Took possession of a nice Apollo last week. I see various retailers selling side art. Though because of the shooter lane it doesn't seem like side art could fit. The metal for the shooter on the side is riveted in. Has anyone only put in a left side? Only one side would probably look weird. Seems as though no side art for this table.

I am about to make these belts, I ordered some parts to make replacements ones but they gave lead time 6 weeks. I am going to build 4-5 pieces, I willl let you know when I am ready.

Put me down for a belt!!

I'm about to install the side-blades and noticed the metal bar that guides the ball during ball launch. My thought is to cut the side-blades so it does not interfere with the metal bar.

Do you remove the balls before lifting the playfield to the Service position?

Awesome! Thanks a lot!

installed side art without removing metal bar , no problems!

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The side art is just going over the metal bar?

Side blades look great. I'll install the side blades over the metal bar.

over the metal bar, yes.

adhesive applied in cut pvc, and boxed pvc.

I am definitely also a buyer for a belt. Appreciate the effort that you are going to!

Still waiting the material, unfortunately I won’t make a lot of them. If they work I will reorder to fix more. I will post once I have any news.

Having a 13 ball multi-ball issue and wondering if this is due to the code or is there something else to check. The ball ejects from the rocket with no issue except for when its 13 ball multi-ball. After all the balls drain the last ball remains in the rocket and does not eject. Game does a ball search and it still does not eject. Game then shoots a new ball onto the playfield. Here is a picture of the ball under the rocket. The switch works good. Any suggestions?

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It was a sticky switch 51, rocket down position.

Does anyone have a complete list of LEDs for A13? Looks like Comet doesn't sell kits for this game, so my best option is probably just to buy them separately.

Thanks.

Purchased the entire kit off eBay. He did a great matching job too.

Which seller? I can't seem to find any kits for A13.

My game is missing the "8-ball lock through assembly" located in the far left corner. Anyone has any ideas were I can try to get a hold of one?

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Ouch, that's a challenge. At least you have the plunger that holds the ball lock, but you are missing the actual trough and the switch membrane. The membrane is now available, but you'd have to fabricate some sort of trough to hold the balls.

I don't want to rip my game apart, but assuming the manual is accurate (so long as I scaled it properly) I could trace it and create a 3d model as a starting point.

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/181-5000-00
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alright I went ahead and 3d modeled the trough. it may not be accurate since I only measured the 1.2" width (it would be more accurate if I took a dimension from one side to the other) but this is a decent starting point. I can send you STL files if you want to try to find a local 3d printer service to get one printed up to check fit.
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Wow! This is amazing! Thank you for your effort. I will give this a shot. I have a friend who do 3D prints and may help me out here. Thanks again! I'll send you a PM.

Got a color DMD installed today. So awesome in this machine. So many details that I never noticed before. I like a shaker motor on my machines. And really enjoying chasing achievements on the 2 machines I've put IC on. But, I agree with my wife, that a color DMD on Apollo could be the single best mod we've added

I installed the colorDMD the second it became available 5 years back. The only thing that would make it even more awesome is if this was one of the double height SEGA titles instead of the standard.

Was able to resin print the rocket this weekend. 21 hours! think I'll be working on casting these to save time. Electronics are nearing completion for the engines too!

Brian

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Looks better than what Sega made!!

I think I have this complete assy in my lockup , send me a pm and your offer and I can have a look. shipping is from the Netherlands

Congratulations friend, very good work.
I'm glad to know that many people love this game as much as I do.

Could you make the file available for printing?

I'm in need of the "Danger Exhaust" decal on the trough upkicker. I see someone asked in the thread about a year ago, but I didn't see any replies. I've searched the usual parts suppliers and can't find any decal sets. Has anyone made reproductions or have artwork/scans available?

I'm someone who is struggling to find a plastic set for this game being as a lot of my plastics are either broken or missing.

I was speaking to someone at CPR (https://classicplayfields.com/) about another product and they mentioned that they are currently working on a new mirrored backglass for Apollo 13.

I asked if they'd be willing to do an Apollo 13 plastic set and they said they'd consider doing a plastic set for the game if they can get a hold of a NOS set.

If anyone has a NOS plastic set, even if they don't want to sell it. It would be awesome if you could reach out to them about potentially using your parts to make a new set.

If you do want to sell it, I'm willing to buy it, and I can reach out to them again to try and get them to use it to make another set.

We are having an issue where in 13 ball multiball, about 50% of the time it won't release all the balls from the bank of 8. Sometimes 1 will be left, other times 4 balls won't be left, it varies. The coil just isn't staying down long enough. And it's weird because it's not consistent. Sometimes it will release all 8, other times not. Any ideas what might be going on? I've felt with my finger and the coil isn't hot or anything. I even increased my pitch a bit, to see if that would help, If the balls just aren't rolling fast enough. But that didn't really make a difference either. Thoughts?

Check the plastic bushing in the playfield for the solenoid plunger to see if it's impeding the travel. I found my plunger binding with plastic bushing and ultimately removed the bushing entirely, haven't had a problem with the plunger holding or releasing the 8 ball reserve since. Hope it helps.

I ran into this when I had high carbon pinballs installed on the machine. Essentially, those pinballs hold more of a magnetic charge than regular pinballs. Meaning, the magnet from the moon, would charge them, then the top 4 balls would have a slight hold and would resist falling down in the time the game allots for all 8 balls to drop.

Switching to regular pinballs fixed the issue for me.

hello
is has been a while but have been very sick , a time ago i bought at Marco BALL TROUGH GUIDE PLATE STERN 4 BALL
535-7801-00 for my apollo 13 lane problems i am looking for service builitin on how to install this
is there anyone who can help me or make a picture of his apollo 13 ball lane on how to install this correctly ?
thank you very much in advance for any help greetings Tony

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Recently worked on an Apollo 13 and noticed all three amps were populated. Any one else have this?

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Mine looks the same.

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Hi

would it be possible to send me a picture on how to install this BALL TROUGH GUIDE PLATE i can't find any pictures
thank you in advance

tony

Thank you, I thought maybe they were experimenting with 3 channel .

Found the solution with help frpoù stern closed

I have one black wire from the moon magnet that is not connected to anything. Can someone tell me or post a pic of where it goes?

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My moon magnet has two black wires and one is connected to nothing. Can someone post me a pic of where it goes (or tell me)? It would be greatly appreciated.

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I modded the rocket with LEDs.

Drilled holes through each exhaust pipe.

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Installed 5x 24v LEDs which I connected to a small AC-DC rectifier board.
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Removed the flashers from the plate below the rocket and connected the 20v flash connector to the AC-side of the rectifier board.

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About 15 usd in LEDs and the little board. And quite some time with careful drilling

Looks awesome!

Really looks great! Ironically today I pulled some old notes out along with the owners manual thinking that I'd once again address the original 4 flashers associated to that rocket during multi-ball. I recall reading the designed circuit exceeds the 102 original and replacement 122 transistors. You've taken it to a whole new dimension! Well done.

Thanks guys! I think it turned out great as well. Haven't had any problems with the transistors on the flamps, but I've changed all bulbs to LEDs. The current is quite a bit lower. A13 was my first big restoration of a game. Had a great time doing it.

a screw in the wood to connect this wire to another wire with this same terminal. the other wire has this same terminal. he is thrown right there near the hole of the moon

Well it took 6 years but i'm going to the MOOOONNNN!!!
Just bought a fairly decent example that is mostly all working, cab is quite sound and has been re-decaled with the alternative decals. Everything works except the moon magnet which the previous owner said had stopped working a few months ago so he disconnected it (said the moon was feeling warm in that area) and the display has a couple of lines out (just purchased a really good 2nd hand display) Really looking forward to diving into this title Still has the factory mylar attached which does appear to be still quite good but the whole machine does need a good clean. Couple of obvious things that have stood out so far is that all the pads behind the targets are perished or gone and some of the powder coating on the rails is getting a bit sad. The machine had been partially changed to LEDS so there's still quite a few to swap over. Bit of work ahead indeed but loving the game play so far!!

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Congratulations on joining the A13 Club! Your alternate cabinet decals look nicer than the original set. Your moon appears to have been painted and the rocket engine boosters painted red inside (which is a nice touch). I've got everything working finally after resolving the rocket flasher circuit issue. Ironically, my moon stopped working about a 7 months ago but after replacing a broken wire just as it exits the moon, my magnet is back in operation. Be really careful with the moon belt as that baby is unabtainabum. I had to realign my moon belt 180deg to gain access to the remaining links, but it still works. It's a great game and always feels rewarding to play. Enjoy!

Replacement moon belts for Apollo 13 may be available in a few weeks if all goes well. I've been working with a supplier to have them reproduced. Once I get a sample and confirm fit on my game, I'll post an update.

What is that on your Fish Tales a Topper's topper ? ...Nice looking Apollo, Congrats

Congrats! A13 is a really good game, love mine! pity that the up-down ramp is used so little....that shot is super satisfying.