Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:Yes. The 44 won't blink though.
Ok, then which LED do I buy? Which one will blink?
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Quoted from KornFreak28:Ok, then which LED do I buy? Which one will blink?
The socket for TAF does not make the bulb blink so to clarify you can put a 44 incandescent or a 44 LED in there and they will fit and work but will not blink. If you want a blinker bulb you dont have to change the socket just buy the 455 incandescent from pinball life or the 455 LED from cointaker.
Quoted from Jesterfunhouse:The socket for TAF does not make the bulb blink so to clarify you can put a 44 incandescent or a 44 LED in there and they will fit and work but will not blink. If you want a blinker bulb you dont have to change the socket just buy the 455 incandescent from pinball life or the 455 LED from cointaker.
Just saw them at cointaker. Thanks a lot!
Quoted from KornFreak28:Just saw them at cointaker. Thanks a lot!
NP I love LED bulbs and love to assist! Keep asking questions we are all here to help! 
Quoted from Jesterfunhouse:NP I love LED bulbs and love to assist! Keep asking questions we are all here to help!
Ty sir very much! I would like to LED my top box (my playfield has LEDs already) and would like to create a look I saw somewhere but I just cannot find that photo. Its a purple looking background mixed with some whites. Anybody has that look? Maybe you can post a pic? It would really help! Thanks a lot guys!
Good info guys , I have been wondering about the back box blinkers for awhile now.
Went to change some awhile back and they didn't blink , couldn't figure it . Thanks.
Joined the club a few months ago - this is (currently) our only pin, but I appear to be getting a TZ delivered next week! (woo!) Our TAF needs a cleanup job but it's in good overall condition.
I noticed someone else mentioned the back legs having stripped plates - HOW in the hell do you change these out? I bought some of the heavy duty williams plates but it actually doesn't look like they will fit too well. Any suggestions?
Hey guys.
I am looking for a photo of the Addams Family high score screen that says "Congratulations, you are a family member" or something like that.
A color DMD photo would be the bomb but orange dots are cool as well.
Can anyone post one of these up or message me if you have one.
Thanks.
Normally I would just take one myself but mine is down at the moment and my friends is out getting the Hep treatment.
Quoted from Arcade:Hey guys.
I am looking for a photo of the Addams Family high score screen that says "Congratulations, you are a family member" or something like that.
A color DMD photo would be the bomb but orange dots are cool as well.
Can anyone post one of these up or message me if you have one.
Thanks.
Normally I would just take one myself but mine is down at the moment and my friends is out getting the Hep treatment.
How much was it for your friend's HEP treatment?
Quoted from KornFreak28:How much was it for your friend's HEP treatment?
Good question. But not one that I asked.
Quoted from Arcade:Good question. But not one that I asked.
Been thinking about giving my TAF the HEP treatment myself, just wonder how much it would be. Thanks
On a my issue of the plunger not hitting the ball 100%, I noticed the PF is sitting too low and the plunger is hitting the top part of the shooter meter. Can I put some washers on the PF hooks to lift up the PF a bit? Has anyone done this before? Does it work? Any other ideas? Thanks!
My pf has a little play and when I put it down I make sure it is lined up for the shooter. You should be able to adjust it a little to make it work.
Quoted from fiberdude120:My pf has a little play and when I put it down I make sure it is lined up for the shooter. You should be able to adjust it a little to make it work.
What do you think of adding washers to the hooks?
Quoted from KornFreak28:On a my issue of the plunger not hitting the ball 100%, I noticed the PF is sitting too low and the plunger is hitting the top part of the shooter meter. Can I put some washers on the PF hooks to lift up the PF a bit? Has anyone done this before? Does it work? Any other ideas? Thanks!
Sometimes the hooks are sagging from age and weight. They can be removed and bent into their correct position.
If the hooks are weak (lost their tempering) and dont hold their setting, new ones can be purchased.
***However, often brand new ones will have to be bent into shape, to make them perfect.
Quoted from KornFreak28:What do you think of adding washers to the hooks?
If the brackets on the front of the playfield are bent (allowing the playfield to sit lower) then put them in a vise and straighten them out. Washers shouldn't be needed.
Quoted from terryb:If the brackets on the front of the playfield are bent (allowing the playfield to sit lower) then put them in a vise and straighten them out. Washers shouldn't be needed.
Quoted from pinballinreno:Sometimes the hooks are sagging from age and weight. They can be removed and bent into their correct position.
If the hooks are weak (lost their tempering) and dont hold their setting, new ones can be purchased.
However, often the new ones will have to be bent into shape to make them perfect.
These hooks look new, will try to post a picture of them if the system lets me. What is the exact correct position? Can you possible post a pic? I mean, mine look pretty good but I could be wrong.
Also, I'm in full panick mode! I was unscrewing the shooter rod assembly to try to position it more to the left, but the screw that is right next to the cabinet was sooo stubborn it got stripped! I have tried everything and it just won't come out. Already tried the rubber band method, the glue and toothpick method, bigger screwdriver, nothing works. Can I drill it out until I completely destroy it? Any other ideas please? Thanks!
Quoted from terryb:If the brackets on the front of the playfield are bent (allowing the playfield to sit lower) then put them in a vise and straighten them out. Washers shouldn't be needed.
Honestly they do not look bent at all, in fact, they look brand new. I will try to post a pic. If they are in fact not bent, will washer work at all? Thanks
Quoted from KornFreak28:Honestly they do not look bent at all, in fact, they look brand new. I will try to post a pic. If they are in fact not bent, will washer work at all? Thanks
You can put washers if you want, a couple fender washers will be ok, but they will probably sink in over time. Most of us just bend the supports to our liking.
Quoted from KornFreak28:These hooks look new, will try to post a picture of them if the system lets me. What is the exact correct position? Can you possible post a pic? I mean, mine look pretty good but I could be wrong.
Also, I'm in full panick mode! I was unscrewing the shooter rod assembly to try to position it more to the left, but the screw that is right next to the cabinet was sooo stubborn it got stripped! I have tried everything and it just won't come out. Already tried the rubber band method, the glue and toothpick method, bigger screwdriver, nothing works. Can I drill it out until I completely destroy it? Any other ideas please? Thanks!
Stripped screw problem? Drill them out or try an extractor from home depot.
Stripped hex head bolt? Try a gator socket or one of the other extractors.
Stripped hex head screw? Cut off the head with diagonals (side cutters?) or try Vampliers (needle nose vise grips)
Stripped nut? try a small nut splitter (especially on old stripped flipper bat nuts)
On the shooter rod assembly (cast aluminum), I would just grind off the head of the screw with a dremel, or use a cut-off wheel.
It will come out of the assembly with vise grips and a hammer later on by whacking on it.
Quoted from pinballinreno:You can put washers if you want, a couple fender washers will be ok, but they will probably sink in over time. Most of us just bend the supports to our liking.
Ok this is what I needed to know! I won't use washers then. So if my PF is too low, do I bend the supports up? What do u use to bend them? Thanks
Quoted from KornFreak28:Also, where exactly do you bend them? Next to the hook that sits on the cabinet?
I usually put them in my vise and hammer/bend a bit to get that 1/8" you are looking for.
Random question here, guys, and maybe I missed it in the thread here. When it comes time to swap out all 5 pop bumper caps - the white one in particular - where do you get one that specific? Do you just order a regular one and modify it, or is there a place that has it "pre-modded" and ready?
Just curious - thanks!
Quoted from pinballinreno:I usually put them in my vise and hammer/bend a bit to get that 1/8" you are looking for.
Thank you so much!
Looks like a lithium battery installation, could be a capacitor, instead of the regular batteries. This is used to hold your high scores when the game is not powered up.
Its an older system. Now we use NVRAM. Much better and requires no maintenance forever.
Get the NVRAM kit and cut that off when you get a chance.
Quoted from NPO:Random question here, guys, and maybe I missed it in the thread here. When it comes time to swap out all 5 pop bumper caps - the white one in particular - where do you get one that specific? Do you just order a regular one and modify it, or is there a place that has it "pre-modded" and ready?
Just curious - thanks!
Most of the usual vendors carry the cut clear one.
Quoted from NPO:Random question here, guys, and maybe I missed it in the thread here. When it comes time to swap out all 5 pop bumper caps - the white one in particular - where do you get one that specific? Do you just order a regular one and modify it, or is there a place that has it "pre-modded" and ready?
Just curious - thanks!
Quoted from pinballinreno:Looks like a lithium battery installation, could be a capacitor, instead of the regular batteries. This is used to hold your high scores when the game is not powered up.
Its an older system. Now we use NVRAM. Much better and requires no maintenance forever.
Get the NVRAM kit and cut that off when you get a chance.
I'll search for that. Ty!
Quoted from Rdoyle1978:someone else mentioned the back legs having stripped plates - HOW in the hell do you change these out?
You will notice, that with the playfield at about 45 degrees you can get your arm down behind the playfield. I tied a rope around the back of the backbox and over the top, to hold the playfield up at an optimum angle. That was the easiest way I had to prop it up safely.
Reaching behind and reaching under the playfield, it can be done if your patient. The larger Williams type plates work fine.
Quoted from pinballinreno:I usually put them in my vise and hammer/bend a bit to get that 1/8" you are looking for.
What do you think of my playfield supports? Do they look OK in your opinion? Could these be the cause of the PF sitting too low? Thanks!
The top hooked part is no longer square to the rest of the support.
Bend the smaller upper hook part down a bit to raise the PF. You can probably make that adjustment on each support after removal of course with a hammer. Just knock it down a little, like 1/8".
Quoted from Neal_W:You will notice, that with the playfield at about 45 degrees you can get your arm down behind the playfield. I tied a rope around the back of the backbox and over the top, to hold the playfield up at an optimum angle. That was the easiest way I had to prop it up safely.
Reaching behind and reaching under the playfield, it can be done if your patient. The larger Williams type plates work fine.
I will try that! Thanks so much for the reply; the rope idea is a great one, and I have exposed timbers in the space, so I can anchor the rope there. cool - thanks so much!!
Quoted from pinballinreno:not the end but the segment just past that one, that would be parallel to the floor
Just to make sure....bend this section down a bit right?
Hello!
By any chance, anybody know the part number for the flipper coil tubing? I searched in the manual and it does not list the part number. Thanks!!
Quoted from KornFreak28:Hello!
By any chance, anybody know the part number for the flipper coil tubing? I searched in the manual and it does not list the part number. Thanks!!
If you are talking about the sleeve just go to marco and it will be easy to find.
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