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Jumping in Head First...First Pin Star Trek Next Generation !!!
Visitor Q:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on March 06, 2009, 10:19:35 am ---Why the hell does it need to be unplugged when you switch ROMs? The power switch is a physical toggle...
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Fail safe measure… You are removing a chip from the psychical board; it’s what I feel comfortable with.
I'm sure there are a lot of things you can do when working on your pinball machine like standing in a bucket of water, but why risk it?
Visitor Q:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on March 06, 2009, 02:54:43 pm ---So you think it's better for a machine to be ungrounded while you're tinkering with the boards?
:dizzy:
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Must we?
Charles4400:
You guys......!
Well thanks for the tip about replacing the batteries, just did that with power off (didn;t want to keep those high scores because none of them were mine or anyone I know!)
Roms are good and I believe the latest version.
Question: If you have an error message on the DMD such as 'Check # Switch', even aftr you fx the error, will the error message still remain untill you remove and replace the batteries?
Visitor Q:
The error message will go away once you go into the switch test and pass the ball correctly over the said switch.
Charles4400:
Thanks for the help guys throughout this! Your suggestions have definately helped me out alot! Appreciate it greatly! :cheers:
My next project on this will be to replace the Opto Trough assembly. I was reading that that might be the cause of balls shooting out when they are not supposed to which happens sometimes.
I will be getting:7 Opto Trough Kit Assy.
This is an upgrade kit made from williams to address problems like this on this pin and a few other machines made around this time. ( I couldn't it on US sites so ordered it for $50 shipped from Aus)
Got it from this australian website: http://mrpinballa.cart.net.au/details/711454.html
(if your from the US make sure you change the currency conversion they have there)
Will post how the replacement went as soon as it gets in.
(I guess I will just make this thread my blog on the new pin as I have been doing, I'll just post any new additions or projects involving this pin here in case anyone wants to follow along! ;D )
Once again thanks all for all the help and suggestions...will keep you updated on what happens next (if anyone is interested!).
I also find myself becoming borderline obsessed with this pin as I can't stop thinking about how to increase performance and make it cleaner, and whether I can find any tasteful mods to add!!!
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