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Today I worked on......

M4carp said:
Fitted new board pins and connectors to j115 and j120, even though it had been changed to molex they still burnt out. Back to IDC and full LED’s.
Looks like it’s had all the big caps and voltage regulator changed recently due the the jumpers, need to hot glue the caps as a bit loose.
New menu switches fitted as volume/down didn’t work which was pretty annoying after it was turned up! (switch kaput)
Ramps cleaned and flame polished.
Playfield sliding mech fixed was missing the pivot nut so put a new bolt in as well. Sooo annoying when you get a pin like this.
Somebody sprayed black paint around the edges of the whole cab so removed most of that🤷‍♂️

Keg run out so had to pick one up today as well, priority job🍻

Also how to have fun with a parking warden😂 (not me)
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Easy way for that parking warden thing to back fire on them if the traffic warden just called their bluff and ticketed the car, that way they have to deal with the hassle of appealing the ticket.
 
Fantazia2 said:
Easy way for that parking warden thing to back fire on them if the traffic warden just called their bluff and ticketed the car, that way they have to deal with the hassle of appealing the ticket.
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But the driver wants to play a game so I guess he/she is up for it.
I wouldn’t bother personally but funny to see.
 
So the J115 connector was toast and welded, the first attempt with new pins failed as came loose at the top 3 pins due to lack of pads below so back out and beefed it up.
Hopefully it holds up otherwise board will be back out and cable/bonding will have to be used.
GI led lights fitted, inserts next but back ache stops play. Beer ice cold, Fortnite time😂
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Ant-H said:
Finished this yesterday. Another forum member sent me this ramp from their WWF Royal Rumble as they seem to be unobtainable and unfortunately this one had been “fixed” in the past, so he asked if I could take a look at it 😮😬
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First thing I did was to give a hot bath in the ultra sonic to remove the paint so I could actually see what needed doing.
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I basically had to grind down the butchered welds and re-weld it. I also added a few more tack welds so it should never break again.
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Overall I’m pleased with how it came out as I wasn’t actually sure it could saved due to when it was originally “fixed” the welds were so hot, they burnet straight through the ramp.
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Wow you sure know how to save a 💩, incredible work
 
paulg100 said:
You probably all ready ordered em but if you need any plastic targets then shout and ill print some of for ya as i had to replace some on mine.

I recently finished a full shop on the one i bought at xmas (been meaning to post a mini shop log but havnt found the time)

The ramps on this one are a bit of a pain!!
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Just finished putting the ramps in etc, you weren’t wrong about the ramps😮‍💨
Also hammered and glued back the wooden playfield rails that were in the bottom of the cab.
Need to plug it all in and see if it still works🫣
This was one Dirty Harry bitch!!!

Waiting on a Tilt Graphics order for side blades and backboard, also a Pintonka riveter which I should have bought way back.
 

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they sure are! was glad to get this one back together TBH.

Were your left plastics broken around the front targets and hole? (both of mine were) I made plastic protectors for both those as they seem prone to breaking, especially the mode start hole, the protector there already has a crack in as its the skill shot from the gun so just begging to break.
 
paulg100 said:
they sure are! was glad to get this one back together TBH.

Were your left plastics broken around the front targets and hole? (both of mine were) I made plastic protectors for both those as they seem prone to breaking, especially the mode start hole, the protector there already has a crack in as its the skill shot from the gun so just begging to break.
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Yes, both cracked. I just put some of those clear plastic washers there as well as the slingshots. Should be ok, see how it goes.
Playfield has marks in that area from the gun shooting the ball there!

I just want it done now and in my room, cant wait to play it. But maybe I need to upgrade the speakers😂
 
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After posting that all my games have slight bits wrong with them I wanted to start working through them. Batman had an issue where the two lock light mechs had either one, or both, screws missing.

To get that plastic out I had to remove the rotisserie bottom and unplug them to get the plastic out. Re-affix, clean the entire area and the left of the orbit which you usually can’t get to.

I also too the time to resolve the awkward shots on the penguin not registering, this involved covering the playfield and lightly sanding the spring the metalwork then cleaning up with isopropyl, it’s slightly better but there is some slight left to right play in the crane mech, I wonder if that is contributing to the fact the far right shot needs a blinking direct whack to register. Will investigate.

Gave it a loving clean down and wax, replaced a couple of bulbs, checked the balls, all good, gave them a little clean and returned to operational. I do have a full Cliffy set to fit but I’ll do another time. All up and running perfectly, so a job well done.
 
Well I thought I nearly finished this Friday after plugging everything back in under the playfield, wishful thinking!
The opto’s that control the magnet are playing up, I get something when I pull on one of the two cables.
To replace them I have to take off all the ramps, what a bitch! They are under that worn plate in the last pic😮‍💨


Plays really good apart from that, all ramp shots fly around😎
Just fitted a new flap in the shooter lane, looks like the left flipper has moved a bit so will sort that as didn’t tighten them right up.

Anyway it looks good as it was one very Dirty Harry when I picked it up.

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Ordered new opto’s but found one of the wires had come off, luckily I only had to strip a few things away and not take the ramps completely off to fix.
Wasn’t looking forward to stripping it all off and putting back so that was a good result 🍀
 

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Today I worked on my tftc. Added green protectors from @Colywobbles and uv rubber and uv lamps from @David retro.
Think it needs more uv. It does glow when turned off. I also have glowing balls but may need under apron uv to charge them a bit. IMG_2011.jpegIMG_2012.jpeg
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Missing 2 hex spacers. Female both ends approximately 16mm long.
Do the long ones get threaded all the way through? If so I can cut one in half
 
Mooseman said:
Today I worked on my tftc. Added green protectors from @Colywobbles and uv rubber and uv lamps from @David retro.
Think it needs more uv. It does glow when turned off. I also have glowing balls but may need under apron uv to charge them a bit. View attachment 231755View attachment 231756
Maybe a bit dark at the top??
Missing 2 hex spacers. Female both ends approximately 16mm long.
Do the long ones get threaded all the way through? If so I can cut one in half
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Check the hex stand-off by screwing in a bolt at least halfway.
 
The hex I have are about 50mm don’t. Think I have a bolt long enough. If I can’t find any I may cut it in half anyway. I may even have the right size tap if it’s not all the way through
 
Your 3/4 are slightly bigger (3mm) but if I change all 4 then I don’t think it will matter too much.
Thanks
 
Dirty Harry finished today, fitted the side blades and into my room it goes. Just waiting on a few LED’s as a few were wrong, Afterglow board fitted for inserts which works great.
Game plays amazing, ball flies around every shot. Put a weaker coil in for shooter launch as that is crazy over powered and now doesn’t hit that metal opto bracket that most seem to do.

What a great game!
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Been meaning to fit the hot action pinball ‘topper’ for nearly 2 years, recently got the rivet tool so fitted the brackets today. Much better than nuts and bolts.
For sale soon…… due to speed limits being lowered in Wales😏
 

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