Hi, new-ish Firepower owner here, and I just did my very first LED conversion! Woo hoo! I used the Ablaze 4-SMD-LED bulbs from Pinball Life, and color matched to the inserts. WOW, what a difference. I really like blazing color, and those LEDs did not disappoint! The conversion was really easy too. I tried some Ablaze 1-LED flat top lens and they were too dim for my taste, very much the same level of brightness on the original incandescents.

Also, does anyone know where to obtain a left slingshot plastic? Mine has a big chunk taken out of it and it is one ball hit away from cracking into two pieces.

Yes please!

The bats on mine are white. I think most are.

There shouldn’t be a post rubber on the right outlane, nor a mini post between the flippers. Both make the game easier.

I don’t think so.

Don’t be worried, just desolder those light wires and you can remove the rest of the pop bumpers. They’re really not that complex, especially if you don’t fiddle with the switch stack.

And read Vid’s guide on rebuilding pop bumpers if you haven’t.

Ew, don't do that.

The problem with non-SMD LEDs as I understand it is they don't last as long. I've had very bad luck with non-SMD LEDs on route. If you just have it at home and won't turn it on much it probably doesn't matter.

Any ideas why my Firepower is not wanting to start a game? There are no stuck switches. Displays and lights work, the start button works, it registers new credits, tests work including sound tests and all solenoids.

I have a Kohut main board and LEDs on it, everything else is stock.

Pretty sure I tested the trough switches, but I'll check again. I know I checked two of them for sure.

Interesting. Well executed, but it looks like it makes it way too easy. So many drains come from target bank ricochets. The ramps look like they take a lot of the skill away.

Exactly. Multiball seemed a lot less frantic.

True that. I was enjoying his flipper work.

Anyone know where I can either buy a new sound ROM 3 for my firepower (or buy a blank ROM)?

Anyone know where I might find a coin door? Mine was recently vandalized.

Wow, I lucked out and found a NOS stainless. I'm not super excited about disassembling the door as I hear it's kind of a horror show, but I have no choice.