I've started using the 6-LED crystal fan bulbs from Comet. They are brighter and I think they look pretty cool too.

http://www.cometpinball.com/product-p/6smdfan.htm

+1 - they look pretty cool in T2 Pops. Not to dim and not blinding...

Thanks I'll have to try those! Are you using the red LED with the stock red cap?

yep, red LEDs under the red cap.

I have the bright caps myself

Needing help with the gun trigger switch before I go crazy!

So my gun trigger switch has been acting up for awhile. You might play 5 games in a row with no problem, then it wouldn't launch the ball. Next ball, it would be fine. Eventually, and at a show I had the T2 setup at, it stopped for good. Luckily, you can set it to use the flipper buttons, so that got me through the show.

I bought a new switch, thinking that was the problem, but that didn't help. I find it odd that no other switches are out in the game, everything else on the row/column works fine. That leads me to think it is something in the wiring to the switch. So I did this test.

I unplugged the little connector that is right at the switch location. I then tested continuity on the white/yellow wire from that plug to another switch on that row, in this case, the left sling. I get a beep there, so I am assuming that is fine. I also checked the other wire, green/orange, to a switch in that column, the cannon home switch. On this, I get nothing.

Am I correct in thinking this should have continuity as well?

Am I also correct in thinking that since nothing else is out in the row/column, it cannot be a connector/transistor issue?

Does anyone have a high quality scan of the translite or any leads on NOS translites? I have just started putting LEDs in my restored T2 and there are scrapes on my original translite where the light bleeds through.

Please PM me if you have any info.

Cheers!
Adam.

hi jive,when you pull the trigger is the plunger (firing pin)pushing the actuator on the switch? is it pushing the actuator enough to activate the switch? if not bend the actuator or buy a new one. g.l. joe

Joe2012,

Yup, it is activating the switch. I have tested the diode as well.

Btw, I have the switch wired the same as the others in the game.

Jive, that is a head scratcher... When you replaced the switch, did you replace the diode? Did you install the orientation of the diode correctly (check the other switches in the row or column and verify the white band is to the same color wire as the other switches).

This is how I have the switch wired:

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Just put standard comet red frosted led's into my t2 skull. The pulsing is actually ghosting...

hi jive, my switch is diff. than yours.this is a pic of a mod for the sw. and plunger(firing pin).your sw. actuator is too narrow and the plunger can miss it. g.l. joe

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Yeah, I realize the switch blade is too narrow, but I'll worry about that once I get the switch working.

Jive, yours is wired just like mine. Lets check if the switch is working. With the machine off and your meter set to continuity (or ohms of you don't have continuity on your meter):

You should have 0 ohms across the 2 end terminals of the switch with the switch not activated and open with it activated (careful of the polarity of your meter as you could read 0 ohms because of the diode if the red and black are one way or the other).

You should have open across the 2 close terminals with the switch not activated and 0 with it activated.

Schwaggs, I will double check that later this evening.

Does anybody else with the BriteEyes mod notice they get really hot? Doesn't seem normal

I have not...all I notice is that I cant keep my skull still enough to stop them from popping out when I hit the drop target. Hot glue has not worked.

Went Red and Blue in the one that I recently did....

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Here is a shot of it in the dark...

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I prefer the cool whites over just going full on blue. It fits the theme and doesnt look too clown puke-ish

To each their own though...

Try silicone?

I think yours looks good.. For most games I like warm white for GI, Cool white for inserts. However for T2 I like the all color GI as that is the colors of the movie and the Theme of Terminator has always been dark with lots of Reds and Blues.. You should notice that we used a Cool white under the Right Ramp and under the faces on the left and right side plastics...

Can someone take a pic near the left ramp for me? I get the feeling there is supposed to be a guide in this area and mine doesnt have one.
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The chrome decals look great

Initfo, it looks like your guide is present but reversed. You would need to remove the 2 screws holding the guide to the playfield and turn it 180 degrees.

Here's an idea for a T2 challenge......let's see who could get the highest score WITHOUT hitting any Super Jackpots.....thoughts?

Installed a DMD Extender with LCD screen to replace the old orange DMD. Using red colors looks great

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Video?!!!!!

Hi relatively new here and had my T2 about 2 months. In that time, on three occasions, the machine has completely reset to factory defaults ( not on free play, high scores wiped, date/ time not set). Fist time it happened, I replaced the batteries, but it has happened twice since then. Other than this machine works great. Any recommendations on cause and/or fix for this? Thanks.

My FH did the same thing. Reset with new batteries because the other ones leaked onto the board. Check for acid damage on your PCB.

Just looked at the batteries and board. I can't see any evidence of damage. Any other suggestions/ideas?

Is it happening while the machine is on or off?

If it's happening while the machine is off, then your batteries are not keeping your settings. This could be caused by a faulty battery holder or cold solder joint. I would first try to reflow the solder joints on the battery holder to the board. If that doesn't solve it, I would try replacing the battery holder next.

It only happens on rare occasions. Someone in my family plays a few games on it almost every night and we turn it off when done and it is only happened 3 times in a little over two months. I first thought batteries were dead, but new ones still had issue. We were also out of town for a few days over Thanksgiving and it happened when we returned. However, last night we had played the night before and it reset the next day. Would the battery holder cause intermittent issues like this? I will try to look at it closer tomorrow. It's not an awful issue, mostly just hate losing my high scores!!!

just get one of those NV Ram things, never need batteries again.

Yes, it could. Looking at it with your bare eyes might not show anything. Sometimes a cold solder joint is difficult to see even with a magnifying glass. Just reflow the solder and see if that helps.

Thanks for the tips. I will look at it again later this week and try to make sure all connections are solid.

I had this problem , it was the battery holder itself , changed it an everything is ok now !

What kind of LEDs are you guys using for the 2 GI sockets behind the 3 red standup targets? I have natural white GI all over which looks great, but it's too bright in this location since you have a direct line of sight to the LEDs.

Red for me.

Have you checked the batteries that you removed from the game when this happens? If the batteries are dieing quickly (within months), it is most likely the blocking diode that prevents the batteries from powering anything other than the memory. If the batteries are good, it is most likely the contacts on the battery holder or solder joints as others have said.

Thanks for all the help! I think it is the battery holder and will be getting it replaced soon.

I've just purchased a rottendog board for my T2 as the old one had severe battery damage when i bought it.

Managed to get everything sorted apart from the start button, its flashing but when you press it nada.

Joined both wires up white and green but nothing registers on the switch matrix screen.

Any ideas?

I made videos of my Pinsound Reorchestration and OST version. Please don't mind the canon-sound-bug (sound is way too long), Pinsound guys are working on it!

OST

Reorchestration

I really liked the OST version, with the theme music in the background..
Awesome - is it possible to know how I can install that??

Cheers!

I fitted a fast flashing color changing GI under my Hunter Ship
Looks cool IMO

I did that same mod. blue led strip under wired to the flasher . adds some nice color! mine only triggers with the flashers behind the stand up targets though, when you hit them with the cannon.