Can anyone give me the rubber sizes on Firepower II or at minimum the slingshot rubber size?

I printed a rubber sizing chart and put my sling rubber on it and it's measuring 4 1/2". Seems big.

My ST has 2 1/2", but the FPII has bigger slings on it. The previous owner added the rubbers and maybe he used a bigger rubber on the slings than it needed. They do seem a little loose, but work well.

Any chance someone knows the replacement switch number for FirePower II kick out hole for multi-ball. I'm unable to locate it and don't have a manual that is goes into depth.

I just need to say. I've have had many pinball machines and for some reason Firepower II is one I never get sick of.

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Ok, thank you. I'll try to look up High Speed's manual.

Those are awesome. Can you make one for Fire Power II?

My Firepower II gate switches for the ramp are working intermittently. I've tried to adjust and clean both of them, because the right switch doesn't work without the left switch. I have had no success. The solder joints appear to be good and the wiring looks good. I was going to purchase new switches, but I can't find them anywhere. Anybody else have this problem. I might start following wires to the main board and see if something else is causing this. Any suggestions of where I can by these switches. I believe the part number is SW-1A-168.

Thank you!

I looked all over for this gate and couldn't find one. Marco recommended making your own. They sell a kit for about 10.00

My FFII has done this a couple of times. The first time I replaced the sound board with a used one on eBay and it fixed the problem. Now it's doing it again. So I unplugged the connections to the sound board and plugged them back in. This worked temporarily and started up again. Next, I'll be checking the connections. I think something is not seating properly or bad connection.

You might be able to bend it slightly. Just be careful not to break it. Some of those are hard to replace.

Back in the club. This time with the 1st. Firepower.

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Thx Rblo,
Everything works ok, but all the mechanics need to be rebuilt. It’ll keep me busy for a little bit. Plus the play field is super dry, even after waxing. I’ll have to clear coat it asap to protect the artistry.

My lane change (1-4) stopped working. The switch under the right flipper is making contact and cleaned, all wires on the switch have been spliced and resoldered, the diode on the switch was replaced, the diodes under the 1-4 lights have been checked and the flipper button switches have been cleaned. I'm guessing there is something faulty with the board. Any suggestions?

Yes, I just realized that almost the entire row is out. It appears to be GRN-BLU column 6. However the right kicker and play field tilt are still working in that column. All of the wiring and diodes seem ok. I'll need to reseat the board.

Reseated the row of dark green wires (switch column) a couple times with no luck. I did find that the amp column (IC13) chip was loose and I pushed it in. Still no luck. Are any of the transistors connected to that column?

Resistor R150 at the bottom is a little crispy as well. Not sure if it would cause this problem

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Correction- The entire row is out. The right kicker works, but doesn't score and I checked the wrong tilt. I'll reflow some solder to the board pins tomorrow.

Yes, I checked all of the sockets, switches and diodes that were shown in that column. I didn't see any wires touching, bent over lugs or bad diodes. If this was the reason things weren't working, wouldn't the culprit come from the next to last item working in the column on the play field?

I removed the Driver Board and CPU, reflowed solder to the back of the connections and some chips. Also checked resistors and transistors. Everything looked good, but the problems still isn't fixed. I'm wondering if the IC11 (switch matrix) or IC18 chip is bad.

I have the schematics, but I'm not sure which transistor runs it. I tested all the transistors the last time I pulled it out and they all appeared good. I'll check them again.

So, it's definitely the board. I put my Blackout driver board into Firepower and it works. However, I still need to fix the problem to get both of my machines running.

It's a bitch when things aren't going right, But Hell Ya when they do! I couldn't find anything wrong with connections, transistors, resistors, etc. I started following the chips around and thought IC18 was next in line to give me problems. The great thing about it was, I had an extra N7406 chip to replace IC18. Installed it and problem solved. Yeah!

Thanks for the help everyone

Yes, switch column 6 was out. I noticed it go out all at once. I was guessing that the schematics led to IC18. The previous owner added SIPs connectors to a few of the chips including IC18. All the soldering looked good with nothing crossing. The SIPs made it easy to remove the chip and add a new one. It appears the IC18 chip went completely bad. I'm hoping this will stay fixed and not come back.

I have a problem where the ball drains and then occasionally comes out the shooter lane as if it didn't drain and I got an extra ball (sympathy ball). I'm assuming it's not suppose to do that. I checked the 3 trough switches and they appeared in good order.

This seems logical, because I don't hear the coil fire under the apron. Seems like the ball is sneaking by and rolling another into the shooter lane. Can you post a pic please?

Awesome, thanks

What color lights are people choosing for behind the 6 targets? Doesn't matter what I try, they are blinding me. I'm just using red now, but I can't really see the artwork. Anybody try some of those directional bending lights?

This is from your other posting, but it looks like the ball could fall to either side of the post. Is the object to make sure the ball falls to the left side (looking at backglass)? Also make sure it doesn't get stuck on the right side?

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This is my play field. I can see a small dot close to where you have your post.
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Thank you
I don't want to drill anything until I know where to drill, haha

I Think there are only 2 flasher bulbs (#84) and they are the 2 big bulbs under the fire & power inserts. You can probably buy warm white comets for everything else. Also there's a couple tight socket holes where my Pinball Life Ghostbusters had a hard time fitting (outlanes & 6 standing targets) and needed a slimmer bulb. I'm not sure if Comets are slimmer than Ghostbusters or not.

The bulbs under the 6 targets will blind you. I ordered 2 directional bulbs for this area. Hopefully this will fix it.

Additionally, I suggest to order frosted bulbs no matter the color.

I’ve never used a play field protector, but I’d leave the wax for added protection and to make the game keep its shine.

Mine has an A sleeve, but I'm not sure what is supposed to be in it. I cleaned the kick out and added a new sleeve, but every time it kicks out the ball the power is very random. I think it's because the end of the kickout arm sits in the coil very loose. I might change the coil sleeve to a longer one or utilize your B sleeve.

I've had 2 orders and Pinball Life has been taking about 7 business days lately. No complaint, just info. Not bad considering the circumstances.

I think you have to purchase the entire assembly. However, I bet the tiny Super Band Mini Post bands would work, with a little super glue.

https://www.pinballlife.com/38-od-super-bands-transparent-mini-post-rubbers.html

I only have to page 12 and stops.

Thx

I am loving this flipper / rubber combo. Black flippers, translucent Titan rubbers and Ice Blue Comet trough light.

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Or This!

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Ball gate inside the trough? Make sure it's in the right direction or your balls will bounce back. Could also the top of the shooter lane where the ball exits.

It goes from one side of the trough to the other. The ball gate prevents the ball from coming back out and locks it in. Yours doesn't look broke. However, it will only work after the apron is installed. The apron prevents the gate from flipping over.

Bad diode or maybe the wire leg is pinched against the socket.

I'm no expert, but if it was the board or matrix, I would think you would see more than 1 light locked on, unless it was the last in that column. It's easier to check everything that has to do with the socket before messing with the board.
Sometimes the legs of the socket are bent and touching the socket itself. Especially that one, because people rest the playfield onto the cabinet and bends the socket or pinches the wire. Also, diodes are a dime a dozen and easy to replace or you can check it with an Multi-meter. I'd replace the diode or at least make sure it's attached and a leg didn't come off of the socket.

Yikes, I have no idea, but I'd check your back box and bridge rectifiers.

Make sure your plunger reaches the coil stop.

Anybody install the Hardtops? How does it play and hold up? I have a decent play field, but I'm starting to get some weathering above the flippers

Thanks for the info

Glad to hear. There was some flipper rebuild kits that came out that had the wrong plungers. This was making the plunger to not come in full contact with the coil stop. Creating weak flippers.

Take a picture of your plunger and link assembly at rest and then another picture of it pushed in.

Did you make sure the socket is tight around the bulb?

Anybody try out the clear play field protectors. What's your thoughts?

Check your trough switches under play field.

This sound problem happened to my friends machine the other day. When I checked on it, I noticed he moved the sound turn knob on the board and shut off his vocal sounds. I would try to turn and adjust the knob too.

Since you cleaned the Flipper button switches. Make sure the leaf switches still touch, when pushing the flipper button in. You might have bent a leaf switch to far back.

You replaced the coils. Was there diodes connected in your old coils? If so, did you install new ones? I forgot if those coils had diodes or not.

From the pictures, it doesn't look like your right flipper is working. Haha

When you light all fire rollovers, it lights/says fire. When you hit all 3 power targets, it lights/says power. When you've completed both, the game says Fire Power and steps up your 3 bonus points between bumpers.

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Is there updated ROM that changes the rules on Firepower from the original ROM? Is it worth the switch? If so, who sells them?

Thank you

You need to make sure your plunger is hitting the coil stop. I ordered a kit off eBay and they were to short, maybe because they used the wrong link. I changed it to a 1/16 longer Stern plunger (I think) and they work great now.

I wouldn't buy any system 6 flipper rebuild kits on ebay. I had to go back and forth with the seller to prove they were wrong. They may have changed it by now