Just had to slightly move the coil bracket so that the coil hit the ball dead center. It was hitting it towards the bottom of the ball. Works fine now.

I had to adjust my upper right ball guide a little too, to get the ball to travel around smoothly.

I think fishtales has some great merits, but its really hard for me personally to get past the music.

Add custom pinsound, make it what you want. Buddy added Johnny Cash!

Bump for both of these.

it's not that bad. not like you hear it long . it would get stuck in my head, i remember.

I love the music actually, I guess it really depends on what you like.

Replaced both diodes (even though they checked out fine) and resoldered all connections. Same issue. Any idea what else it could be? Could the little board itself be bad?

Would somebody mind posting a pic of their right lane bulbs from under the playfield? Trying to see if mine are wired correctly. Thank you.

Here is what mine looks like:

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Your wiring looks fine. Here are two angles of the right lane lamps.

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At little late ... but here are pictures of the playfield fish with EL wire for fish line. Note the right lane wood guides have been done in real oak replacing the original black versions.

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Nice, I like that oak!
I just picked up a monster fish mod from theGiven last weekend.

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Like the custom mini playfield and armor! Cab photos?

Thank you. This was very helpful. I appreciate you taking the time to do this.

Cheers,
Craig

Joined the club this weekend.

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why isn't the after burner a deluxe?

Not deluxe that would be awsome. Wont be in my basement if it was

Fish Tales was our game of the week this week! https://soundcloud.com/thespinnerislit/episode7

Back in the club!!!

Thought I had my fill of this title, being that I've owned FT 2 times before... But at this years Southern Fried Gaming Expo, the family and I had so much fun playing it that I knew that I had to own this title again. I truly believe Fish Tales is a keeper, and this time, it won't be going anywhere for a very, long time, if ever.

Glad to have it again...

Third time is the charm. Get the 3d translite, its awesome.

Where do you get a 3d translite from?

http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=PP&Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=TLT

or

http://www.ministryofpinball.com/en/game-specific-items/williams/fish-tales/fish-tales-translite-3d.html

Considering Euro conversion you're better off ordering from Planetary. I can vouch for how good they look on the machine, i have the Prototype on mine. Stunning is the best description

Thanks mate! Very much appreciated....now to spend some money!

Has anybody had the issue where the balls shoot out slowly (3-4 second delay)from the catapault instead of rapidly during multiball. I've noticed this on a few FT I've played. Where should I look to fix this? Sometimes it will work normal and other times it will be slow.

that sounds so random it might actually be normal. i think mine was mostly slow.

Ive noticed this to..But the answer may surprise you!! Its been pretty hot in napa. Ive noticed over past couple summers my reel band both on Fish tales and the ferris wheel band on Hurricane have gotten loose, a little stretched. This really slows things down.
Both have been in my garage last summer , tons of people playing, the catapult and switch where fine, but I noticed the reel band slipping, the heat of the day had slowly elongated it a few centimeters, just enough to slow reel down, not a full slip on cog, enough to give it the oddity you described.
Same thing on ferris wheels on Hurricane, that long band had also gotten hot and stretched a little, enough to make the ball struggle from wheel to wheel.
Just a thought, but maybe its just to hot where you have game.

This answer is correct(if you can read it).

Fixxed alll spellin errorss...

Hey guys, excited to join the club.

I am having an issue with the gate that controls the ball launch and the long cast loop. Seems it is getting stuck closed on the plastic.

So all my ball launches go right into the pops instead of down to the flipper.

Is this a common issue? Can anyone help with how to repair?

Edit - Attached a pic of the gate and the little wire where the spring attaches. Note that I removed the spring. Does your wire look like this? You can see where it would hit the plastic when the solenoid pulls the spring down to open the gate.

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Bump to both questions. Thx!

Mine looks about the same and has no issues. The spring pulls it down to open, so it should not catch. Does the spring move in coil test mode? I had trouble with balls making it around from the plunger, and needed to bend the ball guide up on the right so they would go through.

Here are a couple pics of mine.

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Hi guys, I have a cpr main and boat ramp playfield I am in the process of installing. I am looking for input on whether you think it would be advisable to install Mylar over the centre inserts on the boat ramp playfield? There is Mylar there from factory but the cpr clear seems a lot thicker than the factory clear. Also for home use only maybe just unnecessary??
Thanks for any advice.

Nah, it's not this I can assure you. Game is in AC house, heat not an issue. The ball sits on catapault for a couple seconds before launch. I thought someone might've come across this anomaly. Definitely not the reel slipping. It's enough of a delay where the balls come out so slow I won't get ball save. Thinking it may be something on CPU board.

This behavior has been mentioned before if I remember correctly. I see on KLOV someone also asked.

I would double check the catapult switch with a ball, to make 100% sure it is working every time. Also run the reel test in the test menu, to make sure all optos are clean and working without error.

Also check the switch on the habitrail before the ball goes in to the reel. Also check all the switches in the trough are turning on and off, to make sure it is not loosing count of balls.

Do you have any credit dot?

Will this get me in the club?

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Clint Eastwood caught a fish?

awesome fish! where did you catch it?

Test the diode on the catapult switch, or diode cold solder. The delay is odd if it eventully shoots it. So it wouldnt be the cpu.

"The biggest fish i ever saw"
"Wow, thats a big one there "

Turned out to be flakey catapault switch. Swapped it out with trough switch and fixed the problem. Had to take microswitch apart and clean contacts. Thanks for the help guys! Game is playing 100%

Was just about to suggest replacing the switch.

The game is programmed to catapult the ball out after a few seconds if it gets no response from the switch. The switch just activates the catapult as soon as a ball hits it.

Games with a delay in the catapult are far easier to play. High scores on those games don't count!

Reason I didn't think it was switch because it was brand new. These switches are flakey to begin with.

As far as getting high scores, I find it easier now, because I don't have to wait until all balls are on playfield to get it up left jackpot and ball save works as it should.

I have a brand new PPS translite new reproduction if anyone is interested. Only unrolled once for couple quick photos.
$130 pinside price shipped.
Pm me if interested.
Thanks Eric

SHORT while changing fish eyeball

Hi guys

I have been lucky enough to find a well used, solid old game, she is no great looker, but plays just fine.

I noticed that the fish eyeball in the topper was out. I stupidly changed it without turning the power off and now I have lost all lighting to the fish topper (including the string of shells at the front.) Luckily the fish still flaps just fine during game play and no switches seem to have been affected. The game plays just fine. I cannot find any blown fuses, so I'm not sure what I need to fix to get my topper lights back.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I can't get to my machine at the moment to check where the GI for that is connected to, busted wires anywhere?

FUSE 109 on the power driver board. Remove it and check it with a meter.

That 5A SB fuse is for the topper GI, and the top row of lamps in the back box.

Question to those that have LCD color DMD...during video mode (tournament mode with BS instead of EB) is your final points screen all white? Also is your "Extra ball at 100 million" in white white as well? I have the current L-5 Rom and just wanted to cross reference what others have.

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Guys, need a little help with the switch on the lock ramp that feeds the fishing reel. The one covered by the "fly". The screws keep loosening themselves until one of them falls out. Wondering if the screws on mine are installed incorrectly. Looks like they feed in through the bottom. I have a pic. Should these screw in from the top? Or am i missing a little plate to help secure the screws? Or do I need to re-tap the threads perhaps? Thanks for any help.

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Thats exactly how it should look. Just confirmed.
You know, not a switch that has issues often.
I would just use a small dab lock-tight, that should hold before you lose a screw.