IGT Double diamond S Plus, RESTORATION

[David Walz]

That's what I thought.  The Spin link is correct LED bulb if you want LED to match your three LED tubes.

I didn't know that they were able to produce them that small. Cool

[sixcardmark]

Those should be #86 LED replacements but it is possible those sockets are a tad too small for the wedge to fit.  I have never had an early S+.

[David Walz]

Those should be #86 LED replacements but it is possible those sockets are a tad too small for the wedge to fit.  I have never had an early S+.

E-86 is used for the S+, after several discussions with a lot of people (forum members) I finally figured out that the S+ is a red headed step child, but it's still ❤. I didn't want to replace the buttons, the wiring plugs are different, the buttons are larger, and it would look wankey. Keep it original is what I strive for.

[sixcardmark]

The bigger base #259 bulbs are original 6.3v bulbs for a regular normal S+.  If you are wanting all original why did you replace the fluor tubes with LED tubes?

[David Walz]

The bigger base #259 bulbs are original 6.3v bulbs for a regular normal S+.  If you are wanting all original why did you replace the fluor tubes with LED tubes?

"While fluorescent lighting used to be the go-to option, it’s becoming a thing of the past due to the toxic mercury they contain. Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin that threatens our health and the environment.

As fluorescent lights are phased out, LED lights are taking center stage. Not only do they not contain toxic mercury, but they’re also twice as efficient and last longer than their fluorescent counterparts."

[sixcardmark]

All incandescent bulbs are being/should be replaced by more efficient LED bulbs too.  Also helps keep the button inserts white.

[jay]

I think the point was original vs improved.
You could potentially take a Ford Model T and run it on a hydrogen cell using the same logic.

The seats in the model T contained asbestos - asbestos is non toxic if its not disturbed.
Unfortunately putting your butt into the padded seat constitutes a disturbance.
Do you rip out the original seats and rebuild them or get new ones in fine Carthinan leather (quote from Ricardo Mandelbaum).
You could get lost for centuries debating this on some of the car forums.

Don't get me wrong - I agree with you on all points about the virtue of LED but when you first started your rebuild you were very hung about what coin denomination the S+ was originally while the majority here didn't think that level of detail really mattered as its an easy change and a S+ can morph into 200 different themes, countless denominations if you consider world currency etc etc etc.

In any case we are all very impressed with the nice work your doing making this Old Gal look factory fresh and are here to support you no matter how original or frankincense you want to go.

[David Walz]

I think the point was original vs improved.
You could potentially take a Ford Model T and run it on a hydrogen cell using the same logic.

The seats in the model T contained asbestos - asbestos is non toxic if its not disturbed.
Unfortunately putting your butt into the padded seat constitutes a disturbance.
Do you rip out the original seats and rebuild them or get new ones in fine Carthinan leather (quote from Ricardo Mandelbaum).
You could get lost for centuries debating this on some of the car forums.

Don't get me wrong - I agree with you on all points about the virtue of LED but when you first started your rebuild you were very hung about what coin denomination the S+ was originally while the majority here didn't think that level of detail really mattered as its an easy change and a S+ can morph into 200 different themes, countless denominations if you consider world currency etc etc etc.

In any case we are all very impressed with the nice work your doing making this Old Gal look factory fresh and are here to support you no matter how original or frankincense you want to go.

I don't really know what the coin was since it was in pieces, missing parts, I could only assume. 25¢ is a common coin with IGT, and that is what is available.
fluorescent lights are being fazed out, I can't change that, so I have to upgrade to a LED.
The hopper, coin assembly and candle were missing, I replaced them with the factory original parts.
The S+ buttons are unique, and I needed to source the factory original parts
The 110v cord was shredded, I sourced a factory original part.
The original wiring is original, nothing is hacked, cut or spliced.
I checked out everything in the slot machine, whatever was damaged, broken, or missing, it was sourced with factory original parts.
Nothing is Frankenstein, removing a hazard is perfectly fine.

Alan at K-LAR was a great source of factory S+ parts.
Mid West Slots had a factory S+ Hopper.
Their are others that helped me also sourcing factory parts.

[David Walz]

Anyone know about the S+ double diamond deluxe or is it just a IGT sales gimmick.

[jay]

Double diamond is a Type 0 game. No special features.
There are variations like a 5 line Double diamond. You have 3 horizontal paylines and two that are angular.
Then there are clones of this game (same chips and pay table) but different glass and reel strips I think one is called Gold Strike

Double diamond deluxe is a Type 2 game that nudges both up and down.
If your symbol is a diamond that is above the pay line it will nudge down to be on the pay line.
If its below it will nudge up....
Slam dunk only nudges down, Balloon bars only nudge up.

There are other themes like Haywire where you hit the haywire symbol and one of the reels spins backwards, and then they kind of jerk and stop, Spin to you win. You hit a spin symbol and the game just plays and plays until you hit a winning combination.

[David Walz]

Double diamond is a Type 0 game. No special features.
There are variations like a 5 line Double diamond. You have 3 horizontal paylines and two that are angular.
Then there are clones of this game (same chips and pay table) but different glass and reel strips I think one is called Gold Strike

Double diamond deluxe is a Type 2 game that nudges both up and down.
If your symbol is a diamond that is above the pay line it will nudge down to be on the pay line.
If its below it will nudge up....
Slam dunk only nudges down, Balloon bars only nudge up.

There are other themes like Haywire where you hit the haywire symbol and one of the reels spins backwards, and then they kind of jerk and stop, Spin to you win. You hit a spin symbol and the game just plays and plays until you hit a winning combination.

Wow, that's awesome information. The education of slot machines is really important.