Just rejoined the club after a several-year break. Very glad to have my Comet back! This one needs a full shop job - has anyone put colored or clear Titan rubber in their Comet? Looking for recommendations. Also, has anyone found a good free-play / instruction card set? I'm having trouble finding something cool & custom. Dave

Cool, thanks. Definitely orange post sleeves seems like a good idea. I'll probably choose white or clear rubber for the rest.

Still can't find a cool "free-play" card so I slapped this together in Word using a little piece of a side art scan. I'll see how it looks on the apron tonight.

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Just want to say that I LOVE my Comet. It was one of the first pinball machines I ever owned, and it got me into the collecting hobby. I sold it several years ago, and have since owned dozens of different titles - everything from Walking Dead to Twilight Zone to Black Knight and a bunch in between. I had the chance to reacquire the game a couple months ago in a package deal, and I am really enjoying it all over again. There's something about the sounds, themes, playfield designs, and absolute fun factor that I love about these system 9's. That is all...

Congrats!! If you're going to fully shop it out, I suggest clear Titan rubber with orange flipper rubber & post sleeves. I just did mine with that combo, and it looks amazing.

Just curious about the proper setup of this lane guide. I have seen Comets with one small rubber on each post, a 1 1/2" rubber stretching over both posts, and the lane guide turned one way or the other... Anyone positive how this is supposed to be set up?

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This makes a lot of sense - thank you!

This too! Thanks.

You are not alone... I love Comet - one of my all-time favorites. I'm not even sure why I like it so much, I just do.

I like Comet best of the three, but the others are pretty fun as well. The consensus is Cyclone is the best, but I am not with the majority here. It's very cool to have all three in a row - I've also thought of having all the system 9 machines in a row - Comet, Sorcerer, and Space Shuttle. That would be a great line as well... Never put these together, however.

What's broken, the ball gate, or just the wire form? I can't tell from your photo. I think marco specialties carries these.

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/01-8112

Pretty sure this is the one...

When I had trouble making it up the center ramp my flippers were just fine. For me, the screws holding the ramp entrance loosened and fell to the bottom of the cabinet. It made the ramp unstable and only a pure center hit would make it up. I’d take a peek there before spending money.

I'll take a look at mine tonight too - if that plastic is there and in good shape, I can do a quick scan and eMail it to whoever needs it...

Dave

Mine does not have "COMET" below the door. I think that's pretty rare.

Nudging the machine to save that left drain is one of my favorite parts of Comet. I can't believe anyone would add a post above that lane.

Congrats! Other games move in and out of my lineup regularly, but COMET never leaves!

Wow, I've never seen a stuck ball here. For starters, certainly loosen that front-edge and slide a shim under it to come even with the playfield. How much height difference do you have there? Any pix?

OK - great!

I used a small, sharp wood chisel - shaved out a little wood, and the ramp fits perfectly...

If you just replaced your flipper solenoids, check your wiring / soldering. Post a picture here and someone will tell you right away if you wired it incorrectly.

Don't ever bypass the fuse - it's much easier to replace a fuse than the corresponding transistors. VID can easily show you how to put a little circuit-breaker in there if you don't want to keep buying fuses. Those transistors (79 and 83) that keep blowing up control the upper and lower jetbumpers. Inspect your wiring on those solenoids and you should find a short somewhere. When you replace the big 79 & 83 transistors, also replace the smaller pre-drive transistors in their circuit as well, as VID mentioned...

I'm not positive, but the first time you attempt to light the 4 duck and 4 rabbit targets, hitting one will light not only the one you hit, but the one next to it. I assume that is a function of this setting being on. After the first round which turns on the lights for the center-ramp, I believe this function disappears and you have to hit each target directly.

You won't be disappointed. At my house, other games come and go, but Comet and Baby Pac are there for good.

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Agree 100%. I tell anyone who will listen - other games come and go, but Comet and Baby Pacman are here to stay!!

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Also, please note that the Comet flipper rebuild uses a shorter coil stop. This allows for the flipper to travel a greater range of motion. Once I did a flipper rebuild with regular coil stops, and the difference was noticeable - switched them right back.

I would think Pinballlife would have the correct coil stops, for sure. And yes, that missing part would be a regular star post plus a single-sided lane guide, if I remember correctly...

Please don't correct this issue - the ball smacking the glass as it goes up the center ramp is one of the best features IMO...

Yeah, that's awful. I hope they aren't printing them like that.