Just bought my first pinball, Munsters LE! Can't wait for it to arrive!

Found one used on Pinside.

My LE arrives tomorrow. My first pin! So excited. First thing is to learn how to update code, see if my guide rail is bent and touching the opto, learn what a guide rail and opto are, and figure out what supplies/tools I need to get to care for my first baby.

Thanks! That is awesome and very helpful! I have the topper on order...not sure when/if I will actually get it.

Got my LE a few hours ago and haven't stopped playing, but noticed something really weird... Sometimes after the match clock finishes there is a really loud popping noise. Anyone know what that is about? It is way louder than I have the volume set.

Thanks!

Day one of pinball ownership. No guts no glory. Got rid of the fog on the lower playfield and lightly cleaned everything. Now to wait for my real cleaning supplies to arrive. Really surprised at how dinged the lower playfield is as this game only had a couple hundred plays on it.

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Well keep in mind I'm a noob so I probably committed a few cardinal sins. But the lower portion of the lower playfield was so hazy it was kind hard to play. So I used a 50/50 alcohol water mix that was recommended to clean the Stern HD glass on the LE and very lightly dappened an eyeglass cleaning cloth. I did some gentle small circles and by the time I was done the glass was clean and the white cloth was black. Finished product haze free.

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Is this like the chipping you are talking about? I have some on the front and the side. I'll buy the Cliffy part everyone is talking about, but what do I do about the chipped sections?

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Clear I'm a noob or the glass is clear? Lol

Here is a before though not the best quality pic, but you can see the haze pretty clearly.

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Good question. I will say I used the smallest amount and the haze wasn't "even" it was mostly on the underside of the glass around the flipper area. I wonder why they would wax the underside? Would have been nice for Stern to have included some care instructions for the LPF.

MK6PIN What is the name of the spray? I'm ordering official cleaning stuff to care for my pin so I don't have to keep using my homemade concoction.

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I sent an email to Stern last night asking this and other questions re: the LPF and its care and cleaning. I'll let you know if they respond.

What multi-player issue please? Tried to search thread but didn't find it. Thanks.

On a side note, after day three of owning my first baby, I have found and turned on the end game option so I can throw a fit and quit when my first ball shoots straight down the middle.

I was just going to ask if switching to titan would solve the dust problem! Great minds. I think I'll just replace everything in the machine with new titans since I think it is all the original rubbers. Now to decide on colors.....

Regarding the LPF glass (plastic) from Chas: just clean and polish as you do the rest of the playfield.

Now, if my 70 year old handicapped father would stop getting the ball stuck in the LPF in the worst places! Had to take the playfield off today just to unstick this sucker.

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So I'm a noob...so I'm guessing here...longer screw/post and a rubber sleeve??? Would you be so kind as to tell me the exact parts I need to get to do this fix because it got stuck there again today.

Thanks for sharing this pic! I email Chas your pic and they are sending me the parts to fix mine. Woohoo!

Ouch! I don't have a pro or would be happy to help. Is the person that did do it still alive?

So pissed! Dropped a nut from the bottom left of the lower playfield while I was screwing it back on. I cannot find it anywhere! I've been searching the machine for hours. Any ideas??

I thought it fell down spot but no luck. It should have come out on the playfield if it fell down spot.

Omg! I cannot tell you how many times I checked the woofer speaker, but after taking a couple of hour break and going back to it with fresh eyes and your advice, there it was right under the front lip. Thank you!!!

6- 7/16OD
2- tiny flippers (not mini but tiny)

I have a multicolor kit on titan website for the whole machine that looks really good with my LE and probably color premium too. IMHO.

Wonder why they haven't shipped pending orders from their site then.... Mine is still showing pending fulfillment.

I just emailed them directly and they do not have in stock. She says it says that in the ebay listing that it is special order and they don't have them. They are still waiting on an update from Stern as to when they will get them.

cottonm4 Grindle3 I'm So sorry. Someone said game room guys a few posts up and I got my wires crossed.

I was wondering that as well but ordered one anyway... We shall see if they reply.

Cointaker got a shipment not long ago that went to fill back orders so maybe this is a similar situation.

Can you upload a pic when you have a chance. I'm not sure which two you tie together and how that keeps them from moving.

Thanks!

Good lord a full Cliffy install is not for the faint of heart. Between that and my Stern warranty fixes that arrived today I think I have taken the whole playfield apart and put it back together again. Now to find the one little screw that ran away on me...

And hopefully my topper arrives tomorrow.

Got my topper today, plugged it in and now I'm getting an overcurrent warning on that node. Any thoughts?

Guys. Any ideas on my topper problem??? Or did I just get a dud...

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I did that last night with no improvement so I took it off and left it off and emailed Chas. So great minds. open to any other ideas. Hate the thought of being at the back of the line again waiting for a good one.

In my email to Chas I mentioned that Classic Game Rooms said this was second run so we will see. I tend to think it is 2nd Gen because everyone was out of stock and then Stern sent some out to over the last couple of weeks to fill backorder with Cointaker etc. I can't imagine they were sending out first runs that they had been sitting on forever. Who knows. It is definitely hit and miss, and I'm bummed mine has problems. It light up and all, but can't test it fully with this overcurrent error popping up right off the bat.

In the meantime the game is kicking my butt today!

They are not completely on lock down. Chas said they are still working just not as much. Got a package directly from them a few days ago with update parts.

As I was taking mine apart to check the wiring, I told hubby that this sure is a unique hobby. I can't imagine another circumstance where I would buy something new for $500 and then immediately take it apart to see if I could fix it.

Just installed mine the other day. It was as monster to install. Lost one little screw from Lily's organ (piano) which I don't think I will ever find again.

Mine that I received Friday does not work.

And on that note, anyone have any ideas on how to fix? Chas says I can fix myself or send in for repair....sigh.

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Narrowed it down to this panel and realized I have a light out on it. Seeing if Chas wants me to send back the entire topper or just wants to send me a new light/wire set.

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mbwalker pinballaddicted I'm not a multimeter pro by any means, but I know my way around one. I didn't see what was obviously a bad solder joint so I checked all the wires for continuity and all was well. Then I went to the light itself... When I test all the other lights, the lights light up a bit and the multimeter stays silent. When I test the bad one I get my beep and no light. I haven't soldered anything in a long long time. I don't even know where my soldering iron is... Hoping Chas will send me the whole string rather the one led so I don't have to figure out if I can still do it.

MK6PIN Thanks! I just tested it with one set of lights plugged in at a time. Turns out, rather fortunately, that the light string that is out are the background lights. So, I went ahead and installed it with this set of lights removed entirely. Works fine other than the fact that, as many have reported, the raven door doesn't close all the way and the raven light is BRIGHT if you look right at it while playing.

It does boot without a node error. The door doesn't close quite square, but not enough to really matter I don't think. I can reach up and push and it closes about a 1/8-1/4 inch more.

Thanks for the link! and for you all your support so far! ~ Tiff

I might have another topper problem... At some point during a game yesterday the clock started spinning. It didn't stop. Not even after the game was over, while the machine was sitting idle, when another game was started. Finally turned the machine off and then today it happened again. Thoughts?

I keep finding new and inventive ways to get the ball stuck in the lower playfield.

In other news, sent my topper wire harness off to Chas yesterday for them to fix. Can't wait to get that tech diagram when it comes out!

All over the place. Not one spot in particular.

Mods for mother's day! Kids and hubby did a great job.

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Well, I got the topper defunct light string back from Stern awhile back and just got it installed. I've been distracted helping my kiddo upgrade his 1up arcade. He should not have asked for mom help. It went from a simple, can you help me afix this control board to me installing a shelf, another speaker, the amp controller through the front plate, and on and on.
...So much fun. Lol.

Back to pinball...The fixed light string solved my problem it works like a charm. I didn't make any other topper adjustments at this time. I found I got used to all the other quirks because I don't have time to look up anyway! I'll probably tweak it later, but I'm ready for a break. I think I've even decided to forgo the mods I was wanting for my bday in just a couple of weeks and shoot for something with less assembly required like a purse or something. Of course when I bought this machine I told hubby it was mother's day, birthday, and Christmas....but he's been married to me forever so he knew better.

I am the only pinhead, yet everyone is enjoying the Munsters. And hubby had a good laugh at that...everyone knows I'm the boss, I just give him the illusion that he has a say.

Put the Munsters in my dining room! I have 12 months before I can take over my oldest kiddo's room and turn it into my pinball cave. Of course I'll be so depressed about my first born leaving the nest that I will HAVE to sooth my broken heart with more pins.

For all I had to take mine apart and send in a light string for repair, I'm still glad I did it. It looks awesome and is so much fun. Just my 2 cents.

So I have had my Munsters LE for about a month and a half. I bought it with just over 100 games on it and now it has well over 1000. I can just see me trying to sell it down the road...

"Yeh I know the game count looks like it was heavily routed but most of that is just me pitching a fit and ending the game when I lose the first ball too quickly." Sad but true.