Delivery of my SE tomorrow. Can't wait. Will post pics etc

I joined the club yesterday! AFMrSE. Only had 3 minor adjustments to make. Played great out of the box. My wife and I are really happy with this machine. The LED lighting and the sound package is awesome. The bass and the shaker motor really get your heart racing.

MMR and AFMrSE delivered the same day, and I can tell a difference in the fit and finish. The AFMrSE feels way more solid. Better CGC menu, more adjustments and less problems out of the box. Maybe there is really a positive to CGC bringing the production inhouse.

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I have had my AFMr for a week now and have found the following issues.

After 152 games the left flipper return spring broke and the flipper coil bracket came loose. The SOL popper ejects the ball into the left ball return. The left ball return is lower than the flipper rubber so the ball hops.

There is no adjustment on the ball guide. Any suggestions on adjustment besides dremeling the hole in the ball guide to allow some wiggle room?

I turned the power down on the right popper and now the ball ejects to the left flipper.

So really just little things that are not a big deal.

Mine look exactly like that. I didn't think they were supposed to look like that but wasn't sure.

I have an SE and personally don't see that it would make a huge difference. The lighting and sound package is already awesome. I think some places still have SE's in stock.

My MMR was delivered 2 weeks ago and looks just like that on both sides. I will need to check my AFMR. Interested in finding out what the problem is.

I tried today to fit Cliffy's in the SOL hole and couldn't get it to fit in tandem with the factory hole protector. The mothership Cliffy's worked great. Had to modify 1 mounting hole, but that's it.

I agree it should protect that area, but would definitely advise Cliffy protectors on the mothership area. My game has about 350 plays and is already chipping the clear coat. Received it the end of June.
Left side of hole behind drop target. Looks like chipping clear coat is still a problem.

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Good luck with the LE Damien. It is so frustrating paying 8k for a toy to have it start falling apart in a month.

Those look like screw holes. Check under the playfield to see if the screws were too long and are penetrating the top side.

Attention SE owners. If you are going to update the firmware and need to purchase the micro SD card and reader, do not use the kit that is listed on the CGC website. The kit includes a Class 4 SD card, not a Class 10. According to CGC the SD card must be Class 10.

If you purchase the items separately the parts are correct.

Here is a link to what I believe is the correct kit.

https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Multi-Kit-Mobility-MBLY10G2-8GB/dp/B004UG41VY/ref=sr_1_cc_1

That black trim looks super sweet!

Check the flipper return spring. Mine broke within the first 2 days of owning the machine.

I just remembered, check the coil stop, bracket etc. I also had some loose screws on the left flipper assembly and the coil was loose.

Remove the nut off the back of it and use a small punch and carefully hammer it out. I had the same issue and was able to remove it with zero damage.

I have had my SE since June. The shooter problem was present and being discussed on this forum back then. IMHO this should have been worked out prior to the LE’s being made.
Just asking a question, because I am not an operator.
Is it assumed that if you are an operator that a NIB machine will need to be disassembled in one way or another to repair before you can put it on location?

I totally agree with this.

This I do not agree with. What do they expect you to do with the MMr that had no coin mech.’s, and no way to install them without rerouting the wiring harness? Seems like this was totally meant for the consumers, and not for location.

Post #884 mentions this same shooter issue, so this is nothing new. Mine still doesn't work correctly all the time. Still trying to figure out that 20% of the time that it doesn't.

I installed PP on 2 of my other machines and had tons of air balls. I could not get the games to play correctly until I removed them. Hopefully you can get your game adjusted.

I am an owner of the SE. I saw the LE yesterday. The topper along with the saucer leds is awesome. I wished for a moment that I had purchased the LE, but then I remembered that I put that $700 toward an MMr. IMHO if you put up the money for the LE in the first place, then you shouldn’t have to stress that others could make an LE by adding parts to their SE or Classic. CGC has already stated they will not sell the LE toppers, so all this discussion is moot. People on Pinside are not stupid. You don’t blindly plot down $7-8k without knowing what features you are paying for. If you want a topper then buy an LE.

Hey at least you had two screws. I went to do the ramp adjustment last night and realized that the right screw head is missing. Factory sheared it off during assembly. Only the left screw holding the ramp in.

Agree. Now it’s time to see which distributors step up and notify their customers.

Hope your dealer wasn’t Game Exchange. If it was, thanks for alerting them to the issues.

I had the same chipping and installed Cliffy’s. Not sure about Mylar at this point.

Is that yellow strip going through the building supposed to be orange? I have now seen orange, nude, and yellow in that area.

Just saw a Denver CL ad for an original AFM and the colors in question look yellow.

denver.craigslist.org link

Has anyone had a problem with the LEDS not working on the Martian ship? I was playing a game and noticed that they started to dim then went out including the center green dome. Now some of them come on in pais of 2. In other words three will be 2 on 2 off 2 on and so forth. Then they will be all off. I checked all the connectors and it made no difference. I thought I read someone else had the same problem, but can’t find the post.

I left the game on for a couple of hours, then played a game and noticed it. I cycled power a couple of times but it would not correct the problem.

Ticket opened. Thanks

I have an SE and love it. No regrets about not getting an LE. Same gameplay, sound, display, and shaker. Awesome!

Finally finished my move from Colorado to Texas. My AFMr spent a month in storage in a POD and no problems at all.