I just bought the set right now also, thanks for the sharer showing the pics of the finished product, look great!

If you head up to post #772, I added the shark in there about 2 weeks ago, I LOVE it there, definitely ads to the space also.

Yup, works fine in test mode, just won't even attempt to activate during gameplay - whether it's on the skill shot or a lit orbit, the gate won't open. I could actually take the board from my Baywatch and test it in this one, but I'm betting I find a bad transistor when I remove the board and test anyway.

Is your Adjustment 32 (Coil Pulse Power) set to High? If so, then it will not work in the game. This is a known bug (for now). Set it to Normal.

What is your Coil pulse set to in the settings? Anything other than normal causes the coil to stop working in gameplay.

Oh didn't see chad's reply

Yup, was hoping it was the coil setting a few weeks ago. It was set to high and I changed it to normal, but still no action during the game. Thought it was going to be a nice easy fix. Getting back to the game after finishing another project now and will pull the board this weekend if I have time.

Well shit, the game is right in the other room so I went and checked the settings and sure enough the coil power was still set to high. I know I changed it, but guess I didn't save it obviously because all my other changes were still saved.

Can't test it now because I have the shooter mech and ball kicker mech out right now and I need to replace the shooter lane switch. Once I replace the switch, which I have, put it back together and test.

I know setting it to High will cause the upper gate to not work. But does setting it to Low also cause it to not work? I don't have a Baywatch so I cannot validate this. Can someone with a Baywatch please test the upper gate on Low and let me know if this causes the gate to stop working?

Just tested it. With the coil power set to Soft, the gate opens properly. Also checked with the coil power set to high: it looks like the coil opened the gate for a brief second... but it could have been the flashing lights...

Excellent. Thank you for verifying for me.

I'll tell you exactly what the bug is here... this will get a bit technical but some of you might find this interesting.

All the coils have a set value for how long they are to remain energized. When you set Adjustment 32 (Coil Pulse Power) to Low then the amount of time is decreased by a small amount. When you set it to High, the amount of time is increased by a small amount.

All the coils have a different base value for time. To keep this simple, I will give all numbers in decimal.

The upper right coil timing is set to 240 when it is at the default setting. This means that coil will remain energized for 240 units of time.

When you set it to Low, the code subtracts 30 to the timing of this coil. This brings it to 210.

When it is set to High, the code wants to add 30 to the timing of this coil. This brings it to 270. However, the software is running in 8 bit hexadecimal numbers here. The largest number you can represent with 8 bits is 11111111, or 255 in decimal notation. So the number roles over to 0 if you try to go above that (and don't account for it). In this case, it ends up rolling over and winds up being 14.

Setting the coil power to High in this specific instance takes the coil power from 240 to 14. 14 is such a tiny amount. You can see the effect in the game that the gate probably just barely opens and immediately shuts.

Apparently, this was never tested back in the day and this bug slipped out into the production code.

The Upper Right Coil is the only one that has this bug. All the other coils are have a default value that does not roll over when changing power level.

Soooooo....you can fix this?

This bug... and several others.

Sounds awesome
Looking forward so much to bugfixed code

Send me a link to where I can buy that? All the ones I tried to find on eBay were sold out

Here's where I got mine, very inexpensive also, it says 3 sold, 0 available. But might be worth a try messaging them maybe?

ebay.com link: itm

EDIT:

Found more, but more expensive, keep searching "Blue Shark Schleich"

ebay.com link: NEW SCHLEICH 14701 Blue Shark Sea Ocean Animals

Try Amazon also. They have def had them listed in the past.

This is the one I purchased...

ebay.com link: NEW CollectA 88661 Tiger Shark Model 16 5cm Sealife Ocean

Post #493 shows it in place.

That looks good just ordered it! (Tiger shark)

Awesome. Here's a few pics of how I attached mine. Made a custom plastic and screwed the shark to it. You can also see my custom ramp/wire form mod. If you've ever tried to remove the screw under that ramp flasher, you understand how nice that hole is.

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Wow that looks awesome.

Here's our man eating shark.

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Looking for some input from my Baywatch bros......recently scored a good lot of barbie excessories from eBay. Looking for some input on where to place them. Ideas or input is appreciated. Esspesically the dolphin. Visors are cheap and they will soon be on all flashers! The black blob is a boom box but looks better in person.

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Personally I think all the Barbie items look horrible. Except for the red rescue float.

Your input is appreciated but ...... wrong..... lol

I placed the buoy above the laser kick. I also drilled a hole in the bottom and installed a led which I wired into the laser kick insert light. I've found that I look at it more than the light on the playfield now. It makes it easy to know whether the laser kick is ready. Also, my .02, if you are going to do the dolphin, it makes more sense to place it above the spinner. I do agree though that I wouldn't over-do it with the boombox and lifesaver unless it serves a function (such as protecting a plastic, or giving a visual reference to some feature). But I'm also a big proponent of "it's your machine, make it how you like it."

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Leave toys in play box, not on pin.
Just don't like the look.

For the followers in Perth Western Australia. I have a very nice example which I have restored too ALMOST original. This is the most most temperamental pin I have EVER worked on. I now need to move on and put money towards DI. Don't get me wrong, this is an uber fun pin, just not for me. If you want a play and possible buy, P.M.me
thankyou. Offers above $3500AUD appreciated
Andy

The Barbie dolphin is way too large for the playfield and the other accessories do not look right either. IMO the only Barbie item that looks good is the red float thing mounted above the laserkick targets with an LED installed.

Wow.......! The masses have spoken. No love for the barbie toys. The dolphin is massive and would be hard to place. I like the visors on the flashers though.

Just giving my input. If you like the Barbie toys then that's all that counts.

I know. I was just messing around.

Except for the much too large dolphin I like all the toys. Visors on flashers look great!

Can anyone tell me what triggers the "Collect Shark Awards" located directly above the flippers? I would think it is shooting the shark hole, but even with the glass off I can't get the machine to advance past the first one....

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I think it advances every time you complete the 5 shark targets?

In the club as of today. Great game. Pure fun. The first few times I saw this pin I refused to even try it. The theme was just too much. However, after finally breaking down and playing it, bought one without hesitation. Now, because of the great play, love the theme as well.

went to the movies the other night and saw a preview for the new Baywatch, which caught me by surprise...

No. Completing Shark targets lites the (next to useless) Shark Flip feature.

Yep ....Shooting The Shark Hole is correct. When the ball feeds to the Shark flipper it triggers the Shark Hole briefly, lamp above should flash, and if you immediately make the shot you'll advance/be awarded a Shark Award.

However, I have found on my game that the time allowed to make the shot is REALLY tight, and often even what seems a quick successful shot wont count. Even doing it manually with the glass off is tough.

I believe chad is looking at the timing of this in his code tweak

PTHermes, yes you have to unbelievably hit all the shark targets then feed the ball to the shark flipper to get it into the scoop. You could try an entire game to get all of these "awards" and probably not be successful. Hopefully a tweak to the code will help this out a bit.

I saw the Baywatch trailer too. The movie looks terrible. Hopefully we see some original cast cameo's that causes our pins to double or triple in value! Lol.

The television show set the bar pretty low, I'm sure the movie will be right at the same level.

Anyone have anything on this post? The manual says it calls for a small ring.IMG_0063 (resized).PNGIMG_0064 (resized).PNG

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Figured I'd also pump the the tires of our EBay seller, liking these target covers a lot! Installed them on the weekend

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Thanks, that's what I found by searching pictures in this thread. But the post doesn't have a groove to hold the rubber ring in place. Maybe that won't be an issue I don't know.

PinRob It's a non issue. You can always check out ours up close & personal if you need anything.

I have two Baywatches right now. The one in the workshop does not have a ring. The one I've owned for a few years and shopped myself does have a ring that has slid to the base of the post. But I added that, I remember, because I assumed there was supposed to be one there. I have two versions of the manual (one is different than posted on IPDB) and I'll check them because the other version of the manual I have fixed a wrongly labeled coil, so maybe it updated if a rubber is there or not?

Edit: checked both manuals and they both show a 3/8" OD black rubber ring on the post.

Did anyone else find that that rubber ring needs to be adjusted - either up, or down, or larger or smaller??

It makes for a very predictable skill shot because it always seems to fall into the same slot after hitting that post when the ball is plunged. Haven't really figured out a good "fix" to make it bounce around more..........?.............

I'll play around with the rubber placement on the Baywatch in the workshop. I just have to replace the shooter lane switch and then reinstall the shooter and ball trough coils.

Chad,

Your DESW and TFTC code upgrades unlocked unused callouts. Is Baywatch the same and can you share some callouts you've found interesting? Any other unused assets you've been able to put to good use?