Silverball Mania

1 Introduction

Project Date: June 29, 1978

Date Of Manufacture: February, 1980

Production: 10,350 units (confirmed)

Theme: Sports - Pinball - Fantasy

Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Horseshoe lane (1). Going through the horseshoe lane or top center rollover when lit changes a center outlane located below the flippers into a kicker that propels an otherwise drained ball upward through the flippers back onto the playfield. Balls that exit via the left or right outlanes can be nudged by the player onto unique wireforms that will route the ball to this center outlane/kicker.

2 Technical Info

Type: Solid State Electronic (SS)

A1 Displays: 5x AS-2518-21

A2 Power Module: AS-2518-18

A3 Solenoid Driver Module: AS-2518-22

A4 Bally MPU Module: AS-2518-35

A5 Lamp Driver Module: AS-2518-23

A8 Sound Module: AS-2518-51

3 Charts

3.1 Lamp Chart

SCR	conn.	lamp description	code	wire color	tr type
Q16	A5J2-22	Ball-in-Play	62	Brn-Blu	MCR-106
Q42	A5J3-21	Bonus 15K	30	Yel	MCR-106
Q02	A5J1-25	Bonus Multiplier 2X	90	Gry	MCR-106
Q17	A5J1-11	Bonus Multiplier 3X	65	Brn-Wht	MCR-106
Q41	A5J3-20	Bonus Multiplier 4X	64	Brn-Grn	MCR-106
Q03	A5J1-26	Bonus Multiplier 5X	91	Gry-Red	MCR-106
Q24	A5J1-5	Bottom Kicker Up (2 lamps)	48	Grn-Blk	MCR-106
Q14	A5J1-18	Center "S"	58	Wht-Blk	2N5060
Q29	A5J1-1	Center "I"	41	Grn-Red	2N5060
Q36	A5J3-26	Center "L" (1st)	38	Yel-Blk	2N5060
Q57	A5J3-1	Center "V"	10	Red	2N5060
Q12	A5J1-19	Center "E"	60	Brn	2N5060
Q27	A5J1-9	Center "R"	52	Wht-Blu	2N5060
Q38	A5J3-25	Center "B"	36	Yel-Brn	2N5060
Q50	A5J3-12	Center "A"	21	Blu-Red	2N5060
Q13	A5J1-17	Center "L" (2nd)	57	Wht-Orn	2N5060
Q28	A5J1-8	Center "L" (3rd)	51	Wht-Red	2N5060
Q44	A5J3-19	Center "M"	67	Brn-Orn	2N5060
Q51	A5J3-15	Center "A" (1st in MANIA)	53	Wht-Yel	2N5060
Q08	A5J1-23	Center "N"	56	Wht-Brn	MCR-106
Q35	A5J1-3	Center "I" (in MANIA)	45	Grn-Wht	MCR-106
Q49	A5J3-17	Center "A" (2nd in MANIA)	27	Blu-Orn	MCR-106
Q52	A5J3-13	Credit Indicator	13	Red-Yel	2N5060
Q39	A5J3-24	Extra Ball Arrow	72	Orn-Blu	2N5060
Q33	A5J2-11	Game Over	95	Gry-Wht	MCR-106
Q15	A5J2-23	High Score to Date	97	Gry-Orn	MCR-106
Q05	A5J2-16	Insert "S"	34	Yel-Grn	2N5060
Q18	A5J2-20	Insert "I"	35	Yel-Wht	2N5060
Q30	A5J2-6	Insert "L" (1st)	85	Blk-Wht	2N5060
Q43	A5J2-7	Insert "V"	91	Gry-Red	2N5060
Q06	A5J2-14	Insert "E"	12	Red-Blu	2N5060
Q19	A5J2-15	Insert "R"	23	Blu-Yel	2N5060
Q31	A5J2-2	Insert "B"	20	Blu	2N5060
Q45	A5J2-1	Insert "A"	60	Brn	2N5060
Q07	A5J2-13	Insert "L" (2nd)	53	Wht-Yel	2N5060
Q21	A5J2-12	Insert "L" (3rd)	61	Brn-Red	2N5060
Q46	A5J3-18	Kicker Special When Lit	56	Wht-Brn	2N5060
Q23	A5J2-8	Match	93	Gry-Yel	MCR-106
Q32	A5J3-27	Mania "M" (Left Outlane)	40	Grn	2N5060
Q59	A5J3-4	Mania "A" (Left Return Lane)	14	Red-Grn	2N5060
Q04	A5J1-28	Mania "N" (Center Target)	78	Orn-Blk	2N5060
Q25	A5J1-6	Mania "I" (Right Return Lane)	25	Blu-Wht	2N5060
Q20	A5J1-13	Mania "A" (Right Outlane)	96	Gry-Brn	2N5060
Q40	A5J3-22 / A5J2-9	Same Player Shoot Again (Playfield) / Same Player Shoot Again (Back Box)	23 / 47	Blu-Yel / Grn-Orn	MCR-106
Q56	A5J3-10	Silverball Special & 30K	91	Gry-Red	MCR-106
Q53	A5J3-14	Spinner Left	84	Blk-Grn	2N5060
Q58	A5J3-2	Spinner Right	95	Gry-Wht	2N5060
Q09	A5J1-14	Target "S" (Top)	54	Wht-Grn	MCR-106
Q34	A5J1-2	Target "I" (Top)	43	Grn-Yel	MCR-106
Q48	A5J3-16	Target "L" (Top)	25	Blu-Wht	MCR-106
Q55	A5J3-9	Target "V" (Top)	15	Red-Wht	MCR-106
Q10	A5J1-15	Target "E" (Left)	13	Red-Yel	MCR-106
Q22	A5J1-10	Target "R" (Left)	23	Blu-Yel	MCR-106
Q37	A5J3-23	Target "B" (Left)	98	Gry-Blk	2N5060
Q60	A5J3-3	Target "A" (Right)	81	Blk-Red	2N5060
Q11	A5J1-16	Target "L" (Right Upper)	12	Red-Blu	2N5060
Q26	A5J1-7	Target "L" (Right Lower)	34	Yel-Grn	2N5060
Q47	A5J2-10	Tilt	98	Gry-Blk	MCR-106
Q01	A5J1-24	Top Center Rollover Lane	50	Wht	MCR-106
Q54	A5J3-11	Top Left & Right Rollover Lane	20	Blu	MCR-106

3.2 Solenoids

Sol. No	Solenoid description	Solenoid Type	Wire Code	Wire Color	Connector	Driver Transistor	Solenoid Coil Type
1	Outhole Kicker	Momentary	95	Gry-Wht	A3J1-5	Q4	AN-26-1200
2	Knocker	Momentary	85	Blk-Wht	A3J2-5, J3-4	Q3	AR-26-1200
3	Kick & Down Coil	Momentary	83	Blk-Yel	A3J5-14	Q11	AN-26-1200
4	Right Slingshot	Momentary	85	Blk-Wht	A3J5-15	Q10	AN-26-1200
5	Left Slingshot	Momentary	71	Orn-Red	A3J5-9	Q9	AN-26-1200
6	Up Kicker	Momentary	80	Blk	A3J5-13	Q12	NO-26-1900
7	Left Thumper Bumper	Momentary	75	Orn-Wht	A3J5-12	Q13	AN-26-1200
8	Right Thumper Bumper	Momentary	74	Orn-Grn	A3J5-10	Q8	AN-26-1200
9	Center Thumper Bumper	Momentary	78	Orn-Blk	A3J5-11	Q14	AN-26-1200
10	Coin Lockout	Continuous	36	Yel-Brn	A3J2-8	Q19	FO-36-7000
11	Flipper enabling relay	Continuous	--	--	--	Q15	48V Relay
12		Momentary	67	Brn-Orn	A3J1-2, J2-9	Q1
13		Momentary	81	Blk-Red	A3J1-3, J2-4	Q2
14		Momentary	67	Brn-Orn	A3J2-10	Q5
15		Momentary	74	Orn-Grn	A3J2-11	Q6
16		Momentary	81	Blk-Red	A3J2-12	Q7
17		Momentary	18	Red-Blk	A3J5-8, J2-6, J3-7,	Q16
18		Continuous	91	Gry-Red	A3J5-7	Q17
19		Continuous	81	Blk-Red	A3J5-3, J2-15, J3-9	Q18

Flipper Circuits	Power Wire	Flipper Coil Wire	Flipper Connector	Flipper Button Wire	Button Connector	Coil
Left Flipper	60 (Brn)	40 (Grn)	A3J1-8	20 (Blu)	A3J2-2	AQ-25-500/34-4500
Right Flipper	60 (Brn)	70 (Orn)	A3J1-9	10 (Red)	A3J2-1	AQ-25-500/34-4500

3.3 Switch Matrix

			Strobe 0	Strobe 1	Strobe 2	Strobe 3	Strobe 4
	to Playfield	--	A4J2-1 Wht-Red (51)	A4J2-2 Gry-Yel (93)	A4J2-3 Wht-Blu (52)	A4J2-4 Wht-Yel (53)	A4J2-5 Yel-Red (31)
	--	to Cabinet	A4J3-2 Red-Yel (13)	A4J3-3 Red-Grn (14)
Return I-0	A4J2-8 Wht-Grn (54)	A4J3-9 Red-Wht (15)	1 Bottom Center Lane	9 Coin Chute III (Right)	17 Right "A" Target	25 Right Spinner	33 Left Spinner
Return I-1	A4J2-9 Wht-Brn (56)	A4J3-10 Brn-Wht (65)	2 Hoop Rollover Button (2)	10 Coin Chute I (Left)	18 Left "B" Target	26 Right Outlane "A" Rollover	34 50 Point Rebounds (4) & Top Bumpers (4)
Return I-2	A4J2-10 Wht-Orn (57)	A4J3-11 Blu (20)	3 Top Right Rollover	11 Coin Chute II (Middle)	19 Left "R" Target	27 Right Return Lane "I" Rollover	35 Service Switch (Panel)
Return I-3	A4J2-11 Wht-Blk (58)	A4J3-12 Blu-Red (21)	4 Top Center Rollover	12 Not Used	20 Left "E" Target	28 Center "N" Target	36 Right Slingshot
Return I-4	A4J2-12 Brn (60)	A4J3-13 Blu-Yel (23)	5 Top Left Rollover	13 Not Used	21 Top "V" Target	29 Left Return Lane "A" Rollover	37 Left Slingshot
Return I-5	A4J2-13 Brn-Yel (63)	A4J3-14 Blu-Wht (25)	6 Credit Button	14 Not Used	22 Top "L" Target	30 Left Outlane "M" Rollover	38 Center Thumper Bumper
Return I-6	A4J2-14 Brn-Wht (65)	A4J3-15 Blu-Orn (27)	7 Tilt (3)	15 Not Used	23 Top "I" Target	31 Right "L" Target (Lower)	39 Right Thumper Bumper
Return I-7	A4J2-15 Orn (70)	A4J3-16 Yel (30)	8 Outhole	16 Slam (2)	24 Top "S" Target	32 Right "L" Target (Upper)	40 Left Thumper Bumper

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