Hi there. I just bought a very nice Scared Stiff pin (my first) and couldn't be happier with it! I've been reading through lots of threads to get a bit more educated, but decided to post anyway.

I'm in the process of repairing a few small things, and have three things that I'm not sure about...

The boney beast ramp is slightly melted where the lamp sits directly under. I want to replace it with an LED to prevent any further damage, but the lamp is not under the play field.

Does anyone know how to get under the ramp? I don't want to just tear into it and possibly wreak something.

The error displayed in the test mode says Check Lower Jet Switch 55. The jet bumper itself works fine, so I don't know what's going on.

The boney beast eyes don't work. New bulbs installed and traced and checked the wires several times. They are indeed plugged in where they need to be. Any ideas?

Thanx for your time!

Johnny

I looked under the play field again and kinda wiggled the switch around. Ran the test and it's all good for #55. Nice!

I have no problem wrenching on stuff. I own an orphaned classic car from the 80's (no factory or dealerships anymore) so I'm comfortable with this kind of stuff. I just didn't know if there was an order of operations to get one thing out, then the next and so on.

I do know that I don't want to replace the whole ramp, so I'll get on it.

You guys rock! Thank you very much for the help!

Johnny

More good advice. Thanx gweempose!

Does anyone know if there is a fuse for the boney beast eyes? I've read the manual, but don't see anything for that listed there. The flasher works, so it may not be that anyway.

Johnny

I was looking at the ramp really close and yeah, I'm going to have to take the whole thing out. Looks like both ramps, maybe. But if that's the case, I will replace it with an LED (or just remove the lamp) and be done with it. I'm going to guess that I won't want to get back in there again.

There's really nothing I can do about the melted spot on the ramp, except replace it (not gonna happen). You can definitely feel it but I don't think it has any impact on game play.

As for the boney beast eyes, I'll look at the connections again and use a multi-meter. That will help trace it out.

Thanx for all of the welcomes and support! Really glad I found this forum, because it's proof I'm not the only one who feels this way about pinball!

Johnny

I bought the LED kit, but I don't know if I want to replace all lamps. I kinda like the traditional look, but I also like things not melting!

Honestly, this pin does not need any shopping. No joke. It's 15 years old, but it's still very new. I bought it from the original owner who purchased it new for his own collection. It's in fantastic condition!

Before anyone asks, I paid $3600 for it shipped to my door. I think it's a good price for such a great game in the condition it is. I feel I did pretty good for my first pin.

The play field is perfect. The clear coat is in great condition and needs nothing. I need to replace the crate sticker and the center lane skull switch is not working. Other than replacing the lamp under the boney beast ramp, that's it.

One thing that really bothers me the most, is being unable to get in the top 4 scores. That is in desperate need of repair!

Johnny

I completed my first real job on SS this weekend. I wanted to replace the crate sticker and quickly realized that I can't do it from the top. So, the top of the crate had to come off, then the entire mech including the popper and a small ramp with optos.

All of this for one sticker. But it's done, looks good AND everything works as it should! Plus, I have no extra screws/springs/parts laying around afterwards.

Oh, and I also soldered a new switch into place for center the skull lane. Now it works too!

I rock.

Johnny

I didn't take any photos as this wasn't too involved. I did keep the screws separated, 'tho. I bought the "high end" label from little shop of games: http://littleshopofgames.com/Games/ss.html

Actually, I got two since that little crate takes quite a beating.

Remove the two screws on top of the crate and unplug it. Then get under the play field and start removing the screws on the crate, ball popper and small ramp. After I got the crate mech out, I cleaned it up really good, and removed the door. There's a small C-pin holding the rod in place on the right side. Don't loose it. Just slide the door off to the left and take notice of the spring. Don't loose that either.

Then I took a razor and plenty of Acetone to get the OEM label off. After that, it was just putting everything back.

The new label looks completely OEM and really makes a difference because the crate is the centerpiece of the game.

I know I'm new here, but let me know if I can be of any other help!

Love that photo, nimblepin!

Johnny

I think it looks great and no regrets buying it. I'm not very good at photos, and there's zero lighting in my game room, but here's what it looks like now with the aftermarket label:

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