Summary of Contents for HOMEPIN Spinal Tap Pinball
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THIS IS PINBALL SERVICE MANUAL rev 1.1 12-April-2022 THEMELAND A L C O H N O T E&OE - This manual may differ from the final production machine A L L O W PROUDLY PRESENTS PUPPET SHOW PLUS MADE IN TAIWAN TAIWAN CO.
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Homepin Taiwan Company Limited This is Spinal Tap Pinball (TAP) Contents of this Service Manual PAGE # SUBJECT Warranty Details TAP Introduction Programming Instructions YD-F600 coin mech programming RF Remote Instructions Service Menu – Adjustments and Operation Rubber Rings Chart...
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Homepin new machine Warranty ------------------------------------------ Your new Homepin pinball machine, “This is Spinal Tap Pinball” has been hand built by us in our own Taiwan factory. No two machines are identical and there will no doubt be some differences between this service manual and your machine.
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(and many more to come) so let’s call them “The Homepin Team”. Homepin was formally started in 2013 by myself a er several years making replacement pinball machine PCBs in my small home electronic workshop. My wife of 40 years Karen & I decided that we would start a factory in China and manufacture pinball machines.
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Managing Director, Homepin Taiwan Company Limited support@homepin.com Homepin offers our sincere thanks to the following companies and people for their assistance or guiding ideas, no ma er how small or large and in no par cular order; Many Homepin customers...
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At boot, your pinball machine displays the software version installed on the DMD for about two seconds. If you look on the Homepin website, you will be able to see if there is a newer version of software available than that installed in your machine. www.homepin.com If so, you can download the ZIP file and unpack it to a folder on your PC (ideally a laptop)
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YD-F600 Multi-coin Microcomputer Coin Acceptor Instructions. (factory fitted option at extra cost – not included with every machine) YD-F600 Features: 1. The YD-F600 can be programmed to accept one type of coin or token only. 2. The YD-F600 can accept a wide variety of coin & token types. It operates by learning the features specific to the sample coins used when programming.
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Speaker LED effect operation (if installed) Toggles LEDs on/off Also used to save a manually set parameter Mode advance (358 presets) Speed & Brightness - Speed & Brightness + Mode backwards (358 presets) Adds current effect to Custom mode + the custom mode Custom mode - Removes current effect from...
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The monitor and video player can be tested by pressing the small switch on the video player board. The Homepin logo and firmware version will be displayed for 30 seconds after which time the player will automatically revert back to “game over”...
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General Illumination - This is Spinal Tap Pinball (TAP) FEB 2022 – REV 1.4 Topper Control #1 MPU J12 J12 Pin 1 GI 1 J13 P10 *** ABOVE GI IS NOT WIRED TO PLAYFIELD *** Arena GI strips (left and right)
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Homepin Taiwan Company Limited J15 – J16 – J27 connections INC: Direct switches This is Spinal Tap Pinball (TAP) April 2022 Connectors on H-0012 interconnect PCB J27 – Flipper connection P1 – Flipper mute signal to flipper boards white P2 – Left Flipper OUT, drive to flipper PCB (to IN on flipper PCB) blue/white P3 –...
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SWITCH MATRIX - R EV 1.2 Spinal Tap Pinball (TAP) February 2022 SUBJECT TO CHANGE GREEN ORANGE BLACK BLUE YELLOW PIN 16 PIN 14 PIN 2 PIN 8 PIN 12 PIN 4 PIN 6 PIN 10 ROW 1 LEFT STONE...
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TAP LAMP MATRIX – DECEMBER 2021 – REV 1.3 LED CATHODES FACE ROWS, (H-00** indicates lamp board LED is mounted on) COLUMNS GREY PURPLE PINK YELLOW GREEN/ BLACK/ WHITE WHITE ROWS J3 Pin 1 J3 Pin 2 J3 Pin 3 J3 Pin 4 J3 Pin 5 J3 Pin 6...
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Homepin Taiwan Company Limited This is Spinal Tap Pinball (TAP) DC Motors Exploding Drummer Mechanism 12VDC 30 RPM Ramp up/down 12VDC 30 RPM Rocking Guitar 12VDC 3 RPM Pod Elevator 12VDC 3 RPM Shaker (proprietary Homepin) 12VDC 2400RPM (unloaded) Coils...
PURPLE - COIN 1 PURPLE/WHITE - COIN 2 ORANGE/WHITE - MENU GREY - ENTER GREEN/WHITE - VOL DN WHITE - VOL UP Homepin Taiwan Company Limited L FLIP R FLIP 4 PIN 4 PIN RED - +5V RED TO L FLIP - +5V...
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FRONT SW42 RED/WHITE GREEN/WHITE YELLOW/WHITE SW40 BLACK/WHITE MIDDLE LEFT THIS IS RIGHT PINBALL Homepin Taiwan Company Limited RIGHT SW LEFT SW MIDDLE SW LED FLASH SW WIRE LED UP COMMON LED 12V MIDDLE SOL 50V P10 LED BODY POP COIL P2...
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Power Rectifier Parts Placement - H-0112...
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Audio PCB Parts Placement Audio PCB Parts Placement...
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Flipper control operation This is Spinal Tap Pinball (TAP) The flippers in TAP are electronically controlled by a flipper board mounted near each flipper assembly, H-0048. They are muted during game over and at certain other times during game play. The mute signal, ground and the 12 &...
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5 x Opto H- 0106 Shooter Lane Stonehenge Ramp Left Railway Close link to disable ball launch timer Subway...
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POD Control 3 x PCBs are linked with an IDC cable Board link cable must be connected to all 3 boards for correct operation Enter test mode & use the up/down buttons to allow easy adjustment of elevator optos etc...
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