Wow, thanks very much. PM sent.

The right lower flipper on my Popeye keeps getting weaker during play and then it blows the 3A fuse. Any Popeye owners have a similar issue with theirs or have any idea what might cause that to happen?

I had that exact issue on Popeye and I recall my tech swapped out/fixed the flipper opto board. May want to look at that.

My Indy was starting to get a weak flipper last week and it was because the interrupted wasn't going far enough passed the optos by the slightest amount. Wasn't blowing a fuse though. The button was worn and need to be a hair longer.

Hey.
Yep, it was the flipper opto. I've gotta find one in Australia now as postage has gone waaay up buying from the U.S.
Marco wanted $50 for basic postage to send a $15 opto unit...that's nuts!

https://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/5490-12451-00.html

This place and Mr Pinball in Australia are two that I don't deal with anymore.
I would highly recommend RTBB (Ride the Boney beast)...they're the best in Australia for Pinball Parts by far!
The guy who runs it, Nino, is a top bloke.

might be but pinballspareparts has a ton of NOS parts nobody else has, and we supply parts to most of the worlds best Pinball Restorers

but buy from who you like at a higher cost

Does anyone else sometimes experience the Skill Wheel spinning for prolonged periods of time during gameplay for no real reason ? .... sometimes long after the ball is in play, sometimes during multiball etc ... I haven't tried to replicate the exact circumstances.

Just wondering ...its no biggie and I have always put it down to software issues.

I have not noticed it on my machine.

Holy spinach !!!

Tonight I just found Swee Pea TWICE in one visit to the upper playfield ! The maze reset and I just raced on through again ! For the record you get 50 Million again, it doesn't increase ....which is a shame

It's super satisfying to do it once in a game ......... I have never done it twice, let alone in succession .

Does your machine still have the stainless steel line separators. Mine have fallen out which makes it virtually impossible to get through the maze.

Yes it does.

I have a spare upper playfield somewhere - pretty sure the metal backplate with the separators is still on it. I can check for you if you were interested.

OK - I'm in full on Popeye mood this week

My Swee Pea ramp has some damage to the decal on the left side .... I have a spare mini playfield with a ramp with better condition decal, so am going to swap it over.

I noticed though today that my decal is different.

Here is the spare one I have... first picture

And below it is mine. Notice how mine ends above the Find Swee Pea text ...and seems cropped at the bottom. You can see the lamp cutouts on the metal below.

At first I thought this was a different decal but now wondering if it has previously been trimmed down, maybe to remove some damaged areas ? I note there in no part number printed on it, and the corners at the bottom are sharp, not rounded ..suggesting perhaps someone took a straight edge and a blade to it ?

Could other owners confirm how their decal is.

Thanks Popeyes !
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Hi.
I've recently replaced the 2d bluto with the 3d version and wondered if anyone knows where I can get the lamp socket to light bluto's nose?
The wiring is there but the socket has been removed.
Thanks.

My decal is the same as your first pic. It has some damage in the top right corner which must be pretty typical and that's probably why they trimmed it.
Funny...I never realised mine was missing those stainless steel dividers until I saw your pic : )

The part number is A-17817 Light & Bracket Assembly

But I don't think anyone sells them .

I have a used one if you are interested. Its a little bent so would need tweaked back into shape. I will PM you

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Thanks Ive. much appreciated!

Is anybody offering the center weldment A-18000?

OK - recently been getting really frustrated with the Lockjaw kickout going SDTM - the so called Ball Saver is ridiculously short, so often won't save the ball. What were they thinking when coding the game ? - the save time is just so tight with no grace period ! Grrrr

My kickout direction wise is quite erratic but recently I feel like I'm losing a ball a game due to it

I can't see any real way to adjust the weldment scoop position.

Has anyone come up with a good fix for this ?? I was wondering if the weldment scoop cant be adjusted ..maybe putting something inside the scoop to direct the ejected ball in some way. I have no idea if that is even possible tbh

Mine always hits the middle of the right flipper. Any cracks in the scoop? I had a similar issue with my Ripley’s scoop but stopped after fixing the broken welds.

Mine had a broken weld that was fixed prior to me getting it. Not the best weld job, but never shoots down the middle.

I think I'll pull out the whole weldment and have a good look at it.

Would love to resolve this, got to the point where I dread the ball kicking out from there in case it is SDTM Kind of spoils the fun

I know what you mean. Mine has a mind of its own...sometimes it throws the ball to the right or left flippers but too many times, straight down the guts.
Good luck, I hope you get it sorted.

Strange, I have had my machine for about 7 years now. It gets played alot. Always seems to be sent to the middle of right flipper. It sounds to me like someone has bent the exit part of the weldmount in the past. One time I thought mine was bent slightly when I had it out. Then I realized it is supposed to be that way so the ball comes out towards the right.

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OK - well I pulled out the whole mech.

2 things were clear - firstly it has been rewelded at some point. Though it looks a decent job and nothing looks obviously wrong or bent. Secondly someone in the past has slightly adjusted the mounting position - I assume to try and resolve SDTM issues.

After giving everything a good clean I reassembled. Tried it in both mounting positions. No change as a result of cleaning and remounting.

So after some thinking of how else to possibly change the ball trajectory, and determined to try and do something with it I decided to try shimming one side of the weldment. So I added a washer or 2 at the screw mounting points on the right side of the weldment. Between playfield underside and the metal, to raise it up slightly.

Well - I can report that it has definitely improved things - the occasional ball is still heading SDTM but far far fewer than previously. Mostly they are hitting the right flipper, sometimes *just* but at least I have a fighting chance that way.

Another thing I had thought about was swapping in a slightly stronger or weaker coil to the kickout to see if that made any difference. I may still explore that option.

Question for Popeye.
I just put in a new rottendog MPU and have a couple of game/rules questions.

Pic should help.

On the wheel when I drop it in the 10 mill hole I get spot animal

When I drop it in spot animal, I get spot animal

When I drop in 100k hole i get 100k

When I drop in OLY hole I get 100k....ugh.

Animal stampede Multiball:

When I get this dmd shows stampede but the music doesn't change??? Remember special music/sound......or am I crazy?

Thank you and any insight much appreciated

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Bump

I think we all are trying to figure out what is going on but this one I can't explain. Very very strange.
Obvioisly it is related to the new MPU board. Maybe something not quite right with the RAM chip? I wish I could be more helpful .

Thanks for responding.

I'm going to try a different mpu

Stampede def has different music.

Sometimes though Popeye seems a bit weird in what sounds / music are prioritised ....if you have something else running maybe that is affecting it ?

Isn't there optos for the cam gear under the skill shot wheel. I am thinking flaky opto. But hard to tell.

I thought the same thing. I ran it through the wheel test and it checks out fine. I'll try another mpu hopefully when I get home tonight

Anyone else running rottendog MPU?

Thanks for all the replys

Put in an original MPU and the wheel award problem went away.

J Rod at rottendog is a good dude so hopefully he will be able to help me out

Thanks for all the help guys!

Hi,
I'm looking for the two parts shown in the picture.
Does anyone have them?
I need ship to Italy?
Thanks

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LOVE POPEYE!

What this the one on "maaca"?

The white plastic with the two red lamps is not available. I had to glue mine back together. The best glue is
Acrylic Weldon 16 acrylic Cement.

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Welcome aboard sailor !

I took a gamble on Popeye - after reading years of abuse online , I thought it surely can't be that bad - turned out to be one of my fave games. So much so I ended up writing an epic guide to it ....

https://papa.org/wp-content/uploads/Popeye.pdf

I have this one and will ship to Italy

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President sent you PM

I hope a complete plastic set gets make one day

I just picked one up at the Ohio Show. It was a game I was pursing for a while - got a pretty ok deal on it, too. What does everyone think of the translucent left ramps you can buy? https://www.pinballlife.com/popeye-left-main-ramp.html

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Saw this game at Ohio Show! I was the guy talking to you as you were packing it up.

Don't think it makes a difference. Unless it's broke
Here is a before and after, after I flamed mine

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Hey thanks for stopping by to talk, it really made me feel good about my decision to buy it. That game was weird - everyone was playing it, it was almost constantly in use.

Anyway I was talking about the left ramp under the animal ramp, it’s solid blue on games. Pinball Life is selling translucent colored ramps that open up visibility on the left hand side. Take a look: https://www.pinballlife.com/popeye-left-main-ramp.html

I ordered a red one, so let’s see how that goes.

I started cleaning the game last night with some naphtha and the playfield is just ridiculously clean. I’m looking forward to getting this one in the lineup soon.

Nice choice. The Red will look fantastic.
Post some pics when you are done with it!

The translucent ramp will let you see that area at the top of the left lanes way better. I lose it down the left side all the time with the blue ramp in place, blocking my view...that's my excuse anyway!

I would live to see a picture with the translucent one installed.

Did you ever solve your issue with the Rottendog MPU and the:
"When I drop in OLY hole I get 100k....ugh."

I have a Rottendog board as well and can test mine for you.

Yes, I repaired th original MPU. Original works perfectly