Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Williams, 1991Quoted from tezting:I have another question that I hope to get help with. The spacer over the flasher does not do anything at all. But it was like that when I disassembled it?
The whole skull area seems a little strange. If someone has pictures around the skull please share them.[quoted image]
What harig said. Looks like it just holds up the clear plastic.
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Quoted from jibmums:What harig said. Looks like it just holds up the clear plastic.
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I see - thank you!
But its longer than the two the clear plastic is mounted with? Is that correct?
Quoted from harig:Yes correct, it is longer than the two.
yours is just Upside down..
Thank you so much.
Do you also have an image from behind?
My plastics are VERY tight and overlapping in the back. I can’t see what’s wrong?
959F2947-DAB8-4977-9E81-66A95B90B428 (resized).jpegA60121FE-20F1-4509-935C-C44AE119B498 (resized).jpegF72F2DE8-A4D1-4962-A08B-A270AF321DA1 (resized).jpegQuoted from harig:Sorry I don't have Pics....just disassambled mine.
What Skull do you have? Repainted Original or Loot crate?
Original skull.
Quoted from tezting:Thank you so much.
Do you also have an image from behind?
My plastics are VERY tight and overlapping in the back. I can’t see what’s wrong?[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
You have the hole location incorrect, or your screw is at an angle into the playfield.
Quoted from jibmums:Here's a few more of mine, hope this helps. Excuse the dirt, pre-shop photos.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
Thank you. That’s perfect.
Looks like your plastics are not overlapping behind like mine are.
Now I just have to figure out if it is the left of right plastic who makes the problem.
Quoted from eyeamred2u:You have the hole location incorrect, or your screw is at an angle into the playfield.
Playfield was pre drilled but they can be wrong. What puzzled me was that I can’t figure out what is wrong.
Quoted from tezting:Thank you. That’s perfect.
Looks like your plastics are not overlapping behind like mine are.
Now I just have to figure out if it is the left of right plastic who makes the problem.Playfield was pre drilled but they can be wrong. What puzzled me was that I can’t figure out what is wrong.
I bought repro plastics and noticed my plastics were a tight fit.
Quoted from eyeamred2u:I bought repro plastics and noticed my plastics were a tight fit.
Original silk screened or?
Quoted from tezting:Original silk screened or?
From the German supply house who did the playfield and plastics
Quoted from eyeamred2u:From the German supply house who did the playfield and plastics
That’s the same as mine!!
Could you please share what you adjusted to get it to work? Because you holes in plastic and playfield should be the same as mine 
Thank you all that helped on the right track. Had to make new holes to make it fit. What a pain in the *utt..
Quoted from tezting:I am Really thankful for all the help I get in this forum. A complete restoration gives a lot of Questions.
The left main ramp. What size/type rivets are used? I would like to take mine apart to polish it really good.[quoted image]
Quoted from tezting:I am Really thankful for all the help I get in this forum. A complete restoration gives a lot of Questions.
The left main ramp. What size/type rivets are used? I would like to take mine apart to polish it really good.[quoted image]
I soaked that ramp in evaporust and it removed that ugly blue finish and then I polished the flap to a nice polished finish.
Quoted from tezting:I am Really thankful for all the help I get in this forum. A complete restoration gives a lot of Questions.
The left main ramp. What size/type rivets are used? I would like to take mine apart to polish it really good.[quoted image]
Rivets used on pinball machines are called Oval Head, Semi-Tubular rivets - they vary in length but most (if not all) are 1/8" in shaft diameter
A good way to find the size details is in the parts list - you can get this and the manual from https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2524
Marco stocks the zinc replacement for the rivet https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/07-6688-17N and the washer https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/4700-00003-00
You can get these rivets and washer also at stores specialising in rivets etc
Lot's of places have rivits.
PinRestore has rivits as well as presses and dies if you need that sort of thing:
Quoted from Lamprey:Lot's of places have rivits.
PinRestore has rivits as well as presses and dies if you need that sort of thing:
http://www.pinrestore.com/Riveting.html
i am looking at there master kit.
But what tool should I use for them?
I have never done rivets this way.
Quoted from Lamprey:Lot's of places have rivits.
PinRestore has rivits as well as presses and dies if you need that sort of thing:
http://www.pinrestore.com/Riveting.html
I thought he'd retired 2 years ago - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-fine-people-at-pinrestore-are-retiring
I actually looked for the website 12 hours ago and it wasn't there ... clearly I must be losing it
It's great if the business is up and running again
Quoted from tezting:i am looking at there master kit.
But what tool should I use for them?
I have never done rivets this way.
That website lists 3 options regarding how to press your rivets
1. buy a press that is already setup for pressing rivets
2. buy an Arbor press (a generic press) from a local supplier eg HF and grab Pinrestore's Rivet Press Kit to build you own rivet press
3. buy the Rivet Rollover Punch to press your rivets by hand (punch and hammer)
The press (option 1 or 2) is good but depending upon the location of the rivet you are pressing, there might be times when doing it with a punch is required. Some people only use the punch approach and are happy with that. I built my own press using the Rivet Press Kit.
There's another rivet tool called a Pintonka (for Pinball machines and Tonka trucks) that I use, runs about $100.
http://www.arbortime.mountainminded.net/html/the_better_tonka_rivet_tool_-_.html
Curious where / how you guys mount your time travel mod? I love it, and I like how it sits in the corner (after I bent the metal back) but it keeps slipping down eventually, or every time I lift up the playfield. I tried wedging it on the corner plastic with some two-sided tape, and that kind of works, but curious if anyone has any smarter ideas? Thanks! G
IMG_6332 (resized).JPGQuoted from jibmums:There's another rivet tool called a Pintonka (for Pinball machines and Tonka trucks) that I use, runs about $100.
http://www.arbortime.mountainminded.net/html/the_better_tonka_rivet_tool_-_.html
I have the rivet press from pinrestore and the Pintonka. Love them both as they do a great job for the applications
Quoted from Manny65:I thought he'd retired 2 years ago - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-fine-people-at-pinrestore-are-retiring
I actually looked for the website 12 hours ago and it wasn't there ... clearly I must be losing it
It's great if the business is up and running again
I ordered my press and rivets from them and I'm pretty sure it was less than 2 years ago. But, I guess you can ping them via email and see if they are still going.
Quoted from Lamprey:I ordered my press and rivets from them and I'm pretty sure it was less than 2 years ago. But, I guess you can ping them via email and see if they are still going.
I shot Scott a quick email and he responded straight away, so they are open for business. Not sure now of the validity of the Pinside thread I saw, or whether he took a sabbatical for a while and then came back, but the good news is that I don't have to go try to source rivets and tools from various places - pinrestore is a one stop shop for all this stuff!
What else do I need to mount my new DMD display in the panel? Are there brackets that go on the corner posts that hold the display in place? I have nothing on mine. Can someone provide some picture and/or part numbers?
Thanks,
Ken
Quoted from eyeamred2u:What else do I need to mount my new DMD display in the panel? Are there brackets that go on the corner posts that hold the display in place? I have nothing on mine. Can someone provide some picture and/or part numbers?
Thanks,
Ken
Post a picture of what you have.
Quoted from PinballManiac40:Post a picture of what you have.
20200314_203508 (resized).jpgQuoted from eyeamred2u:What else do I need to mount my new DMD display in the panel? Are there brackets that go on the corner posts that hold the display in place? I have nothing on mine. Can someone provide some picture and/or part numbers?
Thanks,
Ken
The T2 DMD panel had a bracket that went on one end - the bracket assembly is A-15022 which is made up of the bracket 01-10416 and rubber strip 23-6667 (pictured below). So you'll need this if you are putting in a standard DMD display (not familiar with what is required if installing of ColorDMD or other alternative display etc)
Screen Shot 02-02-17 at 08.15 PM (resized).PNGQuoted from Manny65:The T2 DMD panel had a bracket that went on one end - the bracket assembly is A-15022 which is made up of the bracket 01-10416 and rubber strip 23-6667 (pictured below). So you'll need this if you are putting in a standard DMD display (not familiar with what is required if installing of ColorDMD or other alternative display etc)[quoted image]
Thanks, seems like 2 of these would be needed. Any spacers?
Need help with the left ramp:
- What screws are used for the ramp to be mounted in the backplate?
- There is a small laneguide just after the five white targets. Should this guide be on the inside or outside of the ramp?
I have not pictures of those two places 
So need help once again.
IMG_8022 (resized).jpgIMG_8023 (resized).jpgQuoted from tezting:Need help with the left ramp:
- What screws are used for the ramp to be mounted in the backplate?
- There is a small laneguide just after the five white targets. Should this guide be on the inside or outside of the ramp?
I have not pictures of those two places So need help once again.[quoted image][quoted image]
The lane guide goes on the inside of the ramp. The screws are #8-32 I believe.
Quoted from eyeamred2u:The lane guide goes on the inside of the ramp. The screws are #8-32 I believe.
Thank you!
Quoted from tezting:Need help with the left ramp:
- What screws are used for the ramp to be mounted in the backplate?
- There is a small laneguide just after the five white targets. Should this guide be on the inside or outside of the ramp?
I have not pictures of those two places So need help once again.[quoted image][quoted image]
I also believe screws are 8-32. Here's a couple pictures I took before delving into my current playfield swap.
20200227_165832 (resized).jpg20200305_203401 (resized).jpgQuoted from eyeamred2u:Thanks, seems like 2 of these would be needed. Any spacers?
Only one is needed (on the right side)
Small spacers go unterneath
20200309_173609 (resized).jpg20200309_173625 (resized).jpgQuoted from harig:Only one is needed (on the right side)
Small spacers go unterneath[quoted image][quoted image]
Thank you, what is the diameter and height of the spacers?
So recently my T2 started restarting during play and I'd love some help here if possible. I've been able to replicate the issue at least. It restarts when you hit the right flipper with a bit of force. Doesn't take much, here's a video to it happening:
I looked at the flipper connections and the right one seems completely fine. However, there seems to be something weird with the left one, though I doubt it's related to the issue. I've uploaded pictures of both of them here. You can see that there is a broken connection on the left flipper and that, uh, circular thing (sorry, not sure the term) seems to be missing a piece. I soldered the connection back together but every time I would start a game the left flipper would stay in the up position and it didn't fix the game restarting on right flipper hits. Any idea where I should start troubleshooting?
IMG_20200315_143157 (resized).jpgIMG_20200315_144813 (resized).jpgQuoted from eyeamred2u:Thank you, what is the diameter and height of the spacers?
Can measure tomorrow
Quoted from epeabs:I also believe screws are 8-32. Here's a couple pictures I took before delving into my current playfield swap.[quoted image][quoted image]
Thank you.
It does not look like the lane guide is on the inside of your ramp. Is that correct?
rail (resized).PNGQuoted from Metroshica:So recently my T2 started restarting during play and I'd love some help here if possible. I've been able to replicate the issue at least. It restarts when you hit the right flipper with a bit of force. Doesn't take much, here's a video to it happening:
I looked at the flipper connections and the right one seems completely fine. However, there seems to be something weird with the left one, though I doubt it's related to the issue. I've uploaded pictures of both of them here. You can see that there is a broken connection on the left flipper and that, uh, circular thing (sorry, not sure the term) seems to be missing a piece. I soldered the connection back together but every time I would start a game the left flipper would stay in the up position and it didn't fix the game restarting on right flipper hits. Any idea where I should start troubleshooting?[quoted image][quoted image]
That is a 0.1uF, 500 Volt ceramic disc capacitor on that switch stack. Replace it, you are sending excess voltage to the driver board and it could be the source of the reset issue.
Quoted from tezting:Thank you.
It does not look like the lane guide is on the inside of your ramp. Is that correct?[quoted image]
In this picture from last night, the post is not installed nor the ramp. But it does show the lane guides installed. Not sure if that helps or not.
20200312_215126 (resized).jpgQuoted from epeabs:In this picture from last night, the post is not installed nor the ramp. But it does show the lane guides installed. Not sure if that helps or not.[quoted image]
Thank you. But it is actually the angle/placement of this metal piece.
40FE3A18-CC88-42D6-9943-8510A41923B2 (resized).jpegQuoted from tezting:Thank you. But it is actually the angle/placement of this metal piece.[quoted image]
Got it. This is the only picture I've got from that angle that might show what your looking for. It's not a close up, but at least shows that guide with the ramp installed.
20200305_200550 (resized).jpgQuoted from epeabs:Got it. This is the only picture I've got from that angle that might show what your looking for. It's not a close up, but at least shows that guide with the ramp installed.[quoted image]
That’s perfect. It’s “behind” the ramp.
Now I have two different answers?
Quoted from tezting:That’s perfect. It’s “behind” the ramp.
Now I have two different answers?
It is not behind the ramp. The ball would hit the ramp causing damage to ramp and ball. The small deflector goes on the inside of the larger ramp.
20200120_122004 (resized).jpgQuoted from eyeamred2u:It is not behind the ramp. The ball would hit the ramp causing damage to ramp and ball. The small deflector goes on the inside of the larger ramp.[quoted image]
Makes sense to me that mine was incorrect. Since the ball would only travel up the ramp, the guide should be on the inside so the ball does not smack the end of the left ramp rail.
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