Stoked to have joined the club recently

Have appreciation for this thread as provided some great insight and ideas,

Thanks all !!!

Could not help myself,
Getting stuck into bringing this Mark Ritchie gem back to former glory !

Will not be high end, but close to original as possible.

Fishies is Awesome !

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Are these "splash decals" available anywhere ?

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

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

Ah, replacing pop skirts aint no fun
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Playing around with LED's this arvo,

Finally acquired some micro hardware , ( nuts/bolts for xover ramp switch mounts )

New crossover ramp appears to be out of spec ? and not line up too well
Some MacGyvering required !

Getting closer to machine being playable.

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Cool, Thanks

I find the doubles intriguing

Also there is a discrepancy on rubber G

Will edit post pics

That's the one !
Thanks fiberdude120

Well the hunt for replacement does not look promising , can plastics be 3d printed ?

I believe it's a LED, DMD mate.

Trying to get angel eye cast button to light up
scoured thread for wiring
I have launch button working ok
but no combination of L87 wires Red/Grey-Yellow Grey to +/- will make ring light work ?
this is the angel eye I got
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Thanks John and also thanks to mancave for PM with directions.

I was kinda hoping to tie the Angeleye led to flash when it is time to launch the ball

I can only assume that wiring to 12v that the LED will be on all the time

It seems there is a controlled cast light in the lamp matrix L87
I think that's for the games that have the square/lit cast button ?

It would be really cool to get the angel eye to light when ball launch is up.

Sit tight mate, I'm gonna figure out how to get controlled light for it,
May require mini AC-DC converter.

I finally got my FT playable today and 100% Zero Defects

Now I will work on all the little extra's to make the game awesome.

Extra lighting, Mirror blades, ROM update, etc.

Search Angel Eye LED switch ebay

Hundreds to choose from all made in China

Seems like they are all 12V DC

Lost a switch row during early testing after complete re-build.
Had to replace U20 on CPU today, So up and running again now.

A few more tweaks and additional goodies to be added, then good to go !

My FT is running L-4 and color DMD appears to be working fine.

Is there any advantage to upgrade to L-5 ?

Home use game with LED's

Thanks D6.0 on order

Thanks, Yes I think deflector is a must for FT and will be ordering one.
Cheers,

I was too impatient to figure out controlled cast LED for Angeleye cast switch so I connected it and undercab LED strip to constant 12V together.
Thanks again Mancave post #2903 for easy 12V supply point.

Really enjoying playin FT again, Soooo much fun !!!
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I think this one deserves brite mod flipper buttons and mirror blades
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OCD PCB looks like nice easy install also looks like a great product.
http://ledocd.com/index.html

Controlled lamp Strobing appears to be worse depending on what LED's are being used. I notice that camera will pick up strobing way more than naked eye.
I am happy with my FT with ablaze, looks fine, and I'm fussy.

Now GI is another story , I think OCD PCB is required for stable GI.

Nice work Lostcause, can you post a video at some stage ?

When you say FT file are you talking about D-6 ROM ?

My start globe was out because when I installed cast angel eye LED/button , I unknowingly removed circuit for start light. It is looped through Yellow/Grey wires at cast button feed. They need to be connected together.

My FT has been for sale a couple of weeks now
Kinda glad it has not sold
Dialed in so well FT is a ton of fun !

Perhaps reach out to PPS

http://www.planetarypinball.com/

I believe they might be doing a new run