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High speed 2 Q and A!
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Did anyone else notice that the hi/low shifter is the wrong way or is it just mine?
press down to go up gears in the video mode etc?
the decals are right tho.I switched my wires around.
tempted to buy a new set of chrome legs but might try polish the originals first.
press down to go up gears in the video mode etc?
the decals are right tho.I switched my wires around.
tempted to buy a new set of chrome legs but might try polish the originals first.
Mine was also the wrong way around which I hadnt noticed until someone pointed it out. I swapped mine too.
Up it always up, how else could you operate it with your knee?
Tinfoil and water.
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They must of came out of the factory like that so!
does tinfoil and water actually work?
Yes but it creates a nasty sludge so use gloves.
+1 for cheap coke and tin foil (Cheap coke instead of water..)
Why coke? You only need water to create aluminium oxide.
Contains Acid and water.... So therefore assists the process...
Diet Coke isn't sticky Like full fat Coke is....
Get you, Diet Coke.
You girl.
hate the stuff (or anything "diet" - cant you tell??!!), however i can think of nothing better to do with Diet coke than pour it away
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Tin foil and water worked well enough!
Gave them a quick buff in work with a polishing wheel too.
They look good from about a meter away but have some rust/bubbles thats not going to come off.
But I definitely wont be needing a new set so happy days
Gave them a quick buff in work with a polishing wheel too.
They look good from about a meter away but have some rust/bubbles thats not going to come off.
But I definitely wont be needing a new set so happy days
£ 60 saved.
Result.
Result.
The gearshift units were originally supplied loose, in a small cardboard box inside the main shipping carton. They can't have been checked all that well (if at all) - one that I fitted wouldn't even operate the ball launch - the only reaction was from one of the Superchargers' red flashbulbs. In the 'Switch Edges' test it showed one of the magnet optos and an un-used switch. Also down to bad wiring on the gearshift.
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Ops cant be trusted!
I just got back from a few days away.Installed that chip in the small opto board and.............it worked!
Nice to play a game with the main toy working!
Nice to hear, well done.
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got some time today to put the L2 roms in and the lighting from comet pinball .
What a difference!hard to show in pics but heres one of the slingshots half done.Sorry for the blurriness.
Highly recommend those strip leds.At first I thought they might be crap because of the slightest of flicker but its not noticable.
I lit up the slings,the drive 65 plastic,the cop car on the left,the mountain and the supercharger exit.
Looks so much better.
I also added a flasher to each of the flashers in the supercharger and mounted them on the underside of the electromagnets.
Adds a lot to the light show and isn't overpowering.
I did run into a small problem,
The lamp sockets in the pops were gone completely and the wiring below removed.
I got new ones (is there a special small bulb for pops?) wedge type and wired them up.
They worked for a while now the GI string is gone out.
Its not the fuse (swapped out to be sure)but I loaned my MultiMeter away till tomorrow.
Where should I start looking?
Thanks
What a difference!hard to show in pics but heres one of the slingshots half done.Sorry for the blurriness.
Highly recommend those strip leds.At first I thought they might be crap because of the slightest of flicker but its not noticable.
I lit up the slings,the drive 65 plastic,the cop car on the left,the mountain and the supercharger exit.
Looks so much better.
I also added a flasher to each of the flashers in the supercharger and mounted them on the underside of the electromagnets.
Adds a lot to the light show and isn't overpowering.
I did run into a small problem,
The lamp sockets in the pops were gone completely and the wiring below removed.
I got new ones (is there a special small bulb for pops?) wedge type and wired them up.
They worked for a while now the GI string is gone out.
Its not the fuse (swapped out to be sure)but I loaned my MultiMeter away till tomorrow.
Where should I start looking?
Thanks
Nice work. Every pop bumper I've come across ( admittedly not that many! ) has had normal 555's in them ( unless they poke through the cap like spiderman ). I've tried a few LEDs in them but either they have been too tall or just look like crap so I've always gone back to normal lamps.
Britecaps look like a great option, Comet are supposed to be selling they're own soon.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/new-pop-bumper-led-caps-on-the-market
Britecaps look like a great option, Comet are supposed to be selling they're own soon.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/new-pop-bumper-led-caps-on-the-market
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Those pops are not to my taste!
My problem is the bulbs stick up too high so I need to fold them over.
not ideal at all.
My problem is the bulbs stick up too high so I need to fold them over.
not ideal at all.
.? They arent folded over when fitted.
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I dont mean a folded bulb!
I mean when you take the cap off the bulb wont fit pointed straight up .
The bulb holder has to be at an angle otherwise the caps dont fit.
Remember the orginal holders were gone.
I know now I need these ones http://papa.org/wp-content/uploads/14.jpg
not the ones I have that are these ones http://papa.org/wp-content/uploads/17.jpg
What exactly is that you got to light the sling from comet pinball?
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http://www.cometpinball.com/mobile/Product.aspx?ProductCode=3SMD12VSTRIP
I got these and some of the larger 12v flashers. Highly recommended and cheap!
I got these and some of the larger 12v flashers. Highly recommended and cheap!
They are quite effective, I would not have guessed they were LED strips.
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So I think this is the likely suspect of my GI circuit outage!Luckily the PCB side is perfect.
It shattered when i tried to get a better connection but I bodge it together for the moment,
What are those yokes called and can I get a set of them?
I got this Lambo in a local toy shop for a 5er.
Wasn't too sure if it was going to work but I think it does.I had a few green leds lying around so I put them under the plastics and it really sets them off nicely.I have a new set of bats to go into it too.
Its getting there!
Have a few mates around Friday so it'll get a good seeing too!
It shattered when i tried to get a better connection but I bodge it together for the moment,
What are those yokes called and can I get a set of them?
I got this Lambo in a local toy shop for a 5er.
Wasn't too sure if it was going to work but I think it does.I had a few green leds lying around so I put them under the plastics and it really sets them off nicely.I have a new set of bats to go into it too.
Its getting there!
Have a few mates around Friday so it'll get a good seeing too!
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Looking good, I like the Lambo.
Those 'yokes' are called pin header connectors for the GI. Well, at least that what I say when I make my orders. You can get them from any reputable place (Pinballmania or pinball heaven in UK)
Like the lambo too although it could look a million times cooler shooting flames out the exhaust just after it says 'shift gear'.
Like the lambo too although it could look a million times cooler shooting flames out the exhaust just after it says 'shift gear'.
