Thank you. I saw that mod, was that on your machine? It looked really nice

How do you tie the led strips in the slings under the gauges? Would like to see how that looks is it somewhere in this thread already? Thanks.

Could be, was it me that posted it? I did it first then others did it. I wanted it light the gauge more fully so I cut down a 7 to a 4 led.

You just position it and stick it down on the sling plastic so it shines up. Go to page 8, post # 351. Some of my other mods are on page 8 also, post # 395 and 399.

Thanks.

I'm actually the new owner of arcade's getaway and I found the problem. The blu/orng wire going from the triac board is supposed to be plugged into j123 and why it wasn't working is because it was plugged onto j130. It's good as new now!

Shhhh, keep that for mod on the DL to keep it extra special. Just kidding as this member knows whats up by his LED selection skills. He did green and red LED star posts where needed and kept the GI in white just like I did because green cop cars and street signs look lame.

I dig the color DMD but what happened to your Getaway specific pop bumper caps

Here is a picture of mine I got a couple weeks ago completely led with a mountain mod that I just added. I plan on doing mezelmods donut heaven and led strobes, comet 3 led's under gauges, and Lee's parts ramp leds. I would like to figure out how to light up that hair pin in the rear left of the play field it is way too dark. I've seen somebody's mod on here but they never elaborated on how they did it.

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Just crazy how some people screw up games. Glad you got it straight.

Now you need my stoplight mod...

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hs2-the-getaway-stoplight-mod

But first I need to fix the screws that somebody decided to replace with screws instead of rivets with on the supercharger diverter. I'm not digging these 150 supercharger times

Your having fun then right.

Oh yeah... loads!!

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If you had a Dremel tool with a sanding attachment it might be a good idea to grind down the screw heads almost flat. You'd be surprised how sensitive this part is to speed. Mine was faster once with a loose rivet and another rivet that wasn't sitting perfectly flush then it was after I installed a new ones. So maybe just experiment with grinding those heads down and you may end up in the low 80's.

Yeah i was kinda thinking about running some shallow screws or torx with lock nuts and grind/sand them smooth (since they should be good as long as they are tight)

Whatever they had lying around.

Well coil number 1 on the supercharger is dead. After fixing the supercharger with proper flush hardware, cleaning the whole supercharger, coils 2 and 3 push the ball, #1 doesn't do a damn thing. So now I hunt for a coil.

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Once you get going, you are a machine at getting a game apart.
And yes, whoever repaired the game before us did some very strange things. Seemed to just use whatever was on hand.

Did you ohm the coil?

Since the previous post in between wrapping presents I checked continuity to see if it still made a full circuit and it seems to be complete. Not too worried about it right now my supercharger speed went from 170 to 130 ish by fixing the hardware.

I agree with what you said about green/red signs and cop cars looking "lame" when colored by LEDs and you have a sharp eye when it comes to the pop bumper caps! I have the originals but I was playing around with these starburst caps, I liked the way they threw out the light on that part of the playfield, it gives it a little more brightness, and the bulb doesn't standout like in the originals. Someday I may switch it back but for now I'm liking the extra pop while still retaining a semi-original look (nice catch).

Hey, welcome! But I have to ask... where did you get that Mountain Mod? I've been looking but I thought that run was sold out and I haven't seen any pop up for sale.

BTW, I like the Neo Geo Arcade, good stuff!

I did the same on my Getaway...those pop bumper caps look a lot better than stock caps.

I found a couple on Etsy from pinball toys and snagged one and they sold out shortly after. I guess they had found a couple after the initial run. And thanks! Me neo geo is what started my addiction lol. Here's a pic if my current lineup.

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Chris Wright had some seconds (not quite perfect pulls) on Etsy recently. I bought one a couple of months ago: https://www.etsy.com/shop/PinballToys

I don't see any on the site now but maybe he still has some laying around?

His Pinside info: https://pinside.com/pinball/community/pinsiders/chrisvw

Haha. Looks like we posted at the same time! Sweet collection by the way!

Edit: Nice Arcade collection, the game room looks nice!

Thanks for the info, I'll see if I can touch base with him and get one to try out...

As for the Arcades, here's mine, I cheated a bit due to space and at the time when I bought this Ultracade pro with the 27" screen it seemed like a good option. Now crammed with 265 games into one unit is sweet but it's a dead end platform and I think we all know what happened with the creator.

The Neo Geo cabinet was trashed so I restored it and moded the control panel and front end. I had to de-case a 24" Sony Trintron for the monitor because I didn't like the fit or image of an LED especially with the old school games and I couldn't find a CRT to buy. I added my custom built PC so the unit acts like a Mame but honestly we just use it a music player.

It's funny because I was a vidkid back in my day and spent most of time in the Arcades. Pinball was the 2nd love but has now grown to my 1st, too bad they are so large and expensive! Oh well...

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Huh, I'm not sure how I did that but I'm sure it's one of my more intelligent posts.

Thanks!

What pop bumper caps did you use on your HS2? I installed these on mine.

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Has anyone ever been able to install a siren on their getaway using the beacon light signal and a relay? Kind of like this:

Id like to find one but variable volume.

I have the jewel caps on mine too but with Comet ring leds.

Holy crap would that ever piss off the neighbours.!!! Lol.

Yeah Im hard of hearing now, I can't imagine what that would do to me. Lol, awesome!

These are the Starburst caps with Comet twin smd red bulbs. The red matrix post lights add just enough to the hairpin turn but I'm tempted to add an led strip under the super charger...

Edit: frosted twin smd red bulbs

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Haha yeah that's why I said adjustable volume haha. I just feel like the siren in the sounds of the game is is quiet when the music is playing over it.

Put a purple strip over the lane behind the CS, works great to light it up back there.

I think it would be a great idea. Really make multiball and redline mania a blast!!

Who sells the decal that goes on the turbocharger loop? I'm missing mine.

A Pinsider about 10 or so pages ago. Can't remember his name.

The pinsiders name was biglaw, really nice bloke too

I wanted the most light output while keeping the High Speed series specific caps so I went Evo Brite caps. They have 34+ LED's, are dimable and can be reactive.

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Anyone else sometimes feel like they should keep their mods on the DL so a bunch of people don't copy your unique one of a kind perhaps pin should you go to sell? IDK, when I mod my vehicles I don't usually go on the forums and show them off so people wont copy but that was in the past I don't seem to be that way with pinball, I probably should be though, because I have aspirations of doing some sort of modding/restoration online content review, but I don't know how I want to approach it just yet.

I don't feel that way but I understand if you do; however, if that's the case many mods wouldn't even be available for sale like the Mt. Mod on your machine, they could have made just 1 for themselves and been done. The CFTBL has some of the best and most tasteful mods I've seen and it would be a shame if we never got to see them... I'm glad the pinball community is very open with this and very helpful, IDK, where my machines would be if it weren't for all the technical help I've gotten from Pinside

Agreed
I can understand perhaps not sharing if it's a particular mod someones made (for any machine) from their own design and one they don't wish to make for others or for the general pinball market let's say but something like MustangPaul's creative use of LED lighting, etc, well, that's kinda open for interpretation and really anyone could use LED's in that way if so desired. It's sure not stepping on anyone's creative toes so to speak. I felt the same about sharing the "flamed" supercharger cover, it wasn't my initial idea either, it was "borrowed" from another pinsider who had his done with a Carbon effect and i just ran with the idea but put my own spin on it If anyone wishes to copy that they are welcome to it and i don't think it devalues anyone's machines by adding the same mods that others have. Pinside has been a wealth of ideas, shared knowledge and inspiration to me

I've always shared my mod ideas cuz I think they improve the look of the game and many I have posted I've posted as DIY. Some have contacted me about my leg light-ups and asked if they are for sale so I'm looking into it, they don't want to be bothered trying to make it because it can be frustrating to make something custom.

Question on those Evo Brite caps, they provide light underneath on the playfield as well as top lighting? Same color on both sides? Looks nice!

I think they are color top white bottom, they are nice but they raise the pop cap up a few mm so they aren't good if height clearance of the cap is a problem. I had them on 2 of my pops of my JM but it wouldn't fit on the 3rd one for that reason....if I remember right.