Truly an amazing work of art and electronic engineering. I always fancied myself somewhat handy and creative but I feel like a caveman next to your galaxy brain-ability to put this thing together 😂
Thanks for the kind words 😁 I didn't come up with all of this myself, there 's a lot of info online on building these things as well. It does take you through quite a lot of disciplines, but that's what makes it fun
I've been watching this series today, as I once again got that desire for a virtual pinball machine. Excellent build guide. I'm slightly uncertain about your choice of a 12" subwoofer however. The amplifier you're using is fairly small (perhaps not in terms of specified watts, but simply the power delivery system) and I would imagine it might actually sound better with a smaller woofer. Bigger isn't always better. But this is all a matter of taste I guess. I'm really impressed with the build, and if I can ever convince my boyfriend to let me "waste" this much space in our house, I may well try to build my own in the future :)
Thank you for your kind words. I hope this can serve as an inspiration :) As for the subwoofer, I choose 12" because that's what Stern used in their ACDC pinball, which they said would make the music sound extra good. I had space for it, so I thought why not. The amplifier is chosen in accordance with the woofer's maximum wattage, so it should be able to use it to its full extent. It might not be fulyl optimal, but it sounds great and that's what counts. You really don't need this big of a subwoofer of course :)
In the future, with your steel parts, you can soak them in distilled white vinegar for a few hours, which turns the corrosion black, and it brushes off easily. Just be sure to give them a dip in fresh water or sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acid after. Then hit them with paint or WD40 to keep them from flash rusting in the humidity. (That is, if you cannot find new nickel plated ones from mcmaster carr)
Thanks! Good to know that my videos get picked up on Reddit as well :) I used a TPA3116D2 2.1 amplifier that supplies 2x 50W for the speakers in the speaker panel and 100W for the subwoofer. For SSF I started with 2 PAM8610 amplifiers that each supply 2x 10W for the exciters. I upgraded those amplifiers later on to 2 TPA3110D2 2.1 amplifiers who supply 2x 15W to the exciters and 30W to the subwoofer channel. The back subwoofer channel is connected to a Dayton Audio TT25 PUCK and the front subwoofer channel is connected to 2 Dayton Audio DAEX13CT coin exciters under the lockdown bar. Hope that helps :)
Very keen eye! That is indeed the original playfield. It was gifted to me by the seller of the cabinet. Turns out he sold the cabinet empty because the game was broken beyond repair so he sold the parts separately. He was never able to sell the playfield because it's very damaged. It now has a nice spot in my shed :)
I used 2 2.1 channel amplifiers for the exciter pairs. The subwoofer channel of the back exciters go to the bass shaker, and the subwoofer channel of the front exciters goes to the lockdown bar exciters. Is that enough info?
@@overtinker.projects specifically the connection of lockbar mini exciters, ret of the system I have exactly the same and it works wonders, but can’t connect somehow the small lockbar exciters, have tried both in line and in parallel connections, they give no feedback
@@overtinker.projects i would like to know exactly how you hooked the small lockbar exciters to the front sub, cause the connections are all ready occupied by the front bass and exciters
@yangotas yes, you are right. Somewhere near the end of the build I swapped out the amplifiers in this video for slightly larger ones with a separate output for a subwoofer
Truly an amazing work of art and electronic engineering. I always fancied myself somewhat handy and creative but I feel like a caveman next to your galaxy brain-ability to put this thing together 😂
Thanks for the kind words 😁 I didn't come up with all of this myself, there 's a lot of info online on building these things as well. It does take you through quite a lot of disciplines, but that's what makes it fun
I've been watching this series today, as I once again got that desire for a virtual pinball machine. Excellent build guide. I'm slightly uncertain about your choice of a 12" subwoofer however. The amplifier you're using is fairly small (perhaps not in terms of specified watts, but simply the power delivery system) and I would imagine it might actually sound better with a smaller woofer. Bigger isn't always better. But this is all a matter of taste I guess. I'm really impressed with the build, and if I can ever convince my boyfriend to let me "waste" this much space in our house, I may well try to build my own in the future :)
Thank you for your kind words. I hope this can serve as an inspiration :)
As for the subwoofer, I choose 12" because that's what Stern used in their ACDC pinball, which they said would make the music sound extra good. I had space for it, so I thought why not. The amplifier is chosen in accordance with the woofer's maximum wattage, so it should be able to use it to its full extent. It might not be fulyl optimal, but it sounds great and that's what counts. You really don't need this big of a subwoofer of course :)
Great work. Loving the series!
Thank you!
Awesome work. I can't wait to start building mine.
Thanks! Good luck with your build
congrats on 1000 subs great videos
Thanks! It's quite a milestone
In the future, with your steel parts, you can soak them in distilled white vinegar for a few hours, which turns the corrosion black, and it brushes off easily. Just be sure to give them a dip in fresh water or sodium bicarbonate to neutralize the acid after.
Then hit them with paint or WD40 to keep them from flash rusting in the humidity. (That is, if you cannot find new nickel plated ones from mcmaster carr)
Great tip, thank you
Good job, sooo many electronics.........
Thanks! It is surprising to most people how much goes in there 😁
Great videos! I’ve seen your work posted on Reddit and I’m catching up…. What amps are you using? Thanks!
Thanks! Good to know that my videos get picked up on Reddit as well :) I used a TPA3116D2 2.1 amplifier that supplies 2x 50W for the speakers in the speaker panel and 100W for the subwoofer. For SSF I started with 2 PAM8610 amplifiers that each supply 2x 10W for the exciters. I upgraded those amplifiers later on to 2 TPA3110D2 2.1 amplifiers who supply 2x 15W to the exciters and 30W to the subwoofer channel. The back subwoofer channel is connected to a Dayton Audio TT25 PUCK and the front subwoofer channel is connected to 2 Dayton Audio DAEX13CT coin exciters under the lockdown bar.
Hope that helps :)
Is that the Original playfield I see in the background @ 10.09
Very keen eye! That is indeed the original playfield. It was gifted to me by the seller of the cabinet. Turns out he sold the cabinet empty because the game was broken beyond repair so he sold the parts separately. He was never able to sell the playfield because it's very damaged. It now has a nice spot in my shed :)
Would love more details about lockbar speakers connection
I used 2 2.1 channel amplifiers for the exciter pairs. The subwoofer channel of the back exciters go to the bass shaker, and the subwoofer channel of the front exciters goes to the lockdown bar exciters. Is that enough info?
@@overtinker.projects specifically the connection of lockbar mini exciters, ret of the system I have exactly the same and it works wonders, but can’t connect somehow the small lockbar exciters, have tried both in line and in parallel connections, they give no feedback
@@overtinker.projects i would like to know exactly how you hooked the small lockbar exciters to the front sub, cause the connections are all ready occupied by the front bass and exciters
@yangotas yes, you are right. Somewhere near the end of the build I swapped out the amplifiers in this video for slightly larger ones with a separate output for a subwoofer