What price do you have on it RC_like_the_cola ?

I was messing around with some LED's in the backbox last night. The cool whites really bring out the purple'ish colors. My glass is newer, found it approximately four years ago. It had some minor scrapes, but nothing serious. I have read that heat was a big killer for the cheaper paint jobs done on games such as this, so LED's are definitely the ticket, not to mention newer boards to run the game.

I wish there were a way to safely protect the paint on the glass. I did a side by side comparison of this glass with my Fireball glass. They really got cheap with the glass artwork between 1972 and 1981. The difference between the quality of the two is significant. Not really a fan of LED's in the playfield, Fireball II is a pretty flashy game with normal lights, but gotta admit I like the color enhancement with the LED's in the backbox, in addition to the benefits they will provide for the artwork.

Is there a suitable magnet coil replacement for the Fireball Unit, part number E-184-283?

LED's under the playfield really bring this game alive. WOW!!!

I do not have the entire playfield converted yet, it is complete through the Fireball Bonus ring. The backbox is all LED, save the fire comet trail. Changing all those bulbs in the bonus areas is tedious and stress inducing. There are a lot of lights clustered in that one small area.

I got a reminder of why I have not yet changed all of the lamp fixtures underneath the playfield. Those old fixtures seem to be working quite well, I didn't find any sign of brittleness or tearing in the areas where they need to be bent out to change a bulb. I probably need to do that one day, but it's going to be a big huge pain in the butt

Hello FB 2 friends. I got mine this weekend and have a question about the knocker. It does not knock on match or in test mode. One green wire seems to be cut.off the coil. See picture. Can I just solder the green wire to the other green wire? And need I install a diode?

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Yes. And put a diode on it. IN4004, iirc.

I have heard rumors that some folks don't like big loud knockers.... never understood that mentality.

The knocker assembly in this machine is cool, it actually strikes a metal plate. I rigged up a similar setup in my Dungeons & Dragons. I put a bigger coil in my Fireball, but am still on the search for a workable metal strike plate.

And of course, Lord of the Rings simulates the knocker sound.

I have a dilemma.

I want to paint the cabinet. After successfully painting my Fireball with PP's stencils last fall and seeing how good it looks, I can't look at FBII and wonder....

my dilemma: Now I know how much work it takes and I don't want to tear it all down to paint

Has anybody installed the Britemod flipper button kit in their machine? If so, what did you think? Did it function properly and look good?