Just bought me a Hyperball
beaver
like it. I have always been interested in one. Looks like I have my
winter project:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220168387123
I have always wanted to put in an auto-fire mod in this machine.
Looks like I will be able to now.
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
AL
Ed,
Be careful of the "auto-fire" and smoke that may eminate from the
shooter coil due to the additional heat you're gonna generate. : )
AL
metallik
> shooter coil due to the additional heat you're gonna generate. : )
That coil has a horn fan blowing directly on it from the second you
hit the start button, up til the last flash of GAME OVER on the
display. I doubt he melts the coil, but ya never know :)
Robert Winter
That's a *great* price, especially if it's parts complete and you don't
have to ship it!
Mine has always been the kids favorite in the gameroom. Adults seem to
like it too once they get past the noise level and understand how to play.
Robert
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Robert Winter
That's a *great* price, especially if it's parts complete and you don't
have to ship it!
Mine has always been the kids favorite in the game room. Adults seem to
kevinp...@gmail.com
I don't see the need for the auto-fire though. (once again, just an
opinion)
After machining my own firing pin it shoots plenty well fast enough
with each pull of the trigger.
If you shoot the balls too fast they just smack into the one ahead of
it and throws off the whole trying to aim part. I've had them collide
with eachother hard enough to pop the playfield glass many times.
AL
When those first came out in the arcades, I (vaguely) recall swapping
more than one shooter coil on those games. They did fry. Maybe the fan
assy was an engineering mod. I can't recall.
It's amazing how fast kids could move their fingers.
Do you recall the old Track and Field video game where you had to
hammer on the buttons to run and jump? A lot of kids would build up
little DC motors with offset cams on them and hold those over the
switches to gain high scores.
I think Wico even came up with a little rapid-fire circuit board add
on that interuptd the fire switch line for games like Galaga to extend
their revenue-generating life a bit.
Fun Game, Fun Times.
AL
beaver
take care of that 8-).
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
AL
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Yeh, Make a Cray Super-Ball 7000 : )
Gott Lieb?
very addictive. IIRC, the triggers are already auto-fire enabled. At
least the one I played was. Good luck with your project!
Jim
metallik
> hammer on the buttons to run and jump? A lot of kids would build up
> little DC motors with offset cams on them and hold those over the
Best T&F player I ever saw was a drummer. He could get the run meter
just about all the way to the end on the long jump and javelin throw
events without any 'aids'. He did better than even those who rigged
things up to hit the buttons faster (although I never saw any
motorized button mashers... :)
MarcelG
pulse the switch line from one of the handles, faster than what the
software allows I guess, but seriously it is more fun hitting those
manually. ;)
Marcel
erick...@msn.com
Abbalooley, you can fire them fast enough alternating the triggers to
flood the pf to the point all you can do is hit the other balls. Thats
why I never modded mine with a hellfire.
I don't think the fan would keep the coil cool enough either, once it
gets hot it only shoots the ball 1/3 of the way up the PF like the one
at PAGG ;)
Eric
Kenbo
After rebuilding the power board, replacing some connectors, and
fixing a short behind one of the playfield lights it works great.
For $75 shipping a great guy in CA gave me a headless HB
carcass which has a bunch of spare parts, so if you need
something let me know and if I have it I'll be happy to share.
beaver
let you know!
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
Gregg
beaver <e...@edcheung.com> wrote:
Good grab Ed, and in Mt Airy too! Hard to go wrong at that price if it
is complete. I always loved playing that.
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beaver
I am glad you didn't quit RGP BTW.
Question: This Hyperball, a System 7, does the head detach completely,
or is it hinged?
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
On Nov 9, 8:15 pm, Gregg <ggib...@REMOVEcomcast.net> wrote:
> In article <1194649244.568775.98...@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
erick...@msn.com
>
> - Show quoted text -
Detaches.
Eric
Dallas Overturf
held on by a nut below.
Before you play it, go through it and tighten all the nuts under the PF.
I'd add some thread locker to them.
These nuts were notorious for coming loose and falling off and jamming up
the "Screw" that returns the balls.
When that screw jams... It's not likely the motor gone bad but that a nut
has fallen off and into the Screw.
Regards,
Dallas...
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Kenbo
>Yeah, I am surprised frankly that no one else bid on that.
>
>I am glad you didn't quit RGP BTW.
>
>Question: This Hyperball, a System 7, does the head detach completely,
>or is it hinged?
It's not hinged, it detaches completely.
ChrisWoodruff
Never saw the motors... that was in the day when we all carried those
oversized combs in our back pocket. You would use them as a lever
with your fingers as the fulcrum... Allowed for very fast button
clicking... :)
josh.k...@comcast.net
Congrats on your find, Ed! Bet you'll have this game 100% playable in
no time.
I've played this pin at a few shows and collector's homes. It's a
fast playing pin, and I think the acrylic like surface helps quite a
bit. Other than Playmatic pins, I don't know of any other playfields
that were produced like this. They rarely wear.
Pingeek
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Vic Ireland
coin area? I've seen three now. One has just concentric circles, but
no stick figures with P1 and P2 buttons, the other has the circle (or
circles) and the stick figures, and the other one had the stick
figures on a sticker. I have two HB machines right now and both are
different.
Dave2084
> I've played this pin at a few shows and collector's homes.
I agree, it's a great game. I like to think of it as a mechanical
version of the atari vector game "Tempest".
I took mine to the UK Pinball show Last year and it played flawlessly
all weekend with 10 hours of playtime for the 14 it was turned on.
Interestingly the power had been off for 30 minsutes for the
competition presentations before I started packing the game up and I
still burned my hads on the 2 or 3 balls inside the shooter when I
removed them (and yes the fan does work).
I also took the game this year but sadly it was dogged by a mechanical
problem with the ball lift motor (now fixed).
> It's a
> fast playing pin, and I think the acrylic like surface helps quite a
> bit. Other than Playmatic pins, I don't know of any other playfields
> that were produced like this. They rarely wear.
>From the same era of Williams games the upper playfield of Varkon is
also acrylic wheres the lower is standard wood and inserts. I think
they did it this way so you could have the large window through to see
the lower playfield.
Here's some random pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8996483@N06/sets/72157600371635195/show/
beaver
wrong based on the description on the auction.
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
On Nov 9, 10:54 pm, "Dallas Overturf" <dallas.overt...@verizon.net>
wrote:
> Ed: If you've never worked on one, you'll find that everything on the PF is
> held on by a nut below.
>
> Before you play it, go through it and tighten all the nuts under the PF.
> I'd add some thread locker to them.
>
> These nuts were notorious for coming loose and falling off and jamming up
> the "Screw" that returns the balls.
>
> When that screw jams... It's not likely the motor gone bad but that a nut
> has fallen off and into the Screw.
>
> Regards,
> Dallas...
>
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Chris M (SilverUnicorn)
"Vic Ireland" <vicNOSPA...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
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> Somewhat related topic, how many cabinet designs were painted for the
> coin area? I've seen three now. One has just concentric circles, but
> no stick figures with P1 and P2 buttons, the other has the circle (or
> circles) and the stick figures, and the other one had the stick
> figures on a sticker. I have two HB machines right now and both are
> different.
>
Vic -
I brought this up a LONG time ago, I can't even find the thread now. The HB
I had was the concentric circle version. I was told at the time those were
the "early" production units, then to eliminate confusion, the graphics were
changed to the 1 and 2 player icons. Not sure about the combo version. Maybe
on that one the player symbols were decals and not painted on?
Chris
Ned Ledod
Rich Grant was telling me the other day about a Golden Tee that came
into his shop for repairs. It seems someone tried to get the longest
drive by placing a belt sander at full speed on top of the trackball!
It got away from the guy and plowed through the monitor!
Ned........................
Vic Ireland
designs, I'm going to take some pics for posterity and post them at
theteardown.com. Thanks for the info. I wonder what percentage of
the run were "early production" with the concentric circles?
american...@hotmail.com
(complete, fully working into a trash dumpster. They had zero value.
None of employees even wanted 'em for free.
My how times change.
beaver
I found a sticker with the stick figures on them inside(!). It is
unused, and still has the backing intact and looks new. Perhaps the
third version you mention is just a variant because the sticker may
have been included from the factory.
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
On Nov 10, 2:22 pm, Vic Ireland <vicNOSPAMirel...@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> Good to know. While I have two machines with two of the three
> designs, I'm going to take some pics for posterity and post them at
> theteardown.com. Thanks for the info. I wonder what percentage of
> the run were "early production" with the concentric circles?
>
> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:39:58 -0500, "Chris M \(SilverUnicorn\)"
>
> <wmsp...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> >"Vic Ireland" <vicNOSPAMirel...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
John Robertson
> Mine has the stick figures on the front. While vacuuming out the cab,
> I found a sticker with the stick figures on them inside(!). It is
> unused, and still has the backing intact and looks new. Perhaps the
> third version you mention is just a variant because the sticker may
> have been included from the factory.
>
Our NOS Hyperball has the stick figures as part of the front silkscreen
artwork on our cabinet - not a sticker. Serial number 581049
John :-#)#
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> Edward Cheung CARGPB26
>
> On Nov 10, 2:22 pm, Vic Ireland <vicNOSPAMirel...@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
>> Good to know. While I have two machines with two of the three
>> designs, I'm going to take some pics for posterity and post them at
>> theteardown.com. Thanks for the info. I wonder what percentage of
>> the run were "early production" with the concentric circles?
>>
>> On Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:39:58 -0500, "Chris M \(SilverUnicorn\)"
>>
>> <wmsp...@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> "Vic Ireland" <vicNOSPAMirel...@mindspring.com> wrote in message
>>> news:dfsaj3pp7m7h152eq...@4ax.com...
>>>> Somewhat related topic, how many cabinet designs were painted for the
>>>> coin area? I've seen three now. One has just concentric circles, but
>>>> no stick figures with P1 and P2 buttons, the other has the circle (or
>>>> circles) and the stick figures, and the other one had the stick
>>>> figures on a sticker. I have two HB machines right now and both are
>>>> different.
>>> Vic -
>>> I brought this up a LONG time ago, I can't even find the thread now. The HB
>>> I had was the concentric circle version. I was told at the time those were
>>> the "early" production units, then to eliminate confusion, the graphics were
>>> changed to the 1 and 2 player icons. Not sure about the combo version. Maybe
>>> on that one the player symbols were decals and not painted on?
>>> Chris
>
>
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other pictures.
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beaver
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Edward Cheung CARGPB26
On Nov 14, 12:14 am, Vic Ireland <vicNOSPAMirel...@mindspring.com>
wrote:
Mike
A pencil or pen worked for this also, and was easy to find when you
came across a T&F. But the ops/OEM got smart and started using the
buttons with the shields around the edges (think inverted U; you could
only slap the button from the lowest side). Then it required a more
sophisticated pencil (one with something taped on either end to bypass
the shield).
T&F was also offered with a trackball for the speed input; I recall at
least once using a cordless drill with a buffing wheel chucked up to
get that ball spinning - talk about a instantaneous jump to max speed/
energy!
Inkochnito
Maybe even a scan or photo would be great.
I do have 2 cards already, #509-1 & #509-2.
Peter
www.inkochnito.nl
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