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New pin: Lethal Weapon 3 (Update: FIXED)

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shardian:
I called up the guy I got my last 3 game haul from, and bugged him about the dead LW3 pin he had in his house. He gave me the whole story again about how he wanted to some day fix it, blah blah blah. Then, he finally accepts reality and tells me I can buy it for cheap! I swing by and look at it after talking with him. Game looks great, but he says it doesn't work. He has a brand new MPU still in its shipping box that comes along with it. He also has paperwork and spare parts at one of his laundry locations he will get me later.

Anyways, I go to verify his price, and he knocks another hundo off. How sweet! I guess I inadvertently said it in a way he interpreted as negotiating...or his wife really wanted it out of there.

Got it home and started checking stuff, checking manual, etc. Game booted, but the outhole kept kicking and the DMD stayed fully lit. MPU LED's were functioning properly, so I knew the existing board was bad. No clue why he bought the new one then, so I already felt good. I manually ejected the balls, and find there is one too many balls in the trowl. Turn the game back on, and it works other than the DMD. WOOT! While blindly playing a few games, I start to notice the DMD blinking when I nudge the game. No...surely that isn't the problem. The guy ASSURED me a board was messed up! I pull the dmd/speaker shelf and check connectors. One connector fell off, so I put it back in place and fired her back up. Success! There is one single always lit column of pixels still, but I assume that is a connector issue still.

As you can see, the cabinet has some wear. The metal pieces need painted. The playfield has no wear at all. A simple cleaning will have it mint. There is one broken plastic. The left kickout hole, and the right slingshot don't work. Kickout is just super weak, sling does nothing. Haven't run tests yet. The skill shot targets need replaced too I suppose. Other than that, the game works perfectly. Flippers and all other coils are strong.

I can't believe I got this game working so easily. I believed the guy when he said it had issues. He even bought a brand new MPU... just goes to show a little troubleshooting goes a long way when buying $200 parts!

Oh, and one more thing: playing this pin with the glass off causes hearing loss! I need to get the kickout coil fixed quick so I can put the glass back on.

pinballwizard79:
I hate stories like this.

Seems like I can buy a restored Treasure Cove machine & 2 year later it needs a board....meanwhile you buy a machine for nearly nothing, then get a free board with it & all because the owner couldnt find the power switch.

---fudgesicle--- my life.

On another note congrats, I like DE machines...

njay:
so how do you like your machine?

im saving for a Lethal weapon 3 it costs around 650 euros fully working here
not to much is say

shardian:
I really like it so far. I has about everything I could ask for in a DMD pin. It even has 2 sets of drop targets! Game plays very fast, but it is true the DMD animations are a little on the long side.


I fixed the slingshot - just a broken off wire. One of the wires was semi-cold soldered on the kickout hole, but that wasn't the problem. The coil is just too weak to kick the ball out. I'll go ahead and order a new coil I suppose.

Jeff AMN:

--- Quote from: shardian on August 29, 2009, 03:54:21 pm ---I really like it so far. I has about everything I could ask for in a DMD pin. It even has 2 sets of drop targets! Game plays very fast, but it is true the DMD animations are a little on the long side.


I fixed the slingshot - just a broken off wire. One of the wires was semi-cold soldered on the kickout hole, but that wasn't the problem. The coil is just too weak to kick the ball out. I'll go ahead and order a new coil I suppose.

--- End quote ---

Coils very rarely go bad. Before a new coil, I'd try replacing the coil sleeve and checking to see that everything is aligned and moving freely. I have only once had to replace a coil in some odd 30-40 pins.

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