#Black hole pinball update#
#Black hole pinball driver#
#Black hole pinball full#
#Black hole pinball mods#
#Black hole pinball professional#

The area under the popbumpers being the worst. Many of the playfiled components have been removed to asses the work needed, and to expose areas that obviously need some attention. I wish I had added those feature, oh well, next time. I’ve seen that you can also add led’s to these to show that they have power, and when they are being activated to help with diagnosing problems.

#Black hole pinball driver#

I used Clay’s guides to fix and upgrade the pop bumper driver boards in this game to make them more reliable. You can notice some writing on the pop bumper driver boards above. Old rags are a good idea to have around for cleaning up and polishing with Novus. I go through a lot of paper towels when cleaning up a pinball as well. Mean Green and Windex are two of the cleaners I use a lot on pinballs. I’ve got a nice bright halogen desk lamp that I use for light, and a pretty nice (but cheap) soldering iron (left side of table) from (they sell a lot of great surplus electronics stuff).

#Black hole pinball professional#

It’s not the most professional work area, but hey, it works for me. The main playfield is set up here for restoration. I’ll probably replace the bridge rectifiers as well, as these look like the originals and will steadily lose efficiency and will eventually fail.Ī fair amount of work has progressed on this machine.

This machine will get a new power cord, and also new electrolytic caps in the main power supply. This machine got new flipper switches recently, so those are in real nice shape.

This machine has had some various liquids spilled in it when it was operated, and that has led to some areas that will need some special attention.Īlso, I noticed that in the series of moves this machine has gone through recently, the joint at the front right corner is starting to separate, so it needs to be glued, screwed, and clamped back together. The metal on these machines seems to have a tendancy to oxidize worse than some others I’ve seen, especially if it’s been exposed to any number of liquids, oils from hands/fingers etc. I’m going to go through this entire machine systematically, so the first thing to do was to remove the playfields to get easy access to the cabinet.Ī thorough vacuum of the cabinet while the playfields are removed is essential as it’s tough to reach all those corners when the machine is assembled. I have a Volcano and Haunted House in my collection, and they both get a lot of play, but I have to say the Volcano is usually rated higher by the players. I believe Haunted House was the first pinball to have 3 playfields – a “basement”, a “main floor”, and an “attic”. Volcano has the distinction of being Gottlieb’s first pinball with speech, and although primitive by today’s standards, is pretty cool sounding. They are all wide-body pinballs, made close to the same time. These machines are fun to work on, and fun to play. Some of my favorites are Volcano, Haunted House, and Black Hole.

#Black hole pinball mods#

Visual Pinball → VP & VPM MODs - New Releases → Beetlejuice (Original 2023) DVL ReskinGottlieb made some really cool pinballs in the early 80’s.

#Black hole pinball full#

Visual Pinball → Animated Backglasses → dB2S Animated Backglasses → Space Cadet (Original - Maxis 1995) - Backglass with Full DMD

Visual Pinball → VP Originals - New Releases → Mets 1.1.zip Visual Pinball → VP & VPM MODs - New Releases → Balls-A-Poppin (Bally 1956)_Teisen_MOD , Reskin, 1981, Stern, Iron, Maiden and 1 more. Visual Pinball → VP & VPM MODs - New Releases → Bristol Hills (Gottlieb 1970)_Teisen_MOD

#Black hole pinball update#

File Name: Black Hole (Gottlieb 1981) directb2s File Submitter: Teamtechnic File Submitted: File Category: dB2S Animated Backglasses Author(s): Teamtechnic Manufacturer: Gottlieb Year: 1981 Directb2s fantasy backglass of Black Hole (Gottlieb 1981) For the lack of graphical material found, backglass was almost entirely rebuilt and does not respect the original (it's a fantasy version) Animation wheel works Animated lights added for a best visive impact Infinity lights working Strobelights vortex working Animation snippit by Teamtechnic Special thanks at: Shadowclassic, Mostly Decaf,Luvthatapex for information and the great help given for the update of this backglass (Big Thanks at all) If you want to be shown the match, at the game ends do the following: After loading the table press F6 (for dip switches) 1 Novelty mode: normal game mode 2 Game mode: replay (required for the match) The rest should not be changed Press F3 to save the settings Commented on the post for any improvements.Thank you Click here to download this file