Just joined the club myself! I found some very useful info in this thread. Does anybody know if Cliffy ever repro'd the A-667 Ball Guide? I'm in the process of a relatively thorough shop job and found that the ball guide on my game is ok, but has begun cracking toward the lower half near the bottom rivet. It'll hold for now, but I'm hoping to locate a replacement sooner or later (or J-B Weld the crack, if it comes down to it)...Anyways, I wanted this game for years and finally landed one! Here's a couple pics!

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Can anyone tell me what the part number is for the lower 2 flipper EOS switches? They are stacks of 2 switches. I can't find a part number in the Stern parts catalogue. Anyone?

Thanks!

I just realized I forgot to order 2+3/4" rubber rings for the slingshots on my Seawitch (naturally, as she's very close to completion since I picked it up and started working on it a month ago), and I don't want to place an order strictly for a couple rubber rings. Will 2+1/2" rings suffice? I have plenty of them. What do you all use? They seem like an odd size...

I will! Just grinds my gears when I think about all the parts I've ordered for this thing and still managed to forget something... oh, the trials and tribulations of being a pin head!

Are there replacement drop target decals available anywhere? Looks like one of the targets on my Seawitch was replaced and the target that was used as a replacement has no graphic on it at all. Looks like Action Pinball has some, but they look really pixelated (at least on their site they do)...can anyone recommend a place I can get decals?

Thanks!

PM sent! Thanks a million!

Quick wiring question in hoping someone can help me with: I'm replacing the speaker, and I'm not sure which wire is the positive and which is the negative. Schematics don't appear to tell which is which, and I couldn't see any designation on the old speaker. There's a green wire with yellow tracer going to one lug, and another green wire with white tracer going to the other.

Also, I'm looking to replace the volume pot-what is the correct value for the replacement?

Thanks!!

Thanks so much! Armed with this info, I'm yet another step closer to finally reassembling my newly acquired 'witch!

Started a topic in the restoration forum, but thought I'd ask here too: how should I go about cleaning the apron on this game? I've read of accounts where people have ruined their apron trying to clean it. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the tips! I'm going to go the soap & water route. Lightly, as suggested. My Seawitch is a little rough around the edges anyway, I can deal if the apron isn't spotlessly clean.

Thanks again!

Thanks for all the responses! I opted to go with Classic_Stern's advice and just used a very mild mix of soap and water. I was very careful not to apply too much pressure when cleaning, and it went fine.

Next issue: I've got the game up and running, so now to dig into gameplay problems! I've found 90% of shots to the right orbit from the bottom-left flipper wind up bouncing off the spring-steel ball flap on the right, ricochet back and forth (a few inches above the spinner), then roll back down the way it came (usually stopping the spinner from racking up all those glorious points).....I have to assume others have run into this issue. Any ideas what I can do to prevent this from happening, or at least from happening as often? I'll post a video if it needed, to demonstrate what I'm talking about.

Thanks!

That's fantastic news! I'm looking forward to ordering one myself! Please let us know when they become available!

Thanks for your hard work Cliffy! I wish you a speedy recovery!

Congrats, man! Welcome to the club!

Have you checked for voltage at the drop target reset coils?

Nice! Glad to see this thread has helped a number of folks. Nothing like finally conquering a stubborn problem!

I've always had trouble with the ball flap/gate at the end of the shooter lane and recently made a prototype gate with piano wire and a spring. I originally posted this a little while ago on the Stern Electronics club thread, but thought I'd share here as well. The design is far from final, but it works surprisingly well as is. I rarely get a spinner shot rejected since putting it in place of the metal flap. It also interferes less with the ball on plunges. Only issue so far is the gate bumps the ball when it comes around the loop clockwise, making it a somewhat unpredictable transition to the upper right flipper. I'm pretty happy with it as it is though, and hope to continue improving the design. cottonm4 sounds interested in the idea, so maybe he'll come up with something
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I spotted a Seawitch repro backglass for sale here at pinside. $150+$50 shipping

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-seawitch-backglass-1

Who else is playing Seawitch tonight (or today, depending on time zone)?

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Should be rivets. Contact Cliffy to order up one of his replacement ball guides for the game, they're very nice.

www.passionforpinball.com

...I don't see them listed at his site, but i was able to order one from him via email, listed at the contact section

(forgive the potato quality of this photo, but it should do the trick showing the rivets)

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Sounds possible that the solenoid data lines are missing a bit--possibly due to bad solder joint or bad connector. I would make sure the male and female connectors at J4 on the MPU and J4 on the SDU have both been re-pinned/re-flowed/replaced, as they carry the solenoid data between the MPU and SDU. If one or more bits are missing, it can cause weird behavior/incorrect coils firing.

I was tinkering with some ideas to improve the design there too but never came up with anything i was completely satisfied with. Any chance you would want to make another to sell?

Looks good, man! Count me in if you decide to make some more of em!

Gotta admit it never crossed my mind to throw a power Ball into my Seawitch. I might have to finally treat myself to one....

Congrats!!!!

+1 for John's. Not to mention the packing job he did for shopping the glass. First rate all the way!

Yeah, you'll want the type 2 flipper bats--here's a link for them at Pinball Life: https://www.pinballlife.com/classic-stern-flipper-bat-and-shaft-assembly.html

Just curious, what's the approx cost on something like that?

I'd take a close look at the solder connections at each gi socket under the pf. There may be a weak/loose connection somewhere.

Nice work!! Definitely put me on the list if you're planning on making more!

Have you re-pinned any of the connectors going to the rectifier board, solenoid driver board, or MPU?

When the game "stops", does it go back to 'attract mode' where it cycles the playfield lights, shows high score and scores from the last game played, etc?