Quoted from fiberdude120:

Looks nice, how is it in person?

Quoted from MrCleanHead:

Do you have any pics of the process? I sold one to a friend and he was thinking about doing this. The rest of the playfield is in good shape otherwise I would have replaced the whole thing.
Thanks

Quoted from Dthwsh:

How did you cut the old decal? razor blade?

Quoted from Bryan_Kelly:

I kinda like it.
Don't like the LED's though.
Sorry.

Quoted from Zigzagzag:

Does anyone know if the double flipper snap at end of ball is triggered by the sound card and not the MPU ?
This thread seems to indicate that : https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/addams-family-end-of-ball-flipper-snap-not-activating
I currently have a TiltAudio card in mine (sounds great), but haven't seen the flipper snap in 20-30 games or so.

Quoted from Skyemont:

What are Addams going for now?

Quoted from TheCnyPinGuy:

Okay folks
I bought a pin shakers (16 triggers)
Any preferences on the settings ?
Not sure how it really works as it’s just dip switches
Honestly thought it had multiple clips to attach your desired effect
Lmk

Quoted from cshelden:

New to the club, just acquired TAF with a package deal on a No Fear and NGG, all for the price of a NGG for the most part.
The game is in really nice shape some fading on the cabinet. None of the opto's seem to work (no errors given other than to indicate they have a problem). I'll work thru the issues.
Question, I searched and did not find anything. This may be sacrilege, but has anyone made, on their own a alternate translite maybe using the 1964 TAF? Black and White? Thought it may be fun just for something different. Hersey? BW or Color maybe?
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Quoted from cshelden:

Nice take on the original. Where did yiu have it printed? Did yiu scan it then do adjustments in PS?

Quoted from metahugh:

Thank you!
I have decided at this point to keep my game - it would be silly to sell it.

Quoted from LongJohns:

Hello all,
I have a couple questions:
1) is anyone having issues with the top right flipper staying put? I am guessing it is getting hit by a ball from the backside which seems to turn it clockwise. One can only tighten is so much, so any suggestions?
2) anyone powder coat their armor? I am thinking purple to match the cabinet text - anyone have pictures?
Thanks

Quoted from LongJohns:

The problem is, it is a fairly new rebuild kit on it.
Thinking if I tighten it too much more I will snap the bolt (or strip the nut).

Quoted from bsobie:

Wanting to replace the speakers in Addams Family... Any suggestions would Greatly help! I was looking at Flipper Fidelity, Pinball Pro, or Pinsound. Before me, someone replaced the speakers but none of them match... Thank You!

Quoted from bsobie:

glpinball ... What don’t you like about the PinSound? Do you have their board and speakers?

Quoted from Daditude:

If anyone is looking to sell or trade an Addams family, please give me a PM

Quoted from EvanDickson:

Do I have a crazy Addams pf? In doing my swap, I find that I have a post by the saucer, which is outlined in the artwork, that does not exist on new pf from either CPR or Mirco. But they make their pf work original silk screens, so I'm confused by not just the lack of post hole, but the difference in paint where the post goes.
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Quoted from EvanDickson:

Sweet, thanks for the confirmation. I don't really want to drill into the new pf if not necessary.
What's that saucer protector, is it 3d printed?

Quoted from fossmin:

Maybe I'm wrong. I could have sworn that clear was original. Hard to tell on the flyer.

Quoted from JOESCHALL:

Have a routed Addams Family that I just started to maintain and discovered light battery acid damage at the bottoms of two batteries. Visually from the front of the board, the damage seems to have been contained to the battery holder terminals themselves. Cleaned the visible acid damage from the battery holder with alcohol and lightly with a picking tool and installed new batteries that I know are good, but the machine reverts to factory settings upon reboot even after new settings are punched in. Otherwise, everything works perfectly in the machine, so I'm puzzled. Is it worth replacing the battery holder? Any other ideas?
Below is a photo of the board AFTER I cleaned off the acid and installed new batteries.
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Quoted from JOESCHALL:

From memory, I feel sure it's the ramp. I say that because the train shot would end the sequence, whereas the ramp shoot delivers to the small left flipper, allowing you to continue the combo, which then ends if you hit the graveyard shot at the right scoop. I think I recall getting that sequence a few times and getting the combo award. But I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

Quoted from lhammer610:

I have finished up a TAF playfield transfer. Am having problems with The Thing auto flipper shooting consistently. Here is what I have checked so far:
* Under Utilities, I selected 'New Location'.
* Checked wires to the coil.
* Flipper test - power and hold both work consistently.
* Switches along the swamp work.
* Thing flipper opto had been replaced. Checked and it seems to be working fine. On when not interrupted. Turns off as the ball passes.
* Checked flipper mech. No binding nor any irregularities that I can tell. Flipper held tightly. A little up/down movement. No sticking or resistance to movement.
* EOS works (not that it should matter here).
I go through 'training' of The Thing with the glass off during game play. Activate Thing switch and toss up the ramp. Initially, The Thing does not even fire. I then fire the flipper manually. Eventually, Thing flipper tries, learns and gets pretty good. Then, out of no where, it will flip early, late, or miss and hit the swamp switches. Some of the misses are no where close.
Prior to playfield transfer, it seemed to never miss.

Quoted from lhammer610:

I just installed a Pinsound card in my TAF and new speakers.
I downloaded all the sound files from Pinsound and my initial feeling is that they are terrible.
I like the Pinsound for LOTR and Tommy, so this is especially disappointing.
Are there any other sound files someplace else that are better?
If not, I guess my next step is to invest tons of hours into going through the movies and making new files - after I figure out how to do it.

Quoted from LTG:

He'll need the decal too. They don't come with them.
LTG : )

Quoted from golfingdad1:

Is there anything wrong with original sound?
May be that is why there are no " good" files as mentioned . Why fix what ain't broke ?

Quoted from lhammer610:

The original sounds would be good if they were not so compressed and distorted. Williams had to do that with the (affordable) tech in the day due to the size of the EPROMs and the relatively crappy sound board they had in WPC89. Even the later DCS sound was not great. [An aside: The DE/Sega sound was superior and in stereo but likely far more expensive to make. Stern went back to a mono and lower quality sound when they took over Sega.]
If upgrading to better speakers, especially tweeters in WPC89, the sound, distortion and hash, from the original board is even more jarring. Therefore, the only reasonable speaker upgrade to make with the original WPC89 soundboard is the woofer / cabinet speaker - not the backbox speakers.
Just compare the sound and music in the movie vs. the pin and you get an idea of what is missing.

My initial impression is that the original sounds from the pin available for download sound like they were recorded with a microphone. I could be wrong - it could just be that the original sounds are terrible.
The Pinsound files available are held back by the quality of the original sounds used in those files. Even with some soundtrack music included, the effect is poor.
In contrast, I just did a Pinsound board in my LOTR and the work that the people did on the sound files are astounding. I also did Tommy and that has the added benefit of the songs coming from The Who vs. the Broadway play.

Quoted from pinballinreno:

What game?
The P- is usually for prototype ROMS.

Quoted from TicTacSeth:

Question for someone smarter than me (which I’m pretty sure is all of you haha):
My Addams resets here and there. I’ve done the googling on it, watched videos on resets, and have some similar symptoms: it only happens on a multiball, which a number of people talk about, when both flippers are flipped. The difference in line though is it doesn’t happen consistently even when trying to recreate it. It doesn’t happen often, but is frustrating when it happens. I tried one of those “no reset” boards and that just made the flippers react wildly, triggering rapidly just from turning the game on.
Any ideas what to do or where to check?

Quoted from TheCnyPinGuy:

Issue with my Thing delivery to the 180 kicker into the subway
Here is what happens 3 different ways so I’m a touch frustrated as I cannot pinpoint the issue
1-Thing takes ball = Ball gets stuck (ball search will clear the ball)
2-Thing takes ball = Kicker pops 2x ball finally makes it and game feeds ball to kicker (almost like a timing issue)
3- Thing operates perfectly = takes balls / falls into metal box / feeds to kicker and lock is as designed
The box is aligned properly and that doesn’t seem to the an issue transferring ball to the kicker
Thing operates fine and takes the ball like it should
Went through the thread and didn’t find much on what I am going through
Any help or suggestions are welcome and appreciated

Quoted from LTG:

Clean yours, damp Q Tip works.
If dead, here you go - https://www.pinballlife.com/williamsbally-infared-led-opto-assembly-set.html solder wires back in the same spots. And white holder or black holder back on the same side.
LTG : )

Quoted from EvanDickson:

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Quoted from anx10us:

Hi, I'm hoping for some advice, finally managed to get TAF playing near perfect, have one bookcase opto receiver to fix and we are 100% working, I'm now starting to look at cosmetics, as you can see the mansion is very worn, would love to do a playfield swap (thats fun an expert), what can I do to at least tidy the mansion ? I've looked at the overlays, any advice on the bast approach (and best overlay), do I just stick one over and leave it at that, sand back playfield and inserts then place overlay on ? I want to try and be as sympathetic as I can, the idea of sanding back the overlays and playfield fills me with dread. Surely an overlay on top has go to 10x better than what I have now ? [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from anx10us:

Maybe thats what I need to do, any recommendations for good mansion stickers (I'm UK Based) ?

Quoted from branlon8:

I‘m toying with the idea of getting side wall decals for my TAF, but I have two concerns -
1.) it might look tacky - I started going through the gallery of pictures in this thread and it seems like hardly any of the photos show sidewall decals - coincidence or not?
2.) is scratching or tearing an issue when raising the playfield - is there a recommended minimum gap size under which decals are not to be recommended? I already scratched my side board once (doing something stupid if I recall correctly), but repainting with black is pretty easy.