I see what you mean now , i just looked at the IPDB and yes you are right , i will put a rubber between those posts as you suggested / Below the B instead of the 2 single post rubbers i have on it atm Cheers

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And a couple from during and after the art work , I will get a couple of better shots from directly above for you in a few days .
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Thanks Dotheldoo for the excellent photos, They will help me make the needed part

I made 1 good one out of the 2 that i made , very happy with the results
Thanks mate

I agree. That looks great!!!!

no problem , I just sent you a PM regarding the wire form...

Thanks guys for the pics of the wire form i was missing .
here all the results ...
No 1 was a bit to short and no good , ( I then modified the design a little to stop it hitting a post rubber ) and No's 2 and 3 seem to work well .. But they may need a few tweaks when tested in a working game.
I made one for you amendes, you can throw away that hair clip , no 3 on the pics...

I remember seeing a few Catacombs around but not sure if i played it as a youngster in the early 80's.
I can't wait to play this game!!

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Ah man, you beat my top by 21k

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My game is not on legs but I am somewhere in the 1.6M range or very low 1.7M. 1.3M is a great score. I have only scored that a few times in my entire ownership of mine which is about 10 years.

Bill

Gosh I'm glad to be in this club now.

Start off with connectors. If you have the IDC ribbon cables those are always suspect. Then check to make sure you have 12V on TP2. I've had R1 go bad before.

Hey I need to make one of these. do you think you could snap a pic of yours with a ruler next to it?

My machine was also missing this wire, so I researched making my own. I found these a while back on RGP, I can't remember who posted them there. I did not take these pictures, only sharing

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I like the general gameplay, but I don't care for the backbox mini-game after each ball. I feel it just slows everything down.

I am in the process of tearing down and rebuilding the game. Got it all working and my question is should I simply replace the plastic rod/ring assembly with a metal one. The existing ones are good and non broken .

I will try to get some pictures of it. It is a grey plastic rod/ring assembly along with the plastic assembly that holds everything together, like that of Data East and Alvin G.

No.

The plastic ring ones are less abrasive to the ball, and much slicker = faster play.

Absolutely not. The Classic Stern Police will be after you if you do. Seriously though, those plastic rods/rings are one of my favorite features and just one of the many features that set classic Stern apart from the rest.

Here are the pictures.

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Treat them like they're made of gold.

I wouldn't but if you do please send them my way

Per weight they are higher price then gold.

No that's the base (although that's a special piece too), we're talking about the grey rod and ring.

Nice job - I bet there are a few folks out there that need a set. Pm'd by the way.....

They came out well the plastics , really nice work .

I have finished the Catacomb i have had here at long last ,
over 40 hours , and thats not including the cabinet repaint .
I rebuilt /restored the rest including all the electrics, electronics and all mechs rebuilt , playfield strip, touch up and polish etc .
The game has new mpu and sol/driver also new power supply and connectors etc .
Game has custom decals on the apron and coin slots , and fitted with green pin score leds Enjoy

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A few better shots during the rebuild .
one showing playfield mounted in the rotisserie on top of my homemade tabletop for use with a pinball trolley ,
easy to move it around or out of the way

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Would anyone have a nice used or reproduction right sling shot and the large plastic (wide ) in the backbox just to the right of the "d" lane.

Thanks I am in northern, IL.

Hi guys Catacomb at its new home , being installed on arrival by the owner ,
It's been at my place getting fixed/ restored for about 12 months , but great to see another game working like new again ,
The game was pretty much a wreck , cab was rotten .
another guy fixed and repainted the box beforehand
no BG and the boards badly hacked etc etc

It now has a new repro backglass from the US and pinscore leds and new mpu power aupply and sol/dri boards

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Some of the new parts used ,
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And this board was in the machine aaaah hacking 101
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LOL