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Title: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on May 26, 2020, 11:48:36 AM

Just got news that my restored Sorcerer is being accepted for Pinfest. Here's hoping the machine stands up tween now and then and the world is open back up before September. I'm excited!


Anyone else taking anything interesting with them?




Hoping i have the Orbitor 1 fully functional before next years one.

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 20, 2020, 10:06:35 AM

I can't hear you Mortal.

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 20, 2020, 01:45:24 PM

Bugger, all my research said that the Sys 9's had 4 ohm speakers. I should have figured out how to test the old speaker before ordering.
I put the backbox speaker in today and have no sound now, if i replace the cab speaker with the other 4 ohm model i bought will that make it work? or do i have to buy 8ohm speakers?

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: Slash on June 20, 2020, 11:45:54 PM

Have you got more pics of the Sorcerer for us to check out?

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 21, 2020, 05:00:09 AM

Pulled to bits atm, but the resto thread is here with all the pics you could want;


https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/to-save-a-sorcerer-or-how-to-spend-3000-on-a-1200-machine (https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/to-save-a-sorcerer-or-how-to-spend-3000-on-a-1200-machine)

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 21, 2020, 05:23:31 AM

Nobody know anything about speakers? i don't want to do any damage by going further is all. Google tells me they should work, but they don't so far.

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 21, 2020, 09:09:06 AM

From what i can tell from schematics, the speakers are wired in parallel so i'm guessing they should be 8 ohms each which makes for a total load impedance of 4 ohms seen by the sound board. Using two 4 ohm speakers would give a two ohm impedance which risks damage to the audio amp IC on the sound board.

Its possible you may have damaged the sound board, I'm not too familiar with the sound board on Sorcerer, if the sound board has any fuses on it check them. That's a worst case scenario though if the amp has blown, but is a relatively easy fix if it has. Could be as simple as a dislodged connector so check for that too!

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 21, 2020, 09:59:34 AM

So they really should be 8 ohm Mitch. Shit.


https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/cabinet-speaker-size-and-wiring-williams-system-11 (https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/cabinet-speaker-size-and-wiring-williams-system-11)


they seem to be saying here that it doesn't matter, everything i've googled says it should run too, but draw a little more power.


Bugger, i don't know enough to do such simple things, it drives me crazy.

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 24, 2020, 03:59:17 PM

For those playing along at home i went and looked at this again today (mostly cause i wanted to play it) but when i lifted the playfield the cab speaker clearly said 4 ohm.


I also saw the dangling 4 pin connector that was hiding.


While i wasn't looking some moron (probs a big stupid tattooed bastard) went and disconnected the sepakers from the sound board.


Plugged in and the new 4 ohm is talking to the old 4 ohm and all is good. Just need to mount the new cab speaker now, but it looks like it will need some sort of spacer.

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: ddstoys on June 25, 2020, 09:56:49 AM

.  Damn plug fairy’s playing tricks


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Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 26, 2020, 05:17:15 AM

Neil came round yesterday and worked on some pins. Sorcerer was first and got the capacitor kit put in, flickering gone thanks to everyone. Now set to free play by limiting the credits to zero.
I finished the speakers and it's sounding perfect. Just waiting on the trim to come back from being polished and i'll move it up the front and get it being played every day for a month or two.


Anything else you guys think i should do to get it ready for the show? Rubbers are only a year old but should i get a rubber kit and put it in the coin box in case?


Anything else i don't know about?

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: ddstoys on June 26, 2020, 09:36:08 AM

Give the rubbers a wipe down and look for any cracks or wear damage modern rubber are pieces of shit sometime your lucky to get a couple of months out of them


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Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 26, 2020, 09:47:21 AM

Thanks mate, i'll get onto Shane and order a spare set i think.

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 28, 2020, 06:08:11 AM

Burn in begins. i playing mostly multi player games to look for bugs and ball traps etc. I want it playing perfect. It's boosting my average scores on this title too, which is good, my best is not much over a million.


Might have to set the replay award higher, the pop shakes the room and might be a distraction at Pinfest?


The extra ball bell is sweet though, might set that to easy.

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on June 29, 2020, 01:33:02 PM

All back together.


Come say hi at Pinfest, i'll be the punkin headed tattooed guy fussing over it and watching people with rings and bangles.

Title: Re: Pinfest 2020
Post by: punkin on July 05, 2020, 05:27:56 AM

Figured out how to get the bell to go for ages yesterday. All you have to do is beat the Grand Champion score.


The 7 credits were how many times it popped during and after the game, it's set to free play.