Just got a Non working players condition Project FG for $500! Missing BG got a replacement from CPR so Im into it for less than 1K, very happy. Was able to get everything working with the exception of the Xenon flash lamp, a resistor was smoked on the Flash unit and the strobe was out. Replaced the resistor, ordered the strobe from action Pinball. My question is, are the Lamps in the BG behind the Title "Flash Gordon" supposed to flash with the strobe? (When he says "FLASH!" Currently they do not. Havnt checked the schem but I assume they are controlled by the Flash unit or the Aux Lamp driver board?

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Re-pinned the aux driver board connector now my Flash Gordon back glass lights are flashing!

Weird thing happened to my Flash the other night that Ive never seen...I got a free ball. LOL Just Kidding.

When I first got the game and got it going the strobe light didnt work. I re-capped the Strobe unit and replaced a burnt resistor and the strobe light. It didnt fix it. I didnt pursue any other troubleshooting measures. I have a large collection so it doesnt get played for more than 5 minutes at a time and then shut off.
Last week I hosted a tournament and it worked fine, it was left on for the entire evening and shut off. One of the guys stayed after the tournament and turned it on to play it. The strobe unit flashed on power up. I thought Woah its working! But the problem was it kept flashing. And Flashing...and Blinding...and flashing... until we turned it off. We waited 10 seconds and turned it on...nothing, no flash but the game played fine. Tried a few more times same result. It hasnt Flashed since. Weird...

Where did you get your Hardtop? Im generally not a fan but my PF is Rough and not wanting to spend the 1k for a replacement...

Picked up a decent used pf mine was toast. Before and after touch ups ready for clear. Not the best but an improvement in my eyes. This will be my first multi level PF swap. Not sure how im gonna mount it on the rotisserie.

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Clearcoat is almost ready to sand and polish, then the fun begins. Ive done a few replacements but never a multilevel. I like the guys post a few days ago he shimmed the upper PF to the rotessirie with wood. I'll do the same. I usually start with ground braid. Any tips on FG repopulating?