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Missing Start Post - Getaway

Dunc

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Hi all,

When i bought my Getaway i noticed a hole in the play field and thought it was damaged and then i realised from other pics that a clear star post missing (see attached pciture). Any reason for this post being removed??

Anyhow, i have bought a new post and my question is, what screw/bolt should it be held in with? I don't want to put the wrong one in.

Cheers

Dunc
 

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On mine that post is held in with the type thats just screws into the wood. I actually removed mine, makes the shot just a little easier....so shoot me :rolleyes:
 
kevlar said:
On mine that post is held in with the type thats just screws into the wood. I actually removed mine, makes the shot just a little easier....so shoot me :rolleyes:
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Ahhh maybe it was removed to make the shot easier? I could well be removing it again LOL

And it does look like it will be an actual screw rather than a bolt and t-nut now you mention it. If u could get the size etc that would be great.

Cheers

Dunc
 
kevlar said:
Its just a long screw thats about 1/2 longer than the star post.
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Cheers for that. Makes sense! I don't want to use just any old self tapper LOL, so does anyone have a pic of which screw it should be? Or have a spare they could pop in the post? cheers

Dunc
 
if there is a plastice above it (with a hole) it will look like this
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if there is no plastic to be supported (which i belive is your case) it will look something like this
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or preferably more like the first one but with a hex head
hex head
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so basically a hexheaded screw with a lot of the shaft unthreaded.

I probably have some of these but im out straight from work tonight so it will be the weekend before i get to check etc. It also wont be new it will be reclaimed
 
The flyer for Getaway shows that at some stage of the design there was a mini-post between the flippers - the prototype shown has a plastic 'filler' placed in the hole where it's been removed, as sometimes seen in the jet bumper area on Twilight Zone.
 
I removed mine in attempt to make that shot more makable, on mine I was getting a lot of shots just rattle around and come back out. I tried adjusting the shape of the ball guide at it wasn't a very uniform curve, and removing the post. To be honest it isn't much better, I guess I just need to play better and hit the shot more accurately.
 
Anybody catapulted a ball out the supercharger and down the back of the cabinet yet?
They also made a metal guard which goes at the back of the playfield to prevent this. Only put them on really late productions though. Haven't had one down the back since
 
darren_ross said:
Anybody catapulted a ball out the supercharger and down the back of the cabinet yet?
They also made a metal guard which goes at the back of the playfield to prevent this. Only put them on really late productions though. Haven't had one down the back since
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Yes thats happened to me a handful of times. It happens when 1 ball entering the supercharger bounces on top of one already zipping around. I made a cardboard template of the missing metal guard from a friends machine, just haven't got around to making a steel one from it yet.

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Not had one catapult off the supercharger yet, no! But I bet it's travelling at some speed when it does lol!!

Dunc
 
Dunc said:
Not had one catapult off the supercharger yet, no! But I bet it's travelling at some speed when it does lol!!

Dunc
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You just hear an annoying clunk as a ball lands in the bottom of the cab. I had it happen 2 games in a row a few weeks ago.
 
My first getaway just had a bit off wood to stop it. I didnt work out what it was for until after it had been stripper and rebuilt (without the bit of wood)

Must have a look at my current one to see what it has, if anything
 
Just checked mine. I can't seem to see anything that has been added to stop this from happening to mine!

On other news....see attached picture lol! Missing post no more! Cheers everyone!
 

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kevlar said:
Yes thats happened to me a handful of times. It happens when 1 ball entering the supercharger bounces on top of one already zipping around. I made a cardboard template of the missing metal guard from a friends machine, just haven't got around to making a steel one from it yet.

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Quite a nifty lil pattern kev, are they fold lines?
 
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