Schofield, WI
Quoted from Captive_Ball:Thank you, Thank you, Thank you......I was one of the fellows that reached out to Reese about a month ago inquiring about a set of these. You are a true friend of the crown.
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Flash Gordon
Bally, 1981-
Flash Gordon
Bell Games, 1981
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Ok. Just throwing it out there. Pretty sure they are suppose to be 50v not 12v. Not sure if that could cause the phantom switch but....
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Quoted from wamonkey:Hey I posted in VID1900’s forum on upgrading flippers and I want to upgrade my Flash Gordon project as I restore it to the newer non-linear flippers....
Anyone upgrade their flippers using VID1900’s guide?
Can you tell me what you purchased exactly? How it worked out any issues? I want to upgrade all three flippers...
Any help would be appreciated...
SO.....how about a differing opinion. When Vid posted the flipper upgrade option, you couldn't get the linear flipper rebuilds and reverting to the old bally/stern style flippers was really your only option. Thankfully there has been a resurgence and reproduction parts are available. Keep in mind a lot of people don't like the feel or the linear flippers but that's what the classic bally games feel like and if you have never tried tap passing on linear flippers, I would suggest trying before converting.
6 months later
Quoted from I_P_D_B:Because nobody submits them to us. We are a user-driven database. But I do try to do outreach on occasion, like here.
Come on now, I submitted corrected D&D manuals and the parts manual and they have not been updated or added and that was over 2 years ago.
2 months later
Quoted from Captive_Ball:A friend made me these sweet FG apron cards...Emperor Ming awaits
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Those I like. How would someone get those?
3 weeks later
Quoted from isJ:Dumb question but: I own a Fathom and a Flash Gordon and rebuilt the flippers on both. The FG flippers just aren't NEARLY the strength of the Fathom. Anyone ever "upgraded the coils"? Other steps I should take bastardizing this thing?
Have already "downgraded" from linear flippers and replaced all EOS switches.
Before you go right to new coils, pinball machines of that era run power directly thru the buttons to the coils. Check in this order. The switches at the flipper buttons, the solenoid board j1 the bottom 2 wires (orange and green) re-pin the connector, the j1 header to make sure no cold solder joint, make sure the coils have solid connections (no cracked or broken wires in the bundle) soldered to the lugs, EOS partially engaged either tab bent over or gapped wrong or wired wrong. Good luck
1 year later
Quoted from Mr_Outlane:So, does anyone upgrade the flipper assemblies on this game. This is my first Bally. So linear flippers are new to me. Any advice on rebuilding or replacing these?
The classic bally linear flippers have a feel. Back in the day, no one made parts and they were hard to get. Now pinball resource and pinball life both have good prices on flipper rebuild lots for these. Most people who say change them to the old mechs usually just don’t like the feel. That’s what was on the game, that’s what should stay on the game.
5 months later
Quoted from digitaldocc:Shot a 1 flip at a time video to see what's going on. Much of the time it's 10,000 points. Sometimes it's by 20,000.
I'm checking switch clearances now. Noticed something strange on the top pop. I have a broken resister that seems to have broken from the brown wire. Or purposefully clipped but not desoldered. Not sure yet. Any chance this could factor into the issue?
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not a resistor. its a 4148 diode. the black 4004 diode is the replacement
6 months later
Quoted from DanMarino:Here’s my coin door mess.
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That looks like an EM style door. No potentiometer is the give away. either grab a different door off ebay or re-do the coin door harness and add the volume pot.
1 month later
Quoted from Squeakman:So is there any chance in hell that someone is holding onto a CPR playfield set for this game? I’m looking.
they are suppose to be printing those on demand now
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