Yup, LE #635 with playfield 897. Ball launch works good on this one even though the plunger is striking a bit on the high side.

As a new LE owner I am in agreement with bitpatrol. Why sell them as Limited Editions if unique key components would be readily available to everyone who wanted to add them at a later time. It is not a matter of cost differential as much as it is the principle of having different versions of the pinball machine.

Pull that little 3 amp fuse out of the topper control board and make 100 percent sure that it is still good. The topper board will still have green LEDs lit even when the fuse blows, but the Martian shaker motor will not work. My Machine blew that fuse for some unknown reason.... I replaced the fuse and have not had any further problems with the Martian shaker motor.

Sometimes you can get a false reading if the fuse is checked while in the board. It is always best to check fuses when they are either fully removed or at a minimum pry one end up and away from the contacts.

Giving a nod to Pinball Pro. They provided several emails regarding the status and shipment of PIC 2.0 chips. Very nice that they gave customers some piece of mind by emailing information.

The pop bumpers on my LE we're not very lively and had a bit of the problem that you are describing. I adjusted the leaves switches on the three pop bumpers just a "hair" tighter and now they react much more as they should.

Also planning to buy Eddy mod once I see it in stock.

I used to have that problem on my machine when it was fresh out of the box. Then after a few months I removed the black post sleeve rubber and replaced with gray Titan sleeves at the ramp entrances. The post sleeves that I got from Titan were ever so slightly thicker/fatter than the factory sleeves, so when a failed shot rolls back down and hits the sleeve the ball now bounces further to the right, usually ending up at or above the Martian targets. Essentially the problem got solved by accident, but I am happy that it worked out that way.

Congrats. I am sure that it was quite the rush.

I think that the Pinball’s that CGC uses are decent, but want to pass a word of caution for anyone buying a NIB machine. The metal SOL scoop will have sharp square edges on it as made from the factory. These sharp edges will become smooth and rounded over the first 100 or so games. But the smoothing of the scoop edges will come at the expense of very small (almost microscopic) nicks on the pinballs. Check the pinballs after 20-30 games, see if you can feel any nicks with your fingernail. If so, then these nicks can make very fine scuffs on the play field and the balls should be replaced. I swapped out pinballs a couple of times as my new machine was breaking in.
I feel the Ball Baron Ninja pinballs are the best that I have found.

Sorry to hear that this happened to you, but thank you for sharing the story. Invariably you are helping others prevent this from happening to them.

I have an original MB and an AFMr. Being just an average player I find the AFM to be a much more challenging machine, and very rewarding when having good games. MB on the other hand is considerably easier, but like you said it has a great theme and a great look to it. If I get too frustrated playing one of my other pins I can usually go to MB and have a fun game no matter what.

Would like to ask you a question Who-Dey. Noticed that you have AS pro and Munsters prem. How do you like/compare the play of those two pins?

Great story. Very happy for you PinLen83

I have owned my AFMrLE for two years, and today is the first time that I got the cow attack video mode.
Does anybody know what the criteria is to start the cow attack video mode?
I do normally hit the launch button rapidly after a cow appears on a big old beam ramp shot…....Just because I like to hear the cow sound repeatedly. Thinking this is tied into the cow video mode, but not sure.

Thanks. It was in fact the “Attack from the Pasture” mode that I was playing. Entertaining to say the least.