I did the same thing mentioned, but used cool white for the GI. I like the crisp look of cool white with the exception of only a few color tones where I use warm or sunlight. Here’s what some of mine look like. I have a few games in sunlight and warm as well that I can photograph later if you’d like to have a side by side comparison. I actually have warm, cold, and sunlight directly next to each other in the lineup.

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Anyone planning on going to Golden State pinball? But more importantly is anyone going to bring a bad cat?

Atari_The_Jedi
I may bring a Bad Cats with "Cats Meow" software code

Have a used set of Bad Cats ramps that I can bring to Pinfest. $40

Ramps are in good shape, the flaps have some wear but the ramps themselves are fine.

I can also ship but will have to figure out shipping costs.

Alberto

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I also have tons of parts including ramps in good shape (very similar to the ones posted above), extra plastics in good shape, lots of misc. hardware, etc. If anyone’s looking for any parts, just let me know and I’ll take a look.

I ran the old magic eraser over and through my ramps today and that helped quite a bit. Was considering replacements but I'm happier now. Hit a few dirty spots (lightly) in the PF and determined I need a new ball, mine is old and saggy. Well old and crappy looking anyway. Lol

Ordered Comet LED's today, best count I could throw together. Can anyone tell me what they are doing for the jackpot lights that are soldered to the board to swap them, or just leaving them as OG?

You pull them straight out just like any other 555 bulb.

I saw the solder moving on the backside so I didn't do anymore. Thanks. Will do.

Reflow that solder!

Yeah, will do. I can manage that.

Atari_The_Jedi I've added Bad Cats to the Games I'm bringing to Lodi

Thanks I really appreciate it man you made my day! I'm actually bringing black rose with the 2.0 skull and bones edition. I'm excited to bring something nice, but you'll see me on your bad cats machine.

I pretty much just order warm frosted 2smd for gi and 1smd for inserts. I buy in bulk and don’t really have to worry. Some folks do like to enhance and match insert colors for a little extra pop.

Comet created a full kit for me and it's available on their website now. Thanks Greg and the Comet Crew!

Does anyone have a list, or is there an easy way to order every post, nut, screw, star post, etc whatever that bad cats playfield uses? I'm replacing all the bulbs, rubbers and plastics and it seems like that would make sense to un-hose whatever cobbled together changes others have made along the way.

Found out that a good deal of the parts are discontinued. Was hoping to get everything together for a restore. Will figure it out lol.

In other news I got one of those fancy schmancy ninja balls and that plus cleaning the playfield, whoa Nellie. Tons faster and smoother.

Does anyone sell the seafood table "window", I'm not sure how mine will clean up. I can have one made I'm sure, but if it's available, I'd rather not.

I have a great huo that I am considering parting with. Can deliver to pinfest.

Is this a "window" in reference to my post or an entire machine?

I have rejoined the club!

I'll be posting more information soon but I have been lucky enough to acquire Python's personally owned prototype Bad Cats from a family friend he gifted it to in the late 90's. Oddly, it is missing the latch for the lockdown assembly so I haven't been able to figure out how to unlock the lockdown bar! Really weird. Hopefully I can figure it out.

The AA batteries were completed corroded of course but luckily it doesn't appear the corrosion made its way onto the traces! I was able to fire her up and play some games. Needs a clean up and new rubbers of course as they haven't been touched since the 90's. Note the VERY early backglass that does not show Python's side profile. I've only seen this version on the flyer. Also note the 8/16/89 build date, almost three months before production began.

I've included a few personal photos of Python from the 90's that the family shared with me. They remember him as hilarious and a completely kind soul. I'm hoping to eventually seek out interest in having this machine on display somewhere/museum as I consider it to be a very important piece of pinball history.

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That's awesome. Put me on the short list of people interested in that unit if you decide to leave the club. Look at that back glass!!!

What an amazing piece of pinball history. Very cool!

Chris

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Can someone send me a few really good pics of the wires going into the bottom connectors on the cpu board and the board below it? Looking for where a black with blue dots wire came from that I found loose. Can't find a good enough picture to track it down. TiA

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I’m believe it’s j3connector 7th spot. Display

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Mine was black with blue, so it was j12-11 and then I found a black with orange also torn loose, j12 14. Back in biz. Thanks so much.

Super freaking amazing! I love everything about this.

Today was my lucky day. The batteries that had been left in Python’s Bad Cats since the 90’s were badly corroded but somehow didn’t leak onto the MPU. I replaced the battery holder with a proper Williams one and installed lithium batteries to prevent any chance of future leakage. The MPU is spotless and so freaking clean being from 1989! A few more pics of the prototype backglass and “edits” that were made on the playfield around the seafood wheel. It seems they added decals to update the scoring.

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"instant Jackpot" was under "lights Jackpot" cool

Would be fun to see what version that game code and sounds are compared to production.

I’ll grab more pics tomorrow. Pretty sure audio is L1 but seems the software may be L5??

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Would be epic if the sound rom is different, if someone could dump it/copy it.

Something else interesting... I believe it was understood that all very early production bad cats had orange on orange heads.... and that one is orange with black just like mine, a later, early production unit.

Will you be restoring this? I like to see restorations but in this case I think it'd be better left as-is. There is so much history here. So cool!

Chris

Absolutely agree. My plan is to thoroughly clean it, install new rubbers and add warm white Comet LEDs to the backglass and playfield to prevent any warmth from warping anything. I figure that LEDs can always be reverted back to incandescents if desired. This is why I choose a Williams battery holder instead of installing an NVRam because I figure this way it keeps it original but installing the lithium batteries prevents corrosion.

When I have some money I’m contemplating getting a repro backglass and storing the original since it seems to be the only one in existence.

It’s tempting to buy new ramps and plastics but I think it def should be left as Python had it. Hoping I can find a temporary home to have it displayed for pinball enthusiasts one day.

Sounds like his game went to the right home!

I could dump the ROMs. Would just have to send to me, could copy then send right back. I could then send the files to idealjoker , maybe he might want to check it out be see if there’s any differences compared to the official production versions. Might be interesting!

I have sourced a giant bag of the seafood wheel screws that nobody sells. I have approximately 984027 of them extra if anyone needs some. Lol

I’d take some. Is it for the plastic cover over the seafood wheel or something different?

For the clear cover on the playfield.

I have this figured out now. I can mail them in a small padded envelope for the cost of a stamp, and the little padded envelope so call it $2 via zelle or venmo. Pm me your info and I'll send you mine. I'll send you 8, just in case.

Everyone that sent me a PM, your order is packed, I still about 576035 screws left lol

scratch that, down to 49001 screws left.

Anyone else need screws?

Sure! Pm sent
Thank you

I could use some if you have any of the 91,412 left

Chris

Pm me. Hurry though, I'm down to 64394

It's funny how you can completely miss things on your machine... Or maybe it's just me. 100 times I've mentally registered that my display on BC is black, not green and doesn't have a cover over the back. I've even noticed the x- whatever part # but it's not really occurred to me until right now that all that means it's an xpin aftermarket display in it that probably has brightness adjustments. Just durrrrrrr