I LOVE my Doctor Who pin !!!

RussMyers

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I just had to say it.

Had the Time Expander Factor light PCB out today and reflowed all of the header pins and all 15 (!) of the 555 socket solder pads and also tightened up the sling leaf switches.

Plays like a demon and it totally kicks my ass.

LOVE IT.

RussMyers
 
Nice! It's a cool pin for sure. There's a small arcade about 25min from me that has 6 pins and Dr Who and LOTR are the 2 I play the most. - Barry
 
OK - yes, I replaced it with a cointaker frosted blue 555.

The original was an incandescent 555 with a blue condom.

Even though the "actual" Tardis has a white or possibly yellowish light on top, I tried both a white frosted and yellow frosted and they just did not work - too bright and distracting. The blue frosted was just right IMO.

Anywho, you don't need to disassemble anything. Just reach inside the opening of the Tardis and grab the 555 socket with two fingers (mine barely fit) and that will give you enough control of the bulb socket to get the old 555 out and the new 555 in.

The 555 LEDs tend to be polarized, so if it doesn't light up, turn the bulb 180 degrees and re-insert.

RussMyers
 
Thanks Russ I'll give it a try tonight. So I just pull the socket down to remove the bulb? I do want to buy some new side decals for the police box but haven't had any luck finding them. Any suggestions?
 
No - DON'T pull the socket down or out - just hold the socket in place and pull the bulb itself straight up and out from the top.

RM
 
if you love it so much, why dont you marry it !!!

well at least you could be buried in it and save some money

:)


Dont do it! One less good pin in the world! ;) Plus I am counting on you all dying and then I will be the only collector left. Then it would be CHEAP! haha j/k
 
I picked up one here in Chicago 3 months ago that's cleaned up nicely. High score so far on 3 ball all factory settings is 738 Mil. Has anyone rolled it over?
 
I picked up one here in Chicago 3 months ago that's cleaned up nicely. High score so far on 3 ball all factory settings is 738 Mil. Has anyone rolled it over?

My max so far on those settings is somewhere in the 500 millions.

Damn hard to get those W-H-O ramp combos.

RussM
 
H is the tough one, you have to get it just right off the end of the right flipper. I've discovered I can backhand a trapped ball from the right flipper to start the sequence.
 
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