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I have a WPC89 williams pin that I am looking at a Dale PD-16A070-4 plasma display for replacement.
There are many more pins on this display and I wonder if this will work as
an replacement.
I tried it and didn't display correctly with many random segments lit.
I am CERTAIN the board works since I removed a weak but working display to test this one.
Maybe someone has a spec sheet or knows how to make these displays work correctly?
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On 2025-12-16 3:45 p.m., D B wrote:

I have a WPC89 williams pin that I am looking at a Dale PD-16A070-4 plasma display for replacement.
There are many more pins on this display and I wonder if this will work as
an replacement.
I tried it and didn't display correctly with many random segments lit.
I am CERTAIN the board works since I removed a weak but working display to test this one.
Maybe someone has a spec sheet or knows how to make these displays work correctly?

Where did you find this tube?

The pinout is different according to what I can see here: https://sven.killig.de/displays/Panaplex/

but it should be translatable to other 16 digit tubes of the same size
with some work. The trick is to find a data book on these...

John :-#)#
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D B wrote:

I have a WPC89 williams pin that I am looking at a Dale PD-16A070-4 plasma display for replacement.
There are many more pins on this display and I wonder if this will work as
an replacement.
I tried it and didn't display correctly with many random segments lit.
I am CERTAIN the board works since I removed a weak but working display to test this one.
Maybe someone has a spec sheet or knows how to make these displays work correctly?

I'm the one who busts all the pinball machines in fact I've busted more flippers than anyone else alive.I just break other people's machines.
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On 12/20/2025 2:57 PM, Tony wrote:

D B wrote:

I have a WPC89 williams pin that I am looking at a Dale PD-16A070-4
plasma
display for replacement.
There are many more pins on this display and I wonder if this will
work as
an replacement.
I tried it and didn't display correctly with many random segments lit.
I am CERTAIN the board works since I removed a weak but working
display to
test this one.
Maybe someone has a spec sheet or knows how to make these displays work
correctly?

I'm the one who busts all the pinball machines in fact I've busted more flippers than anyone else alive.I just break other people's machines.

Yay?
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On 2025-12-30 11:23 a.m., Paul wrote:

On 12/20/2025 2:57 PM, Tony wrote:

D B wrote:

I have a WPC89 williams pin that I am looking at a Dale PD-16A070-4
plasma
display for replacement.
There are many more pins on this display and I wonder if this will
work as
an replacement.
I tried it and didn't display correctly with many random segments lit.
I am CERTAIN the board works since I removed a weak but working
display to
test this one.
Maybe someone has a spec sheet or knows how to make these displays work
correctly?

I'm the one who ...stupid comment....

Yay?

I block the total idiots on Thunderbird's Usenet reader.

If you ignore them they eventually go away, if you 'killfile' (look up
the process for your Usenet reader) them, as far as you know they are
gone forever!

That's a YAY! - in my book.

John :-#)#
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www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
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On 12/30/2025 7:10 PM, John Robertson wrote:

On 2025-12-30 11:23 a.m., Paul wrote:

On 12/20/2025 2:57 PM, Tony wrote:

D B wrote:

I have a WPC89 williams pin that I am looking at a Dale PD-16A070-4
plasma
display for replacement.
There are many more pins on this display and I wonder if this will
work as
an replacement.
I tried it and didn't display correctly with many random segments lit. >>>> I am CERTAIN the board works since I removed a weak but working
display to
test this one.
Maybe someone has a spec sheet or knows how to make these displays work >>>> correctly?

I'm the one who ...stupid comment....

Yay?

I block the total idiots on Thunderbird's Usenet reader.

If you ignore them they eventually go away, if you 'killfile' (look up
the process for your Usenet reader) them, as far as you know they are
gone forever!

That's a YAY! - in my book.

John :-#)#

John, I use Thunderbird, do you have a writeup on using this killfile?
Granted most spam is gone now other these random "I'm the one who....."
Paul
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On 2026-01-09 12:46 p.m., Paul wrote:

On 12/30/2025 7:10 PM, John Robertson wrote:

On 2025-12-30 11:23 a.m., Paul wrote:

On 12/20/2025 2:57 PM, Tony wrote:

D B wrote:

I have a WPC89 williams pin that I am looking at a Dale PD-16A070-4 >>>>> plasma
display for replacement.
There are many more pins on this display and I wonder if this will
work as
an replacement.
I tried it and didn't display correctly with many random segments lit. >>>>> I am CERTAIN the board works since I removed a weak but working
display to
test this one.
Maybe someone has a spec sheet or knows how to make these displays
work
correctly?

I'm the one who ...stupid comment....

Yay?

I block the total idiots on Thunderbird's Usenet reader.

If you ignore them they eventually go away, if you 'killfile' (look up
the process for your Usenet reader) them, as far as you know they are
gone forever!

That's a YAY! - in my book.

John :-#)#

John, I use Thunderbird, do you have a writeup on using this killfile? Granted most spam is gone now other these random "I'm the one who....."
Paul

Hi Paul,

I'm using news.eternal-september as my news host.

Got to: Thunderbird/Tools/Message Filters
Select Filters for: news.eternal-september - rec.games.pinball - make New... Filter name: (Something you'll recognize), make sure Apply filter when: Manually Run & Getting New Mail, then tick "match any of the following"
and start filling in any annoyances "From", "contains", "email - such as 'idealmedstore@gmail.com'"

Hope that works!

John :-#)#
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www.flippers.com
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