They must be short I guess?

I have a hard time seeing the Fish Finder Lamp.

Thanks for the feedback about the decals.

After a year of delay my FT is finally coming together.
I have to replace the clear crossover ramp and thought the decals would be a cool addition.
A new ramp is on the way, unless I can source decals down under I might end up leaving stock.

Some rebuild pics,
Don't laugh at my muddy river bottom, haha, I thought the mahogany lacquer to seal to base was a good idea at the time, lol

After 1 year of stuffing around trying to get cab perfecto, I'm looking forward to powering up this bad boy tomorrow

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Excellent - thanks for this ROM. Is this a home only ROM or does it allow for coin play too?

Yeah, not a big fan. I see the ramp being clear for a reason. It's to see what's underneath and behind. The decals also make things look too busy.

I'm 6 foot 5 and they definitely get in the way of seeing the top lanes for me , and getting x bonus is a big part of the game . In my opinion they also look tacky . Give me clear ramps any day . But each to their own , you can do whatever you want with your game .

The Lights (to spell 'LIE') are on the Backboard and the view of the lanes isn't obstructed.

I have never understood what more people are hoping to see, really.

This is the view that I see , if you have the decals on the ramps how are you going to see which lane the ball is going to go down and the lights for LIE on the backboard are not going to help you with that .

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Weird, I can see my lanes without a problem. Never have an issue with rolloves.

I haven't seen those decals / stickers before , so I went to my machine turned it on and took a photo from my playing position and for ME they would definitely block the view of the top lanes . If they don't bother you that's all good

It's a regular rom file.

I like the idea of decorating the interior of the cabinet. Sometimes I think I spend more time looking at the inside of a cabinet than the cabinet decals. FT might be an exception, though - I redid the cabinet decals summer ‘18 so I still look at those a lot.

Sunset red inside my cab, looks pretty sweet.

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I made one over the weekend. I used 2 Flickering 3mm LEDs. Drilled holes in his eyes and glued them in. I wired the to a comet matrix blub. Just plugged it in the socket behind the stand up targets on the left. You could hard wire it to the lamp board if you wanted it flash when monster fish insert is lit. I just went the easier way with Flickering leds.

If you are plugging into GI or controlled inserts it will be 5V, flashers are always 12V.

Get one of these and place it in the monster fish socket and attach proper leads and it will be like the ones that were for sale.Just a thought...

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Yes, you have to add a resistor in series. Usually those 3mm diodes come with a reference table explaining with X voltage, use Y size resistor.

I like that plug. That would work well.

I just got these off of Ebay. Already made up with resistors and all of that.

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Correct, and the resistor value is 510 ohms (1/4W). This resistor value will work with up to 12V input. I've used these myself on 3mm Led's which depending on colour can range in voltage value i might add. White/Blue/Green are usually rated at about 3V while colours like Red/Yellow are slightly less value at for example 2.2V etc.

Jon9508 Those pre wired types are fine unless there is some tension/stress on the wires, the leg of the resistor is tacked straight onto the leg of the diode and in a very poor way. If there will be any possibility of stress on the wire then it's better to buy the resistors yourself and solder it onto the wire further down from the diode.

Can anyone help with part # for this plastic please ? Any suppliers ?

Mine is missing

I think it may be the one that is circled ? I can't make out the number ?

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I have a set of used plastics i am about to post. I am pretty sure that on e is in there. Its yellowed though. Most distributors haven't had any sets in for a while

I took a quick peek with the glass on and it appears to go there, but its pretty hard to see it. The yellowed one mentioned in the post above should work, since that is a part the player never sees. FYI - there were some posts a few years ago about removing yellowing.

don't you mean something like this? its a twist bulb socket but also has the .250" quick disconnect tabs for connecting other things.

https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/JKL-Components/2933T?qs=6YhTptf0WO36TDGY3T%252BGOw%3D%3D

Yes ,more or less. The one I pictured was from Marco's...

Still on the lookout for a Fish Tales Topper!

One for sale on Ebay in Australia for $140au.
Aussie dollar is sitting around 67us cents.

Are you talking about the topper domes for sale? A complete topper goes for about $500usd.

Edit..
I do see a shooter reel handle for sale there. Lots have owners are searching high and low for one of those.

Don't see the topper

Think you just missed one here - might be worth chasing in case it didn't sell

https://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/fish-tales-topper.45045/

I'll make an account! I've never heard of pinballinfo but will check it out. I appreciate you keeping an eye out!

Still there, page 4.
If I wasn't so retarded I could share the link!
Brand new.
The shooter handles are second hand and not originals.

Ahhh - Fresh Flipper Rebuild on the old Fish Tails.

Happy Day.

Joined the club a few weeks ago.
Before and after play field pics
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Welcome to the Caster's Club. Such a fantastic machine.

Question - when the game first powers up, I get this on the screen. According to the manual, this machine has an issue if this massage pops up.

Is this correct? What issue? Or is this just a standard startup message?

I'll run it through the diagnostics to check each coil, switch, lamp - later tonight, but thought I'd ask some experienced "fishermen" (or fisherwomen??)

Thanks for the help!

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The game will tell you what the error is when you open the door and enter the service menu. Could be anything from set the clock, to a switch error, to a ball missing..you won’t know until you enter.

Generally, if you press the setup button at that stage it should instantly show you in the display what the errors are. Another to check is date and time.

When the game is fully booted up, do you have a “credit dot” after the credits or free play wording?

Could even be that your batteries are dead.

Game is set to Free Play. NVram installed Once home I'll check the Service Menu and see what comes up.

Thanks!

Date & Time are not set tho? Could that be it?

Yup

aha! Thanks!

It would give you the time/date message if you have just recently swapped to using the NVram. It is worth noting that most NVram's (certainly the ones i've used) don't keep accurate time and date anyway.

Yup, thats normal. The batteries power the RAM and the clock circuit. With non Volatile RAM, the settings and scores in RAM stay forever, but the clock stops when the power is off.

Still seeking part # for missing plastic ?
Anyone see the number there ?

Sorry, just pulled out my plastics and don't have that one.
And where the part is it is just about impossible to see.

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Just pulled the glass off and took a couple of pictures for you but no joy!
That's me done.

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Awesome, King-pin

Thanks for your efforts

at least I know its a clear plastic that does exist would be cool to find the number so doctor Google could help me track one down.

Interesting to see the double rubbers, I see provision for this on the posts. I wonder if double rubbers were intended all along ?

Perhaps it changes the dynamic of the ball ? as you can see in my pic I only installed single.

Got me thinking though, Cool, Thanks