Jan 12, 2020 Replies: 15 Hi, Here is probably the most useless application I have ever done ! I have added a clock to my FastDraw Electromechanical pinball Based on an ESP32 MCU + android B4A application. Communication is with Bluetooth low energy. Time synchronization is over Wifi with NTP protocol. Several options are available time only date + time date + time + number of days to another date (hollydays !) You can of course still play with your pinball. No wire has been cut. The clock starts 30s after game over and stops when you start a new game. Video in french .. sorry (but easy to follow) ! Click to expand...
Hi, Here is probably the most useless application I have ever done ! I have added a clock to my FastDraw Electromechanical pinball Based on an ESP32 MCU + android B4A application. Communication is with Bluetooth low energy. Time synchronization is over Wifi with NTP protocol. Several options are available time only date + time date + time + number of days to another date (hollydays !) You can of course still play with your pinball. No wire has been cut. The clock starts 30s after game over and stops when you start a new game. Video in french .. sorry (but easy to follow) !
JordiCP Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 12, 2020 #2 freedom2000 said: Here is probably the most useless application I have ever done ! Click to expand... Useless or not, I'm sure you enjoyed a lot building it! Congrats!
freedom2000 said: Here is probably the most useless application I have ever done ! Click to expand... Useless or not, I'm sure you enjoyed a lot building it! Congrats!
LucaMs Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 12, 2020 #3 Go back to pinball times! Death to games on smartphones (and various consoles). Long live to pinball machines!
Go back to pinball times! Death to games on smartphones (and various consoles). Long live to pinball machines!
JohnC Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 13, 2020 #4 I just went to the "Pinball Hall of Fame" this past week in Las Vegas! (this is just one of like 6 isles they had - over 200 machines) And here was there workshop:
I just went to the "Pinball Hall of Fame" this past week in Las Vegas! (this is just one of like 6 isles they had - over 200 machines) And here was there workshop:
freedom2000 Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 13, 2020 #5 By the way, Pinball complexity is in the "spaghetti plate" of wires and relays that you find with electromechanical machines. Here is the score unit of my pinball. It's incredibly confusing to follow a wire !
By the way, Pinball complexity is in the "spaghetti plate" of wires and relays that you find with electromechanical machines. Here is the score unit of my pinball. It's incredibly confusing to follow a wire !
JohnC Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 13, 2020 #7 They are VERY complicated, but there is nothing like the old-school mechanical parts and digits that make playing so much fun!
They are VERY complicated, but there is nothing like the old-school mechanical parts and digits that make playing so much fun!
freedom2000 Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 13, 2020 #8 JohnC said: They are VERY complicated, but there is nothing like the old-school mechanical parts and digits that make playing so much fun! Click to expand... And finally exactly 45 years after its birth I got my pinball fully repaired in less than one month and without paying a penny (well 20$ of bulbs to change).... just a matter of cleaning, contact tuning, resoldering, etc... But a lot of time spent on playfield painting restauration. This was a really new "art" for me... and quite happy with the result !
JohnC said: They are VERY complicated, but there is nothing like the old-school mechanical parts and digits that make playing so much fun! Click to expand... And finally exactly 45 years after its birth I got my pinball fully repaired in less than one month and without paying a penny (well 20$ of bulbs to change).... just a matter of cleaning, contact tuning, resoldering, etc... But a lot of time spent on playfield painting restauration. This was a really new "art" for me... and quite happy with the result !
JohnC Expert Licensed User Longtime User Jan 13, 2020 #9 The header board seems very clean and close to new - great job!
freedom2000 Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 13, 2020 #10 Wooden part of the header board has been totally repainted. It was sadly damaged... and after same thing for the payfield. It was worn out to the wood ! after It took some time
Wooden part of the header board has been totally repainted. It was sadly damaged... and after same thing for the payfield. It was worn out to the wood ! after It took some time
C ChipC Member Licensed User Jan 20, 2020 #12 Really nice job, I used to work in pinball and love the old mechanical machines.
freedom2000 Well-Known Member Licensed User Longtime User Jan 20, 2020 #13 ChipC said: Really nice job, I used to work in pinball and love the old mechanical machines. Click to expand... Thanks ! Now it is fully integrated into the pinball. You can play and watch the clock when game over. And I have added the chime ? Last edited: Jan 20, 2020
ChipC said: Really nice job, I used to work in pinball and love the old mechanical machines. Click to expand... Thanks ! Now it is fully integrated into the pinball. You can play and watch the clock when game over. And I have added the chime ?
josejad Expert Licensed User Longtime User Nov 6, 2020 #15 @freedom2000 , you probably will like this, best part from 5:00 min
