Buy some extras. Those things are cheaply made and break all the time—on all their games with drops. Stern should make them from a stronger material.

UPDATE:
-Down to 5 sets left - let me know.

Ok Pinsiders,
I am going all out and marking these down to clearance them out. They will NO longer be for sale after this - don’t ask! (Retiring them after 14 runs). They are made from Pet-g plastic nearly indestructible.
(Normally 1 protector for $20, both for $30 plus shipping).

CLEARANCE price until gone: $7 for 1, $10 for both protectors plus shipping.

Mod - For Sale

GHOSTBUSTERS AIRBALL & RIGHT ORBIT PROTECTORS Archived

New (selling multiple, business) - “One for $20 (both for $30). Made from nearly unbreakable PET-G plastic. 1. Airball protector, Left ramp - see below. 2. Right Orbit protector - see below. (see instructions bel...”

2022-08-18

Saukville, WI

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I told you in post #10632 and provided a link to them! You kept going on and on and asking & posting.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink.

FML!!!

I'm very sorry. Somehow I missed your post. No offense was intended.

FML is an acronym I have not seen before. I don't understand.

FML = Fun Multiball Level or F@&$ MY LIFE

If you find out please share the details. Thank you.

It means Fun Multi target Level. The Scolari Brothers is often referred to this. Is generally normal to hear people yell FML when they pop up.

We’ll that’s news to me

lol

Revised my post

This worked for me just now! My drop targets on GBLE had gotten to where they wouldn't stay up at all. I have the replacement springs installed. I added the washer per the service bulletin and it's working now!

Nice! I'm glad it worked for you! Awesomesauce

The topper I would like to have. You will need to use your imagination. It will never happen.....but you never know until you start asking around.

This is a 20" shelf made of resin.

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https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1957-bel-air-chevy-3d-replica-car-471666542
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This is a stylized metal sign measuring 24 inches across

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https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1957-bel-air-chevy-3d-replica-car-471666542
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And an non-stylized metal sign of unknown size.

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https://www.calcarcover.com/product/classic-chevy-front-end-black-metal-sign-rg7564/4706
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I would prefer the shelf made of resin, but would be happy for a stamped metal sign for a topper that looks like this.

(here is where you use your imagination )

Give me a bigger than life '59 Caddy front end to stare down at me as I play.

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Would this LED Neon Strip lighting work to make those streams?

https://www.birddogdistributing.com/hot-pink-mini-led-neon-strip-light-12-volt-16-4-feet/

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Unfortunately not as those are almost rectangle in shape, not actually round. You can see the lit top but the sides aren't lit up.
This might be a better visual of what I am trying to describe, you wouldn't want this:
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UPDATE:
I was poking around and these may be the same or very similar to what we are looking for:

3.3ft (or longer) LED Round Neon Rope Light, DC 12V Flexible 360 Degree LED Neon Strip Lights (Pink)
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https://www.amazon.ca/XUNATA-Flexible-Degree-Waterproof-Decoration/dp/B07F681BW3

- You would have either two runs with a 12VDC power each or with a splitter or you can add a 'T' and connect each side to the 'top'/'thru of the 'T' and the single power source to the 'bottom' of the 'T' connector. I suppose that you could connect everything under the apron if you want to do it that way.
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https://www.amazon.ca/XUNATA-Connector-Shaped-Splice-Accessory/dp/B081347HQH/ref=pd_sbs_2/135-8969336-4952200

10M (or longer) EL Wire DIY Flexible Neon Light Glow Rope LED String (Color : Purple (pictured in blue but you'll get it), with 12V Driver (instead of battery)
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https://www.amazon.ca/Portable-Flexible-String-Decoration-Festival/dp/B08TVM4392/ref=sr_1_57

These are fiber optics with controller engines that illuminate and interact with game play

Im sure you could play around with what you like

Holy crap. You all rule! Let me keep looking. Any other info is always welcome.

I tried to find 12VDC items to keep everything of the same voltage which I think would be ideal to simplify things.

The only other thing that I can think at the moment, besides confirming that the main rope style lighting here is the right size (diameter) and ensuring that you have or make standoffs, might be to have a light controller to allow fading, chasing or similar unless you just want them on all of the time. Let me know if you give it a shot, I'm curious to know how you make out.

My wife bought me the Ecto1 from the latest GB movie, now has a temporary home on the pinball.

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In amongst parts that arrived the other day was my v4 Storage Facility Mod for GB Pro games - this will be available soon to replace the plastic. Sorry the phone washes out the bulb lens colours (red on the left and green on the right)

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started a separate thread for the Storage Facility Mod

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/swinks-gb-pro-storage-facility-mod#post-6805977

I finally got my stadium lights competed. GB definitely benefits from having the play field lit up. If I don't count my experience curve screwups that cost me around $25.00, making this mod cost around $70.00.

They were not hard to build and with the correct parts you don't even need to do any soldering.

These links led me to the youtube video showing how it is done. I did not try to get fancy with flashers and such. I worked on just keeping it simple.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/poor-mans-stadium-lighting#post-4153578

This is HurryUpPinball's YT video. There was no information on what parts he used from Amazon. It took me about an hour to locate all of the needed parts on Amazon. If anybody is interested, let me know. I can save you some time in trying to figure out what to buy.

There are also other parts list in the above link. I just tried to keep it simple and follow HurryUp's movie.

Here are some comparison pics. You have all seen these kinds of lights so there is nothing new here to see.

This is factory stock. With no stadium lights.

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This is combo of yellow and white lighting.

I like this color combo the best. It gives nice even light;This makes it mush easier to play Storage Facility Multiball with all of its blinking lights going off.

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Red and white light is also easy to play with. But I prefer the yellow/white LED combination.

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Blue and white is not bad, but...

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Anyway, if you have money burning a hole in your pocket, this is a worthwhile upgrade, IMO.

That looks great.

Tilted right before mass hysteria multiball…
Have not played this game in 1 month, lol.

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UPDATE / FIX

So it turned out a connection from the Scoleri Bro loom to node board had worked loose. Quick push and all is good. Thanks for the tips re checking connections.

Thanks for posting the solution.

What just happened to my Ghostbusters?

I just finished playing and game and was invited to add a new high score of 105,000,??? when my high score was 2.5 billion.

And then when the credits started rolling, ALL of my high scores were gone only to be replaced by some high scores the previous owner and his friends put on.

What happened to all my high scores?

I'll get them back eventually, but where did they go and then leave me looking at high scores that could have been set on the first day the pin was out of the box?

Battery probably died

HSTD (High Score To Date) tables can be automatically reset every 1000/2000 games by default. There is a setting to adjust this. Most likely, the the tables were reset and the high scores you see now are the defaults.

Thank you. Is there a way I can delete them all and just start from scratch?

You cannot delete the default high scores. You can change them by beating them. You can only change if and when the HSTD tables are reset automatically.

I don't know what a default high score is.

This is the previous owner's initial and high score. It was not reset.

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These are my new high scores #1 thru #4. My 4 high scores used to be in the 2.5 million range.

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For Gozer Champion, I had the high score. The previous owners BAA initials were here until I bested his score. I never saw GOZ until now. GOZ had to be a friend of his.

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It took me awhile to become Terror Dog champion. I don't remember my T-DOG score but I don't think it was changed.

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Loopin Super champ used to be BAA with 8 loops. I have no idea who ROB and his 7 loops are.

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I was Storage Facility Champ with more points than this. This must be my new score from the 2 games I played after most of my scores were erased.

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Mass Hysteria Champ was previous owner BAA's initials. I had not beat his MHC score yet. And never saw the MXV initials until now.

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The Are you a God Champ numbers with KME is unchanged.

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So, some were reset and a few were not.

Is that the quarter sized battery on the circuit board in the back box?

Yep!
But like what was mentioned before if the plays hit 1000 or 2000 it might have automatically reset. Check the clock and date. If those reset back to 2016 then it’s the battery.

Clock says 2015. I'm off to Walmart to buy a battery.

Can I just remove the battery that is still there and make ALL of the scores disappear?

You can easily reset them in utilities to clean them up.

My ghostbusters doesn’t keep time either. Might be good to get a battery on order!

The Grand Champion score is separate from the HSTD tables and must be manually reset.

The other scores were reset back to the default scores. You can tell by the even scores and pinball people's initials.

(KME = Keith Elwin; MXV = Mike Vinikour; GOZ = Gozer (I think); ZYT = I'm not sure)

After you replace the battery, go into the menu > UTILS > RESET > HSTD and reset the high scores. There will be a separate option under RESET for GRAND CHAMP. If you'll go into SPI adjustments, you can find the adjustment to reset HSTD after XXXX of plays and change it if you wish. Including turning it off.

I just figured out the menu. I can reset Grand Champion. So now, instead of me having to choke on the previous owner's 8 billion high score, I am now the Grand Champion with 200,000.000 points. Be nice if life could be done over with a reset button

There is also a function for resetting high scores but as much as I push the reset button, those high scores will not go away. I'm thinking they should disappear but they are stubborn.

That explains it, I'm guessing.

So, Stern sends these out with employees high scores? Interesting.

Anyway, it does not matter all that much. It is a great game.

Wouldn't just reupdating the code reset everything?

ZYT-Zombie Yeti Art Designer

Thank you!

No. They are not real scores. They are default scores. Dummy scores. Place holders until they are beaten. Something for players to shoot for.

Pretty much all games since the invention of alphanumeric displays which have HSTD tables have default high scores. (Not just Stern.)

I cannot answer that.

So I need to change the coin battery because it's not keeping the date.

Do I change it with the power on or off?

If batt. Is dead it doesn’t matter.
If still keeping info change with game on.

IMO risky to do with the game on, if you accidentally short anything all the smoke will come out and the game will be dead. My suggestion is always work on games with the power off.

LOL.

It’s changing the battery sheesh!

Yep, even the smallest thing can go bad quickly. That little battery pops out of your fingers and lands on a board and you woulda wished you had turned the power off pretty quickly.

Very rare GB topper for sale. Name your price.

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So you loose all your scores every battery change!