p2k is phenomenal in every sense. Still is the most innovative step in pinball since the ramp was introduced. Love it, and love what it could have been. Possibilities are endless. SHame it didn't get it's true test.

This is a kick ass pin. Always a favorite when I have people over. There is also a fan club already started for RFM. It was hidden in the weeds:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rfm-hillary-come-here-you-gotta-see-this

There is a lot of good info on it

No worries, this thread may be even better with the topic title that pops out for folks looking. The Hillary one does have great intel in it though that answered a lot of my questions that I had when I first picked up RFM.

Hi guys, I have had my Rfm for about 6 months and have had great fun, the kids favourite is the Martian bar, but sadly while I was playing the game it suddenly turned off and started to reboot on its own, but would only go as far as validating screen. The game won't boot up past that, pc and fan are running. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I bought mine last year. It took a while to get it working, and now I am finally starting the shop. I REALLY wish that all pins were built like this. It is just really well made, and the engineers actually tried to make it easy to work on. To remove the left ramp, you unplug 3 sets of wires, remove two screws, and remove 2 nuts. The whole thing pops right out. I love it!

Wow, this is a dusty old club. Figured I’d post this here because it applies to this game too.

I use a “bent plastic” dmd glare guard on my Star Wars Episode 1 to eliminate the translite glare from the playfield glass.

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that's odd, I've never had an issue with glare from the translite obscuring the glass on my RFM

I am 6’4” and I see a little bit of translite glare on my glass. Glare may vary by player height, but SWE1 is one game you don’t want to see a tiny bit of glare.

I just played a game of my Star Wars and here's a pic with the glare guard off and then on. I would have to be maybe 6'6" at least to not see the translite reflection on the playfield.
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The active club thread is here: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rfm-hillary-come-here-you-gotta-see-this

Well, that makes sense. Seemed like this club should have way more activity even for a 21 year old game.

Duplicate post commencing in that thread.

Hi guys,
I need some buying advice, Im thinking about buying rfm, but the monitor isn't that bright and the lady said it was maybe time to change the monitor. Is there a way I could save the monitor, things I should check first, and is there a replacement monitor? I heard something about LCD, what is the cost of an LCD monitor, and is it easy to install?
Regards,

On my Revenge from Mars, all the lamps in one matrix column go out intermittently, and when I touch the wire connector to the lamp board, they start working again. The diagnostic says the column lights are "open" when they are off but supposed to be on. Does this mean the wire have a ground problem somewhere in the machine or is the connector bad? I've already ordered a new connector. I have a video of the sparking if that

Thank you!

I’m joining the club shortly!

not the most active topic on PinSide, but I’ll give it a try.
I found this sheet of uncut plastics for RFM a long time ago on eBay. Still has the protective plastic over the plexi.
i don’t have the machine anymore.
I forget what I paid for it - I can’t say I’ve seen another sheet of uncut plastics for any machine.
ideas on value ?
Thanks

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Is there a way to view the display picture right way when the mirror glass is not installed? I'm fixing one RFM right now and my reading comprehension is a bit bad for mirrored text.

you can lay a large enough piece of plexi over the top half of the playfield. bally used to sell a piece of thick plexi for just this purpose. it should be reflective enough to see the display correctly, even though it is transparent.

Cool, thanks! But what if the playfield is up? Out of luck then?

The translite/glass is used for this.

Haa! That's ingenious!! Thanks for the help!

Now, I seem to have a problem with the ball autolaunch. When your ball is saved by a ballsaver, it doesn't get launched automatically, but stays in the plunger lane until the player pushes the ball launch button. Any ideas why it could be so? I tried the switch next to the launch solenoid and it seems to work all fine and dandy.

I don't own an RFM any more, but you may want to check the settings to see if there is one for "auto launch" and if it's turned off.

I did think about that, but didn't find any setting for that unfortunately. If there's anything I can check, please do mention!

Hey everyone,
Had anybody used the 19" LCD Vision Pro monitor that says it's fully compatible with the CGA signal from RFM?
My monitor needs replacing and I'm considering swapping to LCD.
This is it:
https://www.arcadeshop.com/i/479/19-vp-lcd-monitor.htm
Thanks

Hello RFM people...I am getting around to working on my RfM that has seen good play but has had an annoying flipper problem that is intermittent. Generally the flippers are fine, both stroke and hold, but occasionally they will go "limp" for lack of a better term. The stroke just won't go, and it wont go high enough for hold to take it.

I seem to recall reading about this issue years ago, but I cannot seem to find any info on it. What I recall reading was it was not a mechanical problem but an electrical problem, perhaps something with the drive circuitry.

Can anyone point me to some tips on how to get the flippers to behave consistently properly with no limp? BTW both flippers do this, most often one or the other but sometimes both. It is annoying.

Thank you.

an issue that I had with mine was that the coil wire had broken right inside of the eyelet on the up-down post so it was making contact some of the time. that might be something to look into for your flippers as well.

Hi! Has anyone tried UV lights and glow in the dark Titan Competition Silicon Rings in their RFM? I previously installed a green trough lighting strip in mine which I'll likely replace with a UV version (https://www.titanpinball.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=160), but I'm unsure about using more of those strips elsewhere, UV bulbs (https://www.titanpinball.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=150) perhaps in the spotlights, or a combination of both. Just looking for some insight if someone in this group has tried this. I was only planning to use glow in the darks rings up to the screen reflection, not behind it.

I shined a black light on mine and was surprised that it already has artwork that reacts with it!

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Looking for shooter lane protector for RFM to cover existing wear. Haven’t been able to get a response from Cliffy. PM me if you have a Cliffy protector set or other protector for the shooter lane. Thanks

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