Spooky Pinball Repair Guides
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1 Introduction
The story of how Spooky Pinball came to be: https://www.spookypinball.com/about-us/
2 Games
| Title | Date of Release | Model # | Boardset | Display | Editions | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Edition | Limited Edition | Blood Sucker Edition | Collector Edition | Other Editions | ||||||
| America's Most Haunted | 03-2014 | AMH01 | PinHeck | Green DMD | No | No | No | No | No edition designated (150); 4 Prototypes | Game #150 was a special gold-trim edition auction for charity. The cabinet came in two variations: "Reality Green" or "Animated Blue". |
| Pinball Zombies From Beyond the Grave | 04-2014 | PinHeck | Green DMD | No | No | No | No | 1 Prototype | The prototype design was reworked to become Rob Zombie's Spookshow International. | |
| Rob Zombie's Spookshow International | 02-2016 | 00002 | PinHeck | Color LCD DMD | Yes (250) | Yes (50) | No | No | No | Game #300 was unique |
| Domino's Spectacular Pinball Adventure | 02-2016 | 00003 | PinHeck | Color LCD DMD | Yes (60) | Yes (75) | No | No | No | Contract game for Domino's Pizza |
| The Jetsons | 2017 | 00004 | PinHeck | LCD | No | No | No | No | Regular edition (75); Special edition (25) | Contract game designed for "The Pinball Company" |
| Total Nuclear Annihilation | 09-2017 | 00005 | P3-ROC | large LCD & 4x 8-digit numeric LED displays | No | No | No | Yes (250) | No edition designated on initial production run (550) | The game was initially a popular homebrew game that Spooky picked up for production. Later re-released as a Collector edition in Sept 2022 (aka TNA 2.0) with some additions/improvements after the initial 2017 run. |
| Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle | 06-2018 | 00006 | P3-ROC | LCD | No | No | No | No | No edition designated (500) | "Bronze", "Silver", and "Gold" Editions were just stock games later modified by 3rd-parties. |
| Rick and Morty | 02-2020 | P3-ROC | LCD | Yes (36) | No | Yes (714) | No | No | Total production run of all editions combined was 750. The quantity of each edition was determined by the preorders that were placed. | |
| Halloween | 07-2021 | Pinotaur | LCD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Same layout as Ultraman. Total combined production run of all editions was 1250. | |
| Ultraman | 07-2021 | Pinotaur | LCD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Same layout as Halloween. Total combined production run of all editions was 500. | |
| Scooby Doo | 12-2022 | Warden | LCD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Total combined production run of all editions was 1969. | |
| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | 12-2023 | Warden | LCD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Same layout as Looney Tunes. Total combined production run of all editions was limited to 888. | |
| Looney Toons | 12-2023 | Warden | LCD | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Same layout as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Total combined production run of all editions was limited to 888. | |
2.1 Machine Pictures
3 Technical Info
Spooky Pinball does not include manuals or schematics with their machines. They also do not include a prop rod to hold the playfield in a comfortable position for servicing.
3.1 Boards
3.1.1 PinHeck
Early game titles use the pinHeck System
Dominos uses a pinHeck MPU/driver board manufacturerd by MacroFab. It has a CR-2032 coin cell battery for memory/settings backup. This board feeds a "line level" audio signal out to the cabinet mounted audio amplifier and video data to the LCD monitor. The fuses on this board are all 5mm x 20mm size.
- Dominos CPU board pinout: https://www.spookypinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DOMINOS-WIRE-TO-BOARD.pdf
- America's Most Haunted CPU board pinout: https://www.spookypinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/AMH-WIRE-TO-BOARD.pdf
- Rob Zombie CPU board pinout: https://www.spookypinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/RZ-WIRE-TO-BOARD.pdf
- The Jetsons CPU board pinout: https://www.spookypinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/JETSONS-WIRE-TO-BOARD.pdf
3.1.2 P3-ROC
Total Nuclear Annihilation, Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle, and Rick and Morty use the Multimorphic P3-ROC board system with a computer-based motherboard.
Rick & Morty games have an Asrock J4105-ITX motherboard accompanying the P3-ROC boards.
3.1.3 Pinotaur
Halloween & Ultraman use an updated version of the pinHeck system called Pinotaur.
3.1.4 Warden
Scooby Doo, Looney Tunes, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre use Spooky's "The Warden" system that was developed in-house.
Warden MPU v6 Schematic
Warden MPU v6 Assembly Diagram
3.2 Power Supplies
There are three power supplies in the bottom of the cabinet. One is an enclosed screw terminal dual output (+5v @ 6A, +12v @ 3A) which provides power to both the cpu board and the LCD display. Another enclosed screw terminal single output power supply provides power to the coils (48v @ 12 amps). The smallest power supply is a "laptop" style which provides power to the cabinet audio amplifier mounted near the cashbox.
3.3 Display
The display is an LCD monitor very much like a color DMD and operates on 12 volts DC.
3.4 Speakers
There are a total of three speakers in a Dominos pinball. One 8 inch round woofer is in the bottom of the cabinet and two 4 inch square mid-range tweeters are in the backbox attached to the speaker/display panel.
3.5 Flippers
Dominos uses off-the-shelf Williams WPC flipper assemblies.
3.6 Cabinet Parts
Legs are 28.5 inches long Williams and are powder coated a dark gray color. Leg bolt mounting plates are Williams # 01-11400-1. Ball shooter assembly is Williams # B-12445-6. Coin door is made by Happ Controls.
3.7 Servo Motors
Many Spooky games make use of servo motors. As of May of 2020, Spooky has recommended the following replacements:
- Tower Pro MG995 180° servo motor used in most applications
- DaFuRui SG90 Mini servo motor used in Rob Zombie robot assembly.
- FEETECH FS5106R 360° servo motor used in Domino's Noid assembly.
4 Problems and Solutions
4.1 Power Supplies
Coil power supply is a Mean Well # SE-600-48 (Jameco Electronics # 295929) which is single output, enclosed, 48 volts @ 12 amps. Logic and Display power supply is a Mean Well # RD-65A (Jameco Electronics # 323505) which is a dual output, enclosed, 5 volts @ 6 amps and 12 volts @ 3 amps. There is also a "laptop" style power adapter which provides +12 volts to the cabinet's audio amplifier.
4.2 Solenoid Problems
Coil list for Dominos:
- 23-800 Pop Bumpers.
- 23-800 Scoop kickouts.
- 23-800 Slingshots.
- FL-11629 Flippers.
- 26-1200 Ball Trough.
- 23-800 Shooter Lane.
- AE-27-1200 Up Post at top of playfield.
- 23-800 Knocker (if installed).
All coils have diodes.
Unknown number for magnet coil (appears same as a Williams # 20-9247). There is a 5 ohm @ 50 watts Dale # RH-50 high power resistor wired in series with the magnet coil.
Solenoid driver transistors are labeled SOL0 through SOL23 and are all type IRL540PBF mosfets. Fuse F1 (3 amp slo-blo) controls solenoid bank "0" (coils 0 through 7). Fuse F2 (3 amp slo-blo) controls solenoid bank "1" (coils 8 through 15). Fuse F3 (3 amp slo-blo) controls solenoid bank "2" (coils 16 through 23).
4.3 Switch Problems
- Dominos switch matrix chart: https://www.spookypinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dominos-Switch-Matrix.pdf
- The Jetsons switch matrix chart: https://www.spookypinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Jetsons_Switch_Matrix_Production.pdf
4.4 Lamp Problems
4.4.1 General Illumination (GI) Problems
All general illumination bulbs are LED types.
Driver transistors labeled GI0 through GI15 are type TIP102. Driver transistors labeled U20 through U27 are type TIP107. Driver transistors labeled U28 through U35 are type TIP102.
4.4.2 Controlled Lamp Problems
All controlled lamps are LED types.
- Dominos controlled lamps matrix chart: https://www.spookypinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dominos-Lamp-Matrix.pdf
- The Jetsons lamp matrix chart: https://www.spookypinball.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Jetsons_Light_Matrix_Production.pdf
4.5 Display Problems
The score display is an LCD monitor similar to a color DMD display.
4.6 Sound Problems
The cpu board provides a "line level" output signal which is fed to a car stereo amplifier mounted in the bottom cabinet near the cashbox. The amplifier is a Lepai model # LP-168HA providing 2 X 40 watt main outputs and 1 X 68 watt subwoofer output. The cabinet speaker is an 8 inch round 4 ohm @ 10 watt woofer (Stern # 031-5007-01). The two backbox speakers are 4 inch square 8 ohm @ 4 watts (Stern # 031-5004-02).
4.7 Flipper Problems
Flipper assemblies are Williams A-15205-R2 (right) and A-15205-L2 (left) complete assemblies with A-12390 coil stop and FL-11629 coils for Dominos.
4.8 Pop Bumper Problems
The pop bumper assemblies are Data East/Sega/HomePin style. Use Data East # 500-5227-00 complete pop bumper assembly with AE-23-800 coil installed. Check for screws coming loose on the assemblies. https://www.pinballlife.com/desega-pop-bumper-assembly.html
4.9 Optional Equipment
- 600-0289-00 Accessory Power Supply for Spooky P-Roc system machines (Total Nuclear Annihilation, Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle).
- 600-0103-00 Aux Power Splitter for Ben Heck cpu/power driver machines (Rob Zombie).
- 100-0021-00 Knocker Kit (Rob Zombie, Dominos, Jetsons, Total Nuclear Annihilation, Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle).
- 100-0023-00 Shaker Motor Kit (Rob Zombie, Dominos, Jetsons).
- 100-0054-00 Shaker Motor Kit (Total Nuclear Annihilation, Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle).
All of above kits are available from Pinball Life.
5 Game Specific Problems and Fixes
- Domino's flipper not working. Broken return spring (Williams # 10-364) on flipper assembly. Check the coil fuses on cpu board for a blown 3 amp slo blo fuse.
- Domino's pop bumpers machine gunning. Check spoon switches. One or more may be stuck shut and need to be adjusted.