no it flashes in attract mode if it does not then it is either wired backwards or the three resistors are burned out on the back of the board common problem

here is what the resistors look like when they burn out

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if your resistors have not been replaced I replaced my resistors with the white square ones the take the heat better i used 7W or 10W 3.3 resistors if i remember right

To mount the rope light you need small white cable ties. Thread through the back of the mirror board, then through the white spacer, around the rope light, back through the spacer and then secure. The head on the cable tie is what holds each mount in place.

As jimster said, the resistors are important and normally blow out. If they do the light won't work. The rope light flashes in attract as well as in various modes in the game, most of the multiball modes. If your machine didn't have the old rope light (a common problem) you'll need to add wiring and connectors to get it into the harness.

viperrwk

If you need pics hit me up and ill take some

That machine has the prettiest backglass on any machine made just wish the game play was better the guards were cool too

My rope light recently stopped working. I replaced all three original resistors with the newer, beefier rectangular kind, but the rope light still doesn't work.

Rope light stops working for one of three reasons.

Bad resistors (since you changed assume this isn't the problem)
Bad driver transistor on the driver board - Q22 - replace with an IRL530
Bad rope light

Sadly, the last one is the most likely cause of the remaining two possibilities.

viperrwk

I purchased a new light rope from PB Resource without the connector. I am reading the above and trying to figure out if the light rope wires matter which way they are connected. It appears that they do.

There is a white grey green wire that goes through the resistors and the other wire. I created a new connector and plugged it in. In attract mode it turns on and stays on. I did not keep it on long enough to see if it starts turning on and off in attract mode.

Thanks for the assistance.

Michael

It is (edit:mostly ) always on during attract mode. It's probably why the resistors are always burned up on them.
-Edit-It does briefly flash during attract mode.

Thanks. So then if it is on when I plug it in, then it should hopefully work.

I am having a similar problem connecting the ties. I have solved this by putting the tie through as a described above but adding a second tie in the back that loops around the other tie so it can't come back through.

Thanks
Michael

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You know, they do flash at one point during attract mode have you watched through the entire sequence?

I have not watched the entire sequence. Once I attach the lights, I can test. If they do not, I wire nutted the wires so I can simply flip them and test again.Hopefully if they are wrong the first time, one sequence through will not ruin the lights or any of the electronics.

They flash during attract mode when the sound comes on the first time. It looks good. Except for cleaning and changing some rubbers, I believe the game is now working 100%. Thanks for everyone's help! Thanks
Michael