Been using the Olympics as an excuse to hang out for hours in the basement and putter.
Moved LOTR from the repair bay spot back into it's regular slot, pulled TSPP into the repair bay, not because there's anything wrong with it but because I'm thinking it needs a shop. A 2009 build, it's logged a lot of action since I brought it home from Monkeybugs 16 months ago. I'm sure I've more than doubled it's game count. Right flipper is a tiny bit weaker, and new (white) rubber throughout is needed, so we'll get going on that.
So I finally finished my subwoofer wiring, with the exception of High Speed. I've got both subs rigged to a power bar so I can shut them off for late night play, as it's rather easy to rock the house and wake up the kidlets. LOTR in particular benefits greatly from the sub. I was a bit surprised that AC/DC wasn't more impressive hooked up - I mean, it helps, but it's not like LOTR, practically a new sound experience. Road Show is also quite nice with the bass.
So I was playing Saturday when all of a sudden the right flipper on LOTR went. As Menace had not a month earlier finished the board work that SHOULD have bulletproofed the flippers, I was a bit distraught. Luckily, the diagnostic quickly indicated the problem - a busted wire to the flipper coil. Five minutes with the iron, and I was back in business. However, not five minutes later the Shire switch stopped registering.
So with some trial and error, I got the Shire VUK apart, and diagnosed a failed switch. Of course, despite knowing that these parts are prone to fail, I don;t have a 180-5116-01 Vertical Upkicker fork switch on hand. If anyone does, I'd love to pick one up and either reimburse you or replace it in my next parts order. I usually try to do repairs as fast as I can so I don't forget how to reassemble what I've taken apart.
At any rate, since I had the Shire apart already, it seemed the logical time to put in the Shire cliffy protector, which certainly cleaned up the last troubled area of my PF. There's a few slight smudges over the ring counters between the flippers - but otherwise it's very nice and I'm quite happy with it. It doesn't really matter anyways, as LOTR has joined the keeper ranks of my collection. In fact, my only real issue is that there's nothing I'd part with right now. Stupid first world problems...
Moved LOTR from the repair bay spot back into it's regular slot, pulled TSPP into the repair bay, not because there's anything wrong with it but because I'm thinking it needs a shop. A 2009 build, it's logged a lot of action since I brought it home from Monkeybugs 16 months ago. I'm sure I've more than doubled it's game count. Right flipper is a tiny bit weaker, and new (white) rubber throughout is needed, so we'll get going on that.
So I finally finished my subwoofer wiring, with the exception of High Speed. I've got both subs rigged to a power bar so I can shut them off for late night play, as it's rather easy to rock the house and wake up the kidlets. LOTR in particular benefits greatly from the sub. I was a bit surprised that AC/DC wasn't more impressive hooked up - I mean, it helps, but it's not like LOTR, practically a new sound experience. Road Show is also quite nice with the bass.
So I was playing Saturday when all of a sudden the right flipper on LOTR went. As Menace had not a month earlier finished the board work that SHOULD have bulletproofed the flippers, I was a bit distraught. Luckily, the diagnostic quickly indicated the problem - a busted wire to the flipper coil. Five minutes with the iron, and I was back in business. However, not five minutes later the Shire switch stopped registering.
So with some trial and error, I got the Shire VUK apart, and diagnosed a failed switch. Of course, despite knowing that these parts are prone to fail, I don;t have a 180-5116-01 Vertical Upkicker fork switch on hand. If anyone does, I'd love to pick one up and either reimburse you or replace it in my next parts order. I usually try to do repairs as fast as I can so I don't forget how to reassemble what I've taken apart.
At any rate, since I had the Shire apart already, it seemed the logical time to put in the Shire cliffy protector, which certainly cleaned up the last troubled area of my PF. There's a few slight smudges over the ring counters between the flippers - but otherwise it's very nice and I'm quite happy with it. It doesn't really matter anyways, as LOTR has joined the keeper ranks of my collection. In fact, my only real issue is that there's nothing I'd part with right now. Stupid first world problems...
