I missed tightening the ramp screws after my shopping of it. Once I tighten the top two ramp screws it worked correctly.

Hi everybody! New owner here. My machine has all the menus etc. in french and i would like to have them in english. DIP switches in the machine are set to USA. Do you need to change some ROMs to change the language? If so, which ones?

Still can’t get past the screen where it asks you to select what type of game with the flippers.

In case it is a switch stuck issue can someone take a picture of the switch test screen that shows what switches are normally on and off? That would assume all the balls are installed.

You can go to adjustments and remove the option of novice mode.
Adjustments-novice mode enabled- change to “no”

Problem video:

Can anyone help me solve this mystery?

- Flat cable is OK

- All Bios already updated (nothing has changed)

- I don't use batteries I use mvram

- CPU / sound card is the 2-channel model, different from the original 3-channel model originally used on the A13. (very common maintenance change made at that time)

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Alguém consegue me ajudar a resolver esse mistério?

- Cabo flat está OK

- Todas as Bios já atualizada(não mudou nada)

- Não uso pilhas eu uso mvram

- Placa cpu/som é o modelo de 2 canais, diferente do modelo original de 3 canais usada originalmente na A13. (alteração de manutenção muito comum feita naquela época)

Hi everyone.

Does anyone know if moon drive belts can be purchased anymore? Or do I need to find a machine shop that can make me a custom one?

If you have the old one I would contact pinball life they can make them. But need you have the original for the correct size I would call them on Monday.

Still want to try and help a friend get his Apollo 13 running. Wanted to see if someone can get a picture showing the switch test and what switches should be closed by default. Want to compare that to see if any are registering that should or if there is a stuck switch. Can anyone help?

this is like the third time ive heard someone needing a new chain. odd sega would use such an oddball part.. its like a metal chain overmolded in plastic links. im half tempted to pull mine out to 3d model it in case someone wanted to try 3d printing one as a backup option.

I think you could just count the links on the chain and call pinball life and they will cut it and welded together they have the exact same chain in stock already because other games use that type of chain.

I need a moon drive belt too. It is sold out everywhere. In case anybody manage to reproduce one please share with the club.

has to be a solution here:

https://www.micromark.com/Miniature-Drive-Chain-Price-Per-Foot?gclid=Cj0KCQjwrsGCBhD1ARIsALILBYpLmeLjpSKSe-YEsY3roaEm2-TZOwjB1_XoNkZnziTym3t-wFQAucwaAs8bEALw_wcB

Looking for some help sourcing the rocket countdown LCD display under the playfield. Not the board, just the LCD.

Also, I've read all the back and forth between LCD and LED color displays. Does anyone have reason to go one way or the other with Apollo 13? I'm leaning LCD

Thanks!

Keith

Would still like to help out a friend that has an Apollo 13 that is down. Not sure if it is just a switch issue or something larger. What would help is if I could get a picture of the switch test screen for a working game that shows the state of each switch when everything is correct and all the balls are in their correct locations. With that I can match it up to see if any switches are set that shouldn't be or any switches that aren't active that should be. As it stands now don't know by looking at that screen if it is correct or not.

Enclosed two pictures of the switch test screen. If you need more just drop me a note.
Good luck
Stefan

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Friends; few units of the Eight ball trough membrane switch and connector assembly for Sega APOLLO 13 are now available.

Reference: 181-5000-00

ebay.com link: itm

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Friends,
Some units of the eight-ball membrane switch and connector set for Sega APOLLO 13 are now available again.
Reference: 181-5000-00

ebay.com link: itm

Hello, just brought an Apollo 13 machine and have stripped it down to clean, after cleaning all the hex post I didn’t realise there was so many different sizes, does and one have diagram on which size goes where. Thanks

Hello to all.
Sorry for Highjacking.

We were ask if we could manufacture the membrane for Apollo 13, the Eight Ball Through Membrane # 181-500-00
All Information has been collect about this membrane, the connecting harness in the original manufacturing was to short, you needed to pull it quite hard to get it conected. We didnt just want to re-produce this part with its mistake, we decided to manufacture with a longer harness. Because we made these Membranes in co-operation with info(et)pinball-parts.shop these membranes are sold by www.pinball-parts.shop Please send Andreas an email if you would like to purchase a membrane for your Apollo 13.
To see what other parts we manufacture, also in liecence, visit www.buthamburg.de
Regards from Hambug
Leon and Peter

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Friends,
Some units of the eight-ball membrane switch and connector set for Sega APOLLO 13 are now available again.
Reference: 181-5000-00

ebay.com link: itm

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Great thread, I'm looking for this machine now to add to my one pin collection. I played one last night at a local pin bar, had a blast.

Good to see the membrane being produced again. Now we need the moon belt which is unobtainable

Whew! Just read through 7 years of posts in this thread. Great contributions from many helpful enthusiasts, more than a few bookmarked for future reference. Hadn't found this club until now, reimported my A13 from Italy a year ago which clearly was on location. Converted back to 110v, cleaned pf and most plastics 100%, bought replacement plastic from Pinball.center (they're noticeably darker than originals) and fabricated a half dozen plexiglass protective covers for high-impact areas. Replaced broken pop bumper mechanism along with other broken/inoperative features. If/when replacement moon belts are made I'm in! My moon belt has 40% of the partitions gone so I repositioned the belt so the motion of travel is about 180 degrees offset from its prior position.

A13a is currently part of my 7 pin collection and still holds the place of my most "stressfully fun" game, even with a few games 25 years newer!

Will try to help with a few of the latest inquiries with separate posts. And that's how we do that!

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Has anyone with circuit design experience considered making a delay board/circuit for the 8 ball coil (so that it drops the post at intervals to release one ball at a time in multiball)

I love the 8 ball drop at once!

It's a fun gimmick but not very useful. Just dropping 1 ball every 2 seconds would at least let you keep a larger portion of the drop in play for a bit.

This pin was on the way out the door but then the wife found the "Novice" mode (terrible name) which does a single ball game with a long ball save. Now the pin has been deemed "perfect for parties".

Started the led conversion. Why did sega hate operators so much?

Oh, you must be working on the subway or trying to access the many lights and boards between it and the pf. How about the moon and ramp area too, that's fun. Take your time and enjoy the journey!

Hell, just changing GI, you have to pull the topside apart. Did Sega think incandescent bulbs lasted forever?

That's a big reason why I converted all my pf inserts to NG LED's but left the pf GI's incandescent. The last time I stripped the playfield to give it a "100 year" cleaning, cleaning all the plastic art and replace all the burnt out incandescent bulbs, I swore I wouldn't do that again any time soon. Of course now, I wish I had replaced the GI with LED's. Never cease to be amused by my short-sightedness. Your A13 pf will look great when you're done - the spectacular clarity of my inserts has really changed my play.

I watched the movie just yesterday. It's a GREAT film...I'm not sure why I haven't seen it in so long. Unfortunately the pin isn't as accessible in my area

Hey fellow club members! I just wanted to show off a dream project of mine that has been years in the making. A friend of mine modeled the rocket for me and I connected the lights in the rocket. Let me know what you guys think. We have some tweaks to do, like dimmer flashers that don't blind ya! and a few model tweaks but I think it looks great so far. The plan is to offer these up soon!

Brian

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Anybody have a shooter lane plastic for sale?

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Could the friend provide the modeling files?

Eu tenho reprodução de excelente qualidade

Let me know what you guys think. We have some tweaks to do, like dimmer flashers that don't blind ya! and a few model tweaks but I think it looks great so far. The plan is to offer these up soon!

This looks fantastic. Put me down for one!!!

Morgoth00 I have purchased an entire replacement set from pinball center and have the shooter lane. PM if you're still looking for one.

Hi, recently I bought a project Apollo 13. It was having many problems which my repairman is trying to fix.

First the MPU was full or corrosion so I bought a new from rottendog MPU 8-Bit. Unfortunatelly it can't recognize all the 8 balls at once. Adding more than 5 balls to the 8ball membrane the new board is getting confused and loses them all from switch matrix.

To make sure the problem is related to the board we found a board from a Striker Xtreme to continue the repairs until a solution will come from rottendog.

While we are trying to solve the mpu problem we saw the drive belt was also off .... As you might see there isn't any place that have the belt on stock. av8ter purposed a solution with a metal chain.

How you keep your belt working? I have the same problem on my The Lost World Jurassic Park and I am searching for a permanent solution. I am sure many pinsiders are thinking the same!

edit : the whole thread was read by me in the past two hours..

solution 1 : a user said about 3d printing
solution 2 : a user said that pinballlife.com can make a reproduction if you have the original belt
solution 3 : av8ter said to make a metal chain.

Has anyone did any of these?

Been looking for a moon belt for 2 years, believe many others are in the same situation. Hope one day someone works on a solution.

I too would be interested in a new replacement moon belt. In the interim, if your existing belt still has half of the belt intact, you can attempt to reposition the belt 180 degrees since the operation doesn't actually use the full belt. This approach has worked on my game. The only challenge I had was finding the ideal position of the belt so the normal operation wouldn't get too close to the compromised section(s). Good luck!

I though the same but unfortunatelly my belt is too damaged and its about to be cut. I will keep looking for a solution.

Understood. In the mean time, don't ignore potential root causes behind moon gear belt damage. Mine appeared to have been caused by prior owner(s) applying electrical tape to blue plastic ramp to prevent balls stalling at the moon magnet area, but the clearance between the moon magnet base & tape/ramp likely caused the moon movement to be hampered (or added resistance) which I believe contributed to the belt damage. Of course, repetitive use over 26 years can't be ignored. Good luck - and let the owner's thread know if you find viable replacement.

Wondering if anyone can send me or post a picture of the start button showing the wiring to the micro switch and light in the switch.

Thanks.

Here's mine. Looks like someone put a screw to hold it from breaking away due to people slamming on the start button
Add it to the list.
Let me know if this is enough info

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Thanks!!

Wondering if someone can post a picture of J15 showing the wiring for GI 1 through GI Com?

Thanks again!!