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so, i am in the process of making a trade for a tspp. is there anything specific i should look for before the trade? i have been sent pictures and video of play. we were thinking of meeting half way for the swap or do i just make the drive to try it out because of certain things to look for? thanks for the help!
Quoted from jackd104:If you get the game, get a remote battery holder to get those batteries away from the board.
roger that. also asked about the ramps and he said there is no cracks or damage to any plastics.
Quoted from Jman44:You need to put a label over that window on that chip or else it could erase from the uv light.
Ok, is that one of the chips that I would be replacing?
Quoted from Sparky:Newest version is A5.0. As mentioned above, when you power your game on, it will tell you what version you're running. If it's not A5.0, you only need to replace the rom under the battery holder and the display rom on the back of the display. Your sound roms are correct, except one of them doesn't have the label on it. Since the others are correct, that one probably is, too, but cover that tiny window with at least a blank label.
If you don't have a way to burn your own roms, you can get A5.0 and Disply roms from here:
https://www.pinballrom.com/product-page/simpson-s-pinball-party-cpu-display
Thanks so much! I'll check that tonight.
Quoted from Sparky:Newest version is A5.0. As mentioned above, when you power your game on, it will tell you what version you're running. If it's not A5.0, you only need to replace the rom under the battery holder and the display rom on the back of the display. Your sound roms are correct, except one of them doesn't have the label on it. Since the others are correct, that one probably is, too, but cover that tiny window with at least a blank label.
If you don't have a way to burn your own roms, you can get A5.0 and Disply roms from here:
https://www.pinballrom.com/product-page/simpson-s-pinball-party-cpu-display
It says A5 on boot up. I should be up to date then?
Quoted from bowtech:Just picked up my tspp, can anyone tell me if I have the newest roms? And if not where to get them?
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Can someone point out where the nvram chip would go? I would like to install one.
Quoted from mjs2:Retains all of your settings. Everything will be wiped clean - high scores, audits, settings, etc.
I meant what is the chip it's replacing in the picture of mine I posted.
Quoted from mjs2:The sharp 0521.
What does is the Sharp chip used for?
Quoted from brainmegaphone:I think one if its main uses is to hold the memory of certain data in it like bookkeeping and settings information (which is why it is connected to the battery). However it is volatile meaning when it no longer has power it forgets the data. You are replacing it with a non-volatile version so it no longer needs battery power.
NVRAM is the best upgrade to any game especially when it is plug and play with no soldering. I am still surprised by people who have batteries on their board but spend hundreds of dollars on toys for the playfield.
Thank you.
Quoted from brainmegaphone:When you say gap do you mean the distance between the flipper (bottom) and the playfield itself? It has been awhile since I worked with that flipper however I am pretty sure I set its "height" using the same flipper gap tool you would with a normal flipper. The one thing that went wrong in my rebuild is that there is a spacer (or two?) that goes on this flipper that fell off mine. I didn't realize until later it was missing and that caused the flipper to "drag" on the playfield and you'd see it get stuck from time to time.
I mean the gap of the leaf switch stack between the leaf switches themselves
So I got my new color dmd ( a must for tspp ) an now the speaker lights the previous owner installed do not work. It looks like it is using this connection for power. Is there something involved with the connector it no longer uses? It appears that connection it uses possibly goes to cn4.
20230606_195900 (resized).jpgQuoted from Lermods:I’d trace the wires to see where they lead. The 12v accessory plug is by the coindoor, where you plugged in your dmd. Adding a color dmd should not cause speaker lights to go out unless you unplugged it’s power source.
i am a meathead. i just looked at pictures of when i brought it home and no speaker lights. it appears that is just the actual wiring to the speakers. its just ran terribly and looks aftermarket
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