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Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« on: January 23, 2015, 11:42:23 PM »
Does anyone know if many operators in the late 70s eArly 80s imported second hand pins from the USA to operate on site.

I purchased a Gottlieb 1978 Charlie's Angels that the owner says has been in his family for 20 years. It has 20cent coin markings but has a step down transformer?

Just wondered
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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2015, 12:27:01 AM »
Yes they did. Can state this as fact as I was in the truck on many visits to the wharves to pick them up. Definitely EMs. Dad used to fly over to the Bally and Gottlieb factories, choose the NIB games and then use second hand games to "fill" the container. Sometimes pinballs and EM games like gun games and novelty stuff like "bulldozer" and "Whirlybird". Then the video games like "sprint", "Le Mans" etc etc. Juke Boxes etc..

Same with the 80's. NIB containers and then fill with second hand games. SYS1 games and Williams SYS4/6 had strange configurations with transformers. I don't know why. It might have been a transition period. I know that domestic EMs simply had 110V transformers and export had 220/230/240 transformers. There was simply a jones plug that you used to set between 110V/240V next to the transformer.
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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2015, 02:59:04 PM »
Do you mean this Dozer Nino ???

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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2015, 03:00:51 PM »

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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2015, 08:40:42 PM »
Thanks for the reply NiƱo. Look to have been operated here, however the step down had me suspicious
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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2015, 08:50:41 PM »
And I've just noticed that my ten strike coon hunt both have or need a step down and I know they were operated in Victoria

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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015, 08:51:32 PM »
And so does my Dozer project

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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2015, 08:54:41 PM »
Must be second hand imports in the early days
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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2015, 11:40:33 PM »
Do you mean this Dozer Nino ???

I think that is it. I remember several of these - I have the flyer.

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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2015, 11:44:27 PM »
That's such an odd ball game

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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2015, 11:47:46 PM »
That's such an odd ball game
but looks like fun!
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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2015, 11:58:02 PM »
Yep that's the one Nino

      It's a major project but strange enough for my collection so worth trying to save it

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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2015, 12:14:35 AM »
Yep that's the one Nino

      It's a major project but strange enough for my collection so worth trying to save it

I've been looking for this game and Whirlybird for 20 years. I STILL remember the Whirlybird from the original storage building. I asked Dad "where did it go". He paused. Looked at me and said - "it is with the 50 other games.. .. .. Reservoir landfill"  @@^ *!@ !!!
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Re: Operators importing second hand pins in late 70s
« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2015, 06:28:25 PM »
Yep that's the one Nino

      It's a major project but strange enough for my collection so worth trying to save it

I've been looking for this game and Whirlybird for 20 years. I STILL remember the Whirlybird from the original storage building. I asked Dad "where did it go". He paused. Looked at me and said - "it is with the 50 other games.. .. .. Reservoir landfill"  @@^ *!@ !!!

 Chopper isn't wirly bird but pretty close I'm pretty happy to own games that are on your wanted list Nino