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by Homepin
Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:18 pm
Forum: MAACA Forum and Chat
Topic: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete
Replies: 38
Views: 2059

Re: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete

Torroidal transfo ?? Usually the use for those transfos is for high end audio amp. Not sure what is the utility in a pinball machine ? Because they are FAR better for pinball use. Switching supplies on the solenoid rail is asking for problems. The surge is simply too great for most switching suppli...
by Homepin
Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:19 pm
Forum: MAACA Forum and Chat
Topic: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete
Replies: 38
Views: 2059

Re: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete

Now *that's* a nice feature that you've added there, although I think you'd be better served with screw terminals rather than a header. Still, what an interesting idea. We include the plug with each machine. I removed it for the other picture so the connection was clearer. http://www.homepin.com/pi...
by Homepin
Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:59 pm
Forum: MAACA Forum and Chat
Topic: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete
Replies: 38
Views: 2059

Re: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete

Here are a couple of 'inside the cabinet' pictures not shown anywhere else apart from my Facebook page. In particular note the stainless steel playfield prop, the large torroidal power transformer, shaker motor standard and the separate 12V supply provided for user mods that is completely independen...
by Homepin
Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:14 pm
Forum: MAACA Forum and Chat
Topic: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete
Replies: 38
Views: 2059

Re: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete

I'll tell ya straight up having your dealer that far away, people will order from the USA before Vancouver. Not going to happen, so you might as well choose one near Toronto or Montreal too. I've got bad news for you. Mike repeatedly said the USA is not his market. Hence my question about a US dist...
by Homepin
Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:05 pm
Forum: MAACA Forum and Chat
Topic: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete
Replies: 38
Views: 2059

Re: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete

Nice to see another brand out there producing machines, even if it is in China. Too bad about picking 1 sole distributor in a country that is 5000km wide (and on the far west coast!!) I'd want to play one before ordering from that far away, might as well be Florida at that point. China has become t...
by Homepin
Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:02 am
Forum: MAACA Forum and Chat
Topic: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete
Replies: 38
Views: 2059

Re: Thunderbirds Pinball Complete

Hello Guys, Thanks for the kind words of support. It has been a very challenging four years to make it to this point. I started this project from an empty factory space and now I'm pleased to be able to say we are starting to build our first pinball machines. I would like to add a few details about ...