Found 496 posts

Posts mentioning ‘velocity ball’ ordered by in descending order.

• HB
  56 14 hr

  The Matrix: Unplugged Post #56 in topic

  Posted yesterday by matty-j – in Homebrew pinball ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... a subway. The subay leads to just below the upper right flipper which will VUK the ball back onto the field and up the ramp. You can see it in action here ... the VUK shooting up that ramp in the real world. In virtual I can set the velocity to beyond lightspeed so am hoping it can hold up once I build the thing hehe ...

• AP
  1K+ 4 dy

  Barry O's Barbecue Challenge Hype Post #1015 in topic

  Posted 4 days ago by pinballonthemark – in American Pinball ‐ Last reply today

  ... put two spinners directly after the apex of both ramps. It does slow down the ball slightly when it hits the spinners. If the spinners had lest resistance and had a drop ... . But they only spin about 10 times and then stop because there is not enough velocity to spin them fast enough. The ramps shot smooth as long as it is a clean ... ramp with a backhand left flipper shot, but only on the rebound. I couldn’t do it with a ball trapped on the flipper. The right ramp was fun to shoot with the left flipper ...

• CLB
  27K+ 7 dy

  Stern Godzilla Official Owners Club King Elwin Post #27312 in topic

  Posted 8 days ago by Mully911 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... . Maybe the coil would last longer if it were potted..perhaps getting pummeled by a high velocity metal ball accelerates the decay. Just my .02 cents.

• CLB
  9K+ 9 dy

  Led Zeppelin Owners Thread Post #9598 in topic

  Posted 9 days ago by BrianJ1337 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  So somebody above said they could backhand the right ramp all day. Is this true for the majority? I’ve adjusted my pitch and it almost makes it, but any flatter and I’ll feel like I’m playing an EM. Flipper power is maxed out of the box. Any other ideas, or is this guy an anomaly? I can only do it if the ball has some speed I can’t do it from flipper trap ball to right ramp needs to have some velocity for me

• EM
  11 13 dy

  Cleopatra/Playfield Post #10 in topic

  Posted 14 days ago by Garrett – in EM Pinball Hangout ‐ Last reply 14 days ago

  ... titles. Auto clear is the proper choice for SS era and later due to higher ball velocity and airball impacts. For Varathane the paint pad approach worked really well, far superior to ...

• CLB
  1K+ 14 dy

  Pulp Fiction: Bad Motherfucker Club Post #742 in topic

  Posted 14 days ago by WillM – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 2 days ago

  ... it rolls over the switches for my left orbit. Has anyone experienced this? Should the ball do a full plunge back to my flippers to then give me a shot at hitting ... from below. I'd play with that switch a bit to make sure it's making when the ball is flying around right to left. Experiencing the same - and now that makes sense. Thanks ... : The gate always opens but, sometimes the shot isn't clean enough to clear thru. Velocity is there, it's just not coming around cleanly enough and thus strikes the left side ...

• CLB
  15K+ 29 dy

  Up the Irons - Stern Iron Maiden Owners and True Fans Club! Post #15637 in topic

  Posted 30 days ago by tgarrett09 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... a neon carpet club thread, btw) Was working on my prem today and gave the newton ball mechs another go. Disassembled the rear one, put back together. Same old problem. the studded ... . I once saw someone replace that spoon switch with a spring. The pole from the newton ball sits in the middle of the spring opening and when it touches the spring closes ... the switch. The spring itself allows for any velocity hit to work and return to center. Always wanted to give that a try.

• CLB
  1K+ 44 dy

  Maverick fan thread - We play till we drop, winner takes all! Post #1865 in topic

  Posted 45 days ago by Garrett – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 45 days ago

  ... a bit too steep relative to average ball times. Found 6 to be a fair trade off. What I don’t understand about DE’s is the inconsistency in VUK ball velocity. Sometimes slow other times extremely fast. More ... often ejects the ball harder and typically after a longer DMD animation occurs before it ...

• STN
  53 54 dy

  Stern Jaws Pro vs. Premium Post #23 in topic

  Posted 54 days ago by twindad – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply 19 days ago

  ... on the premium / LE upper playfield is the same as that of the pro. The ball needs velocity to swing the 180 degrees. But that is a feature and not a bug. It is ...

• CLB
  13K+ 55 dy

  Foo Fighters Official Owners club - "Rock Aliens" Post #11175 in topic

  Posted 56 days ago by Philipg – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... the left post, should NOT have a rubber there. Reasoning for this is it slows the ball down too much for the dead post, resulting in a lot of failed overdrive saves. If ... play for awhile and see. On my table even with the skirt adjusted if the ball is too fast the dead pin kicks it into the back of the left flipper ... (I have auto raise on) so I think the lower velocity might be working in my advantage or it’s just how the last few games I played ...

• CLB
  4K+ 64 dy

  The Godfather Club- Keep it in the family. Post #3461 in topic

  Posted 65 days ago by vic_vp – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  How do I stop the ball from kicking back out due to that bend in the metal? Anyone figure it out yet? Thanks! [quoted image] If that's the compound lock area... it's not really the metal. It's just the velocity / speed of the ball. It actually bounces off the stand under that spotlight flasher.. at least on my game.. happens once in a while

• HB
  304 71 dy

  Pinball Eternal Game Announcement (Official Thread) Post #263 in topic

  Posted 72 days ago by dpadam450 – in Homebrew pinball ‐ Last reply 30 days ago

  ... That was left in from when I first programmed the lock and was testing throwing the ball by hand. I then put in some firmware to allow the switch to engage the ... the same time always? They have 2 optos on each side inside the lock that detect ball velocity(?). I'd think one opto being triggered on either side would trigger the lock. The additional ... the back midway between the two targets. Should have plenty of time to detect the ball and trigger the drop target lock. TNA had some pretty quick locks. [att=8029071 ...

• CLB
  3K+ 84 dy

  Venom (Stern) Owner's Club. Choose Your Host, Change the Game! Post #2612 in topic

  Posted 85 days ago by Eskaybee – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... sign will be the auto plunge not getting the ball all the way around past the bumpers to the left flipper with decent velocity - you’ll get inconsistent plunges landing in the ...

• CLB
  1K+ 3 mo

  Williams Org Medieval Madness Owners Club *-* The door is open ... c'mon in !! Post #1445 in topic

  Posted 92 days ago by mstefani77 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 5 days ago

  ... equivalent of a light sticker above the playfield. When shooting with normal velocity you'd never notice it, but when the ball is bouncing off a flipper and moving very slowly over these that little ... bit of difference can change the trajectory of the ball in a crazy way. I was curious if that's just normal considering this is a remake of a 90s ...

• CLB
  4K+ 3 mo

  The Godfather Club- Keep it in the family. Post #3300 in topic

  Posted 94 days ago by wdbthree – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... of these: -Bad Guy SDTM: especially after the gate comes up and holds ball after successfully defeating one. Have tweaked and retweaked overall machine level and played ... with the spinning disc height/level. Obviously “ball save” would go a long way, but considering Eric never added one to GNR ... code support track record), not holding my breath. -Left orbit: if the ball has any velocity left orbit shots will rocket SDTM. -Upper left slingshot to right outlane: have ...

• STN
  1K+ 3 mo

  Rush Node Board 10 issues list and research Post #978 in topic

  Posted 106 days ago by Necro2112 – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply today

  ... ripple on VS, but also talks about the risk of turning the stepper at high velocity manually. Now, this comes from an observation on my machine after Stern sent out a new ... did not know where home was and would be in the wrong position until the ball drained (software seems to only find “home” after a drain). Also remember that the stepper requires ...

• CLB
  17K+ 3 mo

  RUSH Pinball Official Owners Club-“Straining the Limits of Machine and Man” Post #17535 in topic

  Posted 109 days ago by Wicked-Flip – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... is level. I've checked many times. What I see a lot is the ball bounces around coming out and catches the post at the bottom of the TM ... the top scoop a lot when the entry is messy enough to slow the ball down. Point is it never returns the way a few of you guys ... a shot that rewards the player with random bad stuff. If I have the ball trapped on the right flipper and make a perfect clean shot to the dead ... that nice safe shot that returns at the same velocity to the in lane every time. The PRO doesn't do that.

• BOU
  3K+ 3 mo

  Barrels of Fun Pinball- Labyrinth pinball. HYPE thread! Post #3024 in topic

  Posted 117 days ago by vic_vp – in Boutique pinball ‐ Last reply 3 days ago

  ... scoop/ behind the ramp. Always led to me waiting for a ball search. It's almost like if the ball doesn't have enough velocity then it would not hit the scoop. In multiball the machine ... prob thought you locked a fyre or whatever, the posts was up that locked the ball, but ...

• TE
  71 4 mo

  Early 70s Williams Flipper Troubles Post #70 in topic

  Posted 143 days ago by Garrett – in EM Pinball Tech ‐ Last reply 140 days ago

  ... 20). The Aztec is far less squishy when playing a game and strikes the ball with good power through the entire stroke of the flipper bat. The OH does ... the FL-21 but at other times it just gives way to the balls velocity and cannot power through it, turns mushy and spongy. This ruins the ... EM and how congested it may look at the top and midplayfield, the ball can make crazy runs from the flippers back to the top and back to ... to get slow motion videos zoomed in on the flippers striking the ball during gameplay.

• TE
  71 4 mo

  Early 70s Williams Flipper Troubles Post #68 in topic

  Posted 144 days ago by Garrett – in EM Pinball Tech ‐ Last reply 140 days ago

  ... 375/28-400. The original coils can hit the ball with good velocity as long as the flipper makes good contact with the ball before opening the EOS. But if the flipper is ... close to or just starting to open the EOS and the ball ... ' me about this Olympic Hockey. If I change them then I was thinking about doing a "time per ball" test to see if it alters the game.

• CLB
  3K+ 5 mo

  Venom (Stern) Owner's Club. Choose Your Host, Change the Game! Post #1851 in topic

  Posted 159 days ago by Eskaybee – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... to the left flipper, if you hit it right on the fly, the ball will be moving with extreme velocity to the right orbit which usually does cause a reject because of the ...

• CLB
  16K+ 5 mo

  Deadpool owners club. Free chimichangas for all. Post #15432 in topic

  Posted 167 days ago by TopMoose – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... left of the Hellhouse scoop). To collect, you have to hit the shot with enough velocity so it emerges from the loop and hits the backwards-facing target, located next to ... how many chimichangas you've earned. All these things add up in your end-of-ball bonus. Please correct me if I'm wrong about any of this.

• PLT
  34 5 mo

  Struggling with straight down the middle on all the games Post #9 in topic

  Posted 170 days ago by hlaj78 – in Playing tips ‐ Last reply 168 days ago

  Stay away from the sucker shots. Try to control the ball with the flippers as well as you can in order to avoid the bad areas. Be patient and try to avoid taking quick, high velocity shots.

• CLB
  2K+ 5 mo

  TOTAN club! (fans welcome) Post #2630 in topic

  Posted 172 days ago by TopMoose – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... always drops a failed right ramp into the right return ramp. Right now mine sends the ball all the way back into the pops. Does everyone have the same result from a right ... ramp fail shot? It’s rare in real life for the ball to fall onto the right ramp like that. It happens, but only when the ...

• CLB
  18K+ 5 mo

  "Morning MU/TH/UR" Pinball Brothers Alien Remake Owners Club Post #15977 in topic

  Posted 174 days ago by Baggerman – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  Have those been known to fail? on occasion, they are a circut board type with micro switches getting bashed by steel ball at high velocity!!

• CLB
  4K+ 6 mo

  The Godfather Club- Keep it in the family. Post #2695 in topic

  Posted 6 months ago by Laithan – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... to make slight contact with the edge of the bracket. If for some reason the ball guide would bend in, the problem could become even worst and rather than take chances ... . This must have been an oversight especially if it does actually make contact with the ball. I have to figure out how I am going to cut it... would be a good job for ... or the balls are moving faster because they are rolling smoother and due to the velocity they can jump a bit. Wonder if others are seeing the same with the ultra shiny ...

• CLB
  15K+ 6 mo

  Cactus Canyon Remake Club - New Sheriffs in Town! (with FAQs) Post #14181 in topic

  Posted 6 months ago by SimplePin – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  This was certainly an unexpected situation tonight[quoted image] The biggest issue was that the ball rolled farther down when pulling on the glass. If I kept pulling, the glass probably would ... have broken. Luckily the telescoping magnet tool I had was able to work the ball back to the playfield with the glass still on. Anyone have anything like this happen ... your photo the first thing I looked for was a broken bullet. Would be a shame if the velocity of the airball was enough to break one of those off.

• CLB
  3K+ 6 mo

  Venom (Stern) Owner's Club. Choose Your Host, Change the Game! Post #582 in topic

  Posted 6 months ago by MJK-911 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... I believe the hold strength for the flippers needs to be increased ? Several times a game the ball’s velocity pushes the flipper down. Music ,sound effects are perfect for this game!! Iam absolutely thrilled ...

• CLB
  27K+ 7 mo

  Stern Godzilla Official Owners Club King Elwin Post #24080 in topic

  Posted 8 months ago by EZ-Rhino – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... "flaky" in that it won't always award a skillshot award depending upon the angle and velocity of the ball as it passes through the gate which activates the switch. However, during gameplay the ...

• TE
  71 7 mo

  Early 70s Williams Flipper Troubles Post #34 in topic

  Posted 8 months ago by edednedy – in EM Pinball Tech ‐ Last reply 140 days ago

  I really don't see a problem here. I see similar behavior on Bally and Gottlieb flippers. If a ball hits a flipper hard enough it's going to push the flipper back sometimes. It's not hitting a ... only way it wouldn't move is if the coil had enough power to overcome any ball velocity, at any angle, and at any position on the flipper. Which would probably need a ridiculously ...

• CLB
  27K+ 7 mo

  Stern Godzilla Official Owners Club King Elwin Post #24014 in topic

  Posted 8 months ago by Clovenhuf – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  I’ve seen both magnetized and loose ball options on MG multi with my premium. Not sure if it’s a code related thing or just the ball shot with too much velocity to ‘stick’. Regardless, I prefer when they’re loose as it gives you time for a few quick clean jackpots before things get hectic.

• CLB
  3K+ 7 mo

  Virtual Pinball Club Post #3719 in topic

  Posted 8 months ago by Wylte – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 4 days ago

  ... dedicated to getting just these effects (and more!) When bouncing off a bumper, the ball will bounce in a different direction and strength based on how close it is to ... well, though AFAIK the force applied is just calculated at a static radius based on the ball velocity vector toward the bumper, with random "scatter" being added from an RNG range (usually ... ll at least compare to videos and send somebody to the arcade for "research" :D Ball spin is not reproduced at all in virtual games. Has been for at least 6 ...

• CLB
  13K+ 8 mo

  Foo Fighters Official Owners club - "Rock Aliens" Post #7265 in topic

  Posted 8 months ago by dpadam450 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  Don't know what else to say, this is like 1/4 velocity or less. I think the flipper hits 10x faster. Design flaw. Should have been a one way lock, even if nobody ever got it, it's a failsafe. I checked the coil has a sleeve, so I don't know what else it could be. The post has quite a bit of flex when I hit with the ball. It rubberbands it right back towards the entry. Unless this is a seriously a 1 in 1000 defective post, but that seems strange to me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Karbb_IAkY

• CLB
  4K+ 8 mo

  The Godfather Club- Keep it in the family. Post #1281 in topic

  Posted 8 months ago by MK6PIN – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... of flicking off the bottom of the horse snout) really make a difference on the velocity of the ball exit. Not sure if they did it on purpose, but I'm getting pretty consistent at ... landing the ball where I want it. Definitely recommend experimenting with that to see if it helps. It did ...

• CLB
  13K+ 8 mo

  Foo Fighters Official Owners club - "Rock Aliens" Post #6967 in topic

  Posted 8 months ago by Nethawk86 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... lockdown bar housing. That's fine(ish) but makes the overdrive drain shot a bitch as the ball looses velocity slightly and doesn't make it consistently up to the flipper...

• PFR
  2K+ 8 mo

  Mirco Playfields - WARNING for potential buyers Post #1738 in topic

  Posted 8 months ago by leonml – in Playfield restoration ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... clear should be net strong, somewhat hard, but have slight give. Someone could test the velocity and force of a pinball in action, and get the perfect mix and layers figured out ... . Using something like a rubber washer, could be interesting for nothing more then extra give from ball impact, but would probably eventually break down like rubber kits do. I just don't believe that ...

• RSD
  104 9 mo

  4 Million BC Preservation- Completed, Gameplay Video Post #34 in topic

  Posted 9 months ago by Garrett – in Restorations documented ‐ Last reply 123 days ago

  ... Polycrylic. I would agree on modern pins that auto clear is needed due to the increased ball velocity over the older EM pins. Part of the prep is stripping as much off the ...

• RSD
  104 9 mo

  4 Million BC Preservation- Completed, Gameplay Video Post #14 in topic

  Posted 9 months ago by Garrett – in Restorations documented ‐ Last reply 123 days ago

  ... true. A smooth playfield has much lower friction as well equating into higher ball velocity as intended from the factory. My first attempt and inserts; https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/ ...

• CLB
  10K+ 9 mo

  Stern Electronics Club (1977-1984). Post #9069 in topic

  Posted 9 months ago by Flippingr8 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  My #Stars tilts every time I hit a ball through the left spinner with significant velocity and therefore spinner revolution. The tilt happens as the spinner comes to a stop. Any ideas as to where to troubleshoot? Thanks.

• CLB
  16K+ 9 mo

  Halloween owners thread…He’s Coming Home Post #14972 in topic

  Posted 10 months ago by Lpilot1 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... do a bunch of shots. So what's happening on mine is when launched, the ball randomly clips the top of the right orbit rollover switch, which triggers it and causes ... . It's highly inconsistent but upon looking at it during launch I can see the ball will sometimes hit that switch lightly but enough to register so it's highly sensitive. ... the game with a magnetic reed switch (MRS) due to the ball missing the wire switch completely on high velocity orbit shots. Solved that problem. Maybe it could solve your issue ...

• HB
  128 9 mo

  Eight Ball Beyond Post #68 in topic

  Posted 10 months ago by STIrby – in Homebrew pinball ‐ Last reply 4 days ago

  ... because I finally have a fix in place for the rejects that sometimes occur on the eight ball saucer shot. They don't happen too often, but when they do it's really an ... slow mo videos I've taken it appears to be a combination of too much velocity on the ball, the ball catching some air when it goes over the drop target, and the saucer hole ... I could lightly pulse the knock down coil on the drop target to gently push the ball back into the saucer. https://youtube.com/shorts/KEyQBOOS5E4 So far it works like a ...

• TGE
  2 10 mo

  Stuck Flipper and Ball Getting Caught at Ramp Gate (F-14 Tomcat) Post #1 in topic

  Posted 10 months ago by Climber – in Tech: Generic ‐ Last reply 10 months ago

  ... 2 other items that I am looking for assistance with troubleshooting (pics below): 1. Low velocity balls getting stuck at upper ramp left gate (#20 playfield part in manual). Typcially, ... the upper flippers will deflect a low velocity shot up through the gate a couple of inches and it will roll back down ... Pressing the flipper button repeatedly does NOT resolve the problem. It takes a ball striking the flipper to put it back into the original position (which causes some ...

• CLB
  4K+ 10 mo

  The Godfather Club- Keep it in the family. Post #547 in topic

  Posted 10 months ago by WillM – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... playing Godfather on location and I have yet to have one plunged ball make it all the way around. I honestly don't think there ... wrong with the design. Speaking of design when the plunged ball rolls down that 45 degree angle and into the left side ... of the game it will center drain you and there's no ball save. Plunge. Drain. I have also been center drianed on the ... solution: Rotate the shooter rod 90-180 degrees and see difference in velocity. Ball save timer is a setting (the operator chooses the timer length), ...

• CLB
  27K+ 11 mo

  Stern Godzilla Official Owners Club King Elwin Post #21139 in topic

  Posted 11 months ago by vikingerik – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... - and that's bad for this. For control with an upper flipper, you want the ball to bite in to the flipper a little bit. What the stiffness gives is more power ... but you don't need that for a flat loop where the ball is already moving with some velocity. The rigidity will make the ball deflect more away from the flipper. Even half a millimeter significantly ... shot. It's not a question of reducing power, it's the physics of keeping the ball close to the flipper during the stroke, and rigid hardware won't do that.

• TE
  56 11 mo

  EM Pinball Repair: Where to Start? (First time) Post #35 in topic

  Posted 11 months ago by Garrett – in EM Pinball Tech ‐ Last reply 11 months ago

  ... a case in which I would but otherwise never. The purpose of high tapping is to increase ball velocity. As EM playfields age they see increased friction from the playfield condition and cupped inserts ... that will then reduce ball velocity. This is why many do it and it's a quick way to improve ball velocity. An EM that is properly set up and maintained ...

• CLB
  13K+ 1 yr

  Getaway Club ~ Dispatch, run a make on license plate KINGPIN Post #12941 in topic

  Posted 12 months ago by jrcmlc – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 6 days ago

  ... . I think the old rubbers on the flippers was HARD and causing some extreme velocity and harder to control the ball. Yeah, the upside down W flipper bats they look, from every angle except ...

• AP
  7K+ 1 yr

  AP's Galactic Tank Force (GTF!) - Speculation/Hype Thread Post #4965 in topic

  Posted 13 months ago by Wilmmr – in American Pinball ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... . Can you replace or modify the tank so the ball doesn’t fly back at you? Change the target surface to absorb the velocity? That’s above my pay grade. Hope it can. A 2/3 win ...

• TE
  23 1 yr

  Jacks Open drains down side Post #7 in topic

  Posted 13 months ago by Runbikeskilee – in EM Pinball Tech ‐ Last reply 12 months ago

  ... fresh rubber donuts on the minipost to get a better kick toward the middle when the ball comes down the outlane with some velocity. Fresh coat of wax was a good suggestion too.

• DP
  2K+ 1 yr

  A lotta ins.. a lotta outs - TBL maintenance thread Post #1837 in topic

  Posted 13 months ago by Auror – in Dutch Pinball ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... side now but struggling to get the foam low enough so the ball doesn’t hit it rolling over it but high enough so that ... back of the trough I couldn't get the foam to reduce the velocity of the ball enough to stop it from hitting the edge of the playfield and ... ultimately the back of the trough wasn't tall enough with the velocity of the ball for me to get it to work. So I went back ... after 500 or a 1,000 plays and how that might affect the bowling ball as it's already got a little hop to it while running over the ...

• CLB
  1K+ 1 yr

  South Park Club come on in. Post #1398 in topic

  Posted 13 months ago by jeffro01 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 6 days ago

  Check the trough weldment for broken welds. When the welds crack, the trough welment becomes like a bell. Yeah I'll have a look so thank you on that. It's worth noting that from what I can tell, before I look under at the welds, the ball is coming out super hard and it's hitting the metal plate on the right side of the lane with such velocity it sound like the knocker against the side of the cabinet in TAF.

• MO
  55 1 yr

  Alien wireform mods. 2 level ramp, whipping tail and hand. Post #16 in topic

  Posted 14 months ago by Loganpinball – in All modding! ‐ Last reply 8 months ago

  Revised tail length to improve the transfer of weight to ball to prevent or minimize ball traps. The long tail had potential to trap on a multiball where multiple balls hit ramp. I ... needed to have the mechanism be able to take a ball and operate at low velocity. Looks like this is the way to go. This tail has the bearing ...

• CLB
  7K+ 1 yr

  The Big Lebowski - Official Owners Club thread Post #5158 in topic

  Posted 14 months ago by Rensh – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... ' saucer releases the ball, it basically pops it out with just enough force to get the ball out of the saucer so the ball is not released with much velocity. Is this common ... , or should the ball be being shot out much faster ... with just enough force to get the ball out of the saucer so the ball is not released with much velocity. Is this common, or should the ball be being shot out much faster ...

• CLB
  7K+ 1 yr

  The Big Lebowski - Official Owners Club thread Post #5157 in topic

  Posted 14 months ago by ShawnC79 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... in the scoop the majority of the time. The machine eventually does a ball search and ejects the ball. Do others have this issue? Is there a quick fix for the issue that ... ' saucer releases the ball, it basically pops it out with just enough force to get the ball out of the saucer so the ball is not released with much velocity. Is this common ... , or should the ball be being shot out much faster ...

• CLB
  12K+ 1 yr

  Official Avengers Infinity Quest owners thread. "Pinsiders Assemble!" Post #11548 in topic

  Posted 14 months ago by ArcadeBar – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... post I appreciate your input ; I’m not having rejects from the top plastic I’m having the ball just barely barley roll up when i shoot it with either flipper when I do make it ... it sounds right I must not be hitting it cleanly because sometimes it will register ball lock but not lock the magnet And your correct I didn’t reach thanos i reached ... all of the extra momentum & speed the ball gains as it comes down to your flippers transfers into harder velocity when you hit the ball. Worth a shot if you haven’t tried ...

• CLB
  18K+ 1 yr

  Batman 66 - Official Club Thread Post #18010 in topic

  Posted 14 months ago by Thunderbird – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... better placement on left orbit of wire coming off the CAT LEDs, to allow the ball smooth sailing past that point. Old left ramp has no wire attachment holes, new ... has holes in the ramp left side midway up to maintain wire from making the ball clunky as it goes up left orbit. Newly engineered Joker targets that do not ... engineering with no flex movement, as the old one does. Ball smoothly snaps back to left flipper at higher velocity, simulating better the Batmobile leaving the Batcave with jet engine firing ...

• CLB
  11K+ 1 yr

  Total Nuclear Annihilation Club...Welcome to the future! Post #10428 in topic

  Posted 14 months ago by maxpower – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 3 days ago

  ... help them. The problem was this: When the ball comes down from the right orbit with high velocity, i.e., from the right orbit gate, the ball should feed the right flipper. When the ... ball comes down from the right orbit with low velocity, such as when the ball falls onto the PF from a ... short or soft plunge, the ball should hit the top of the right ...

• STN
  7K+ 1 yr

  GOT kicks ass! Post #7044 in topic

  Posted 15 months ago by avanwinkle – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply 135 days ago

  ... much easier than doing the actual mode shots) but also significantly impacts the velocity—both waiting for the ball to get kicked up, and waiting for it to make its way back ...

• CLB
  16K+ 1 yr

  Halloween owners thread…He’s Coming Home Post #12329 in topic

  Posted 15 months ago by rotordave – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... ’ll soon see the problem. - the forks are misaligned (bend em back with pliers) - the ball is being launched slightly sideways - bend prongs with pliers to get it to launch straight ... - the ball is rattling up the shooter lane and loosing velocity. Probably the forks again, but could be the shooter lane timber ...

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  RUSH Pinball Official Owners Club-“Straining the Limits of Machine and Man” Post #11755 in topic

  Posted 15 months ago by Magicman – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  Top pic just shows the alignment of the solenoid to where it strikes the ball, the second is the 3 screws for adjustment. Not much room to move, but it doesn ... bottom scoops simultaneously, they seem to eject with less velocity. That being the case, the washer shims helped a lot, and between that and ball save it works pretty well. I just never know ... on the right flipper. I had looked at the alignment of the plunger to the resting ball when I was trying to address this a while back, and it seemed to be aligned ...

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  James Bond 60th Anniversary Edition $LE (Super Limited Elwin) Hype Thread Post #3785 in topic

  Posted 15 months ago by Zablon – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply 27 days ago

  ... opto spinner versus a real spinner? This doesn't just mean it pretends it spins based on ball velocity does it?

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  Official Avengers Infinity Quest owners thread. "Pinsiders Assemble!" Post #11219 in topic

  Posted 16 months ago by vikingerik – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... often get backhands like that one in the first video, where an incoming ball already has some rightwards velocity and the right flipper can redirect it up the ramp. I recently removed the ... . My theory for this is spin - that sort of backhand applies clockwise spin to the ball, which would work against it climbing a left-side wall, so it flies up more smoothly ...

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  '72 Fireball club. All here can enter Valhalla Post #419 in topic

  Posted 16 months ago by jlbintn – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 13 days ago

  ... & Dragons. Her: I know that, but it just seems like you can't hit the ball hard enough. Me: It's not Fireball II, either Her: I know that, just saying. ... rebuilt the flippers on D&D and Fireball II, where first contact with the ball leaves one the impression that escape velocity has been achieved. :D The little zipper flippers will knock the ... ball up the playfield, but it is most likely never going to ...

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  Jurassic Park (Stern 2019 & 30th) Owners Club. Welcome! To Jurassic park..... Post #15327 in topic

  Posted 17 months ago by Jason_Jehosaphat – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... hit the pops target so cleanly and with just the right velocity that the ball was reflected cleanly all the way back to the left flipper ... I have to assume that the gate was knocked aside as the ball went through, then swung back down and bounced up/open again ... at just the right instant for the ball to slip underneath on its return path. It was a crazy. ... this a second time (on another day), but in that instance the ball slipped under the gate on the return but didn't come all the ...

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  I like those odds - The Mandalorian Owners Club Post #6145 in topic

  Posted 18 months ago by Xelz – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 10 days ago

  ... except maybe 1 in 20 shots, and when it does make it, it barely has enough velocity to make it all the way up and around. Now, I’m not the best player, and ... window to make the shot is barely past the sling’s bottom post, and shooting the ball just as it passes the post is more likely to catch the edge of the ...

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  Ball falls off Wire Form Post #1 in topic

  Posted 18 months ago by Orion31 – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply 18 months ago

  ... having with my Rush Premium is when I hit the right ramp with a lot of velocity, the ball seems to hit the left side of the wire form and launch out of the ... out of place. I cannot determine anything else that could be happening to determine why the ball is not staying in the wire form. It falls out probably 30% of the time ...

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  Review – Precision Pinball Products CNC Flipper System Post #617 in topic

  Posted 20 months ago by 1956PINHEAD – in All modding! ‐ Last reply today

  ... flips 74. gram lites 75. Thin Flizzy's 76. "Neo Cassiopeia Fission Omega Ion Blasters" 77. Ball Breakers 78. Hot Shots 79. Sure Shot 80. AccuShot Flippers 81. AccuFlips 82. Pro Flip ... . SALID 135. Combats 136. Simply precision 137. Flipper slipper 138. Bullet Bats 139. Thrusters 140. Velocity. Or Veloci-flips 141. Snipe-shots or Snipers 142. Flipper Scopes Precision Flippers 143. EXO ...

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  Review – Precision Pinball Products CNC Flipper System Post #473 in topic

  Posted 20 months ago by spspencer – in All modding! ‐ Last reply today

  EV EV Pro (escape velocity, will launch your ball, plus aluminum is used in aerospace applications.)

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  Black Knight - Sword of Rage Club - Honourable Knights Only Post #4851 in topic

  Posted 20 months ago by Mathazar – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... have tips for that? Check the alignment of the plunger with the ball. If you can take a video of the ball being plugged and watch it back in slow motion, ensure the ... plunger is hitting the ball squarely in the middle. If it's off to the ... side a bit, the ball may not have enough velocity to reach the upper playfield.

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  Toy Story Pinball - You in or out? Post #1989 in topic

  Posted 20 months ago by jimwe5t – in Jersey Jack Pinball ‐ Last reply 12 months ago

  ... of the force applied by the solenoid. The position of the ball on the flipper, combined with its weight and velocity when you engage the solenoid, is what determines the direction of ... before feel fine, is because the nature of those old games was slower and the ball was what we now call “floaty”. Neil Falconer who was a software developer at the earliest ...

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  Review – Precision Pinball Products CNC Flipper System Post #109 in topic

  Posted 21 months ago by DiabloRush – in All modding! ‐ Last reply today

  ... you aspire to. This is correct. And if the desired end result is a certain velocity of ball movement, then less energy is required in the coil for a system with tighter tolerance and ...

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  Deadpool playfield multiplier not registering Post #9 in topic

  Posted 21 months ago by Sleal16 – in Tech: LCD era games ‐ Last reply 21 months ago

  Yes tried that too. Even hit it with the ball from the flipper just to be sure I've been guilty of testing those kinds of targets by hand but in game doesnt work...because ball hits it such a weird velocity where it doesnt hit the switch properly. oh man, thats a tough one. Would be weird that a code glitches without doing updates, but would be something else to scratch off if you havent already. Install a raw image of it. I'll take a look at my game tomorrow and see if I can provide more data points

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  RUSH Pinball Official Owners Club-“Straining the Limits of Machine and Man” Post #8069 in topic

  Posted 21 months ago by H3XAG0N – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... pretty hard against something just out of frame at 9 seconds. It's just a metal ball guide/wall. Lot of velocity coming in when it's a direct shot from flippers. I'm thinking I shouldn't put the felt ... on the right wall because then it would disrupt the path of the ball when it ...

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  RUSH Pinball Official Owners Club-“Straining the Limits of Machine and Man” Post #8011 in topic

  Posted 21 months ago by NEW-B – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... . Let us not forget that the basis of our beloved games is hitting a dense metal ball at plastic and rubber at a high velocity.

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  Official Avengers Infinity Quest owners thread. "Pinsiders Assemble!" Post #10372 in topic

  Posted 22 months ago by greben0ts – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... post genies that I have installed on my out-lanes. I’d say that they definitely increase the ball velocity, so if you are looking for a solution to flipper fade, this may actually alleviate the ...

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  Stern Godzilla Official Owners Club King Elwin Post #11594 in topic

  Posted 22 months ago by MrChupon – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... at the vertical climb to the upper wireform ramp; shots that definitely had the velocity necessary to climb the vertical, but instead seem to get blown right back out and ... ramp entrance, and its screws, are flush or below the playfield. I thought maybe the ball was contacting the lower curved portion of the exit ramp to the building, so I pulled ... it and tweaked the wireform positioning to provide the barest hint extra space to the ball as it ascends the vertical part of the shot, but I'm still getting the ...

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  Why is JJP still making games with faulty playfields? Post #2559 in topic

  Posted 22 months ago by Haymaker – in Jersey Jack Pinball ‐ Last reply 22 months ago

  You're dreaming mate . No scoop protector on my GNR . After almost 1000 games . And it's perfect . Downvote me all you want but stop making excuses for Stern .[quoted image] I wonder what that metal around the inside edge of the scoop does? hmm nah...must be the playfield. But yeah, that stern rush scoop is notorious for taking very little abuse and looking like absolute hell. Thats because its so close to the flippers, it gets absolutely pummeled at pretty much max ball velocity like 10,000 times a game

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  Halloween owners thread…He’s Coming Home Post #6498 in topic

  Posted 22 months ago by dnapac – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... . I REALLY want to hit those hurry ups! They are hard shots. Depending on the velocity of the ball the end of the right flipper is your best bet. From right cradle you ... in hedge 2 and 3, but 1 is at the very tip, and I find it easiest with the ball coming down the inlane. You can back hand 1 and 2 from the left flipper, but the ... ball should either be on a bounce off the flipper or not to the flipper yet…it’s a ...

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  RUSH Pinball Official Owners Club-“Straining the Limits of Machine and Man” Post #6933 in topic

  Posted 22 months ago by kbenson13 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... was experiencing the same frustrations: suuuuuuuuper long modes and just generally a tough time keeping the ball alive. I recently made a couple adjustments, and I feel I'm inching toward some breakthroughs. ... be less prone to breakage, but they imparted some weird spin on the ball). After these changes I'm breaking 100 million more readily and have come close ... often it hits the left flipper and runs up the left inlane with such velocity that I can't catch it and it hops back over to the right flipper ...

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  RUSH Pinball Official Owners Club-“Straining the Limits of Machine and Man” Post #6913 in topic

  Posted 22 months ago by snaroff – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... the bubble level in the plunger lane. you can also check lean by just releasing a ball manually down the an open part of the playfield, but that's obviously less accurate. Hey ... ! Having it "back up" to the left loop once in awhile isn't a big deal. The ball velocity is much greater than my other Stern games for some reason (and I've had a bunch ...

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  RUSH Pinball Official Owners Club-“Straining the Limits of Machine and Man” Post #6521 in topic

  Posted 23 months ago by snaroff – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... see any mention in this thread. Just received my Premium and noticed that the ball will jump the left-return rail with a strong shot on the right/steel ramp ... that runs behind the back cabinet (with diverter inactivated). Ball ends up careening back onto the playfield as a result. I lowered flipper strength ... strong and the ramp design/turns can't handle the velocity. Ball velocity is also a problem for the inner loop shot (where the ball skips over the switch). Some folks installed felt ...

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  Jurassic Park (Stern 2019 & 30th) Owners Club. Welcome! To Jurassic park..... Post #13807 in topic

  Posted 23 months ago by Jay_Killjoy – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  When I shoot the helicopter ramp from the left flipper and miss slightly, the ball comes out and hits either the left inlane metal above the left flipper, or goes ... problem. The rubber barely makes contact with the ball passing and the ball often goes SDTM at a very difficult angle to save. Depending on ball velocity it may make it to the left flipper ...

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  Official Avengers Infinity Quest owners thread. "Pinsiders Assemble!" Post #9670 in topic

  Posted 24 months ago by Gentax – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... get 2 modes no matter the combination of winning or lose. I bumped up the game to 5 ball and I STILL could only do 2 modes. Meanwhile I've diagnosed the situations I have a bad ... 2. "High speed flipper bounces" I can't describe it but essentially the ball will come at the flipper at a high velocity away from the sling (as such I can't catch it to hit the ... corner) and the ball bounces off the flipper and into the ...

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  Stern Godzilla Official Owners Club King Elwin Post #10097 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by splickety_lit – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... plunge works fine. I made sure the plunger tip was hitting the center of the ball when resting in the lane, but the problem was still happening. Finally took some ... definitely a hump there. And the clear is cracked in that spot, probably because the ball has been hitting it: [att=6898958,2860420 caption="do the humpty hump"] I'm assuming ... when an auto-plunge or full plunge happens, the ball is either launched over the hump or has enough velocity/momentum to keep it going straight when it hits it. I ...

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  Gilligan's Island Skipper! Club Post #331 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Heaterguy – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday

  ... Game is playing solid now however about half the time when the ball goes into Kona on the top left, the upkick solenoid doesnt make ... it finally makes it up to the top ramp and returns the ball to the PF. Sometimes it works great, sometimes it takes up ... an angle and hitting (rattling) the side lanes, taking the velocity out of the ball so it cant make it up the ramp. When it ... ? Finally, my PF is beautiful but I noticed a dent where the ball comes out of the wireform hamster trail into the right inlane. It drops ...

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  Elvira's House of Horrors - The Owner's Club Post #10920 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Rdoyle1978 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  I don't think the gargoyles are mechanical. I haven't looked into them myself before. Here's a post from Rdoyle1978 with some advice on how to make them jump: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/elvira-s-house-of-horrors-the-owner-s-club/page/91#post-5796926 Correct - They are not mechanical, just move from the velocity of the ball. The targets and the slots their rods stick through are 2 pieces and can bind - see my post.

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  RUSH - Mods and Toys; what are you hoping for, and/or who's making an offering? Post #752 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by PinMonk – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply 7 months ago

  ... did work but it was a lot larger hole and got a LOT less ball traffic that was also at lower velocity. Apples to Pears, at best. If this works, it will open another ...

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  Deadpool owners club. Free chimichangas for all. Post #12266 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by fooflighter – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... the up down ramp on the prem/le, that is a point where too much velocity causes the ball to skip over the Katana from time to time... Any thoughts about incorporating a small ... for smooth flow .. For now, I have a metal post in place and it eliminates the ball escaping the Katana completely, but it does slow down momentum just a hair when the call ... me to keep doing the orbits.... So there's a rub, either live with the faster ball, escaping the Katana on the 3rd or 4th orbit, or slow it down/deflect slightly ...

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  Halloween owners thread…He’s Coming Home Post #3707 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by CursedFrogurt – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  Here are a few better pictures of what I think is causing my ball to get stuck. If it comes down the right hand return lane (Loomis) without enough velocity it stops. When I look at the metal lifting-thingy underneath the lane it's not flush with the playfield, it's a quarter inch (ish) raised. On the left return (Laurie) it's flush. [att=6800679,2776296 caption=""][att=6800679,2776295 caption=""]

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  Bally Mr and Mrs Pacman- now a club thread Post #162 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by reconsider59 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 5 days ago

  ... : when I hit that left orbit shot from the right flipper, 95% of the time, the ball will not land in the scoop, it'll just keep going and end up back ... and to the left; or, on a bad roll up the left orbit, the ball won't have much velocity, and it'll land in the scoop. My question is, is this normal? I have ...

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  RUSH Pinball Official Owners Club-“Straining the Limits of Machine and Man” Post #978 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Blackwolf – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... to take the glass down to push it down. It just didn't have that much velocity and it just stopped. The one that got stuck in the back orbit was able ... normal, though, I don't have much of a frame of reference. There was a couple of times the ball would jump up to a platform that I don't think it's supposed to be on, and then ... button - I'd drain, and then the hoot again would send the ball directly to the right exit. Repeat on the second ball. My wife played once, triggered two multiballs, got 48mil, and left ...

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  Batman 66 - Official Club Thread Post #17408 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Thunderbird – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... or molded one’s, that will hopefully withstand the powerful hits from an airborn steel ball hitting at high velocity. 3D printed items are just too weak. Same issue with rocks around the ... cover over the magnet also chewed up in record time and worthless. Batcave computer surrounds, ball blasted them both to pieces, to become more 3D printed junk. Save your money folks ...

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  3rd Party P3 Module: Drained from For Amusement Only Games - drainedpinball.com Post #140 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by bingopodcast – in Multimorphic ‐ Last reply 9 days ago

  ... to an idea about a skilled plunge that maxes out at a percentage of the max launch velocity that it uses currently. That should also ensure that improperly leveled games will still get ... airballs now that plastics are in place (only one in about a hundred games so far - ball was launched by the upper right sling on top of the plastic, which allowed it ... to hit are still those mounted above the pop (just the right angle on the ball or, better still, hitting the pop are your best bets for manually). I find that I ...

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  Stumblor Pinball - Latest Products Update Post #79 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Nacman – in All modding! ‐ Last reply 38 days ago

  ... probe discovered stroid field 117 ($0075) 1 116.4 133.4 Data: The probe discovered extra ball 118 ($0076) 1 100.5 115.2 Data: Readings indicate big points 119 ($0077) 1 ... 52.7 60.5 Worf: Extra Ball 320 ($0140) 1 71.6 82.1 Worf: Jackpot ready 321 ($0141) 1 96.3 110.4 Worf: I can no loger measure our velocity 322 ($0142) 1 114.3 131 ... discovered: Advance rank 601 ($0259) 1 149.0 170.9 Computer: Probe discovered: a lit xtra ball 602 ($025a) 1 160.3 183.8 Computer: Probe discovered: return lanes lit 603 ($025b) 1 ...

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  Tron wireform and led light mod redesign #3 Post #56 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Loganpinball – in All modding! ‐ Last reply 186 days ago

  ... come back and All I had to do was add another guide wire to control bank velocity and exit. Works great now. I also wanted to try a different plastic to wireform transition. 2 hardened ... like the look of the right plastic entrance ramp. I had to cut a “v” to raise the ball from rail to ramp to eliminate stops. If anyone has a better solution on transition from ...

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  Monty Python & The Holy Grail - Retheme of Demolition Man Post #83 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Tranquilize – in Homebrew pinball ‐ Last reply 21 months ago

  ... the right side of the scoop first and ricochets horizontally or when the ball enters with dead-on, high velocity and bounces straight back out. Again, these are pretty rare, but ... I'll likely have to modify the scoop so that the right side is angled outward, toward the ball ... guide and the rear so that it is rounded where the ball enters. Lots of hardware work... ugggg, but it's ...

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  Halloween owners thread…He’s Coming Home Post #2374 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by spandol – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... quickly. I think doing the stuff you mention is going to change my playfield considerably. My ball doesn’t roll at all like it does on yours, it just sits on the rail ... mostly, but not a particular spot. It just doesn’t have the velocity to move. Really appreciate your effort to help with this. I’ll report back once I’ve ...

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  Jurassic Park (Stern 2019 & 30th) Owners Club. Welcome! To Jurassic park..... Post #12801 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Jenk540i – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... ramp) does not register if the ball enters the ramp at a high velocity. The opto switch registers 100% when tested by rolling a ball past it. But if a ball is sent past it rapidly it ... these maneuvers have changed the results. Again, it only fails to register when the ball passes at a high velocity. I took the two plastic spacers off the back of the ramp that support ...

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  Funhouse!? Club... (Fans welcome) Post #3561 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by Coyohtay – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... rebuild that I mentioned in posts earlier, Funhouse plays SUPER fast. So fast that the first ball lock shot powers through the lock. I tweaked on the lock mech. I have 2 conical spings on ... of an idea that I am going to try to slow the ball down before it slams into the ball lock. I cut a couple of plates and bolted onto the one-way gate to ... add some mass to it. Maybe it will cut down the velocity just enough that ...

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  NBA Fastbreak Fanatics Club! Post #824 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by dscapo – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  Has anyone had an issue with the ball getting stuck under the net, resting against the switch? It seems that so much momentum is lost going through the net that the ball doesn’t have the velocity to make the switch.

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  Halloween owners thread…He’s Coming Home Post #2153 in topic

  Posted over 2 years ago by dnapac – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today

  ... . Am I crazy or was there something where you did a full plunge and then let the ball just do its thing And it would hit a target for extra points? I thought I saw that ... new code is still coming any day now! I think you’re thinking of letting the ball bounce off the flippers without flipping, after an almost full plunge, and getting into the ... the shot or you’re skillful with the plunge to get the correct angle and velocity to hit the shot.