The Major

Doug, Wyatt and Denise, Thanks for making me a part of Team Tudor. It was an honor and a pleasure. I'll miss you, Doug. Thanks for all you did for this great and classic American game.

I'm really glad you put the Lenink option up for consideration, Lolo. I took a look at it. Lenink does make a 6V output version (4-battery model). And you would definitely want to try the 6V model, not the 2-battery model from the link above. It only has a 3.5V output. The benefit I see immediately of the 6V Lenink is that you can simply use the Play Action Controller without having to wire a momentary switch of your own. This is very convenient. But there are a disturbing number of negative reviews for the Lenink which make me kind of wary. And I don't see any UL listing. Once I get my 6V option up and running, I'll let you know what I find out. And I may try the Lenink as well just for comparison purposes! But for now, I will pass in favor of the DIY option.

Ok Sports Fans! Here's an update to the AC power adapter for the Tudor motors in lieu of the battery-operated play action controllers. After some diligent research I found out that the adapter needs to be precisely 6V/1A. Obviously, preferably UL listed. I have in fact purchased a suitable adapter along with a 3.5mm plug adapter and an inline momentary button switch. This all cost me about $15.00. It is possible you can get the components cheaper, but that's not too pricey. I love the battery-operated system because it allows me to take the game anywhere. But I would like the option of running it on AC power while at home. I think this might just provide that solution! Once I get all the components in hand (which will be soon), I'll connect the switch, plug it in and let you know how it goes!

Very cool! Thanks for those recommendations. As you have suggested, it may be that "close enough" is warranted in this case. I'll let you know what I find out.👍

My 11 year old nephew has become a big fan of electric football and he has asked me to help to adapt his tudor board to run on AC power. I know that Tudor once sold the Ultimate Converters but that is no longer the case. So, I'm trying to find an appropriate AC to DC adapter that is suitable for the tudor motors. Does anyone know the VDC rating of the motors and how many amps they draw? In this situation, I would simply forgo the Play Action Remote Control and instead use a simple on/off switch. But I don't want to smoke the motor! 😀 Thanks in advance.

Kit, this is OUTSTANDING. I'm a big fan of creating rules variants to suit individual players but it is really good to know what the foundation is.

Really great looking teams. Thanks for sharing with us!

This is brilliant! Love the report.

Looking good, Coach Kit! Some of our newer members like young Bobby here haven't been around long enough to have full knowledge of the wonder that is TOEPRO! 🙂

These are great!

Another point of clarification. I did put the magnetic cover on top of bare sheet metal. I did not have it on top of an already vinyl covered field. Also, while I do have a good engineering background, I do NOT know the physics of magnetic field effects on vibrational fields. I do know there is a relationship however as magnets are used in many applications to deaden vibrations. I have my suspicions however, based on what I have seen, that magnetic sheets may have a negative effect on the playing field vibration beyond just their additional thickness.

Coach, I have used fields printed on magnetic sheets and I will not choose this method again. No matter how thin you get the magnetic material (and there is a minimum thickness), it is another layer of material between the vibration and the player. In short, everything got SLOW and jerky. I was able to adjust the motors and placement to smooth it out and speed it up a bit, but compared to a vinyl cover it is woefully inferior. As a result, I stuck that board to the side of my fridge (looks awesome by the way) and redesigned a new vinyl field for myself. My board runs like a dream now on two tudor electric motors using the Tudor blip switch as well (aka Play Action Remote). I would spare you from the expense of going through the process of getting a magnetic field only to not be satisfied with it. Obviously, to each his own, however. Some of you out there may have had a better experience. For me, vinyl is clearly superior.

One of my all time favorite players. His career was tragically short but boy as it memorable. My father's favorite running back.

This is great! I've never seen this game before in my life. I DO remember Otasco however. Talk about a blast from the past!

LOVE this. Brandon is a great guy and a true EF devotee.