Pinball Chameleon's Guide to DIY Pinball Machine Construction

Over the past few years of doing research and development, many times I have had doubts about my ability to build a pinball machine from scr...

WARNING:  THE CIRCUITRY DESCRIBED IN THIS POST USES ELECTRICITY AT LEVELS DEADLY TO HUMANS.  SEEK PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE IF YOU ARE NOT S...

The lights are fully wired up and tested, and I thought it was time to show them off. Switches, Lamps and Solenoids are all wired up.  T...

Though overall progress has been slower these past few weeks, wiring is coming along nicely.  48 lamps have been wired up, and I have about...

In the previous update on the Solenoid Power Driver I explained that I had submitted the new PCB design to manufacturing, and also ordered n...

During the week I completed most of the switch wiring.  It was rewarding to hook the switches up to the PC and monitor the inputs, and every...

In prep for wiring the playfield, I'm test fitting all of the various circuit boards and components onto the underside of the playfield....