Alright so I picked Taxi up on Friday of last week and I've been trying to get through this thread before posting but I'm on page 32 and referenced several other threads and haven't been able to figure this out yet.

I have Speech/callouts, I do not have background music.

I found this thread ( https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/sound-test-button-on-system-11-games-question#post-987688) and I tried flipping the power off and back on quickly. This worked for me the very first time but maybe only once since then. I have tried it at least 50 more times without luck. I also replaced the C30 capacitor like they mentioned and still no luck.

Initial boot, no bong...

SW1 Sound test produced both test sounds...

Sound test in menu system, no back ground sounds only speech/callouts.

I have read a few other threads that mention U41 is the chip that drives the background music. I missed this when I purchased it but it does look like there is corrosion or at least there was in the past. Doe you guys think this is enough to cause my issues. Or do you know how I could confirm the chip is the issue?

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Yeah I am sending my boards out to get professionally fixed. It's a lot cheaper than buying new boards and I have been told the aftermarket boards have issues. NVRAM will be added to prevent this in the future.

LOVE the black powder coat!! This is exactly what i want to do to mine, including the yellow leg bolt washers lol.

I noticed this with mine, I have a slow motion video of mine that looks exactly like the previous one posted here. Not letting me post a video though. It slams up against the left side of the launch ramp and loses all momentum. When I spin my shooter rod you can clearly see it is bent. You will also notice it will a stutter while you pull it back. This is because the bend is causing it to bind.

Really like the stop light bumper colors

I can't remember if this has been posted here before but wanted to share, I wish this group had bookmarked Topics...

I installed new Pinscore displays as most of mine were out. I am having an alignment issue with the Jackpot Display. This post describes how to align your translite to the backbox door. I have heard the CPR Backglasses have alignment issues as well.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pinball/comments/afp5d8/help_with_updown_alignment_on_pinscore/ee0ubfs?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x

Turns out I was missing 1 of the washers. I think I had one in the cabinet when i cleaned it out but can't find it now. Alignment is better now but you can see the light around it. As he mentions in his post I still need to figure that out.

With the plunger in its resting position look at your shooter rod tip. Rotate the shooter rod and see if there is noticeable movement. Mine is significantly bent because the rod/tip is too long. I assume it got bent from too many people putting the playfield down and hitting it.

So my taxi suffers from a bent shooter rod i guess because the spring on the outside of the cab is shot.

I have a Stern AIQ shooter rod that i replaced, could i use that for my Taxi? i could take mine out and check but i am lazy and figured someone might know the answer already.

I can't remember where i heard or saw this. Maybe in a Comet video on youtube but pink behind yellow looks awesome! It gives the yellow looks without blowing it out like the white does. I have one from the sample packs i bought from comet. I'll see if i can find it and try it out in taxi today. I haven't gotten this far on mine yet.

Ok i just tried it. For the multiplier taxi's at least it is a no go. I think the inserts are too transparent. on my meteor and baby pac it did look better. but taxi i would say no. I would stick with the retro 1 smd or something of a similat color.

The pics actually look good but you can faintly tell it is pink. In person it is like blindingly pink. I also posted a 1 smd led vs a brand new incandescent and holy hell the incandescents suck lol

I replaced the burnt ones i also pictured below and there is no difference with a new one.

Also don't mind the dirty ass playfield my rubber is deteriorating. Hoping to start cleaning this one up this winter.

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Take a slow mo video of the ball launching and you will most likely see it is not centered and that it shoots it off in one direction rattling up the wire form. Mine also is too long and bent. So you have to spin it just right. In the process of collecting parts now.