Hi all,
I'm looking to get a Road Show as my first pin, so I thought this would be the best place to ask some questions.

I'm aware of Fish wear, but does it affect gameplay at all?
Is it fixable (other than a whole new playfield).

Trying to educate myself before I make a mistake and pay over the odds for something I don't know about

How come some of Red and Teds lower lip is painted to match the top and others aren't?

The one i'm getting is unpainted so wondering if it's something people add themselves and any idea of the colours?

Ignore, see below

I figured out the problem but no idea how to fix it, Road Show friends please look at my post!
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/road-show-lamp-screws-up-matrix-and-should-be-on-gi-but-how-#post-5807540
Basically the spotlight was on the normal laml matrix and the bridge out R is on the GI.
Should be the other way around but I have nk idea how to swap them and if I'll just have the same matrix issues but with the spot working on gi.

Edit, swapped the connectors under playfield... I'm such a newbie i didn't realise they were there. I guess the solution seems simple in hindsight

Ok so my official entering into the club as I've fixed the issues!

So pleased to finally have Ted in my life!

A question, does anyone else's bulldozer blade go up wonky? It's as if the right side gets up a bit before the left.

Also the plastic I've put on the keyring, is it official and where does it go?
It was flat in front of Red hiding the spotlight which was in the wrong location. Upon moving the spotlight i didn't know what to do with it.

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Could you explain? I noticed the motor for it only attaches on one side so wondered if that was why.

Thanks! I'll take a look next time I've got the playfield up, which could be today or tomorrow as I've got tilt bobs coming (rs came without one!)

I'm still confused as to how that would mean the right side of the blade goes up before the left considering its only one motor. But I'm a newbie and learning by the day!

I'll take a look when possible. It seems when I think I've got it set up nice I notice something else I'd like to tweak

I found this at the bottom of the cab, is this anything to worry about? I couldn't see where it might have came from!

Also i get balls stuck under the lower mini left flipper. It has two posts with individual rubbers. I understand it should be one rubber spanning both, any idea what size rubber?
I ordered a replacement rubber set so hoping there's one in it.

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Thanks so much. Only had it half a week and didn't notice the chip in the cab till yesterday, if anyone knows where they're used I could take a look.

I think that's just the shadow and lighting in the photo. It looks fine IRL.
The two previous owners were HUO, don't know about before that so it's odd it wasn't removed before... I'm hoping it was already there!

Wonderful, thanks for your help.

What I've found within a week of owning pinball is there's always something, I've had to email and change orders on websites a few times when I've realised I need something else!

A temporary solution using a spare from Black Rose, this must be a 3/4? It's quite loose even though the post is nearly at the easiest setting.

Also this plastic was in front of Red hiding her spotlight, in the wrong place.

Is this the correct location? It looks odd there being the wrong way round

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Cheers all, much better now!

How steep do people have their RS? Mines just above 6.5 and it can feel a little floaty at times but not sure if that's just how RS plays.

My Black Rose is fast and hard compared to RS

Also i have a white dot on the translite, did i damage it? Is there anything I can do about that?

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Sorry, i mean light comes brighter than the rest through on the translite. Like I've damaged the translite/backglass

A question for all RS owners,

When the ball is ejected from bobs bunker it's supposed to hit the 'magic stand-up' right?

Mine occasionally doesn't and to combat this I have been lowering the back left leg to get the sweet spot where it hits it each time.

But it seems that means the game isn't level, does it matter? It seems to play well once I've got that dialed in.

Unless there's a way of adjusting ball guides out of the bunker? I couldn't see, it looks tricky to get to.

The manual states a power spring white for the left (flying rocks) shooter rod. I got a new one but it doesn't make it past the first skill shot hole.

Is the manual incorrect or are there different white springs?
Update: I realised the springs are the other way round, green on flying rocks and white on the main shooter. Strange because I was enjoying the green on the main shooter, you can get it into Teds mouth with a full plunge and i thought you were supposed to be able to do that?

Also, how do people save a ball trapped under the lower flipper? I could with a hard nudge until i switched to silicon rubbers

It mentions how to save a trapped ball? I can't believe that, but I'll take a look!

I know this is a general question..

On two occasions my right flipper has stuck up. Just touching it with my finger causes it to drop.
What could cause this?
Anything i should check?

Sometimes the ball fires out of Start City and hits the bottom of the slingshot and goes SDTM. Is there anything I can adjust to ensure it always delivers it to the flipper?

I've got a Pin2dmd for mine also. The colour file isn't finished, everything is coloured it can just be a bit janky when transitioning between frames

I noticed my RS has two GI leds in different colours. The rest I believe is comet sunlight but one pictured has a red (behind upper flipper) and the other is orange (in the U Turn area) .

I guess who LEDed this before me was either being lazy or inventive?

Assuming all GI should be white?

Hey MonkeyboyPaul, was done after you had it I assume? (she's being well cared for btw)
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Is there supposed to be a rubber on this post?

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Thanks guys...

Another thing, I had my RS slightly unlevel on the rear legs to make sure the ball always hit the 'magic standup' on ejecting from the bunker. But today I noticed how wonky the backbox looked so I leveled the pin...
Now it doesn't hit the standup sometimes and even goes straight down the middle on the rare occasion.

Surely the pin shouldn't have to be uneven on the rear legs... is there a ball guide or anything else I could try?

Had a look and couldn't see a way to adjust that

Damn I thought i'd never seen that before, but upon checking it's there

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I ended up just leveling it so it's as level as can be while still consistently hitting the stand up back to where I began really!

Although in doing this I did take out the bobs bunker mech and give things a clean up!

I'm thinking of changing my rubbers from Pinball Center silicone (?) to Perfect play. Has anyone got a rubber ring list?
The lists I found don't appear consistent and use 3/8"OD rubbers but apparently perfect play don't do them anymore as no-one bought them?
Can they be substituted by 7/16"?

How do people affix third party toppers? Do you have to damage the backbox?

Hey guys,
The 'Hit Ted' eddy board/switch needs adjusting on mine. No problem, do it enough with the 'Hit Dozer'.
But what is the purpose of hitting ted? I can't think of any situation where that sensor is used. Except for maybe if a ball gets trapped between Teds mouth and the dozer blade?

If I adjust my eddy sensor tomorrow I'll try this while the glass is off also.

I had a test report saying 'Hit Ted' switch isn't working.

I adjusted the eddy board and the light comes on when the ball is over it.
I swapped the eddy board with the 'hit bulldozer' eddy board and the board seems fine.

What do I check next? No other switches are showing errors.

Edit: solved... Right in front of my eyes the White-grey wire had came out of the connector.

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My RS has comet leds in, but whoever did it made a few strange choices (I found some red and orange in GI so swapped them for the sunlights elsewhere).

I put the red under the Extra ball insert next to the lock insert.

The lock and bobs bunker inserts don't feel bright compared to the white and red inserts they're next to.
What colour and type of led would be better suited for those?i tried orange but it didn't look any better

My Road Show has NVRAM but I'd like to put batteries in so it remembers be time.

I'm not familiar with the board and how NVRAM works, could I still install batteries without having to remove the NVRAM?

I can't see anywhere that I would attach a battery holder, except the connector in the picture.
Could I have some advice please?

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I have no battery board or connector cable. I guess previous owner got rid.
Seems near impossible to find a replacement and making my own is expensive, cheap parts with crazy shipping

Another Q

"Today's Highest scores"
Is this the same on everyone's pin?
Mine don't appear to change with the backup high scores unless I'm missing a setting?

It's always
1, 400,000,000
2, 350,000,000
3, 300,000,000
4, 250,000,000

Would appreciate if someone could confirm

Yup, and that's the issue.
But I've tracked down the original battery board for this RS, so I'm pleased!
I believe Lithium batteries will be safe and on the WPC-S they're mounted off the board anyway!

What kind of flasher LED do folks have under the 'Blast Zone' insert?

Flexible flashers? Where do you get those?
Or do you mean just the normal lamp part?

I wasn't sure whether to put a bayonet tower led flasher in there or a SMD flasher.

The normal blast zone lamp and the flasher seem to block each other slightly on mine meaning the blast zone insert never looks fully lit.
Ocd I know.

I saw another Road Show at a club, and on the dmd it had an advert for the next game (I think it was Jackbot?) mine doesn't show this at all...
Is that a different rom?
Mine is L-6

Found some similar by a different manufacturer, thanks!

On plunge sometimes my ball gets stuck just before the skill shot hole. There's a post there and I have a rubber on it.

Any ideas? Should it be a fatter post rubber?
I'm not sure if mine is a 7/16"OD or a 3/7"OD

Mine has always sagged a little bit. Was yours like this or worse?
Someone told me the blades all do this but I'm wondering if they were wrong?

Has anyone lit the Start City Scoop?
If so how did you?

An led strip under the pf? Or a lamp bracket?

My left ramp diverter was hitting the ramp plastic so much that part of the plastic has broken. I tried adjusting it multiple times in the past but there seemed to be no way of stopping it from happening.

Any ideas?

If i turn ball save timer off, i still get a ball save but the shoot again light doesn't flash.

Is this normal behaviour? I'd have thought it would stop ball save altogether

Since owning my Road Show I've noticed other Road Shows look different but couldn't put my finger on it.
Till now,

My Red and Ted faces are shiny.... Whereas it seems most are matte. I wonder why they differ?
What were they like originally? Maybe mine were repainted.

Does anywhere sell replacement faces for both Red and Ted? I'm curious how they look.

That's fascinating, thanks for sharing!
I guess matte was as they intended then. I might pick up spare face plates if they're available anywhere.

Won't that scratch them?

I set my replays to auto a few weeks ago but it's kept the score at my previous replay score of 350mil.

As it says it recalculates it every 50 games I set it to coin play and added 50 credits to see if it changes, maybe it doesn't work in freeplay?

Can anyone confirm auto replay score works for them?
I'm running the soren rom.

Yes please I'd love new faces and mouths

Always that one last shot and you're on the wrong flipper

My recent upgrade on the coindoor gift from the girlfriend as I'm obsessed with RS

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You might have blown a chip that acts as a fuse for the switch matrix. I had this happen on my black rose...a lot. But that's wpc-89 so I'm not sure if it will be the same location or chip. on wpc-89 its U20 and on my game it's socketted so I could swap it out easily.

All it takes is an exposed wire shorting out which is easy in the pops and would make sense considering you changed the LEDs on them .

When it happened to me I'd get lots of switch activations for one Switch. The matrix goes wild... So it might not be the same issue for you but worth a look.

Great to hear!
Be sure you know why it blew because it could easily happen again. I got through loads of those chips until my friend found what was shorting it out under the playfield. It was odd because it could be fine for days before blowing.

It could be the crank that's worn. I'd check that.
Pretty sure the bar is supposed to be bent.

Hey guys,

Got a road show at a location I help at. It's had a fault for months now.
When you lock two balls Ted's dozer blade doesn't lift up, so you get stuck and can't start multiball.
In test the the blade goes up and down and the optos register as they should but in game it's a different matter

I've got a Road Show at home, so I'm quite familiar with it but this issue is really confusing.
I've brought my dozer opto board in to try as I know mine works but we had the same issue.

If I fiddle with the motor board or the motor sometimes it'll work, but not for long. In game if you force multiball to start you can see the blade try to move. But with multiball start when two balls are locked you can't see it trying at all.

Has anyone got any ideas?

The thing is it goes into the multiball start state, just doesn't lift the blade. So you're stuck and can't do anything else except reset the game .

You got me excited there, then I looked up my videos of it and saw it's got an original dmd

Yeah, but it works sometimes. I've tried fiddling with the mech and boards while in game and got it to move, then it works for the next game. It's almost like it gets stuck but obviously it doesn't because it works in test.

I'm going there tomorrow so I might take the power board for the dozer motor out of my road show and try it in the dodgy one.

It felt like sometimes when I fiddled with that I'd get movement.

Tried my motor power board on the roadshow at the location I help at. No difference.

I tried unplugging the dmd, although original and not colordmd I was trying anything. Sometimes the dozer blade worked, other times it didn't.

I'm at a loss now. What would cause the dozer blade to work intermittently in game but 100% ok in test but not in game.
The only time it always works in game is during a ball search or if a ball is trapped between the blade and Ted's mouth. The blade will always go up to release a trapped ball.

Not that I've noticed

Does anyone's Road Show have flipper alignment holes? Mine doesn't and looking at pics I've not seen one with them.