Well after much swearing i'm happy to report that the machine is back together and in a state where you can play a game. Is it finished? No - there's still stuff to do but thankfully everything from a playfield perspective seems to be working.
It's been a real nightmare doing these finishing touches. I got it all back together and then found that the ramp switch wasn't working. I'd resoldered one of the wires but the other one was covered in heat shrink and I made the mistake of presuming it was sound. Sure enough when I removed the heat shrink I found that this wire was also disconnected. I managed to resolder it without fully removing the ramp but it was still a bit of a pain in the backside.
To make things even more fun I then found a section of coating on the Lexan that I hadn't removed and it was causing the ball to get stuck. Yay!! So yet more bits had to be stripped to clear that.
Anyway, after lots of messing around it's finally working. Here's a few quick pictures; they're not the best as the lighting in the room is terrible but I wanted to post some images as it's been pretty text heavy lately.
So, what's left now? Well there are a few issues i've noticed including:
1. The SVUK that kicks the ball out of Aesops Hole is a bit weak. It doesn't fly out as quickly as i'd like but I have no idea how to approach this or what might be causing it? I guess as a start I should verify that the coil is the right rating and that the plunger is moving freely. There is a cliffy fitted so i'm wondering it the ball is clipping and slowing down.
2. There are a few switches on the table which need adjusting. The slings and pop bumper particularly.
3. The Laser Kick still isn't kicking the ball back into play on all occasions. If the ball dribbles down the out lane then it usually fires multiple times but doesn't seem to have enough 'ooomph' to get the ball back into play. If the ball comes down the lane faster then it works fine. I don't know if this is normal or not; but I don't recall it behaving this way before.
4. The flippers need adjusting. One has moved because I obviously didn't tighten it fully; this is probably because I intended to go back and adjust them later.
5. There's a couple of LEDs that I missed. I didn't order them as the postage for 2 tiny LEDs was stupid; but maybe I could grab them at Play Expo if anyone there is likely to be selling LED's.
In addition to the above I also need to get the credit board refitted, sort out Bullwinkles nose on the backglass and also get the Nell Assembly working and back in place. Oh yeah, and slightly widen the lockdown bar so it doesn't 'rub' the poweder coating on the side rails before fitting the new Roman Glass and buttoning the whole thing up.
Phew!! The end is in sight though.