Getaway Club ~ Dispatch, run a make on license plate KINGPIN

Has anyone heard of PF's being done for these in the near-ish future?

Yikes! Ok, thanks; I'll have to check with them.

I think they mean for changing lanes in video mode.

All the ROMS are buggy, but I'd go with L2 or L5 as they're the most popular. All trade one problem for another it seems.

This is what was on mine but this is a reimport from Italy...

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Checked the screw and not sure what exact size but it fills the double star post cavity on mine. (TWSS!)

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Pretty sure manual is wrong about motor but someone should be able to chime in. The bulb is 12VDC for sure. It uses a #906 auto reverse light bulb.

See here about voltages; says manual shows 48 VAC but should be 20VAC so the 16 should be ok. More here:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hs2-getaway-beacon-and-light-not-working

Agree completely. Good luck on the motor. They're not terribly expensive.

The red lamp dome that has the rotating lens around the 1196 bulb on the top.

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Sorry!

Yes, there's a supercharger test mode. Have the balls ready to go in to test. If I recall 90's are a good number but I haven't tried to use the test mode for a few years. Someone should be able to give you a good number that you should see.

Anyone in on the new Playfield?

mof, I'm pretty sure you can extend the ball save time and the minimum volume most definitely. It's a standard WPC adjustment that by default Williams has off. Something about minimum volume OFF?

I'd look on mine but working on friends/Pinsider's brakes on his truck now.

Minimum override: Set to Yes

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Also, I did not see an adjustment for free ride length of time. I believe it depends on the version ROM you use. I'm running L2 which has a pretty generous amount of time.

Has anyone started their PF swaps yet? I'd love to dig into mine but too many projects and not the time.

I'm about to swap my Playfield in the next week or two and played a handful of games tonight. I have the leaf switch can flipper switches and I get temporary dead right flippers. I hit it once or twice and back to being normal. Nothing has changed and it has happened once or twice before while a friend played it he said.

No issues at all in the video mode which I played dozens of times during my games tonight. Being intermittent it's tricky so hoping someone (not that this is getaway specific) will point me to look for. I'd rather have this issue resolved before swapping Playfield.

I've used these from Pl: http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=152

I hope they're not the cause.

I redid a Getaway for a friend with L5. Long story short I needed to clean up the disappearing post, replace the coil and tweak it. It was dropping the post to let all three balls out. Thought it was normal but people on here told me it's not. Perhaps it's just that simple Sticky?

Has anyone with leaf switch flippers converted to optical? Mine has wiring for both and prefer the optical. Btw, thanks to Boogies for the heads up about the flipper leaf switches being different on this and TAF: replaced mine and fixed the glitch.

Pics of both wiring:

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Picked up Indy's nice traffic light mod. Will be putting it on mine when done with the swap. For anyone who is interested: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hs2-playfield-swap#post-2827078

Try adjusting it. May bounce after a played ball drains and not register switch. When in test with a ball the speed may be slow enough to register. Or switch getting flakey. Adjust to be more sensitive and see if it's better.

They have those springs at Marcos. I'll dig them up in a link.

Slide extension springs:

http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/10-439

Yeah mine were buggered up so ordered a pair when I had the playfield out ordering other things.

Should turn out great with all Chestnut's work and your cleaning up/extensive shop job. I recently did a playfield swap so these pics here may be of help: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hs2-playfield-swap/page/2#post-2971273

It's a pretty simple swap if the playfield is an original or one dimpled. Great way to learn but understand wanting to just play the darn thing and enjoy it. My playfield was pretty rough but I love the game so spent the time and money on it. It was worth it but I did play it for over 4 years before the swap.

Piece of Mylar is what I did.

Top one with the thin wires.

They're for the table top display.

Here's mine:

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Pretty sure they're not from Getaway as i just swapped playfields and it doesn't look familiar.

Glad it's helping someone.

You know what... I believe the "U" piece is the U turn part of supercharger that diverter will guide to left wire form. Forgot that I left my SC together. Not recalling the other piece you have.

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Anyone local want some inexpensive Getaway wall art?

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There's worse out there for sure. It has some planking by the upper traffic lights but the other stuff could be fixed if someone really wanted to.

Was going to ask $50.

Not sure if these pictures will help or not but I will say it was way easy to have this mechanism adjusted/removed with the playfield out. If that's not difficult for you, highly recommend so you can get it dialed in perfectly.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hs2-playfield-swap#post-2799198

flynnibus is dead on about how to remove. It's not bad. Take lots of pics. I shopped mine when I bought it starting in this this sick hobby and all went well. If you can find someone in your area with a rivet press get the new ramp flap if the ramp is ok. Mine was broken and the Pinbits one is what I bought 5 years ago. It's done great so far after 5 years and likely 2-4K plays since I've owned it before swapping playfields.

I hear you on the work horse. Mine was an Italian reimport with the lire coin mechs and it was my first game and has been dead solid reliable the whole 5+ years. The cabinet is faded and some bruises but it has a new playfield and plays just as good as it did when I got it. Just a bit shinier and faster.

The star post? There's a T nut there if so. I recently did a playfield swap in mine. I have more pics than in this thread. https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hs2-playfield-swap

PM me if you need more.

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The metal part? It's a metal post. You'll need to get a new t nut if so with the same thread as the bottom post of the new one. Measure the length of the thread on the top and the bottom. Appears to be 8/32 thread on top and same for the bottom from my pictures.

Below battery holder. ULN2803

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Have used this exact handtruck for dozens of pins and many more things as well. Light and maneuverable. Some like the large fridge dollies as they're rugged but they're also a lot of added weight when dealing with steps.

I really like your work and this one is one that really complements the game. Nice job!

Yes I did and documented much of it here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hs2-playfield-swap

For questions asking about is it worth it, I'd suggest if you're concerned about getting your money and time spent back out of it, you shouldn't swap one in. Mine played fine with lifted inserts and planking but I love the game and did it for me. But the quality of it was very good. Of the playfield swaps I've done this was the first one without dimpling on the back so it will take you some time to do it right. (Although according EDIT I'm a hack )

Putting impressions where screws should go. Most playfield reprod have them. Mine was a first run so perhaps the new run will have them. He did note that he was dimpling in a post so hoping that's the case.

I wouldn't recommend replacing your playfield if you are concerned about resale. Do it because you love the game if it's a keeper. No regrets here but I fix for me not for reselling or flipping.

Just wanted to say thank you! I've been looking one for a while. The CPR repro's scratch easily. My fault when I swapped the playfield last year...

Awesome you got one Gerry. It's a fun game that I haven't tired of over the years.

I got mine via Lermods.

It’s usually the display itself. If you didn’t know, many times you can see if it is the original display if it still has serial number that matches in your cabinet. If so it’s likely time. I’m still on my original display! Used good ones can be had for $50-75 if you don’t want to spend the bucks on a new one or nice ColorDMD.

The Onlyest has good advice. He’s told me I give horrible advice which is likely true. But he does give good advice!

It looks like your spring is good which often is the cause sometimes of issues. Can you take a good picture from the side straight on? Also, those barrel nuts can come loose or get wear spots assuming you've checked for that already.

Ok I don’t see them unless I’m blind tonight?!

So this is how that mechanism should be and hopefully how you can see how it would release, drop down, and be able to be removed. And if you understand how the mechanisms work, please ignore.

But looks like you’re not hooked into the nuts?

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Sorry that I came off like a dick; it was not my intent. I'll get a better picture of the mechanism tonight for you. But does sound like your spring isn't working/set where it needs to be to work.

Here’s how it should go. Hopefully it helps out.

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Thanks Onlyest for the info. And yes this is from my CV which currently has PF being swapped so certainly explains the differences!

Just another comment to Mr Tantrum’s point, i get the diverter error on occasion if I get enough balls that head up the ramp but not enough speed to hit the ramp optos. Seems more prevalent when non pinheads come to play as there shots aren’t as accurate.

If I had a bigger game room I’d hook up an original to mine. I have a 40” in my garage with the sequencer. They’re not that expensive.

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Anyone need a cover, ramp or shifter? Cleaning out old parts.

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Added over 3 years ago: Cover is sold. Still have shifter and weldment.

That switch can be finicky. The switch only knows when the ramp is up (or down; forget which the switch actually is) so if the switch tests ok when you have the playfield up, the weight of ramp can be lower when playfield is down. So may take some fiddling to get it right. Short of that, make sure wires are still connected, diode is present, or can be that the switch is needing to be replaced.

FYI to anyone that may have a similar issue: I had lost the rev feature when ball was in the shooter lane and hitting a flipper to rev the RPM lights. Sure enough quick testing found I had two flaky switches in the right outer loop. And that's why you should always replace all your switches when doing playfield swaps! FWIW, they had worked fine for a good 2+ years after the swap.

Here's a few from playfield swap (before shots) as I only have those pics here. Here's my thread with the swap if it helps: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hs2-playfield-swap/page/2#post-3240783

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