pinballjj on mine and others I've heard it can be hard setting it steep enough, perhaps that's why yours has longer legs fitted on the back at some point.

Good luck researching SW14 it's common to each "square" of phantom activation's that you're getting and shouldn't be normally closed. Perhaps you can unplug the SS flipper board whilst in switch diagnostics and test combinations.

SW16/Right flipper - yeah. Below are the "squares" you're playing with. Depending on what Troughs are closed do only the switches on their same row/col 7 activate when the Right bumper fires?

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This problem is strange as the symptoms suggest that the diode on SW16 (or perhaps the right bumper) is shorted, but for that to be true and the phantom activations the shorted diode switch also needs be closed. If it was stuck closed it would show as such in diagnostics but you report it never registers, so I'd focus on that problem. According to the schematic on Pg 48 SW16 has a regular blocking diode, but where is it, on the SSFB maybe? It also occurs to me that this switch has two functions at the CPU, the flipper and the lane change feature, does that work?.

This thread is very similar and was the diode on the flipper but that was in the earlier days of EOS switches. Post #3 links to a procedure to check if the problem is on the boards.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/data-east-switch-matrix-issues

Good luck it may be worth starting a thread on the tech forum this is getting beyond me.

New Hook owner. Can anyone help with wire ramp as it exits scull, is there a mount for the ramp as it exits in the scull? mine has none and it can move in there afraid it will hit some wires. If there is a mount a pic would be great.

thanks

anyone with spare hook parts?

i need the bracket/plate that holds the wire ramp as it exits the skull

Hi fellow Hook owners. I need some help with my Hook. I was experiencing very occasional faults with the skill shot target light going out before the ball was shot and the multiball not working correctly. My first thought was a switch problem and so I checked and adjusted to ensure that all the relevant switches were working freely and ran the switch test diagnostic on the switches to check for faults, there were none found. However now I have 2 definite and consistent faults that seem to me to be related. The first fault is the aforementioned skill shot fault which is now always happening. The second is a fault with the multi ball, which is also absolutely consistent. When you trap the ball in the top left VUK to trigger the multiball, the two target lights come on, but before you can attempt the multiball skill shot, they go out and the ball is ejected via the VUK. Any suggestions, has anyone encountered this on Hook?

I'd almost guarantee you have a stuck switch somewhere. Sometimes it can be intermittent. Have you tried running a switch test?

Thanks Chalkey, yep you were right it was the slingshot target switch. I had suspected a switch problem with the intermittent fault and had run the switch test after checking the adjustment of the ball trough and lane switches. All seemed fine at that point. When the consistent faults occurred I posted here thinking I might have been barking up the wrong tree and so posted here for advice. I am now rerunning what I did in my mind wondering how and when that stuck switch occurred? Still, whatever happened Hook is now running reliably again I have had that switch out and adjusted it properly so this shouldn't happen again.

I believe it is no. 20 Right single target, I'm afraid I can't say for sure what the DMD showed when the ball was ejected from the VUK, but I don't think it showed anything at that point.

New Hook owner here. I love the game. The artwork is second to none. I enjoyed the movie, so I am a big fan of the overall theme and style.

I am curious about mods and improvements. Are there any "must-haves"?

What mods are out there that you would suggest?

The ChadH software code is an awesome improvement.
I would say adding LEDs is a great mod and a cherry red LED display.
New score cards you find in this forum.

I agree with the above, the ChadH code is the only "must-have" if you can call that a mod. It's interesting that this game holds it's own and doesn't need modding. Saying that I have the Retro Refurbs alt translite which has really grown on me, they do art blades and have just added "Black Edition" cabinet decals.
https://www.retrorefurbs.com/?s=hook&post_type=product

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What does the chadh code do exactly?

It's described here, but basically a bunch of tweeks, fixes and improvements sympathetic to the original game intent.
http://www.pinballcode.com/hook501

Im officially stomped on figuring out why my sound will randomly cut out and hum or just music but call outs are said. Dunno whats causing this bazaar behavior. Could it be possible i need a new sound rom burned. I Have the newest one. Whats yall thoughts? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have the Hook pinball machine with the 4.08 system. I would like to get the 5.01.
Do i need the cpu/ display version? Whats the difference?

Is this something i could install? If so, how? Do i need to make another upgrade prior to going to the 5.01?

Defo it's so much better. You need a new 5.0.1 CPU ROM and 5.0.0 Display ROM and install in your machine. The process is described here :-
http://www.pinballcode.com/downloads/

Depending on where you are there are normally helpful Pinball people that will burn them for you (maybe for a fee). If you like the result send ChadH a donation for his work the link is on his pinballcode.com site.

I can help with roms if you get to that point, but I would start with checking your voltages / cables. Unfortunately I am more of a Rom burner than a troubleshooter to give you exact procedures.

I responded to your PM with install instructions. It's really easy. Just keep in mind that Chad did all the hard work programming it

I unplugged and plugged everything. I wasnt able to find anything

Just ordered new ribbon cables from marco see if that does the trick

Put the new ribbon cables in from marco and now seems the sound got worse. Only getting the hook call out and windcoaster sounds

Mine does o.k. on route...
What toys should I add?

If you can swing it, get the pinsound board. Next to Chad's code update, its the biggest improvement for the game.

If anybody has a pinsound board and a Hook can you PM me? Thanks!

Need some help please. My right flipper stopped working (started by being weak then hanging up for a second, now just dead). Thought it was the flipper board, replaced that with a pinled board. No change, tried a new coil, no change, tried jumping the button/switch, no change. Does not show up on switch test when pressed either. It does light the led on the flipper board when pressed though. Any ideas what to try next? Thanks much!

Thanks @Pinballjj,
No flipper test in coil test that I could find but the left fires when button is pressed during coil test and right still does not.

Do you have the switch adjusted properly

Thanks @garretswinning, I did check the switch and also tried jumping it at the solder lugs just in case. Also it does register on the led on the flipper board but not in the switch test.

which slingshot were you having a problem with? I been having the same problem!

Thanks!

Hey everyone! I'm looking forward to my first pinball machine being Hook! I'm hoping to find one this March 2019 at the Texas Pinball convention! I really appreciate any leads you have.

I was putting my playfield together and this plastic broke. Does anyone happen to have this in any condition?

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I just got my machine about a month ago and a rubber ring broke. It is the largest white ring on the upper right hand side of the machine (by the rufio ramp).

It seems like i need to disassemble a lot of things to get the new one on.

Does anyone have any info on it? I have looked online without success.

Brandon haney has one (he is in Austin). He builds/repairs pins and he is highly recommended. He is here on pinside or you can pm me and i can give you his info.

Does anybody have a list of what all types and how many of each lights there are in Hook?

Finally got time to dig into the sound issue with hook and checked my voltages coming into the sound board and where im supposed to have -12 i have -14.18 seems a bit high to me considering the others are dead on what they are supposed to.

That looks correct for an unregulated 12v supply. From my experience the negative side will be a bit more deviated from 12 than the positive side.

Here's a tip, and this is likely to be the problem. Take the glass off and manually trigger the switch on the windcoaster ramp. Does it flash the rope lights and cause the sound to cut out? If so, this is a confirmed issue with X-Pin and Rottendog power supplies. Let's start there.

The machine now will play the croc clock sound i believe and say hook hook upon start up and sound cuts out

The startup sound cutting out is normal as the CPU boots.

Thing is thats the only sound that you will hear. After that initial its nothing. But i did play ot a little and a bit into the game i was hearing the sound trying to come on but was skipping. Is it the pal chips?