OHEMIO
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All fellow EM'ers out there may oust me from this board after this post. I may oust myself as I consider myself a purist but find it hard to overlook the potential.
I was searching around the net last night when I came across this website:
http://www.planetimming.com/PinKit/index.html
If you click on pin kit he has several vids on how he converted a Solar City for the most part the same as my Target Alpha from EM to SS while keeping the original score reels in place. Gentlemen's name is Kerry Imming and from what I saw thus far he's building his own pins but used a Gottlieb Solar City as a test case for his custom creation.
He converts the standard illumination to LED which is interesting as today more advances have been made to enhance the bulbs to look more like incadecent. Less delamination on our back glasses and playfield plastics.
He's also working on a sound board that will play audio from an SD card. Think of the possibilities of sound or if you've lost it because your 8 track died or never worked to begin with?
I'd be lying if I didn't say with the problems I've has with my Ax/Bx/Dx set up on my Multi Player Target Alpha I wasn't considering a possible conversion for reliable operation. I couldn't help but think of the potential for this type of product for all EM Arcade. Less time spend on cleaning and adjusting.
I think about my CDI Ski Ball which the Criss Cross feature has recently stopped working again. My United Ball Bowler that I've yet to restore and time that could be saved by converting it to SS while keeping the feel and nostalga of EM without cover removal to look at the inner workings.
It's possible to keep collectability with adding reliability?
I've not looked into the cost but thought it would be a great discussion piece for our group.
So chime in on this Winter Saturday morning...thanks for your posts in advance!
OHEMIO
I was searching around the net last night when I came across this website:
http://www.planetimming.com/PinKit/index.html
If you click on pin kit he has several vids on how he converted a Solar City for the most part the same as my Target Alpha from EM to SS while keeping the original score reels in place. Gentlemen's name is Kerry Imming and from what I saw thus far he's building his own pins but used a Gottlieb Solar City as a test case for his custom creation.
He converts the standard illumination to LED which is interesting as today more advances have been made to enhance the bulbs to look more like incadecent. Less delamination on our back glasses and playfield plastics.
He's also working on a sound board that will play audio from an SD card. Think of the possibilities of sound or if you've lost it because your 8 track died or never worked to begin with?
I'd be lying if I didn't say with the problems I've has with my Ax/Bx/Dx set up on my Multi Player Target Alpha I wasn't considering a possible conversion for reliable operation. I couldn't help but think of the potential for this type of product for all EM Arcade. Less time spend on cleaning and adjusting.
I think about my CDI Ski Ball which the Criss Cross feature has recently stopped working again. My United Ball Bowler that I've yet to restore and time that could be saved by converting it to SS while keeping the feel and nostalga of EM without cover removal to look at the inner workings.
It's possible to keep collectability with adding reliability?
I've not looked into the cost but thought it would be a great discussion piece for our group.
So chime in on this Winter Saturday morning...thanks for your posts in advance!
OHEMIO