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Quoted from mot:I got all new linear flipper parts and rebuilt the flippers before I discovered that many people preferred replacing it with a different design. Nonetheless, I didn't dislike the linear flippers. They were strong enough to make all the shots, and I thought they had a nice feel. The rebuild kit was expensive though!
Who did you buy the kit from, Marco???
Quoted from nikpinball:I thought I read somewhere that Fathom backglasses are going to be improved upon from the CPR run and be run again. Is this true? Anyone know of it's CPR or someone else planning to run them?
Shays is doing Fathom! https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/new-glass-and-plastics-from-the-shay-arcade-group#post-3705656
Quoted from Joey_N:Has Shay confirmed they're making it? How it will be different from the PhoenixArcade and later CPR runs?
Shay does screening as the original glasses were done. CPR is a good alternative but I find them to be saturated in color and grainy!
Side by side comparison of CPR version and Outside Edge
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And as for the backside, a noticeable difference:
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One thing I noticed about the backside of the glasses was that the Outside Edge (OE) one the mermaid on the right side (if looking at the front of the glass) you can see they partially screened the right side of her body whereas the CPR glass is just blacked out! When I hold the OE up to the light it does allow for light to come through whereas the CPR does not!
One thing about the OE glass is that there is no CREDIT sticker on it! So I guess you have to purchase these separately.
Quoted from Orbian:How does it looked compared to the original in the game and backlit? Does the colors and image washout?
Haven't installed it as of yet!
Quoted from bonzo442:A side by side comparison of that would be nice, so far so good though
Agree, unfortunately I don't have an original one that I can take a picture of to compare it to.
The Outside Edge looks more like the original. The CPR one is very dark and the colors look over saturated! I hate to knock CPR but this was the second machine I had with one of their repro glasses, the other was Medusa, and both I wound up selling and replacing as I just didn't like the look of them!
Quoted from SDTMinSTL:Fellow fathom owners, could you offer some help?
Does anyone know of the part number or, even better, a source for the pop bumper BODY in our machine (the white base part that the pop cap snaps onto)? I can't find the part number in the manual, and searches are tough without it. I'm a little concerned that I am not having much luck.
Thanks in advance.
J
**edit** Is it part number C-470-5 shown here? http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/03-8325-5
It looks very similar but is not shown in the compatible list of games as being for Fathom.
C970-5 not C470......but you have the right link (probably just fat fingered the 4)
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Quoted from Pinoffski:I have a wreck of a fathom that has heaps of parts missing and broken.
swinks has already helped out with these
https://www.shapeways.com/marketplace?type=product&q=swinksc-972-3parts
The trough switch wire is broken
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Just asking if this switch wire is correct from my centaur
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have had a look at fathom restores and the only pic i could find was from TractorDoc restore.
any help is very much appreciated if you have a pic or know of the wire form part No:
purchased a wire bending kit from marco
Quoted from Mudflaps:Here’s a pic of mine:[quoted image][quoted image]
Mudflaps, yours appear to be bent as well. I have two Fathoms here and both look like the below.....
72DA8CBA-902E-4296-AB64-882FA724E7F3 (resized).jpegQuoted from PPS:We have C-951 and C-952 short and long ringed posts available.
These are from WMS drawings, and have wider hole for #8 posts.
Have additional 'in-between' colors amber and light blue which more matches what was used on early ballys.
Have Transparent: Red, Amber, Orange, Clear, Light Blue, Dark Blue
Now Available
http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=PP[quoted image]
Rick are these hollow or solid? Can you provide a picture of the post from the bottom? Thanks!
Quoted from extraballingtmc:Also is there a source for new star rollovers?
I have a cpr pf on the way, is there anything I need to buy for my tech before he starts the swap?
CPR use to include the star rollovers so before you look for a source maybe reach out to CPR and see if they're included with the pf!
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