discounted games I’ve owned in the past like BSD and BK2k which I now own and really enjoy for there simplicity.
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Glad you’ve found fun in such a great game bud. Had some great laughs playing through it. Rule set is fantastic. Like them all once the honeymoon period has passed it loses its edge but just seems to have that extra something that most others don’t. I never managed the gas attack multiball but john who I bought it off was a serious player and I managed to beat his high score so must have done ok, he did say the code improved massively over the years
 
jonathan said:
Bought one of these blind recently. Was a bit worried before it came as the reviews were mixed, but it's brilliant!

Tons of assets, gorgeous cab, fun and original layout. The balls appearing in the inlanes amazes me every time 😂

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Yep, both this and ultraman are the bargains of the century at the moment. Said before but they will be future classics, once the pinside stain wears off. Just another case of games getting destroyed by people that played them once in a noisy hall with no sound.. Happens repeatedly. Very strange hobby this isnt it...

Great layouts and assets as mentioned. I have my ultraman out on rent where its getting enjoyed how it should be!!
 
jonathan said:
Bought one of these blind recently. Was a bit worried before it came as the reviews were mixed, but it's brilliant!

Tons of assets, gorgeous cab, fun and original layout. The balls appearing in the inlanes amazes me every time 😂

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It’s a great game now, not so much at the start. They released it too early, should be an update soon sorting some glitches and better score balancing.
Was a beta tester but got ‘burned’ so will wait before I update again😂

Amazing wizard modes😎
 
M4carp said:
It’s a great game now, not so much at the start. They released it too early, should be an update soon sorting some glitches and better score balancing.
Was a beta tester but got ‘burned’ so will wait before I update again😂

Amazing wizard modes😎
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Didn't have a clue what I was doing for most of it 😂 trying to keep multiballs on the upper playfields whilst balls magically appear in the inlanes at the same time is f-ing hard!
 
jonathan said:
Didn't have a clue what I was doing for most of it 😂 trying to keep multiballs on the upper playfields whilst balls magically appear in the inlanes at the same time is f-ing hard!
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Really hard but such good fun, had mine a while and still not bored. I don’t worry about scores, just try and get through the modes. Putting balls into the subway when you have multiball gives you some time and less chaos.
 
Well I spoke too soon! Owned the game 2 weeks and now cant boot past this screen. Anyone had a similar issue and know a fix please?

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Go to Spookys website and download the full install for the pc you have, stick it on a usb plug in then turn on. Instructions on how to do it are there too.
It should do the total reinstall itself, that has fixed it for me a few times. It might not work, if it doesn't you need a new pc.
 
M4carp said:
Go to Spookys website and download the full install for the pc you have, stick it on a usb plug in then turn on. Instructions on how to do it are there too.
It should do the total reinstall itself, that has fixed it for me a few times. It might not work, if it doesn't you need a new pc.
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Have you had the same issue?
 
I’ve had this as well. The full re-install fixed it for me.

Though I still contacted Spooky and they sent me a new PC as well FOC.
 
Marvello said:
Have you got a keyboard you can connect to it?
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People have tried that but no joy, something happens to the image and causes the bios screen to boot up.
Some have ram/ssd issues and need a new pc but a few people did replace the ssd and fix.

This is with the black box mini pc’s, there is also another pc used the ‘Up’ board which is the same one that TNA uses and the version they send out to replace it now. Not heard of any issues with that one, the early build had those and they switched to the black box pc’s later for some reason. Think Scooby has those black box pc’s too.
 
Ant-H said:
I’ve had this as well. The full re-install fixed it for me.

Though I still contacted Spooky and they sent me a new PC as well FOC.
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Thanks, I've already emailed support but will do a reinstall while I'm waiting for a response
 
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