Replacement LED Displays for use in Gottlieb Pinball Machines.
Check out these close up pic's of our latest displays.
Before (Old Gottlieb) ------ and
After (New Boston Pinball LED's), BLUE or GREEN
Upgrade your machine now!
Currently Available Kits for System 1 and System 80.
Compatibility Notes:
Important note about machines
with Pascal System 1 CPU boards, PI-1 or PI-1 X4:
If you have a machine with one of these replacement CPU boards,
Please E-mail Pascal before installing our Display Kit, some older Boards
(PI-1 and PI-1 X4 before version 2.2) will need an upgrade that Pascal can
provide for free, or you can upgrade the board yourself if you have
soldering tools. Here are the instructions:
PI-1 X4 Upgrade or see his website for contact information
www.flippp.fr
Important note about machines
with Ni-Wumpf System 80 CPU boards:
If you have a machine with a System 80 Ni-Wumpf replacement CPU board
(before serial number 378),
you will need to do an upgrade to the FPGA code. Their code has been updated
to correct a ghost display problem on the left most digit.
There are several ways to upgrade your board.
1. Do it yourself, you will need a computer and a serial cable.
2. Send it back to Ni-Wumpf for upgrade.
For
instructions on how to upgrade your CPU click here
ORDERING NOTE:
DUE TO THE SLOW ECONOMY AND THE NUMBER OF KITS WE HAVE, WE ARE NOT STOCKING
ALL KITS AS COMPLETE. SO NOT ALL KITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT,
PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 1 WEEK FOR US TO PROCESS YOUR ORDER AS SOME PARTS ARE
CUSTOM BUILT.
System 1
System 80
Any System 1 Machine (Blue Display
Kit)
Status:
Available $229.00
Machine Name
Any System 1 Machine (Green Display
Kit)
Status:
Available $229.00
Machine Name
System 1 Machines that this
kit will work on;
Buck Rogers, Charlie's Angels,
Cleopatra, Close Encounters,
Countdown, Dragon,
Genie, Hulk, Joker Poker,
Pinball Pool, Roller Disco,
Sinbad, Solar Ride,
Totem, Torch
(Note: System 1
Machines come with a blue tint filter on the backglass, so we have made
this kit with blue displays. But if you wish, you can use a
green display,
machines like Hulk
may have more appeal with the
green displays,
the choice is yours. Just let us know. Yes, they look green even with
the blue filter on the backglass.)
Black Hole (Blue Display
Kit)
Status:
Available $259.00
Haunted House (Green Display
Kit)
Status:
Available $259.00
Spider Man, Panthera, Circus, Counter Force, Star
Race
(Blue Display Kit)
Status:
Available $239.00
Machine Name
James Bond, Pink Panther
(Blue Display Kit)
Status:
Available $259.00
Machine Name
Time Line
(Blue Display Kit)
Status:
Available $259.00
Mars God of War
(Green Display Kit)
Status:
Available $239.00
Volcano
(Green Display Kit)
Status:
Available $239.00
Please note: Your System
1 kit will
include everything you need to upgrade all the displays on one machine.
(qty 4, 6-digit displays & qty 1, 4-digit display)
Please note: System 80
Machines have different display configurations. You must select or tell
us which machine you have so that we can provide you with the correct
Kit. Your System 80 kit will include everything you need to upgrade all
the displays on one machine.
General Notes about
Display Colors
System 1 Machines come with a blue tint filter on the backglass,
so we have made this kit with blue displays. System 80 Machines
have either a blue or
green filter
on the backglass. The original fluorescent glass tubes were a
greenish-blue
color. The filter helps soften and define the colors. We have made the
kits to correspond to the original colors. But if you wish, you can
choose to use a green
display kit. Machines
like Hulk
may have more appeal with the
green displays
as opposed to blue, the choice is yours. Just let us know. And
yes, the green
displays look green
even with the blue filter on the backglass.)
Another product (not ours) that is
available are replacement filters for the backglass, if your filter is
chipped or cracking, they can be replaced. Take a look at
www.pinballpal.com
for more information.
Associated Parts
Black Hole Bonus Display Lens
For the 6-Digit Display of the lower
playfield, order if yours is faded or broken.
This is a NEW reproduction version.
Status:
In Stock $5.00
Note: these are not available for Haunted House in green. We have not
been able to acquire any new reproduction versions at this time.
E-mail us with your questions:
support@bostonpinballcompany.com
(Orders placed when items are
on backorder will be filled on a first order first ship basis. If you
would like to be put on our waiting list for a certain machine, just
e-mail us with the machine name, we will e-mail you back when the kits
are available.)
Summary of our Policies
Payment
Payments are done with
Paypal payment services. You can
use your
MC, VISA, American Express, Discover, Bank Transfer or PayPal balance.
Paypal handles
all the payment details and transactions. You do not need to have a
Paypal account and you do not have to sign up if you do not want to.
Fees
There are no other fees
or taxes.
Shipping
We ship to US with USPS or USPS Priority Mail. Most orders shipped next day after payment.
Canada & International shipping is done by the method closet to the
shipping cost.
Please select the proper item with the required shipping for your
location.
Ebay
We also sell our
products on Ebay. Items listed on Ebay will have actual shipping costs
based on your Zip Code or Country.
Refunds & Return &
Repairs
All
boards are tested before we ship them. But parts do occasionally fail,
we will repair or replace any defective board. Please be sure your
machine is in working order before installing your new board. We will gladly accept returns,
but will have to prorate any returns that are found to be damage by
improperly working pinball machines.
Contact Us
For any questions or
concerns just e-mail us at; support@bostonpinballcompany.com
The latest in LED technology!!!
Design Information
These boards are designed to replace existing Gottlieb displays. We
tried to design a direct drop-in replacement for the displays,
but the blue LEDs that we settled on require a higher voltage to operate
than the standard LEDs displays. So the displays must be replaced as a
set, it is not possible to mix the fluorescent and LED displays in the
machine. Part of the reason the new displays require a higher voltage is
that they use 2 LEDs per segment instead of one LED per segment. In
addition, they are driven by the control board in a scanned matrix format,
the scans (or flashes) are executed at a high rate so that your eyes don't
notice it.
After reviewing the original design, we were able to design a solution that
does not call for any alterations to the original game. This kit does not
require any soldering, cutting of wires, or modifying of any harnesses, so if
for some reason you wish to re-install the old displays, you can do it
without any problems. The installation of the new LED displays takes about
20 minutes.
Our kits contain all the parts you will need to install them on a System 1
or System 80 Gottlieb Pinball Machine. Our kit also includes an adjustable
brightness control so that you can set the LED's to your viewing pleasure.
Compatibility; Our replacement displays kits are compatible with the
original Gottlieb Main Control Board, the Ni-Wumpf replacement CPU boards,
and with the Pascal PI-1 and PI-1 X4 replacement CPU boards. More
information on these can be found at
www.ni-wumpf.com or pascalpi1@aol.com or their website at
www.flippp.fr also info here;
www.pinball.ch/replay/pascal-pi-1.html
Our new displays will not correct any pre-existing problems that you may
be having with your machine, so we suggest that you make sure your machine
is working properly before replacing the displays. There are several
symptoms particular to these displays and fixes for each one of them. Refer
to the chart below and use it as a quick reference for troubleshooting
problems. An excellent web site that describes problems in great detail is
www.PinballHQ.com. In addition, here
are the links to System 1
machines and System 80
machines regarding troubleshooting displays.
IMPORTANT WARNING...never remove the connector at
the displays or control boards without first turning the machine OFF.
You will probably damage the control board!
Problem (original Gottlieb control board only)
Possible Solution
How to check
All displays missing the same segment
CPU board Z16
One display is missing a segment
Most likely the display or the UND6118 chip on the board
Swap it with one of the other displays to see if the
problem goes with the display
One segment missing on two displays, player 1 & 2
CPU board
Z19 or Z18
One segment missing on two displays, player 3 & 4
CPU board
Z21 or Z20
One segment missing on two displays, bonus & credit/ball
display
CPU board
Z23 or Z22
Problem displaying the # 1 on any display
CPU board chips Z13, Z14, or Z15
All displays missing the same digit
CPU board
Z25
One digit is missing on two displays, player 1 & 3, and
bonus
CPU board
Z17
One digit is missing on two displays, player 2 & 4,
credit/ball display
