Found 494 posts
Posts mentioning ‘velocity ball’ ordered by in descending order.
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RFS
The 2017 pagg buy,sell,trade thread. Post #193 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by Kerry_Richard – in Regional for sale threads ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
... Pin-a-go-go. This is all the info I could find; http://www.ebay.com/itm/VELOCITY-BALL-By-GRAND-ORIGINAL-1986-NOVELTY-ARCADE-GAME-MACHINE-FLYER-BROCHURE/401320602413?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 ...
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EV
The official 2017 pin a go go thread. Post #837 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by Kerry_Richard – in Events ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
... Pin-a-go-go. This is all the info I could find; http://www.ebay.com/itm/VELOCITY-BALL-By-GRAND-ORIGINAL-1986-NOVELTY-ARCADE-GAME-MACHINE-FLYER-BROCHURE/401320602413?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 ...
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Substituting THE POWER BALL in single ball games? Post #15 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by Mr68 – in All modding! ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
... not always for the better. They will defiantly make your games play faster and the ball action will be different. Which I happen to like, especially the different bounces and action. But ... hitting the glass is common. In some games, balls came off the flippers with such velocity and air, I've worried about breaking plastics or toys. In other games that need to ...
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**Tube Time** - Custom Surfing Pinball Post #49 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by pinballrockstar – in Homebrew pinball ‐ Last reply over 4 years ago
yes, riding the wave ("shooting the curl"), though what you said and told me about (Waterworld) has given me an idea on rotating a wireform on the wave to alter the destination of where it goes ???? Man if you get that wave to work,it will be the coolest thing..but since you never know the velocity of the ball,it looks hard to figure that out.. That right there is so awesome about building a pinball,making stuff work. I love it.
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TAN
Ball hits glass Post #2 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by provato – in Tech: Alpha-numeric ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
I had a similar problem but in a different machine with a center stand-up target. It turned out that I had installed a far stronger flipper coil on one side, so the ball would hit the target with too much power that it flew off the target (like a ball swing). If you have the right coil, try adjusting your EOS switch so that the flipper bat hits with less strength (but be carefull that it can produce enough velocity for the ball to make the ramps)
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TDM
STTNG Right Popper Trouble Post #18 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by jalpert – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 2 years ago
... up a little higher, it won't hit the ball with as much force. While to me the ball seemed to be kicked up at the same velocity, it took just enough force off of ... spring gives it. I just didn't like the idea of modifying anything ball touches. Insulated tape, with the force of the ball hitting it, seems like it could wear. And, other means of ... something directly slowing the ball down just doesn't seem ideal to me. Anyway, my two cents, and in my opinion, ...
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STN
Does playfield ghosting always get worse.... Post #8 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by flashinstinct – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
Ghosting does not always equal chipping. But if the ghosting gets severe enough and the ball impacts the area with the right velocity and or angle of impact, chipping may occur. Ghosthing doesnt always get bigger. At one point it will stop, whether it as consumed the entire insert or partially
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CLB
Twilight Zone Owner's club Post #3710 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by Coyote – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today
... -pinball dark), it's nothing huge. Especially when compared to, like, the cost of 40 LEDs. Ball is still not completing an orbit. Curious to know if anyone has experienced this or ... knows a fix. Is the kicker weak, or is the kicker sending out the ball at a good velocity, and the the ball seems to hit something or bounce around?
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EM Price Factors and thoughts Post #88 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by pinwiztom – in EM Pinball Hangout ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
Good point but I found the spinner placement on Golden Arrow even more odd I agree 100% on spinner placement flaw on Golden Arrow. 1st off very tough to get the ball up there with velocity but then you hit a brick wall and any spin you might have gotten soon stops with rebound or deflection of ball.
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CLB
Last Action Hero club, come on in! Post #821 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by lpnsocal – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 3 days ago
... will begin movement and initializing the coil on the crane after 2 seconds to keep ball from rolling out. It is a time based movement. That being said. It seems ... solder joints(all were good,) I finally reseated the connectors. 30+ games since and no ball backup in the crane. I'm gonna believe that it was marginal connection(s) and it has ... of "less than ballistic" returns...., but then I noticed that the velocity of the return can diminish a bit if the ball doesn't quite make it all the way to kicker. So who ...
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CLB
Elvira And The Party Monsters club-Monstrous! Post #926 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by sawbill – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 4 days ago
... EATPM, and I'm having problems with air balls about 90% of the time when the ball enters the Monster Slide ramp. I'm thinking the ramp is a new thicker plastic which ... very subtle ridge under the metal entrance flap that might be enough to pop the ball into the air. I'm contemplating sanding the end of the ramp thinner to yield a ... Also, the PF has no Mylar; it is clear coated. This might cause a faster ball velocity from the right flipper which might be a contributing factor to this problem. Does anyone have ...
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STN
Where is the KISS code? Post #2471 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by konjurer – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply over 4 years ago
I assumed it was designed to softly kick out. If the ball gets kicked back hard into the STAR area every time it would get stuck up there. Achieving the Love Gun MB would be too easy. Mine occasionally kicks out hard enough for me to nudge it around and keep it up in that area. Usually it arcs down and out of that area back into the main PF area as I'm sure it was designed to do - otherwise Stern could easily shoot the ball at a higher velocity.
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CLB
Space Station Club... Members Only! Post #1488 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by goingincirclez – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 7 days ago
... it's not a complex / arcane curve subject to high velocity or force from the ball, and it's pretty geometrically simple. By the time the ball dumps out of the wireforms, it's relatively slow. So ... hole. The walls are relatively straight and don't need to interact with or guide the ball much. So in theory you might get by with a stiff piece of flat plastic for ...
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Games that Spin the Ball Post #36 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by xTheBlackKnightx – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
... . This might be a little more complicated to understand, but it will make sense. The ball has a tendency to increase horizontal speed due to the fact you are a sloped playfield, ... . This is another reason why pinball playfields are sloped, to return speed to the ball, if the not being controlled by the flippers at any given time. This is ... the concept of direction of the velocity vector which is alway tangential, coupled with acceleration based on the mass of the ...
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CLB
Medusa Owners Club & Restorations Fans Also Welcome Post #407 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by 5280wzrd – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply today
How does the skill shot work? Thanks. You must time your shot with just the right velocity to cause the ball to roll over each star (gorgon) just as they light up. It is very hard shot to get them all every time.
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TDM
Ghostbuster Issue Thread Post #2411 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by gweempose – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply 12 months ago
... I do not understand as again, the ectogoggles will 'shoot the ghost' when the ball passes but the mode insert(s) will NOT trigger.... It's because the two things are registered ... destroyed when the opto is tripped. The insert won't register a hit until the ball has traveled further and tripped the switch at the far back right of the game ... that is the problem. Unfortunately, it's a bad design. The ball comes ripping around that corner at a high velocity and often with some air. This is why the switch isn't ...
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Dimples. Post #151 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by vid1900 – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply over 2 years ago
I was more curios if there are dimples that are excessively deep if there is an obvious explanation like a void? There are NO excessively deep dimples. None. >>>>>> ALL PLAYFIELDS DIMPLE THE SAME <<<<< - There are small and large dimples depending on the velocity of the ball upon impact. After millions of impacts the playfields are beaten flat. That's it. After 70 years, no one has ever found a playfield with excessively deep dimples, cuz there are none.
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Dimples. Post #113 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by Jgaltr56 – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply over 2 years ago
1. Steel is harder than wood. 2. Wood hardness is variable. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janka_hardness_test) 3. F=ma. So unless all wooden playfields ever made came from the same tree, AND the ball hits the playfield at exactly the same velocity and direction every time, it stands to reason that some playfields will dimple more than others. ;^)
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Centaur. Ball stuck in under play field Orb ramp Post #2 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by EEE – in Tech: Early solid state ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
... caused by the spring steel flap where the ball emerges. Occasionally the ball would get kicked along the underside wireform but it didn't have enough velocity to pop out onto to the playfield ...
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Maximum Current for Magna-Save Post #3 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by FathomPin – in Tech: Generic ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
... are talking the same thing here, your WCS94 diverts SDTM balls that have somewhat fast velocity? Here are my results: 1. Slow moving balls can be caught/deflected when dropped from ... about mid field where the painted soccer ball is with the skill lights. 2. NOT caught: all balls dropped SDTM from about ... the free-kick target area. This gives the ball a little speed and SDTM is just outside of the painted outer purple circle of ...
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Bally Star Trek Software Rewrite - The Journey Post #39 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by CactusJack – in All modding! ‐ Last reply over 2 years ago
... a PWM flipper system to refire the coil when the flipper bat gets hit with a high velocity ball. While many things were and still are cost driven, in the boom of pinball sales ...
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CLB
Getaway Club ~ Dispatch, run a make on license plate KINGPIN Post #3948 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by TheOnlyest – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 2 days ago
... cant argue with geometry or trajectory. You also cant argue with velocity vs gravity as it relates! If the ball falls gently down the outlane, hits the switch, the plunger ... rockets toward the plunger much faster, and reaches it just as it fires, the ball receives a force of more like 80-90% of the plunger stroke... thus traveling ... you pull a normal shooter plunger to make a skill shot... Same basic principal... The ball always goes in the same direction, but doesn't always connect in the same place! Hope ...
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CLB
The Simpsons Pinball Party (TSPP) Owners Club..... Members Only!!! Post #1973 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by gweempose – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 5 days ago
How does the garage ramp work? Ball goes into the ramp and then an up-kick sends it to the second playfield? The garage ramp is actually a jump ramp. The ball goes up the ramp and, assuming it has enough velocity, sails over the orbit and lands on a second ramp which takes it to the VUK at the back left of the playfield. If the ball isn't hit solid enough, it will fall into the orbit and then slowly roll back down towards the pop bumpers.
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CLB
Hobbit Owners Thread Post #2307 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by pinballinreno – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday
... there? It's never happened to me. Pinball is much like baseball. The greater the velocity of a ball coming toward you as you hit it with the bat, the farther it will travel ... will travel slowly and others will be very fast. If you solidly hit a fast moving ball it can deflect of of just about anything and end up in surprising places. I have ... games. Basically an out of the park home-run :-) Check out one of the stuck ball threads to see amazing places ...
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What innovated ideas would you incorporate into a Pinball Machine? Post #117 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by rammstein99 – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply 155 days ago
... the backbox pointed at the pf, detecting where the ball was at and calculating through algorithms, the trajectory/velocity of the ball.. it would be complicated. But something, if not now ... bouncing off, the target would 'recoil' back an inch or so, then propel the ball forward again, in the same (or even different) angle at which it was hit ... displaying the target graphically- it could be a monster the player needed to hit with the ball, could be a human character with a weapon, etc. The objective would be to ...
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PLT
Flash Gordon, is it me or is it too hard to play? Post #15 in topic
Posted over 7 years ago by BJM-Maxx – in Playing tips ‐ Last reply 119 days ago
... and switch capacitor and new nearby rubbers). One question, when my saucer kicks uphill, the ball usually taps the glass, not hard but a definite smack sound. When it kicks upward ... anything heading to the side that clears the top of the slingshot post with any velocity will make it to the side wood rail and drain. I cannot find another ... few years before, it has a longer metal divider. Black Jack is the same as Eight Ball. I half wonder if something got left out of Flash Gordon. [att=3421949,811054 caption=" ...
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EM
Join the middle-pop club! Post #95 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by NicoVolta – in EM Pinball Hangout ‐ Last reply 129 days ago
Thanks for sharing! Catapult was obviously inspired by Spanish Eyes. Viking... wow. Gotta be some crazy ball velocity on that one! I'm going to call the Spanish Eyes lower middle-pop layout the "castle" because it looks like it has a moat and drawbridges. The "castle layout" followed through Fan-Tas-Tic, Freedom prototype, and the recent Miss Adventure. I hope we see more!
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TDM
Hurricane juggler ball lock - ball bounces out Post #7 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by MalikyeMoon – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 6 years ago
... angle of the gate would have to be backwards at all times to prevent the ball from coming out of the hole at times. 1/10 times it is getting hung up ... absorb some of the shock a bit and reduce rebound velocity. Couldnt find thin enough self stick rubber to not hinder the juggler ball travel path. Thanks for the suggestions! FLIP ON brothers ...
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CLB
Metallica Club - Ride the Lightning! Post #8528 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by gweempose – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 3 days ago
When I shoot the piston target, it rolls back down and bounces off the top of the sling-shot and out the left out-lane. Its infuriating to say the least ... Does it do this all the time? It will only happen on my game if the ball goes partly up the piston lane and comes back down at a specific velocity. It never happens on a solid shot to the piston target.
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CLB
World Cup Soccer 94 owners. Everyone welcome. Post #2868 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by taylor34 – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 3 days ago
Has anyone had problems with left ramp rejects? I got my diverter working properly, however, I now get rejects when the diverter is pointing the ball to go left...it makes it all the way to the top of the ramp past the diverter, then comes back down (like it has so much velocity, it just bashes the ramp back instead of rounding the curve). Thanks
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CLB
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Owner's Club- ideas & info Post #120 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by UltraPeepi – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 3 days ago
... thing I did that seemed to have an effect on how well the ball made around the VUK wire ramp, was to physically tilt the ramp ... finger and test the VUK and it seems to send the ball around the ramp quite a bit fast/more cleanly. This leads me ... to believe the ball is being launch up at one angle, but the wire ramp ... ever so slightly different angle. The result is, the friction reduces the velocity of the ball - occasionally so much that it falls back. Before I take it apart ...
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PLT
What causes a ball to jump off the playfield? Post #3 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by YeOldPinPlayer – in Playing tips ‐ Last reply over 8 years ago
Force applied to the ball in a direction away from the playfield. Examples: a drop target that leans way back. A solid hit and the forward velocity of the ball hits the target and changes direction to upwards, smacking the glass. A ramp transition that has a bump in it. Ball hits bump, goes airborne. A post that isn't vertical anymore. Less likely to go airborne but still possible. Any bump on the playfield. Raised insert?
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TDM
STTNG: Inconsistent Power Sent to Coils? Post #1 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Bendit – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 8 years ago
... the catapult will appear to launch a ball (when it's supposed to) at a lower velocity. It's obvious because the ball will not quite reach the lock-ball drop target, or will not fall in ... the lock-ball hole. Sometimes, not always. ... load the left cannon, the ball will barely show its face up the chute. Ball falls back in the chute due to lack of velocity, and the game will have ...
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JJP
My Review: The Hobbit is the ultimate test for KEF Post #461 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by fordtudoor – in Jersey Jack Pinball ‐ Last reply over 8 years ago
Folks don't realize that changing the elevation of a playfield merely one degree changes the incline almost 3/4" at the top. With a shiny ball rolling down a smooth, waxed surface the change in velocity is significant.
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JJP
Hobbit Update Post #9773 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by metahugh – in Jersey Jack Pinball ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
... the same amount of force the Stern games can so the velocity of the ball is the same. Try stacking beast and Smaug multiballs at the same time and then ...
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Perfect Play Silicone Rubber - Thoughts? Post #17 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by woody24 – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply 8 months ago
... flippers I suppose. I know the Super Bands posts rubbers I had, somehow they added velocity to it. On my JP, I'd have ball jump completely over the crossover ramp, back towards my flippers. I replaced those ... with Cliffy Bumper posts, and I haven't had any ball hops from the posts since.
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Why all the hate for the term "Man Cave"? - with poll Post #61 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by kst8cat – in All gameroom talk ‐ Last reply 10 months ago
... parts because I could easily tell how fake they were. It was like the velocity and behavior of the ball had no relation to the strokes that were being made. But to the ...
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Show us your EM Pitch and Bat Games!! Post #252 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Oldgoat – in EM Arcade Games ‐ Last reply 94 days ago
I have a '59 Pinch hitter with fast ball and curve that I am in the process of restoring. As you note, the curve relies ... via a 'slow pitch' button. Now, there may be other options based upon how the pitch velocity is achieved. For example, my pitching mechanism is controlled with a spring. The pitching motor takes ... it to the point of the spring being released but does not determine the velocity of the pitch. The speed of the pitch is dictated by the strength of the ...
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CLB
Diner Owners Club...Can I Take Your Order ? Post #330 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by ArcadiusMaximus – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 135 days ago
... . Still getting mediocre cup results. Even though I feel like the ball isn't coming off the flippers with enough velocity, when I physically roll the ball up the ramp ( pretty good too) I still get crappy ... pretty uniform. I noticed the bottom section of the playfield is playing pretty slow. Sometimes the ball will just hit above the flipper and die. Also seems to be coming off the ...
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JJP
Hobbit setup, tweaks and adjustments Post #1 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by pinballinreno – in Jersey Jack Pinball ‐ Last reply 19 months ago
... go up the right ramp from the right flipper and not having so much velocity that the ball flies off the track is tricky. Also a high inertia shot will sometimes fly out ... an angle relative the the playfield, down lower towards the wall. This would explain the ball riding the wall to get stuck on the loop. I carefully bent the left track so ... . I think that the left side of the left wireform needs a little better design. An actual ball stop at the end like the right side of it would make a much more consistent ...
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The Real Ghostbusters Thread. Post #5264 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Captain_Kirk – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply over 5 years ago
Right..... or maybe the ball just falls into the right vuk that fires it back to the ... that is. If you've seen that (and most have): let the ball drop out of the ramp (like all of those ramps like WhiteWater or ... simular) into something that can get the ball back into play (right VUK, via a small subway). I really can't see ... easier solution than that. The ball comes back up on the playfield and drops into the in-lane on it's on velocity. The only question is what ...
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CLB
Club RBION: The Strange, the unusual, the bizarre! Post #53 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by LesManley – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 24 days ago
Anyone else avoid the scoop almost completely on their RBION? I always start continents from the vari-target and I never shoot the scoop intentionally. I get crazy bounces and/or deflections on 4/5 scoop shots. Almost seems like the left flipper is too strong with how much velocity is on the ball when I shoot that scoop which is close to the flipper.
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EM : Show us your EM Pinball Machines! Post #5616 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Otaku – in EM Pinball Hangout ‐ Last reply 2 days ago
... you see is what you get, even though I couldn't show it, when hitting the ball the velocity stays the same as when it isn't. Very very quick game: https://www.youtube.com ...
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TDM
Game Of Thrones LE #311 House Lannister & GOT Trouble Shooting Post #341 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by capguntrooper – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 2 years ago
... some serious work. The problem lies in where the left target sits and the velocity of the ball from the flippers. IMO the upper play field would not be as fun to ... option I have tried that helps assist is the lane post rubber that will slow the ball so it can make the loop. Anyway, I have a year to redesign it for Stern. I think ...
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Game Of Thrones LE #311 House Lannister & GOT Trouble Shooting Post #331 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by capguntrooper – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 2 years ago
... lane.......NOT GONNA HAPPEN! The speed of the ball will have to come off the flippers with 75% less velocity in order for the ball not to hit the left lane guide again ...
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Guns N Roses habitrail Post #55 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by PinballHelp – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply 46 days ago
The concave is better at centering the ball onto the kicker before launch, and then grabbing it during the launch... convex would push it to the side. That's what I thought. I figured the difference in velocity is marginal. Do most people have the concave ball shooter?
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Post Project Pins for sale here - CL, eBay, Pinside and others Post #935 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by NicoVolta – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply 2 days ago
Is your game high-tapped? I've never seen a stock Williams blast the ball around quite like that. Keep an eye on those playfield posts. Enough full-strength hits with that kind of velocity may rip them out sideways... beware!
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The Real Ghostbusters Thread. Post #2698 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by CobraClutch – in Stern Pinball ‐ Last reply over 5 years ago
Have you played TWD? Those magnets can positively launch the ball. Edit: bottom line is I'd be excited to try magnetic slings if Stern likes ... magnets can put some stank on a ball, but I feel like that is often during a rollover when the ball isn't at full momentum, or after the ball has bounced off of something (barn). ... I can't see a ball coming down a playfield, bouncing into a magnet and kicking back with the same velocity as a sling. But I ...
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Baywatch Club....Members Only! Post #510 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Whysnow – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 3 days ago
... is to go watch (literlly hundreds of times) the speed and trajectory of how the ball comes out of the shooter wireform. Small adjesments to how it attaches to the left ... exit. I also laid down some mylar where the ball first bounces (if your wood has gotten chewed up at all it will steal velocity). It took some tweaking but once tuned in ...
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New player, how do I improve? Post #18 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Spyderturbo007 – in Playing tips ‐ Last reply over 7 years ago
... a very dangerous place. I always nudge the machine the instant the ball makes contact with the sling. That adds more velocity to the ball and a lot of times keeps it from going down the ... out lane. You can also nudge when doing a dead bounce. Let's say you want to ball on ... smack when it makes contact with the right flipper. That will give it the extra velocity it needs to reach the other flipper. Slide saves are my favorite, but I'll let ...
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Game of Thrones LE has landed!!!! Post #706 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by beelzeboob – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 8 years ago
GOT LE ANNOYANCE OF THE DAY: When I hit the ball up the ramp to the upper PF, there are many times when the ball velocity will be so quick that it hits the plastic protector covering the ramp and bounces out. Anybody else seeing this?
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TDM
MMR help ID this part found at the bottom of the cabinet Post #6 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Jenk540i – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 8 years ago
I suspect it's purpose is to control the velocity of the ball before it drops into the plastic trough. Those troughs will certainly crack, so if I were you I would put that gate back at some point.
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King of the Arcade custom pin Post #16 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Linolium – in Homebrew pinball ‐ Last reply 68 days ago
... a flat 0 degrees. we tested it at all kinds of table pitches to make sure the ball wouldn't be stuck. The part of the ramp that curves around the flippers is actually ... 's higher on the right then the left to guarantee a minimum forward velocity around the curved part. Also if the ball is too slow, then it will drop down at the bottom of ...
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getaway diverter errer Post #4 in topic
Posted over 8 years ago by Deez – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 8 years ago
So I tested the ramp opto and it works fine with my finger or a slow ball but if I flip the ball up there with much velocity it will kind of flicker on the switch edge test, but doesn't register as a switch hit. I cleaned the opto. Think replacing the opto will remedy this?
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Strategy on how to prevent side drains? Post #12 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Spyderturbo007 – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
From my limited experience, the top 1/3 of the slings are the most dangerous. The bottom 2/3 typically just throws the ball to the other sling or away from the outlanes. I try to give it a decent nudge right as the ball contacts the top 1/3 of the sling. Especially when the ball is moving slowly. A lot of times that extra nudge gives the ball the extra velocity to keep it away from the outlanes.
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Jurassic Park (DATA EAST) club Post #980 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by rubberducks – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday
@ChadH have you thought about or are you able to add a ball save for the egg / mosquito? Much like the Raptor Pit, it will sometimes shoot the ball straight back between the flippers if it's hit with reasonable velocity. @ anyone in UK ... anyone got a ROM burner?
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Spinner Crazy Post #8 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by presqueisle – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 6 years ago
Best spinner position has to be about 1/2 way up the far left or right on a pf. Wizard! has this. Hit the ball off the end of a 3" flipper for max velocity and that spinner would go off like a machine gun.
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For sale: ** TWD Burning Barn ** by MEZELmods Post #19 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Tmezel – in Pinball mods/toppers market ‐ Last reply over 8 years ago
I just hope the barn mod has a plastic skid plate on the bottom or the LEDs inside will get destroyed by the flying balls hitting there. I have put a ball through that area by hand (many times) with a very fast velocity and it does not hit the barn. The barn sits directly over the dip and does not get hit by the ball. During play testing it was in front of the dip and definitely got hit, so I moved it back a screw.
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For sale: ** TWD Burning Barn ** by MEZELmods Post #14 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Eskaybee – in Pinball mods/toppers market ‐ Last reply over 8 years ago
The balls don't fly off at the enterence, they fly off at the hump on the left side. It is mounted in the perfect spot in the video. Interesting. I thought it would be at the entrance, with the velocity of the ball we'd have lift off! Definitely in for this mod if it prevents ramp air balls. Please update us QG or mezel :)
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TWD Club, only walkers not welcome !!! Post #510 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by RobT – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday
... you hit that ramp at speed (almost always during a combo), the ball will go flying off of it with high velocity. My Premium (that you've played several times) definitely does this ...
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Williams Swinger Restoration and (Eventual) Retheme Post #196 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by bingopodcast – in Restorations documented ‐ Last reply over 6 years ago
... this to. The sling switches are always mangled. Remember that the ball slams into them with high frequency and velocity. Couple that with the fact that they are not easy to adjust ...
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AMH Club - A Spooky Start Post #368 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by robertmee – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 103 days ago
... strengths based on the feedback here. That'll be great if there's a fix for the ball stick behind the ghost. While it's not a huge issue for me, it is when the ... with both of them last night too. Something else happened to me last night. The ball fell through the trough area into the cabinet. Don't recall anyone experiencing this yet. It ... between the top of the trough rail and the underside of the apron for a ball of sufficient velocity to hit the rail, popup and fall into the cabinet. As a side note, game ...
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Need Help with Leveling a Funhouse Machine Post #12 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Pinball_Eddie – in Tech: Generic ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... SUCCESS. I definitely see the difference in the coils (power wise) as the ball has a good amount of velocity when it ejects and now when I hold the flipper up (before it even ... ejects) the ball bounces near the tip of the flipper, follows the slingshot ( ... the test menu that the more times it activated in a row, the ball would lose a little more and more velocity and one time it actually didn't work. Now I have no clue ...
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Tspp - needs ball find to kick ball to upper playfield. Post #1 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Jeekayjay – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
I had 3 quick hi velocity shots go under the mini playfield and now the game does not auto kick the ball to the upper playfield right away. It sits there until ball find kicks in then it get put up there... Gonna get the upper pf off today but thought this may have happened to someone else who could provide insight. Ideas?
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Bally Fathom: Shop Job (May 18, 2014) Post #42 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by mof – in Restorations documented ‐ Last reply over 6 years ago
Fixed. Now the ball in/out is VERY smooth. Depending on the velocity of the ball, the ball will now land on the left flipper, between the flippers or on the right flipper tip. Makes it very challenging to try and nudge the slow rolls coming out of the orbit exit. -mof DRILL (no need to fill) [att=2547672,535134 caption="201507_FA-orbit-exit-new-holes.jpg"] LINED UP JUST RIGHT [att=2547672,535132 caption="201507_FA-orbit-exit-line-it-up.jpg"] [att=2547672,535131 caption="201507_FA-orbit-exit-2.jpg"]
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Understanding flipper behavior Post #1 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by oohlou – in Tech: Generic ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... supposed to happen if you have the flipper up and a fast moving ball strikes the tip of the flipper (say the last 25% of the ... to be sure: SM: The flipper doesn't budge. The ball bounces off with significant velocity. I assume this has something to do with the fact that ... a very little bit and for a split second. This bounces the ball back up but with less force than on say SM BSD: The ... to the rest position. It pops right back up, and bounces the ball a bit but not very strongly. Is this expected? I have brand ...
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Stern Star Trek: Non-Flush Magnet Hole Interfering With Kickout Post #1 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by UvulaBob – in Tech: Generic ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... flush with the rest of the hole, that lip would still interfere with the velocity of the ball, which causes an anemic kick-out. Let's assume that I'm able to grind the magnet ...
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Medieval Madness F*I*R*E function question Post #1 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Jenk540i – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... I have seen it with the "I" as well. Seems frustrating because w/ 3 lit and the ball rolling across 1 that is not lit it does not complete the sequence, making it hard ... test all 4 switches register 100% of the time, checked multiple times. Rolling a ball over the switch in the switch test works 100% of the time, and the switches ... the switches I get periodic failures to sense, especially if the ball seems to be dropped from a ramp with some velocity. Sooo - is this appropriate play, a rule I don't yet know, ...
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Warlok club. Let's see if we can get our membership up to 412 members! Post #25 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Kugelhagelfisch – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply 44 days ago
So, what is your highscore? I still have to rebuild my flipper mechanics because they are a bit flimsy, giving in a bit when I catch a high velocity ball, but it plays well otherwise. Orbit shots aren't a problem. Still, my highest score is 1.9 million. I will try to finally break the set 2.5 million next vacation and have gotten a lot better but it's still a brutal score for a factory setting. Any playtips? I think I should go more for multiplicators.
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TWD Left Orbit Shot mod Post #25 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by T7 – in All modding! ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... bump to clear the rightmost pop bumper - that's it. Here is what happens when the ball comes around... 1) does not clear the right most pop bumper wafer - the pop fires ... and slams the ball into the other pops - this is what happens by default 2) bumps on the added ... 3) felt (or mylar, or lane adjustment) - moves the ball just enough to clear the right pop wafer -> keeping high velocity to the flippers! Hopefully this explanation of what you are ...
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RBION weak upper right flipper Post #7 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Worstpinballever – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 6 years ago
Mbecker, thanks for the information! I'm going to order the correct part and do it right the first time. The game is still playable, it's just when a ball with some velocity hits the flipper bat, it pushes it back down. Almost like something was loose in the mechanism (nothing is). It seems like it isn't getting enough voltage.
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John Popadiuk update thread……MAGIC GIRL, RAZA, AIW….. Post #8901 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by minnesota13 – in Boutique pinball ‐ Last reply 10 days ago
You have got to have the the curvy ramps to slow the ball so it doesn't blow out the end of the ramps especially with a long straight down run. Using criss-cross ramps does the same thing taking away ball velocity so that at the end it doesn't cause great harm to the ramp ends. Sometimes an end of ramp foam bumper is still required to save the ramp and reduce the ball drop power that will drill a playfield hole.
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John Popadiuk update thread……MAGIC GIRL, RAZA, AIW….. Post #8682 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by pinball_keefer – in Boutique pinball ‐ Last reply 10 days ago
... thinking about these things, heck even PLAYING them, the number 1 rule of pinball is: The ball will find a way to get there. My best most recent example was on a Metallica I ... I did have a very weird shot, once, where the ball hit the glass early (earlier than it normally does) and did not have velocity to make it back up the other side, so ... I've ever seen that. But can you imagine how stupid your game would look with a ball just sitting there not doing anything (eventually it would've been 3 balls = game down)? ...
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WTB DE's upgraded Guns n Roses Shooter ramp Post #27 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by castlesteve – in Pinball parts wanted ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
Honestly these new ramps were a guess on how to fix the real issue. I've had both ramp versions, and they both will work reliable if set up correct. The REAL issue here is that the ball JUMPS off the ramp slightly (and loses velocity) from the transition off the wood to the ramp. If you smooth this out (by bending out the ramp jump) or adjusting the height of the entrance to the ramp, your balls will make it every time... and get up there fast.
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STTNG Issue: Probe and multiball issues Post #18 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Jgaltr56 – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
You can also adjust the height of the drop target with that bottom screw. You want it just flush with the top of the playfield when down. Too high or low will cause the ball to bounce back sometimes. Also clean your spiral wire ramp so the ball maintains max velocity on launch.
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Replacement switch capacitor/older Bally pins Post #3 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Tanooki – in Tech: Early solid state ‐ Last reply 61 days ago
This is what I have in mine. I was having problems with them being removed on my Gold Ball so the targets were really picky about working, glancing blows, scrapes, lower velocity usually always picked up, anything with high speed (flipper shot, pop bumper) would ignore it almost every single time (same on the star roll overs.) Got these installed, hasn't missed a bit. [att=2373056,515268]
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The "Launch Button"... Post #1 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by KingDaddy – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... my wrist some stress by giving me an automatic ball launch. In fact, I would argue that a game where the player controlls the velocity of the launch is that much more compelling. Isn ... 't Pinball all about that "analog feel" - and trying to influence wher the ball goes and at what ...
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ADAMS FAMILY now on Pinball Arcade Post #93 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by labnip – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... during séance mode shot the ramp from a dead stop cradle and the magnet made the ball completely stop and drop back to the flipper. This is just stupid. I've played TAF ... a full flip. It's comical. That needs adjusted a bit. sounds like they don't fully take ball velocity into account when applying resistance, maybe at a curtain point of the magnet's lifecycle (powering up, ...
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WTB - The Getaway: High Speed II Post #3 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Rum-Z – in Pinball machines wanted ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... flipper. From the right flipper I hit the left loop entrance really cleanly and the ball came flying around to the upper flipper and I banged out a super smooth upper ... lane guides or anything. Just 3 super clean shots in a row that got the ball up to maximum velocity. I don't remember that sequence ever happening before. I was so jacked up that ... I just stood there with my arms over my head like "GOAL" when the ball ...
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Farsight's The Pinball Arcade on PS3 and PC (plus iOS & Android) Post #1844 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Mocean – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 6 years ago
The magnets are insane. It's comical. They'll stop the ball regardless of velocity. Not sure how that made it past testing.
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Farsight's The Pinball Arcade on PS3 and PC (plus iOS & Android) Post #1838 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Deez – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 6 years ago
Has anyone played TAF yet? Curious if others thing the magnets are too strong. I was playing seance mode and the magnets throw the ball wildly on every single shot regardless of velocity. My actual TAF doesn't do this. I was patiently cradling the ball the I'd try and shoot the middle ramp and the magnets would just throw it around. Maybe my game has weak magnets?
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"Personal Touch" to your EM Games Post #206 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by wayner – in EM Pinball Hangout ‐ Last reply over 3 years ago
Trying to understand the force at the top end Andrew. On my Super Spin by the time the ball gets to the top it does not seem to have the velocity to go between the targets. I thought you may have been on hi tap or hi power flipper coils. :-)
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"Nudging is wrong" Post #240 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by pinBilly – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
Sometimes, a teeny-tiny nudge is all that's needed for a deathsave. The opportunity shows itself when the ball shoots down the outlane with a high velocity. A little left-right wiggle like you're doing a slap save and bam! Up comes the ball.
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Is there any skill to The Power pf on TZ? Post #4 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by pinsanity – in Playing tips ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
Ignore the temptation to flip here when the ball is in the bullseye area and instead tap the button /flip when the ball is in the lower half of the outer ... The magnet pulls the ball back to the centre black bullseye area and at that point release the flipper button creating more energy behind the velocity of the ball. In effect you ... are slingshotting the ball upwards to the upper payoff shot. One or two well ...
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Fish tales hole in playfield Post #7 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by GPS – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
Hi Guys, I am posting a picture so you can see. Again, the ball gets stuck here if there is not enough velocity to the ball. I am confused as usual. Appreciate all your help. G[att=2195008,470089 caption=""]
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Fish tales hole in playfield Post #1 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by GPS – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
Hi Guys I have a fish tales that seems like it is missing a playfield insert or something. Under the casters club right before the plunger that shoots the ball over to the reel is an open hole that looks like it has a grey plastic piece sitting in the hole but just below the hole this resulting in the balls ability to get stuck if not traveling at a high enough velocity to carry itself over the hole. This seems really wrong Anybody lend a hand? Thanks guys George
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Jurassic Park Flipper Hold Issue - Resolved Post #5 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by tb0ne – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... will still drop. Generally in play the flipper will just "re-flip" if a ball comes down with velocity, but if it hits it hard enough the flipper will just completely drop until ...
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IJ Williams "You Cheat, Dr. Jones!" Club Post #342 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by beelzeboob – in All clubs (...members only!) ‐ Last reply yesterday
Trying like hell to adjust my POA. Bent the little exit metal to make the ball drop center (so I could get it down that first left lane), then had the bright idea that if I pulled it forward a little more, it would give the ball more time to get to the left side on a tilt. All it did was allow the ball to pick up more velocity and shoot off the walls on either side straight into the pit. *sigh* This thing is a royal bitch... :-((
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John Popadiuk update thread……MAGIC GIRL, RAZA, AIW….. Post #2493 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by minnesota13 – in Boutique pinball ‐ Last reply 10 days ago
That's a nice shot of the older prototype ramps that aren't all wavy. With long ramp runs you have add the ramp "waves" to slow the velocity of the ball. Without the waves the ball will blow out the end of the ramp even with some added rubber bumper.
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Terminator 2: Kickback Fires Too Early Post #3 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by UvulaBob – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
I can investigate the coil sleeve. There may be something preventing it from consistently firing at the same velocity every time it comes out. But when the ball is traveling the right speed, and the plunger actually contacts the ball - it hits hard. I don't think that's the issue.
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What is Flow ? Post #73 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by Ika – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... stopping it or putting it into underplayfield channels. This kind of game actually adds velocity to the ball over its route and requires player to time the shot accurately in a kind of ...
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How long do superbands usually last? Post #60 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by o-din – in Tech: Generic ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... off urethane as it does rubber. Urethane seems to deaden the rebound reducing the velocity of the ball as it travels to the upper part of the playfield. Where as rubber does ...
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Poll: TWD LE ... Can you make the left ramp from the crossbow? Post #65 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by gweempose – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... able to make it once in about 10 tries. Even when I made the shot, the ball only got far enough to trigger the switch. It didn't go all the way around ... left ramp may have an easier time nailing the "TUNNEL" shot because of the extra velocity. It's damn tight, though.
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Poll: TWD LE ... Can you make the left ramp from the crossbow? Post #53 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by gweempose – in Tech: DMD era games ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... design, there isn't a lot they can do about it. Some crossbows simply shoot the ball with more velocity than others. Rather than attempt to redesign the crossbow, they have decided that it ...
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TWD LE What # Did You Get? Post #350 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by RobT – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply 10 months ago
Interesting. It's definitely not possible on mine, and it sounds like it's not possible on other people's machines as well. I wonder if there is something wrong with our crossbow mechs. When the ball is sitting in the crossbow, is it supposed to be resting on the plunger? On my game, there is a half inch gap. I would definitely try to fix that 1/2 gap between the ball and plunger. That can definitely have an impact on how much velocity the ball has when hit by the plunger.
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TWD LE What # Did You Get? Post #336 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by gweempose – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply 10 months ago
Nope. Same result. A perfect shot only makes it up to about the end of the lift ramp. frolic's game must be shooting the ball with a lot more velocity.
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TWD LE What # Did You Get? Post #330 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by gweempose – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply 10 months ago
... it up that left ramp from the crossbow. It simply doesn't have enough velocity. On my game, the ball lands before the ramp, bounces off the playfield, goes partially up the ramp ...
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What is the meanest, cruelest game? Post #124 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by o-din – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
In my mind, that's not cruel, that's a bad game. In my mind that means you better make your plunger shot count, other wise you are going straight down the drain. Ah, the lost art of easing back on the plunger so the ball can drop into the playfield at the perfect velocity and trajectory so the geometry of the game and a perfect nudge can lead the ball to just the perfect spot on the flipper so you can collect those 100 pts. These pups never drove without power steering. Right you are!
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Most/Least Favorite Center Shot? Post #7 in topic
Posted over 9 years ago by mof – in All Pinball ‐ Last reply over 9 years ago
... (or near the rear). Then if the shot misses, the time spent waiting for the ball to travel up there, and then fail, then dink donk it's way back to the ... on it. I hate making a perfect dead center shot in AFM, and my reward is a SDTM ball return. I just find it bizarre that a great shot is rewarded with a drain. The endless stop ... shot perfectly, but it's not strong enough, you drain, and you learn to watch your velocity on the shot. -mof Post edited by mof: Found a worse shot (Whirlwind -- a few posts down ...
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The Big Lebowski Playfield Layout...discuss? Post #1223 in topic
Posted over 10 years ago by weaselfest – in Dutch Pinball ‐ Last reply over 4 years ago
My question to anyone who played it or watched it being played at Expo is: was it possible to get a strike? strikes are absolutely possible, saw it by one of the group I was playing with, and as I had mentioned earlier, I picked up a 7 pin spare. I'm not sure how they can add enough velocity to the ball, with the ramp setup the way it currently is, to allow for a 7-10 to be picked up.
