Quoted from Psw757:Are the planes painted or decals?
Painted
Quoted from Mrawesome44:My indy when playing seems to be randomly adding players.
Look at the switch at the bottom right of the Path of Adventure. It's probably hit by a ball and shorting out. This is a common problem and causes random adding of extra players.
Quoted from cybermarco:Look at the switch at the bottom right of the Path of Adventure. It's probably hit by a ball and shorting out. This is a common problem and causes random adding of extra players.
Good. I was right.
Quoted from cybermarco:Look at the switch at the bottom right of the Path of Adventure. It's probably hit by a ball and shorting out. This is a common problem and causes random adding of extra players.
Is the switch up top behind the glass? Sorry I have no experience fixing stuff. Learning but no experience I have the manual
Bottom right lane rollover switch on the path of adventure. Problem is, the area you need to get to is on the underside of the mini playfield, which requires disassembly, I think. (It's been 2 years since I had to do this...can't quite remember.)
Spinny-Vinny here how can I help. I've been hanging around the Metallica section for a while making mods for them.
This was some IJ stuff I did
Quoted from pingod:Just got my custom painted planes installed.
Fit in nicely with the painted ruins.
Just waiting on my Black Nickle gun,and idol to come back.
Then need to put on the brass trim,call her done
Quoted from spinny-vinny:Spinny-Vinny here how can I help. I've been hanging around the Metallica section for a while making mods for them.
Are you selling those planes you made or do we have to send ours in to you?
So excited to be part of the IJ club starting today. Picked up a serious diamond in the ruf, was in a climate controlled stirage for the last 23 years, truly an amazing find check out the inside, bad still stapled to the left
Quoted from pingod:Painted
Getting my planes ready to have them painted. Need to remove the harness from the fighter plane. I have never done any soldering ( or desoldering for that matter) on any circuit board(s) before.
I really don't want to damage this tiny little guy. Is soldering on boards pretty much the same as soldering wire to wire or wire to lamp socket? Is there a risk of damaging the board? Is there a trick to this? Thanks!
Quoted from Soulrider911:So excited to be part of the IJ club starting today. Picked up a serious diamond in the ruf, was in a climate controlled stirage for the last 23 years, truly an amazing find check out the inside, bad still stapled to the left
A quick glimpse of the playfield, looks like this was one of the last run production models.
Quoted from KornFreak28:Getting my planes ready to have them painted. Need to remove the harness from the fighter plane. I have never done any soldering ( or desoldering for that matter) on any circuit board(s) before.
I really don't want to damage this tiny little guy. Is soldering on boards pretty much the same as soldering wire to wire or wire to lamp socket? Is there a risk of damaging the board? Is there a trick to this? Thanks!
Leave it attached,I did on mine.
Vince just tapes the wires out of the way.
Quoted from Psw757:Are you selling those planes you made or do we have to send ours in to you?
Need to send yours,leave the wires attached.
Really struggling to figure this flasher issue out.
My left and right ramp flashers, idol flasher and special flashers aren't working and it isn't the bulbs.
Any suggestions on what else to look at? Is there a specific fuse or fuses that powers all of these?
Quoted from Psw757:Really struggling to figure this flasher issue out.
My left and right ramp flashers, idol flasher and special flashers aren't working and it isn't the bulbs.
Any suggestions on what else to look at? Is there a specific fuse or fuses that powers all of these?
Got it working, I'm a moron!
Quoted from Averell:THIS is the area where you get in trouble if the ball hits the switch.
Switch matrix then will get in confusion and adds more players during gameplay.
I Just build a small bracket to protect the switch and it works.
Take a look at manual page 2-47 on position 78
Switch number is: 12688-1
Take a look in the wiring diagramm page 3-2 in column 6 and 7 and row 2-8 (mini)
Quoted from Averell:Take a look at manual page 2-47 on position 78
Switch number is: 12688-1
Take a look in the wiring diagramm page 3-2 in column 6 and 7 and row 2-8 (mini)
Thnxso much for helping me through one last question. Do i need new wires or do i just use the existing wires and attach them to the new switch?
Got her all cleaned up today, installed color dmd and pinsound.... wow!
New issue surfaced that wasn't there before I started.
When a ball is locked in the center hole, it isn't recognizing it and won't put new ball in shooter lane.
Any idea what may be going on? Worked fine yesterday.
Use the wiring attached to the old switch!
If balls from the center lock are not recognized, check the 10 Opto Board beneath the playfield if it's powered by 12 volt.
There's a LED that indicates existing voltage.
Often a loosen or damaged plugs are the reason if Indy gets confused during game play.
A quick solution is possible if you enter the service menu when Indy displays a damage report.
In that case the damage report shows errors at POA switches.
Had an issue with my left flipper going weak yesterday. Couldn't make the right ramp anymore. So started with changing the coil, then the EOS, no improvement. Finally cleaned the opto at the flipperbutton and made sure it was nice and tight again. That did the trick!
Nice strong flipper again. Love this game.
I am now also an owner, but a sad owner. Picked it up more than a week ago and just today was able to set it up in the basement but the display does not come up and it continues to kick balls out. It should work because I saw it working before I bought it, is there maybe a trick on how to switch it on?
Short video.
Quoted from Bumper:I am now also an owner, but a sad owner. Picked it up more than a week ago and just today was able to set it up in the basement but the display does not come up and it continues to kick balls out. It should work because I saw it working before I bought it, is there maybe a trick on how to switch it on?
Short video.
» YouTube video
Check fuses maybe for the balls ejecting? I seem to recall something similar on a different machine years ago. Not sure about the display unless the ribbon or power cable came loose...
Quoted from Bumper:I am now also an owner, but a sad owner. Picked it up more than a week ago and just today was able to set it up in the basement but the display does not come up and it continues to kick balls out. It should work because I saw it working before I bought it, is there maybe a trick on how to switch it on?
Short video.
» YouTube video
Double check all the cables leading to the display panel to make sure one didn't come loose. Same thing for the trough opto boards on the underside. Most likely a connector came loose under there, and the board thinks all the balls are in the trough which is why it's kicking them out. Stuff gets jostled during transport. Don't be upset about it...the fine folks on this site will help you through it!
Thanks, based on your tips I reseated all the cables to the display and through boards, I did not spot any fuses gone. Flippers also don't work after starting the game, it looks a bit more serious, probably I should open a separate topic for this .
Quoted from Bumper:Thanks, based on your tips I reseated all the cables to the display and through boards, I did not spot any fuses gone. Flippers also don't work after starting the game, it looks a bit more serious, probably I should open a separate topic for this .
I like this pinscience, psi, like a crime scene.
Did you have to detach head of pin to get in room?
Did you touch any of the boards?
Did it have thump, small bounce loading or unloading..?
Tell me more.
Check j116 juse on the power driver board. I'd take it out and test for continuity with a multimeter. Could be many things, but check this first.
If that is a colordmd then it's most likely fuse j116. I believe j116 will also affect Optus and balls will keep ejecting. The original power boards struggle with pinsound and colored together. I finally moved those items onto its own power supply.
Thanks you all! Indeed F116 was it, replaced it by 3A SB. Now trying to get some first games...
Yes, it is with colorDMD and pinsound, so there should have been a separate power supply for that?
Quoted from Bumper:Thanks you all! Indeed F116 was it, replaced it by 3A SB. Now trying to get some first games...
Yes, it is with colorDMD and pinsound, so there should have been a separate power supply for that?
Play it for a while and see how it reacts. You may have games resets too and may be best to rebuild uuour power driver. I had a friend help put in additional power supply to move those power hungry mods off the power driver. Enjoy
Quoted from Bumper:Thanks you all! Indeed F116 was it, replaced it by 3A SB. Now trying to get some first games...
Yes, it is with colorDMD and pinsound, so there should have been a separate power supply for that?
Glad you got it fixed...sorry I couldn't be more help (I'm at Pintastic now). Told you these guys on Pinside are awesome.
Quoted from Skypilot:Finally working on mine again. Not sure I like these. Opinions.
I dont like that at all.
Quoted from beelzeboob:Glad you got it fixed...sorry I couldn't be more help (I'm at Pintastic now). Told you these guys on Pinside are awesome.
I am glad too, to get it (partly) fixed. After I entered a high-score it reset and the same fuse blew (coincidence?). Found many little other issues but the one I that really puzzles me is the ball lock, it says ball locked and then it just waits, after a while it does a partial ball search and ejects a ball from the Idol. So it seems I bought a project pin. Have fun at Pintastic, I hope to be able to go there once.
Quoted from Bumper:So it seems I bought a project pin.
Dude, you own a TZ according to your game list, so this IJ should be a cake-walk....
Quoted from Bumper:Thanks you all! Indeed F116 was it, replaced it by 3A SB. Now trying to get some first games...
Yes, it is with colorDMD and pinsound, so there should have been a separate power supply for that?
Congrats. Not everyone who has the ColorDMD/Pinsound combo seems to need a separate PS, but my IJ certainly did. I'm just down the road from you; let me know if you need a hand with anything.
Looks like a mechanical issue. Check the gap on the busching, the spring on the pawl, the pawl itself for a mushroomed end and the alignment of the pawl in the coil sleeve. Visually and manually check the movement with the play field up, you'll find the problem.
Quoted from Mrawesome44:Hey guys so it did indeed be the right rollover switch. I ordered a new one.
Are you sure you need a new switch? You should be able to just bend the diode down underneath the switch so it's not shorting. No need to remove the POA to do this.
Quoted from Mike_M:Are you sure you need a new switch? You should be able to just bend the diode down underneath the switch so it's not shorting. No need to remove the POA to do this.
So i havent seen that error anymore so i assume it was the wires touching. But its telling me there is something wrong with my drop targets. But they work fine in game. Ive tried the solonoid test but i have no idea how to figure out if its the switch or the coil
Quoted from Gnatty:Looks like a mechanical issue. Check the gap on the busching, the spring on the pawl, the pawl itself for a mushroomed end and the alignment of the pawl in the coil sleeve. Visually and manually check the movement with the play field up, you'll find the problem.
On my LOTR back in the day, a tiny piece of the coil sleeve would come off and cause it to stick.
I got the same problems with the flippers caused by weak WILLIAMS clamps, so i decided to use STERN clamps... very similar to DATA EAST and much more stable and easier to use without bending the clamps itsself.
A very good improvement that I first tested in my F-14 with great success.
Quoted from delt31:the one with different colors in the hat - that's sounds like it to me. He pointed to mine and said look - repro.
What's great is that he's on these boards everyday and see my message. I'll give him until Friday and then it's all out there. And I plan on bumping the topic throughout the year so others know who he is. Unbeliv.
Was this a repro playfield?
The one with the darker hat and smaller numbers is supposed to be a early production, so basically worth more. The final ones had larger numbers and a darker hat. Also the super jackpot insert is different.
Hope you did not sell that early production one as a repro......but basically still this feels like you got scammed, sorry.
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