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Main => Project Announcements => Topic started by: MotoGP on December 29, 2019, 10:49:47 am
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Model S June 1990
This is a Model-S 13' alley I purchased that needed some serious TLC.
I decided to strip it down and completely restore it. When I took it all apart, the inside looked like a cat was living in it. The end of the alley had a lot of water dame so in lieu of trying to splice it together, I decided to shorted it 2' which fit in my space better.
Since I finished it in October, it has been played over 1000 times. It has been a big hit! Everyone that comes over wants to play Skee-Ball.
Condition when I got it
- needed repainting
- cork was shot, had been painted many times
- score board did not work
- wiring was a mess
- water damage
Upgrades:
- new cork
- LED score board from www.kahr.us
- add 100 rings
- added ticket dispenser
Next I plan to add some LED lights down the alley.
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Damn that is so cool. Looks great and you have the perfect space for it.
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How are you scoring the 100 rings? I didn't see the switches. Are they on the backside of the scoring board?
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How are you scoring the 100 rings? I didn't see the switches. Are they on the backside of the scoring board?
The switches are under the ramps a made. the switch arm/wire goes through a hole and is bent 90 degrees so the ball rolls over it. The ball only has a narrow path between the back board and the play field. It works perfectly.
One issue I had with scoring was sometimes either the 50 or 100 would not count all of the switches. I figured out it was a timing issue. I used a 1/2" x 5" felt strip and stuck it across the ball track between the 30&40 holes. This was just enough to slow the ball down a little. Now this machine score perfect every time.
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Nice restoration. Mind me asking what you paid for it originally?
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Nice restoration. Mind me asking what you paid for it originally?
Sorry I'm just seeing this. I paid $450 for it. It came with 2 CPU units. I had both of them tested / repair by Bay-Tek, not cheap but worth it.
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Super late to the party, but how did you add the ticket dispenser?
Also, how did you update your netting? Looking to replace mines as well :)
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sorry for the late response, I'm not getting notified for some reason.
The wiring for the ticket dispenser was already there, I just had to add a brace for mounting. I bought the cover for the tickets on eBay. I have an extra one I would sell.
the netting I just soaked it to clean it then painted it with fabric paint from Lowe's