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Solar Fire / IPD No. 2238 / July, 1981 / 4 Players
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: July, 1981
Model Number: 507
MPU: Williams System 7
Type: Solid State Electronic (SS) [?]
Production: 782 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Outer Space - Science Fiction - Space Fantasy
Notable Features: Flippers (4), Slingshots (2), Kick-out holes (3), Standup targets (3), 3-bank drop targets (3), 4-bank drop targets (1), Captive ball (1), Electromagnet (1), Split-level playfield, Magna-Save. No pop bumpers. The Solar Gun feature is a captive ball that is propelled repeatedly across a scoring switch by a pulsed electromagnet under the playfield for the duration of a timed interval.
Design by: Barry Oursler
Art by: Constantino Mitchell, Jeanine Mitchell
Sound by: Ed Suchocki
Software by: Ed Suchocki
Notes: The Solar Gun feature is similar to the Doodle Bug feature used earlier on Williams' 1970 'Dipsy Doodle', Williams' 1971 'Doodle Bug', and Williams' 1971 'Love Bug'.

Compare the playfield to the single-level playfield of Williams' 1986 'Grand Lizard'.

The light shield on the playfield next to the upper right flipper artfully disguises the words JEANINE LOVES CONSTANTINO and also CONNIE LOVES STINKER. Artist Connie Mitchell told us that "Stinker" was a loving nickname for his daughter, Lauren, three years old at the time.

Photos in: Pinball The Lure of the Silverball, page 9
The Pinball Compendium 1970-1981External Link, page 206
The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, page 219
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2238  (External site)
ROMs: 59 KB ZIP Game ROM L-2 [Williams Electronics]
Documentation: 979 KB PDF Parts Supplement [Williams Electronics]
  2 MB PDF Schematics [Williams Electronics]
Files: 294 KB PDF Instruction Booklet [Williams Electronics]
Images:
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Image # 5349: Solar Fire Backglass
Backglass
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[Hans Balk]		 Image # 6536: Solar Fire Flyer
Flyer
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[John Smout]		 Image # 7077: Solar Fire Flyer
Flyer
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 		 Image # 9773: Solar Fire Backglass
Backglass
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[Christopher Wolf]		 Image # 9774: Solar Fire Playfield
Playfield
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[Christopher Wolf]
Image # 9775: Solar Fire Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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[Christopher Wolf]		 Image # 11242: Solar Fire Press Release, Page 1
Press Release, Page 1
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 		 Image # 11243: Solar Fire Press Release, Page 2
Press Release, Page 2
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 		 Image # 19208: Solar Fire Machine
Machine
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19209: Solar Fire Full View
Full View
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[John Yates]
Image # 19210: Solar Fire Backglass
Backglass
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19211: Solar Fire Backglass - Lit
Backglass - Lit
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19212: Solar Fire Cabinet Front
Cabinet Front
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19213: Solar Fire Behind Coin Door
Behind Coin Door
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19214: Solar Fire Right Side
Right Side
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[John Yates]
Image # 19215: Solar Fire Left Side
Left Side
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19216: Solar Fire Backglass - Reverse
Backglass - Reverse
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19217: Solar Fire Behind Backglass
Behind Backglass
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19218: Solar Fire Inside Backbox
Inside Backbox
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19219: Solar Fire Circuit Board
Circuit Board
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[John Yates]
Image # 19220: Solar Fire Playfield
Playfield
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19221: Solar Fire Playfield - Lit
Playfield - Lit
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19222: Solar Fire Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19223: Solar Fire Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19224: Solar Fire Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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[John Yates]
Image # 19225: Solar Fire Ball View
Ball View
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19226: Solar Fire Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19227: Solar Fire Under Playfield
Under Playfield
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[John Yates]		 Image # 19228: Solar Fire Machine
Machine
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[John Yates]		 Image # 36205: Solar Fire Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield
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[Michael Wiley]
Image # 36206: Solar Fire Middle Playfield
Middle Playfield
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[Michael Wiley]		 Image # 36207: Solar Fire Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield
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[Michael Wiley]		 Image # 36208: Solar Fire Stripped Upper Playfield
Stripped Upper Playfield
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[Michael Wiley]		 Image # 36209: Solar Fire Stripped Lower Playfield
Stripped Lower Playfield
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[Michael Wiley]		 Image # 36210: Solar Fire Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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[Michael Wiley]
Image # 36211: Solar Fire Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right
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[Michael Wiley]		 Image # 36212: Solar Fire Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[Michael Wiley]		 Image # 44786: Solar Fire Backglass
Backglass
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 44787: Solar Fire Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]		 Image # 44788: Solar Fire Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left
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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
 
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