# The Getaway Restoration: Part 10 **Source:** Cary Hardy **Type:** video **Published:** 2020-03-18 **Duration:** 13m 4s **Beat:** Pinball **URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULburiqeeQA --- ## Analysis Cary Hardy continues his multi-year Getaway pinball restoration (Part 10), installing LED strips wired to GI lighting as a cosmetic mod, then powers on the machine for the first time after two years of disassembly. He discovers several issues: faulty MPU board, missing switch actuators under trough leaf switches, non-functional solenoids, and GI bulbs requiring adjustment, requiring systematic troubleshooting to identify lane and row switch problems. ### Key Claims - [HIGH] The Getaway has been disassembled for over two years before this first power-on test — _Cary states 'Over two years this machine has been taken apart'_ - [HIGH] The machine's MPU is faulty and cannot be fully evaluated until replaced with a working board — _Cary explicitly states 'the MPU in there is faulty. So I can't judge this completely by the play field'_ - [HIGH] Trough switches are non-functional due to missing switch actuators under leaf switches during installation — _Cary identifies 'i did not put the damn actuators for these switches underneath the leaf switches'_ - [HIGH] LED strips wired through GI bulb connections allow playfield lighting to illuminate without additional wiring — _Cary explains 'I have got an LED strip right there I've got it wired using that GI bulb right there' with wire directly in and double-sided tape backing_ - [HIGH] Several solenoids are not working and multiple GI bulbs are out — _Cary observes 'certain solenoids are not working' and 'Couple of GI bulbs out on that one'_ ### Notable Quotes > "Over two years this machine has been taken apart. And now we are about to turn it on and see what happens." > — **Cary Hardy**, ~mid-video > _Marks the major milestone moment of first power-on after extensive restoration work_ > "No smoke no fire" > — **Cary Hardy**, ~post-power-on > _Relief that the machine did not short-circuit or experience catastrophic electrical failure on first test_ > "I did not put the damn actuators for these switches underneath the leaf switches. So my trough switches are not even going to work because i didn install them correctly so that that's uh my bad on that" > — **Cary Hardy**, ~troubleshooting phase > _Self-identifies critical installation error in switch setup that requires rework_ > "I thought that was a really cool mod not sure who started it but I liked it" > — **Cary Hardy**, ~LED strip installation > _Acknowledges discovery of LED GI-linked mod technique from Pinside community without clear originator attribution_ ### Entities | Name | Type | Context | |------|------|---------| | Cary Hardy | person | YouTuber and pinball restorer documenting Getaway restoration project across 10+ video series | | The Getaway | game | Pinball machine being restored by Cary Hardy; undergoing multi-year restoration with playfield, electronics, and cosmetic work | | Pinside | organization | Community forum where Cary discovered the GI-linked LED strip mod technique used in his restoration | ### Topics - **Primary:** Playfield restoration and cosmetic modifications, LED lighting mods and GI integration, Switch installation and troubleshooting, First power-on testing and diagnostics - **Secondary:** Board-level electronics (MPU) issues ### Sentiment **Mixed** (0.55) — Positive momentum from successful first power-on without electrical failure, but tempered by discovery of multiple installation errors (switch actuators, solenoids) and faulty MPU requiring continued troubleshooting. Cary maintains constructive, problem-solving tone while acknowledging his own mistakes. ### Signals - **[product_strategy]** LED strips integrated with GI lighting system improve playfield aesthetics while remaining visually hidden during gameplay from typical player angles (confidence: high) — Cary deliberately installs LED strip in position not visible to players; acknowledges 'you can't even see it anyways even from the angles' but creates 'look better' effect - **[technology_signal]** GI-linked LED strip lighting mod provides aesthetic enhancement without traditional wiring complexity; technique discovered via Pinside community but originator unclear (confidence: medium) — Cary describes wiring LED strips directly through GI bulb connections with double-sided tape; cites seeing 'other people do this on pin side' but unclear on original mod developer --- ## Transcript Well, this has got a more of a... I'm not talking about that part. Well, I'm talking about it. This has got more of a UV orange, which I honestly like better. But this is definitely much more shiny, and the colors are nice and bright. but you can tell the differences in the colors on the orange is not as neon as I'd like them to be. So that's a little upsetting. Probably all yellowed and disgusting. And compare that to... It looks like that one's been sitting out in the sun. moving further along on installing the plastics um so what i've seen other people do on pin side is what I'm doing now is I have got an LED strip right there I've got it wired using that GI bulb right there and so I've got the same thing on here either are going through a purchasable through comet so I don't have to do any kind of wire rigging or anything that's just wired directly in right there so I've got it cut and wired accordingly so that way this lights up whenever the GI comes on so it just makes it look better otherwise this doesn't light up at all so I thought that was a really cool mod not sure who started it but I liked it so now I'm gonna do that and so now I'm gonna show you how I gonna go about doing this I got this piece right here this is the LED strip that I got to eventually cut down to the correct size But before I do that I need to make a hole about a quarter inch up over here And I just need it to be big enough to fit this portion through. I'm going to be using the drill press for that. and see I've got the hole just big enough to fit it tightly squeezes through there now if I wanted to then I could have just sorry this is horrible footage splashed some wires and the hole would have been as big but this works out pretty good if you can see from this angle probably not very well but that's how it goes in there and as you can see from when you're playing you can't even see it anyways even from the angles so it works out pretty good so now all I got to do is cut it accordingly and it's got double-sided tape already on the back of it and then and we'll get it all back together again. Thank you. Here we go guys. Over two years this machine has been taken apart. And now we are about to turn it on and see what happens. Thank you No smoke no fire Got a GI bulb out right there. Couple of GI bulbs out on that one. Let's see here. No balls. that's gonna happen Well, you can already see that certain solenoids are not working. So where did that ball even come from? But one thing I need to mention is that the MPU in there is faulty. So I can't judge this completely by the play field. I know that the board is faulty. And I really wanted the board to be a good one before I did my first test. but this really gives me an idea at least on a lot of stuff that is working and functional no smoke no fire so we can go into settings now and really start going through this game and seeing what all we can find that may be an issue all right the troubleshooting begins and me and my brilliant self have realized that i did not if i can get this in the camera or not but i did not But, there we go. I did not put the damn actuators for these switches underneath the leaf switches So my trough switches are not even going to work because i didn install them correctly so that that's uh my bad on that that's one of those where i see this and i'm like how did i mess that up uh i'm gonna get those fixed and then my trough should all be working there's a couple of bulbs that weren't working uh those were just needed a little adjusting and that was it so what I'm doing is going over the play field and figuring out what switches work which ones don't which bowls work which ones don't and on my screen over here these are the switches that I've currently got marked that do not work so that's either gonna let me know that I've got a lane or a row issue and that is what we're working on right now so I'm gonna fix these trough issues first and then we'll power it back on and see what we got Okay, everybody, score! Go over, yeah! Thank you. 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