Quoted from sparksterz:

Had a bit of a weird one happen to me tonight. Had a good game and set a high score, the game over screen held my score fine. But when it would toggle to show the highest score, I noticed, the tens digit was off by one, and the one's digit is blank. Rebooted the machine and got the same thing, so it seems that's how it's stored. Any ideas on what this issue could be? The display otherwise doesn't have any issues so I'm a bit baffled.
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Quoted from d0n:

A bill heatherly firepower restoration going on now. [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from acidburn:

Finally get to join the club after casually looking for a Firepower for over 3 years here in the UK
When I went to see the machine the seller hadn't turned it on for a couple of years, the top right eject hole was firing on boot and there was some funky stuff happening in game. Some CPU controlled lights were out on the back box and it wasn't saving settings.
I've had it home for a couple of weeks and all of these issues have been ironed out. 'Not saving settings' was just a dead CR2430 battery on the Rottendog MPU, the right eject that was firing at boot and the other funky goings on was just a coin switch that was stuck closed and the lights in the back box was just a wire that had become disconnected so it was soldered back in place.
LED's in the GI above playfield and incandescent under inserts and in the back box. I will make sure to swap out the incandescent bulbs in the back box for LED's (That is a given to protect that artwork) I haven't yet decided whether to go LED on the inserts or not. I do like having brighter inserts but feel you do loose that nice sweeping motion you get in attract mode that you get with incandescent.
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Quoted from Teamhex:

What would you guys recommend for replacing the 6 center targets? I'm seeing about $15 each for the switch stack and target.
I really only need one, but I figured I'd do them all. They've been a source of constant annoyance. Having to readjust them and bend the backstop piece. Just a real pain in the backside.
Is $15 per the standard price on these? Are there any deals for all 6?
Also, is there any adjustment required after swapping them out? Or is it just desoldering them, remove, replace, resolder right?

Quoted from sullivcd40:

Today I was swapping some insert and backbox bulbs, testing each bulb along the way. When I was done, I put the balls back in, glass and lock bar back on, and powered the machine back up. It flashed on for a second and then lost power. It will not power up now. I've checked all fuses and nothing appears to be blown. Any ideas where to go next?

Quoted from sullivcd40:

There is no power at all. It has all new Kohout boards and there is no indication of power anywhere. I took a look at the power switch but didn't see anything. The outlet is fine, I plugged another machine into it. The transformer looked fine, couldn't find any wires disconnected anywhere. It was working perfectly until the last time I switched it on. I had been switching it off and on when swapping bulbs for about a half hour earlier.

Quoted from Foxxstone_80:

New backglass just arrived from Mayfair. Per the seller these were reproductions done by Williams in the 90's.
Initial thoughts: first off, the packaging job was very well done, this thing was bulletproofed. Well done on the sellers part.
The Mirroring looks really good, pictures definitely don't do it justice.
There are some Noticeable color variations. The main red lettering doesn't seem as deep and looks a tad washed out when in the machine lit up, The 2 blue starship only have one tone of blue instead of 2, the fireballs around the planets don't have the red like the original.
All in all I like it. I whish the colors were more true to the original but it looks pretty good regardless.
My original glass has a lot of flaking, and several large scratches. It's not as noticeable in the pictures but you can really see the damaged areas when its in the machine with the lights on. I'm going to triple thick the orignal and possibly try my hand at repainting it.
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Quoted from bowtech:

Got a strange one. When launching a ball, if it goes in the i lane it lights the i and r letters. Only happens for the letter i. If it goes in any other letter, f, r, e it only lights those. Any ideas on what's causing that?

Quoted from Xtraball:

What? That’s not normal at all. Only one letter should lite up at a time.

Quoted from Xtraball:

Pyrotech does your lane change work?

Quoted from DBP99:

Question for the group. The 40+/- red posts on the game, my research doesn't come up consistent between a few vendors (ie 1" vs 1 1/16"). Does anyone by chance know the proper red post and part number?
Also, for cleaning the wax off, I've seen dishwasher (upper tray in a contained basket) or toothbrush. Anyone got an success on either or a different method?
Thanks as always! Dave

Quoted from Sorokyl:

In a bit over my head. Got a project Firepower. It's my first non-working pin.
I have done stuff in this guide:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/vids-guide-to-bulletproofing-williams-system-6
e.g. replacing all electrolytic caps, some stressed diodes/resistors/etc. replaced 40 pin connector, some bad sockets.
Put it all back together, no luck. No reset/ no blanking.
Found wiggling a ram chip caused blanking LED i added to light up. (blanking signal 3.5V, hopefully that's fine). So I replaced that socket
current state:
On power on, 2 red LEDs turn on then off, once. Then, blanking signal comes on.
No sounds, and the only insert light lit is "1" down by the flippers. (is that trying to tell me something?)
displays are on and are 0s . bottom left has nothing.
I put balls in in case it wanted them. No response to coin or credit switches.
The sounds do work when i push the test button on the sound board (no voice, but i'll deal with that later).
I've been reading
https://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php/Williams_System_3_-_7
But I don't know what to do for "blanking signal is high but nothing happens".
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Quoted from Sorokyl:

I was contemplating trying to salvage these plastics. if I can solve the yellowing(difficult without ruining art, i know) and the slight warping, i thought they wouldn't be too bad. But it seems the color seems very muted compared to the CPR repros. What happened to my blues?? I thought usually reds faded, but mine are pretty much only yellow/red.
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Quoted from Sorokyl:

Ok. I am pretty much convinced on new plastics. trying to figure out if i should order a backglass at the same time.
I believe mine has been painted over on the back. But I put 2SMD bulbs all in the backboard and it shines through pretty well. i think comparable to my Sorcerer. Only a few nicks in it which I could touch up a little bit. A replacement is $270 which feels like a lot. I am doing a hardtime and restoring the playfield, but not the cabinet. trying to figure where to draw the line. Unsure if the game is a keeper or not... haven't even got it to boot yet! [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from bowtech:

Looking at going with a playfield protector. Who is recommended to buy it from? I see cointaker has one and also one from overseas.