We've started to purchase some of the things we'll need to rewire and replace the parts on the Taxi while retaining as much of the original pinball parts that make sense. The primary functions of the upper playfield will remain: flippers, pop-bumpers, ramps switches, etc., while the lower playfield will get rebuilt.
We'll be rewiring the under playfield and replacing the existing under-playfield bulbs with controlled LEDs. Additionally, we'll be replacing the general illumination (GI) bulbs as well with some bulk LEDs. This will give us the power to control color, brightness, and fade to build custom light shows and attract modes.
Below is a list if items we've received to get us started:
Bill of materials
[1] Used Taxi Pinball Machine
> This will include all our pinball specific parts, playfield, flippers, pop bumpers, ramps, shooter rods, pinball's, etc.
[1] Set of Fast Pinball Boards
- FAST Nano Controller
- 2 @ FAST I/O 3208
- FAST RGB LED Inserts - 50 pack
- FAST Power Filter Board
> (2) Green, (2) Black, (2) Red, (1) Yellow, (1) Blue
[6] Rolls of 25' Bulk 22 Gauge Wire
> (1) Red, (1) Black, (1) White, (1) Blue, (1) Yellow, (1) Green
[50] Bulk LED Bulbs for GI lighting
> DC5V 12mm Diffused Digital RGB LED Pixels Lights WS2811 Addressable Color
[2] 5/12 Amp Power Supply
> AC to DC Power Supply Dual Output 5 Volt 12 Volt 8 Amp 4 Amp 66 Watt (Jameco Part no. 323505)
[1] 48V 6.7 Amp 320W Power Supply
> PWR SPLY,SW,ENCL,321.6W,PFC (Jameco Part no. 244770)
Other Miscellaneous
LED Connectors
0.1" (2.54mm) Crimp Connector Housing: 2x3-Pin 10-Pack
LED Mounting brackets
RJ-45 Patch Cables
Autodesk Fusion360
> 3D modeling software is free, but we bought 1 year subscription to take advantage of some of the collaboration features with the Fast Pinball group of friends.
