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'72 Fireball club. All here can enter Valhalla

By embryonjohn

9 years ago


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#288 1 year ago
Quoted from DanMarino:

Is this really a plastics set for the 1972 Fireball EM? http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GS-FBC1&Category_Code=GS-852
I didn't think any were available?

They have the rights probably remade them. I have a much older repro from lets just say "other sources".

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#302 1 year ago

Decent fireballs were going for 2K 7 years ago.

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#414 1 year ago
Quoted from jlbintn:

Does anybody know what is the recommended slope for this game? I'm assuming 6-6.5 degrees at the bottom of the playfield.

EM's are usually flatter, 4-5.

#418 1 year ago
Quoted from jlbintn:

Thank you.
So, I put my phone on the playfield today. I do not know how accurate it is. At the top between the bottom bumper and the top buttons I got 5.9 to 6.0, as I jiggled the phone. This was laying the phone down parallel to the bottom, i.e., long way across. Laying it horizontal to the bottom dropped the reading almost a three-fourths of a percentage. At the bottom I got 4.9 to 5.2, depending upon how I adjusted the phone, and saw a drop of almost a full percentage when I laid the phone horizontally.
Played with the leg settings to get it level, it wasn't far off and then ran into an interesting problem: the playfield glass would not lock down easily. So after messing around for about an hour (and trying hard to not scratch the new paint job), I decided to bring the front legs all the way back to lowest setting, but left the adjustments in place on the back legs. Got the low end to slope at 5.9, and the game is level.
Soooo.... I'll see how it plays and if I have to I'll drop the back legs back down a bit. For the most part I think I have it where it needs to be.

best option, forget the level and inclinometers. take the glass off, release balls manually from the top of the PF. if it goes straight down, your good side to side. If it move to one side raise that side, retest until it goes straight down. do pitch second move both levers evenly, play a game or 50, you like the speed, its good, too fast or slow adjust and retest until happy. Re-verify side to side in case you didn't adjust pitch quite evenly. Play game and enjoy it. Don't overthink it.

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#434 1 year ago
Quoted from ChristianJS:

I bought my fireball in really pretty nice original, cared for condition, so I don't have any reason to believe the play counter is inaccurate. Can this be rolled back like an old odometer?
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yes it can be adjusted, and its almost certainly wrong, or rolled over. at 1600 plays there wouldn't be a single blemish under the glass.

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#462 1 year ago
Quoted from jlbintn:

Thing that drives me crazy, especially after playing Fireball II.... getting enough umphhh on the ball with the flippers. And, even after adjusting it, re-adjusting it back a bit, the ball still likes to drain down the alleys.
Sometimes I can make the skill shot every time, and then I can't make it at all. I love this game. Drives us crazy

First off, its supposed to drain down the sides. that's normal. This was a game designed for location play and to eat coins. Second contact ABP and get the upgraded coils. they are just a bit hotter than stock but aren't going to tear up the game. They make a world of difference.

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