Fun With Pinball

Fun With Pinball

Small boards

These small boards were built to demonstrate individual devices from pinball machines. They all have 24v (for relays and solenoids) and 6v (for lamps) AC power wired along the back. Each board attaches to its neighbor on the left side to form a string of display boards wired together. The first board in the string attaches to a transformer which supplies power to all boards in the string. Using the same connectors on each board allows the boards to be laid out in any order, and makes it easy to swap out or remove a board if it breaks down.

Each of the display boards is shown below with its instruction card which is typically propped up behind the board.

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The Basics

Solenoid Relays Pop Bumper Flipper

Steppers

Stepper Ball Count Unit Credit Unit

Score Reels Projection Unit Spin Unit

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