well, thanks paul.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/space-shuttle-restoration-it-has-begun

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Any time Bob.

Hey guys, I have a complete project SS I will be looking to unload. Everything is present and the backglass looks really good. The head has seperated from the base and it has the usual bumps and bruises on the rest. All boards are present and there is evidence of battery leakage. Appears to have some wear on the lower playfield as well. I just picked this up with a ton of other stuff and I will not have time for this one. I would like to just sell the entire thing, but if no interest I will part it.

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Are all the flasher bulbs in the game 63s?

going with leds?

Hey guys,
I have wanted a Space Shuttle for a while and while I really love the 3k one currently for sale in Tampa it's just a little outta my price range. My question is I have an opportunity to buy a pretty nice Space Shuttle except for the Playfield being blown out. What do you guys think the chances are that CPR might rerun them in the next few years?

I was going to go with led's but I guess they stay on unless something is done. I just want to make sure that all the correct bulbs are in there since I have a few games and 63 and 1251 bulbs look the same.

Probably never.

I wouldn't hold your breath. It seems re-runs don't happen very often (if at all).

Yep, and its a shame too. Soo many Space Shuttles with trashed playfields still out there.

Yes it is a shame, but there just aren't enough people out there that will spend $750-$800 for a game that's worth $1400 tops and for sure not many of us would go balls out like Beatmaster did. His is the nicest SS on the planet.

True and True.

Got any pics yet?

I've got an interesting problem I'm diagnosing. I picked up this SS a while back, but as I have gotten more educated on the game, I'm noticing that some of the computer controlled lights aren't acting correcting:

Above, the is the green 2X to 7X lights. These were some not-so-great LEDs that I thought were causing my problem, so I dropped some incandescent bulbs back in. You can see the 4X doesn't light (bulb is good, diode is good, and socket is reading correctly) and 7X has an odd pattern.

Could there be something wrong back with the MPU board that drives these lights? Anything I should look over for or bench test?

I've also noticed my 4 X 3 grid also doesn't fire lights at the specific time (spelling S-P-A-C-E-S-H-U-T-T-L-E doesn't really work). Perhaps, this is all related?

Hey guys, I need help! I'm dealing with a switch not triggering in the trough. I have a thread with pics here:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/space-shuttle-trough-microswitch-issue

The switch itself is responsive and works perfectly as far as I can tell. I think my issue is with the rollover wire but I'm not sure.

Check the lighting matrix and see if there is a pattern if more than one light is out. Also, check plugs and connectors to see if you have any burned socket or loose pins. I had to replace a driver transistor as well as a socket and pins on the MPU.

Ok guys I got the trough issue fixed and the game is playing but it's doing something odd during game play.

There are times following a ball being locked that the game kicks out two ball instead of one in rapid succession.

From what I can tell, it only occurs when the ball is locked in the right lock scoop.

If the ball is locked with the center 'T' target in the down position, a second ball is kicked out. I this 'T' target is up, there is no double kick out. But, the next time that the center target is dropped down during gameplay, it registers as a ball having been locked and the 3rd ball is kicked into the shooter lane.

It seems to me the problem is related to the this center T drop target and the right lock scoop.

None of this is happening when the first ball is locked on the left side of the table.

OK, so an update on my issue. Using the Siegecraft lamp matrix tester, i found that both column 1 and row 4 are out. Video below:

HOWEVER, what I did is wire my Siegecraft harness BACKWARDS for columns, thus my column 9 was out, and not my column 1.

D'oh!

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After tracing column 9 I found that the trace from the pin to the TIP42 was broken. Easy fix to such a self-inflicted error!

Hang tight guys.. for Playfield options. Announcements could come within 60 days for a new and unique product to cure your playfield blues!

Interesting.....but there's nothing wrong with the blues on my pf.

i have a cpr but curious to see what it is.

We are beta testing now, and after we confirm the results and finish performance testing we will be ready to disclose our playfield solution. This will be a product that has never been available, and Space Shuttle is just the first title we are starting with. Stay tuned!

This should be interesting.

I heard a great idea in the Lexan playfield protector thread... Print the playfield art on the underside of the .5 mm plastic playfield protector, then just drop in a new playfield art without messing with swapping parts, painting, or clear coating.

Not a bad option for a players machine thats playfield is beaten to a pulp.

I'm new to this hobby (less than a year), and I recently stumbled across some thread where some guy overseas is being sued by some american company for reproducing graphics and stuff without the proper licensing. And from what I recall in that thread there is like one guy in the US who owns most of the patents or copyrights for most of the games in the 80s and 90s and everything has to go through him. Are you exempt? Or did you already get his approval? Sorry just confused on the whole copyright BS involving pinball.

Yes sir. I am working under license with PPS (and Gottlieb). We have produced pinball reproduction parts for years. Most have never heard of us because we are not an end user facing company. We only deal with license owners of the I.P.. We have produced well over 100 projects, including back glasses, plastic sets and cabinet art.

I do not post often, but our new product just may help lots of folks with titles that may never see a play field reproduced... or in this instance not "more" fields reproduced for a very long time. Descriptions above a close, only there are even better details that we hope will excite folks who need the parts! We have selected one collector already to be an "outside", non bias evaluator/beta test who needs a SS playfield. He will be remarking in January about the product and his experience with installation.

FYI...
We have just finished (and shipping in a week or so) 100 Space Shuttle backglasses for PPS. They are spot on from the originals. I am guessing in late Jan. they will be available. (please note that we do not retail them... we just make them).

Of course news of this comes after I just spent a boat load of cash on an Ed Cheung translight. Smh

Question: does anyone know where you can get a replacement black ramp? It looks like all the places I've searched online at out of stock.

Also, trying to source replacement hotdog inserts as well, can't seem to find them anywhere.

Not to continue to clutter this thread up, but I am currently testing a new playfield prototype product. You can watch my progress at this thread:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/space-shuttle-new-prototype-playfield-product

Get bonus multiplier (via U-S-A lanes) up to 4x, and that will light the inlanes. Roll into the inlane, and "Spot Shuttle" will light the next SHUTTLE letter for you without having to hit its target.

Just added to my astronaut autograph collection on my plastics; met retired astronaut Mike Massimino today. (You may recognize him from his guest appearances on The Big Bang Theory. He flew on the space shuttle on two Hubble repair missions.)

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I'm troubleshooting a lamp matrix problem and need help. Column 5 is out, I know which transistor needs replaced but I want to make sure the column is not shorted somewhere on the playfield before plugging the mpu in after repair. I'm unsure of the location of some of the lights in that column. Referring to the lamp matrix, I know where #'s 33-37 are located, but I'm not sure where 38,39,40 are found.

Thanks

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They are behind the backglass, on what is sometimes referred to as the backbox "insert board".

That is what I thought, thanks for confirming. Located every lamp and I believe I fixed the problem. Thank you.

Space Shuttle new and improved version V2 backglasses now available ...

http://www.planetarypinball.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=PPS-31-1315-535-V2&Store_Code=PP

Looks like it just came out so I don't think anyone has had a chance to get one yet.

Call me crazy, but I kinda like the blue repop. I leave it in for awhile and then switch back to my nice original for awhile. Of coarse blue is my favourite color

Can someone provide me with photos of the inside of the coin door? Mainly how the coin mechs are secured? I only see the one latch, but the coin mechs are swinging over on the bottom and causing a jam. Thanks

A few coin door pics futurepinhead

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Could someone do me a favor and check to see the lamp sock on the 4000 spinner is a 2 lead or 3 lead socket? I have a suspicion someone used a 2 lead socket that is causing me a problem.

Also, could someone take a picture to show how the 1000, 2000, and 4000 spinners are connected to each other. Another suspicion that this wasn't done correctly.

That's exactly how mine looks but it seems to have a lot of swing on the bottom side of it that causes bad jams. I'll have to dig deeper.

Thanks so much for the pics.

I'm just ordering new coin mechs that are a little more stout. 30+ years old, these mechs are ready for retirement.

well there's something wrong with the blues on the CPR SS plastic sets! They don't match my originals at all!

i agree, the plastic set from cpr doesn't match and they are easy to scratch.

Yeah those are terrible.

Comment - looks like this got lost in the sauce. Do you still need this? If so I will get you this info tonight when I get home from work, around 7pm.

Yes please, thanks!