Recently joined the club with a pretty nice Cyclone followed by Hurricane! I’m going to restore both, eventually and gradually. I have a new CPR pf for Cyclone, and new cab decals for Hurricane. New center ramp too. I added blades from Retro Refurbs that are made for RCT, but I liked them best for Hurricane. I have a color DMD I might drop in Hurricane too. I find myself hitting the start button on Hurricane a lot. This game is a lot of fun, and deceivingly hard! The shots look like they should be easy, and wide open. But with no ball save, and a risky dunk the dummy shot, the ball times can be surprisingly short. Now to get that inchworm to appear…

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Classic Arcades on EBay! See below. Ministry of Pinball also carries them, but I can’t say which set is better. My Hurricane has a pretty nice playfield. The main plastic up the middle above Dunk the Dummy is broken, but I have a new one coming. I have a new center ramp too. My cabinet is pretty rough. I need to fill, sand, paint and re-decal. It’s a big job, but with a power sander it will go faster. My Cyclone has a decent playfield, but I tried to remove the yellowed mylar and pulled up some art on a couple inserts. I have a new pf for Cyclone, maybe I’ll swap it this winter. The cab is decent on Cyclone. I won’t restore that one.

The game came with the manual in a binder. It keeps everything together, it’s a good idea. I’ll install the new ramp tonight or tomorrow.

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Put up 72 mil, previous best was 32 mil. Finally figuring out the scoring. Clown Time I hit the Comet ramp a few times and got 8 mil, and I hit the Palace jackpot twice, once for 16 mil. Fun game!

I’ve switched most of my pins to Energizer lithium over the past 5 years. I have had great results so far. I use both the lithium button batteries for more recent pins and AA for 80’s/90’s pins. A battery tester is handy and cheap, and should reveal batteries that are getting drained before their time. I’m probably in year 4 with them and no issues so far.

My Hurricane is getting a makeover. Playfield is very nice, but cab needed TLC. Adding a color DMD and new center ramp. Should be really nice!

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