Just joined the club. Anyone ever use leds in the inserts with success? Apparently you can turn a switch setting on Superman to off to kill bulb warming. I haven't found the same setting on herc.

I am part of the club. I am looking for someone who can scan me the apron so I can reproduce it.

Doing a full restoration and just added this mod.

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I did that exact same "mod" to mine about five years ago. I'm also using a track ball in the game that lights up blue when next to the pops. I'd post pictures but I can't as my main computer is down right now. How did you mount your light and what did you use?

John

I got glued purple strip lights to the bottom plate of the bumpers.

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All done my restore. Had to make my own stencils.

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Here’s my Hercules in Flippers Arcade in Grandy, NC next to my other Atari’s.

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I have been to Flippers. You have a fantastic collection of games there! I see you added pinstadium lighting to Hercules

Just joined the club. Love this game.

Cant wait to unload and bring it in!

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Congrats! Looks like you got a nice one. Its such a fun game. I have over 20 games in my collection and Hercules always gets all the attention from guests.

Wow where’d you score one of these?? That’s awesome! Definitely a game I’d love to add to the collection!

Just pulled a Hercules out of a barn in northern Iowa about a month ago. It was stored away for the past 20 years. He said he owned it for a total of 30 years. Planning on doing a full restore. I need help with getting stencils if possible? Also would like to get a hold of somebody who can go through the boards to get them working and to make sure they are up to par? Does anybody have any contact information for the guy in Texas that repairs the Atari boards?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
Jeremiah

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Gritty you wouldn’t still happen to have those stencils would you?

No sorry, get some clear thin lexan sheets and trace and excato knife them out. Its time consuming but not hard to do.

Gritty no worries, thanks for the reply!

Is there anyone who can send me a scan from the instruction card for Hercules?
I've got a few score cards, but anything is helpful.

Peter
www.inkochnito.nl

Finally made time for Hercules today. Big shout out to Cliff Haun for getting this thing booting up and showing signs of life.

Today was the first game that was played since the machine left cedar point. There is nothing quite like the feeling of owning the exact game you played as a kid.

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I need some help with the power wiring in the backbox. Does anyone know how the 2 filter capacitors are connected? I foolishly removed both of mine without taking a photo. I found the attached photo of the area online, but I need to see the wires that would be just off-camera where the caps are connected.

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I finally resolved this Hercules wiring question when I found this power supply diagram. The capacitors are connected across BR1 and BR3:

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Let me start off by saying the power supply diagram above is amazing and was exactly what I was initially looking for, so thank you.

Next off, I have been troubleshooting an issue where the lower playfield GI (like under the slings) where they appear ultra dim. Like 3ish VAC dim. I traced it back to the power supply board and it seems to be fed power more or less directly from the transformer via the yellow and yellow/blue wires. They should both be 6.3VAC according to the documentation and the picture above. Unfortunately when I test those wires right out of the transformer I get high 2VAC to low 3VAC across all 4 of the wires. Now I know transformers rarely if ever go out, but that's what it seems like in my case. I have also double checked that the P49 pinout matches the 120V layout. Anyone have any thoughts? Even better, anyone know where I can get a new/replacement transformer from?

I seem to have the same problem with most if not all of the GI on my game as well. I've never looked into it so hopefully somebody has a easy solution.

I am also having problems with the switch in the trough, sometimes the ball doesn't really push it down hard enough no matter how much I mess with it. I'm thinking about installing a different type of switch, preferably a proximity switch or opto of some sort. Anyone have any ideas or experience in doing so?

John

No one with a spare transformer lying around or anyone know of a suitable replacement?

So... is anyone aware of anyone trying to sell one? I am looking for a Hercules project that may be collecting dust....

If you are contemplating selling or know someone who is, please let me know what you have, what you are looking to get for it, and let's make a deal!

Just got one!
Does anyone know how many were made?

200-400

Supposedly 280, which is way more then Bigfoot. Still on the look out for one of those.

John

Is there anyone who can send me a scan from the instruction card for Hercules?
I've got a few score cards, but anything is helpful.
I need the scan to get the text and size to match the cards.

Peter
www.inkochnito.nl