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Hot Tip / IPD No. 1251 / June 27, 1977 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: June 27, 1977
Model Number: 474
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,300 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Sports - Horse Racing
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumper (1), Slingshots (2), 3-bank drop targets (2), Standup targets (2), Kick-out holes (2), Captive ball (1), Spinning target (1). Upper left lane has a unique tilt rollover. End-of-ball bonus.

Sound: 3 chimes, knocker.

Design by: Tony Kraemer
Art by: Christian Marche
Notes: Also released in a solid state version as Williams' 1977 'Hot Tip'. Most scoring on this EM version is 10x the same feature on the SS version. Other differences:

EM 10-point rebounds are 500-points on SS version.
EM spinning target value = 1000 points when lit with no bonus added when spinning; SS value is 100 when lit with 1 bonus added on every 5th spin.
EM Inlanes = 5000 points; SS value is 1000 points and advances bonus.

All other values are the same as the solid state version.

Production Run Records for Hot Tip EM: 1300 total

Sample run: 288
Production Start Date: Jun-27-1977 / Production End Date: Sep-20-1977
First ship date: Sep-14-1977 / Last ship date: Unknown, remaining 227 shipped out with production games.

Production Run: 1012
Production Start Date: Nov-10-1977 / Production End Date: Dec-5-1977
First ship date: Nov-16-1977 / Last ship date: Jan-11-1978

Product History Record for Hot Tip EM:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 1003*
Quantity produced for export: 297*
Total quantity produced: 1300*
Price to Distributor: $970.00
*These quantities may be sales estimates.

Photos in: Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Documentation: 6 MB PDF Instruction Manual (EM version with SS cover) [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
  1 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous) [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
Files: 8 MB PDF Playfield Plastics [Martin Gutierrez de Valle]
  1 MB JPG Promotional Photo - Full View - Large Size [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
Images:
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Image # 13147: Hot Tip Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 13148: Hot Tip Front View
Front View

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Image # 13149: Hot Tip Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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Image # 13150: Hot Tip Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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Image # 14062: Hot Tip Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 14063: Hot Tip Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 14064: Hot Tip Cabinet
Cabinet

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Image # 14065: Hot Tip Front
Front

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Image # 14066: Hot Tip Front View
Front View

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Image # 62362: Hot Tip Promotional Photo
Promotional Photo

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[Duncan Brown]
Image # 62363: Hot Tip Promotional Photo
Promotional Photo

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[Duncan Brown]
Image # 80034: Hot Tip Inside Coin Door - Detail
Inside Coin Door - Detail

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[Martin Gutierrez de Valle]
Image # 80035: Hot Tip Inside Coin Door - Detail
Inside Coin Door - Detail

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[Martin Gutierrez de Valle]
 

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