We will never get anymore code updates... HW ALIEN is dead in that case.
But we will continue to improve the machine and develop a few more things.

hello community
can someone tell me about the door lighting and the lauch ball if it is 12v?

All these lamps are part of cabinet I/O-Board and work with 12 volt:

- Start Button
- BuyIn Button (Extra Ball)
- Launch Button (Launch Ball)
- Aux Launch Button
- Coin Door

thank you averell for this answer

Is there a coin mechanism for an alien pinball machine door?

Mine has a coin controls C120 in the door and takes 10/20/50p £1.

if I understand correctly I would have to find a C120 coin mechanism so that I can install it and it becomes compatible with my alien? Shouldn't it first be programmed by a professional?

You can order an electronic coin controller that is already set with the right values for 0,50 - 1,00 - 2,00 Euros or Dollar.
But take care, the wiring is not included and must ordered separately.

Most players use a COMESTRO RM5 HD.
It can simply connected to P19 on the Powerdriver.
All the other settings can be done in the service menu of the machine.
I gave some recommendations for the settings in the Rulesheet.

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I was going to say, code update lol.

I would like to order the wiring also for the comestero group RM5 HD I don't know what type of wiring and its name? and where can I order it?

hello I wanted to let the community know that I found a Comestero group RM5 HD coin mechanism for pinball but it is without the wiring? I don't know where to find it at all? someone we may have 1en + Averell maybe you have an idea? Thank you for your answers

You need this:

10-pin ribbon cable for AVR Dragon / Atmel / JTAG interface / cable.
Technical details
Length: 80cm, 90cm, 100cm
2 post sockets 10-pin (2 x 5 sockets)
Socket pitch: 2.54 mm
Cable pitch: 1.27 mm

https://www.amazon.de/Flachbandkabel-Pfostenbuchsen-10-polig-Atmel-Programmer/dp/B00WT1SRO4/ref=sr_1_1

thank you very much averell I am very happy

Hello,

here's the latest revision 1.3 of the Rulesheet for our beloved ALIEN - enjoy.

Rulesheet_Heighway Pinball - Pinball Brothers_ALIEN_ENG_Rev_1.3_2024-02-20_18-32-11.pdf

hello averell
thank you for everything, I still had version 1.2 cool 1.3
everything is controlled, the ribon cable and the RM5 HD coin mechanism

hi
can someone give me
a USB cable reference that I could install in Alien in exchange for the origins I would like to exchange the 4

Is it necessary to change the original power supply unit as well as I heard?
knowing that I have several mods installed on it? the tracker mod, mini beacon mod, the apron, illuminated, speaker lighting, LED added 50cm

It is recommended to use a stronger more powerful power supply.

Something like this... for 12 Volts only!

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07F2939RR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00

ok it's cool I ordered I will receive it tomorrow

Take care if you swap the power supply, don't mess the wiring or you will damage the powerdriver.
Use the recommended coil settings in the rulesheet at section 13.1.5.
And gain the other power supply for the coils up to 67 Volts as recommended in the rulesheet at section 13.1.5.1.

I have added section 18 Troubleshooting where you will find some advice if you have strange behavior during gameplay.

@averell,

So I am just getting around to this. So will the cliffy's I have posted here fix the ball jumpage just because of the little notch?

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These parts are there to ensure that the acrylic plastics of the ramps do not break when the balls impact them.
The difference in the notch is due to the production period, there were early devices where this was different. You have to compare this beforehand.
But it's better to have plastics made of PET-G.

hi
I come back after several attempts for my remestro RM5 coin mechanism which I installed correctly with the ribbon connect but which I cannot configure in the corner audit menu of the pinball machine

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counter at zero when I insert 1 coin of 0.50€ it marks 0/5 credit then 2× 0.50€ it marks 2/5 credit nothing happens by pressing star off button, following when I insert 2€ it scores 12/5 credit when I press star to start the game it scores 2/5 credit, end of the game counter resets to zero.

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This is what I have on my menu?
Is this right? Averell
thanks for helping me Averell I'm lost

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Thank you Averell !
Printout arrived today from the printer.

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Now you must setup these settings...

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Hoping to get some help from the Alien gods. Just acquired a heighway machine. When I flip the right Flipper the leds along the bottom (special, scream, again etc) all flash random colours, but only when pressing the right Flipper. I removed the board, changed all the leds to new ones, made sure they weren't lose, still have the same problem. Tried swapping the little blue I/o board, same problem. Then I tightened everything I can think of. If I unplug the solenoid and press the Flipper button the issue stops, so am thinking vibration issue or power issue?

I'm stumped. Only other thing is the black bottom PCB. Does anyone even sell those anymore?

Thanks in advance.

hi
Can someone tell me what connector was intended for connecting the obtic lightning mods ramps fiber in the past? is it still possible to install them on the ramps?
thank you for your answers I have been so addicted to this machine since 2018

At eagle15:

That's not an issue, but a mistake by design. All Heighway's have the same problem here. But you can try to swap the wiring from the left flipper to the left slingshot and change the setting in the service menu.
This should prevent annoying beeps in the speakers and decrease malfunctional behavior of the LED in that area.
Look at the rulesheet at the adjustments for the coil settings at position 52 on page 49.
If you swap the wiring as described you must switch the setting at position 52 to ON.
Another possible solution could be to insert diodes in the wiring, but I have no experience so far.
But I know that Heighway use diodes on the powerdriver and all coils itself have none!
Maybe we have to take a closer look in comparison to Williams and others.

Thank-you, will give this a try!

I had and still have problems sometimes with the balls being reflected from the shooting lane back into the ball trough.
Decreasing coil power between 15-20 % is working but then sometimes a ball would get stuck between the edge of the ball trough mount and the wooden edge of the playfield.
I did some tests and redesigned the ball trough bracket and printed the part in PET-G with 100% infill.
I'll check later tonight to see if it works or not.
The improvement is the flattened edge on the right side.

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far out....bargain! 6500 aud and legit seller

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If I enter a high score, I will lose it the next time I start the game. looking for a problem with the battery?

The latest revision 1.3 of the Rulesheet can be downloaded at IPDB.

https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=6419

I think so ... I have the same problem. A highscore is saved .... days, weeks, month later I play and all HS are resett. I guess the battery has a very small contact problem ...

I tried this and no difference. The flickering is only on the right Flipper, not the left. Any other ideas? Thanks.

No ideas and don't try to use shotkey diodes at the coils - as a result you will damage an IO-Board!
Leave it as it is like all the other ALIEN users do.

I would like to announce that we are in the process of examining the IOBoard V1.4B in more detail and will use the findings to make a few improvements in order to produce these boards again.
At the moment we are in the process of reworking the top and bottom layers so that the boards can be installed and used immediately without having to solder bridges to the transistors afterwards.
I think we need a few days to prepare a prototype version.
If ready we will produce and check the new board and later start with a limited batch of boards.

By the way, I can now also confirm that there is a revision 1.4C... it is the 1.4B with the bridged resistors.
This can be seen from the BOM of the IOBoardV1.4C_Hack Sheet, where the relevant area is highlighted.
I'm saying that the thing with the 0 ohms didn't work, the bridges were added later and it stayed that way.

Excerpt from the KICAD-BOM
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And the change
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We're not worthy.......also.....Dibs on first for list of boards!!!!! lol

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This is very good news for the IO board 1.4c card, I'm waiting to see what happens next, in any case, well done

Is your coin controller now working properly?

hello averell
Thank you for checking on my coin mechanism, I haven't been able to configure it, can't change the value of the coins after several tries? even with the rule sheet when I am in it to modify I do not have access? I don't understand ? I don't want that? maybe I'm doing it wrong? another more detailed solution so as not to make a mistake myself?

in any case good idea for the support of the ball tray redesign in PET-G I also had the same problem with the ball I thought a problem with the level of the game board? or pinball?
I no longer have a problem for the moment.... I am interested in the part if it proves effective. well done

You first have to change the Pricing Type to Custom.
Then there's a new section available where you have to setup the values for the counter.
Use the same values from the rulesheet and you will have:

0,50 Cent - 1 Credit
1,00 Euro - 2 Credits
2,00 Euro - 5 Credits

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It's ok for the coin mechanism it works it's configured thank you you are the best Averell.

an anomaly has occurred, the left lower and upper left pinball machine no longer works

Check fuses on the main board by coin box. Mine had several incorrect amp ones installed from factory.

Hello
I checked the fuses on the card, all ok I think before starting I had already checked and when reassembling it is possible that there was 1 which did not make contact?
now it works no problem.
thank you community it's cool.

Has it ever happened to any of you, in the middle of a game of aliens, that the left and right drummers stopped working until the end of the 3-ball game? It's rare, but it's happened 3 times in 6 years.
Then I turn the pinball machine off and on again, and it works again.

You have a drummer in your pinball machine ?

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-drummers-of-all-time-77933/