Quoted from yzfguy:

None of those mods looks like they belong in the game to me. But, who am I? I like powdercoating

Quoted from screaminr:

I have them and they're all in the game so I feel like they work , don't worry about air balls they're tuff as . I also like the fishing rod if you can find it .[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from Lostcause:

I have a GI OCD board but that’s going in CV, lots of dimming of the gi in that game.
I watched FT papa video to see how much the gi dimmed/faded in FT with incandescents but didn’t notice hardly anything, maybe the camera didn't catch it that well?

Quoted from nwpinball:

What rubber situation is supposed to be happening here? I replaced the existing old crumbling one with the same size, but this is too beefy, the new ball in play hits it and bounces over to the right flipper instead of heading down to the left flipper.
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Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

Mine stopped about a week ago. Havnt had a chance to check it out yet, but I bet it's the same problem. I'll do the mod to help quiet the fish while I'm up there.

Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

Well, I read a few different things about adding rubbers here and there. Once I took the topper apart and figured out how the mechanism worked, I did a few things that I thought would help. I cut down a shooter rod tip and put it on the shaft that hits the fishes tail, added a rubber ring where the plunger slams into the coil body, and added a thicker bump stop to the back of the mechanism where the coil hits. These three mods have made my fish TOTALLY SILENT!! You still get the shaker effect. Heres a pic of my assembly before and after I reinstalled it on the backboard.
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Quoted from yzfguy:

You guys should trade for a whitewater.... That topper is nice and quiet!

Quoted from Roamin:

I don't think any wires are missing on my machine.. The boat plays and lights exactly as it should.

Quoted from Nihonmasa:

Will check that, thanks!
But that's weird that it does it only in the MB, not at any other time.

Quoted from JustAnotherRat:

Got to the 79th page and still no answer. I wanted to read the full thread before posting any questions.
Have owned a Fish Tales (one of my two grail pins) for about 3 weeks now and it is in pretty good condition, it does need the cabinet art replaced but that can wait for now. Where the ball drops from the rail onto the left inlane is wearing. I'm guessing some mylar on both side will be the prevention for further damage but what is the best way to fix the appearance? Are there decals available for this or do I need to look into water slides which I've seen mentioned?[quoted image]

Quoted from Pinkitten:

Thanks! My wife designed the drop target decal, she’s pretty creative and has made target decals for my White Water and BSD too. Radcals are a little tricky to do them right, but they look great when they are done!

Quoted from Pinkitten:

As long as the decals are flat, not raised around the legs or peeling, you don’t need to sand, just clean the cabinet well to remove dirt and dust so the Radcals stick well. If you have any dents or deep scratches in the cab, I would fill them with wood filler and then sand smooth. You want a good, solid surface to stick the Radcals to. You must remove all the bolts and the flipper buttons, and cut your own holes for them in the Radcals. The best way I’ve found is to remove the bolts, coin door, shooter rod, etc., and apply the Radcals. Then, if you hold a flashlight on the inside of the cabinet where the holes should be for the bolts, you can see the light come thru the Radcal and you’ll know where to cut the holes for the bolts. A dremel with a fine tip will cut the holes nicely.
The tricky part, for me, is the playfield. You must remove the hinge bolts that support the playfield. You can either disconnect all the wires and remove the playfield with help from another person, or you can use the “ceiling method.” There is a video online of a guy suspending his Safe Cracker PF from the ceiling and then lowering his cabinet on a Jack to work on it. So, I installed 2 eye-hooks in my basement ceiling beam to hook the playfield to when it’s upright. Then, I carefully unhook the hinges and the pf is suspended by the ceiling. I use a chain to suspend it. Then you can remove the pivot nuts and cabinet bolts and apply your Radcals.
I’m sure other methods are available. This works for me. If you have any questions, just ask! I’m happy to help.
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Quoted from DaveTheTrain:

It only does it on the first ball, then I get a credit dot for the cast button. Checked the switch matrix and no issues.
The restart might be because Q2 seems damaged from C2
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Quoted from pinballslave:

Here's a couple of pics of mine after I cleaned it up a bit by the way...
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The boat ramp entrance flap is what let's it down most, but I can live with that

Quoted from Don44:

When I power up my fish tales, at times it starts to boot and then shuts down and then boots up regular. Sometimes it starts to boot and shuts down up to 3 times before booting up like it should. Other than that it works fine except for an occasional reboot during a game. I have reseated all the connectors and ribbon cables and replaced the voltage regulator. Any other suggestions?

Quoted from JLay:

Had a trace blow out on my audio board. Pin 7 on J501, one of the 18vac lines. Was getting a very loud hum from the sub after not playing for a while. Was probing the sub connectors and at some point the humming stopped. I’m assuming that’s when the trace blew up. Or maybe the trace was already damaged and that’s what was causing the humming. Any insight? I have the board pulled out, will try to repair the trace and boot it up again.
I checked the 18v AC at the harness connector and was getting 12v pin1+2, 21v pin4+5 and 6.5v pin6+7… 5v dc we’re all correct too. Game plays normal otherwise, no issues I can see.
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Quoted from mcalon:

Hello casters.
I've joined! My cabinet is faded and missing the Topper, but I got it to play real nice and lost the credit dot.
I read the whole thread and didn't find a printable version, or any other version, for the cabinet decals.
Anyone knows how to find it and could direct me please? or is my only option is to purchase something online?
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Quoted from JohnTTwo:

My fish Tales is acting fishy. Can you please give me some advice. Got it a week ago, left it off for 5 days, screen came up to saying factory reset. No more free play etc. I did swap out the batteries for Lithium ones.

Quoted from LTG:

I think he meant socketed.
LTG : )

Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

Never tried to live catch it from the plunge, but I can knock it straight into the casters club from the plunge about 20% of the time.

Quoted from Paseb:

Anyone installed gi ou inserts ocd board?
Is it necessary? Which one? Or both ?

Quoted from Lostcause:

Stumblor does the Afterglow boards, I swapped the OCD board on mine for one after comparing them. Must have used nearly 20 Afterglow boards now.

Quoted from Roamin:

And here I thought I was so clever.. I'll just lookup my lure switch on my machine , then compare to the licensed tables in both games Williams Pinball and Pinball Arcade .. Well , what can I say ? Even in those 2 licensed games .. The lure switch is reverse from one game to the other! I have mine the same way daveyvandy does. I didn't even think of switching it around , but I might now. I always feel that lure is in my field of view to see if Fish Finder is lit or not and takes an extra moment for my eye to try and see through the lure itself.
Then I thought about looking at the manual to see if it is shown at all , and it is. Looks like we have a winner! Case closed? I'm switching mine around right away! Thanks for pointing this out
On a side note , my jet bumper seems to be working fine since I last cleaned it (again!) with a business card.. I'll be getting a replacement switch soon, just waiting to see if I want to add more stuff to my order.
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Quoted from kryss63:

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Quoted from gjm7777:

Removing the cliffy wasn’t fun but it fixed that shot 100% for me so I’m happy.