What is a driver board?

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Well I may be able to get a non working pin but the person states it's missing the "driver board". I'm waiting on pics of the pin/what pin it is but what exactly is a driver board and how hard is it to replace?
 
That depends on the machine. Hopefully it is an early 80's Baly or Stern machine and aftermarket driver boards exist. However, if it is something else replacing the board may be difficult.

The aftermarket Bally/Stern board runs a couple of hundred dollars BTW. Reworked original boards can be found for less but you will usually have to buy the boards and ROMs seperately.
 
Alright, if its a crappy pin or conditions bad etc I wont even bother
 
I think the key is to find out what pin it is. The level of aftermarket support varies and as spoonman pointed out above Gottleib pins are well supported by the aftermarket as well. Hell, you may even get lucky and find that someone on here is sitting on the board you need...

I don't think any pin is crappy, at least not until after I play it. If the playfield or backglass is in bad shape then it might not be worth the effort to restore to playable condition but otherwise, if you are truly interested in having a pin, it may be a great tool to learn on.
 
I think the key is to find out what pin it is. The level of aftermarket support varies and as spoonman pointed out above Gottleib pins are well supported by the aftermarket as well. Hell, you may even get lucky and find that someone on here is sitting on the board you need...

I don't think any pin is crappy, at least not until after I play it. If the playfield or backglass is in bad shape then it might not be worth the effort to restore to playable condition but otherwise, if you are truly interested in having a pin, it may be a great tool to learn on.

Well I am mainly looking for a non-working pin solely for the fact that its so much more fun to work and fix it and then finally have the satisfaction of playing it. It would also be an extremely good learning experience towards pins.
 
Well I am mainly looking for a non-working pin solely for the fact that its so much more fun to work and fix it and then finally have the satisfaction of playing it. It would also be an extremely good learning experience towards pins.

That's fine that you want a non-working pin but sometimes to make them working you need dump some money into it and depending on what it is equals more money......
 
That's fine that you want a non-working pin but sometimes to make them working you need dump some money into it and depending on what it is equals more money......

Then what its worth? I don't terribly care that much about how much it costs to get going because for one if I enjoy it its worth and two I'm lucky to find anything around here.
 
Well I may be able to get a non working pin but the person states it's missing the "driver board". I'm waiting on pics of the pin/what pin it is but what exactly is a driver board and how hard is it to replace?
What pin are you thinking of getting?
Glennon
 
That depends on the machine. Hopefully it is an early 80's Baly or Stern machine and aftermarket driver boards exist. However, if it is something else replacing the board may be difficult.

The aftermarket Bally/Stern board runs a couple of hundred dollars BTW. Reworked original boards can be found for less but you will usually have to buy the boards and ROMs seperately.

This is what I was refering to.
 
Don't seem to recall ROM's on a driver board....


Yeah, I know but I have never found a pin (or vid) for cheap where the owner actually knew what the missing part was called. "Driver board" is one of those generic names used by people trying to not sound like a complete idiot... It sounds better than "just a fuse".:)
 
Yeah, I know but I have never found a pin (or vid) for cheap where the owner actually knew what the missing part was called. "Driver board" is one of those generic names used by people trying to not sound like a complete idiot... It sounds better than "just a fuse".:)

soooo true
 
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