I don't have the topper on mine, but isn't it just the two wires going from J121 (orange and orange/white). They run to a smaller connector.

That was really expensive imo. A FT in that condition goes for around 2k over here I would say. Playfield condition is always most valued, and this wasn't even very close to the wanted price. Plastics and cabinet details are cheap and easy to replace and should not be valued equally when considering the total price.

Yeah, the topper is included. It looks good, but the klackityklack could wake up Jimmy Hoffa.

The boats and skis further back give you more points as well.

Hi, I think the drop target on my casters club is acting up. When is it supposed to stay down or up? I have factory setting, i.e medium difficulty set. I seem to notice some inconsistent behavior.

First time I start the game, casters club is flashing and I can put three balls straight in there quickly (the target is down from start). The multiball begins and the target goes up again, which I think is normal(?). After lowering it, you put in another ball in casters club to go for jackpot. Collect the jackpot and if you drain all balls before collecting the second jackpot the target goes up again (casters club stops flashing) and you need to lower it and put another ball in to restart the multiball process. This is the whole normal process, yes?

Well, sometimes when I start a new game (not at first power up) the drop target seem to be up.

It's hard to tell and to explain, but it seems to be up at times when it shouldn't. It just feels wrong. Can someone help clear things up for me?

Thanks a lot Neal_W. That did the trick, what a tough little spring though.

Ok, so I've played a while after and the drop target down test (and up) works perfectly fine now. However, it can STILL be in up position after a game, especially if you managed to trigger the multiball at least once, maybe twice. I'm fairly convinced now that this is a software bug.

Anybody else notice more bugs? I think I see one at score calculation after a ball drained. Sometimes the amount of fish caught is lite up on the playfield (nothing else). And sometimes it seems tomdonthe summary twice where the score sound seem to go up in pitch.

Thanks for that. The arm wasn't the issue, but the spring holding it was. I loosened it and it works fine. But the as I wrote in a post before, the target stays up sometimes anyway and I'm convinced this is a software bug.

I've seen everything from the original tiny button to square ones, and bigger round ones. Just use anything that doesn't look too strange to your taste. Don't sweat it too much.

The topper has a simple connector. Two orange wires running in the backbox.

Red looks nice!

Check the fishing reel. Check the launch handle, is it there? Those are hard parts to come by.
The rest on the PF is just plastic, screws, bolts and switches. Check the powerdrive board, does it have burnt connectors or bad pins? Battery leakage on the cpu board? Is the transformer and its cables in good condition?

Shouldn't be an issue really. Do you use bulbs or leds?
Are you sure your installation isn't shorting anything?

Used to be a member but now I'm back digging in the tackle box.

Couldn't say no when I found a shopped out machine with pf protector for 2000 usd.

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Thanks! I don't mind the fade. Albino edition is the best edition. Lol

There's already a complete led kit, both GI, pf and backbox. It even has some extra spotlights installed. You can make it out in the pic. Also new mechs, rubbers and star posts.

Some slight wear on the inlane drops and the usual around the fish/tackle box but it's barely visible and a non-issue with the protector. I'm super happy!

It looks brand new indeed. Wow! Congratulations

Replace all ribbon cables. The thin wires in them dry up and crack.