Don't fucking do that. No diode on that coil.

LTG : )

There is a diode on the driver board.

If people put a diode on it, and get the wires in the wrong spots, you can blow stuff up.

Without the diode, it doesn't matter which wire goes to which lug.

LTG : )

Translation.. LTG strongly suggests that you not do that!

TLDR - extra diode doesn't matter because it's just doing the same job something up circuit is doing.. its just redundant. Where as a Missing diode means risk of damage because if the circuit doesn't have protection, due to back current hitting unprotected circuit.

The diode doesn't change the coil driving operation at all - it's just there to protect the circuit. All DC coils will have a diode on the coil, or up in the driving circuit itself.

The problem with extra diodes is more a problem of people hooking them or the coil polarity up wrong. When wired correctly, an 'extra' diode is harmless.

Diode is not needed, CGC doesn't think one is needed, my MMR does not have one.

Who makes those? I could see these being used on multiple pins.

I've learned this the hard way on another pin... Super fun to fix a power supply PCB tho!

Happy to have full clarity! I’ll be adding the knocker in tonight along with the shaker motor then. Thank you!

Mezel Mods, pretty cheap as well.

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Williams standard knockers do NOT require a diode (its on the driver board), nor are they polarized (it doesnt matter where the wires go on the coil).

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Remember that one time about a month ago (and 23 pages ago), when Ryan posted pictures about LE’s leaving the building, and we were all like ‘it’s happening, it’s really happening!’. That was awesome.

And then it all went silent….

Happy holidays all!

Like I said many moons ago, we won’t see any LE’s until 2023 because Ryan having a part reworked.

Lol. Just being lighthearted here...

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Man trying to keep LE money put aside for game hope they get them shipping soon, burns a hole while Tons of other stuff I have to do keeps popping up. Guess if your rich enough doesn’t matter I’m not

I’m in the same boat. I’ve been psyched about this game since getting in on an LE day one. I put the money aside for it, where it’s been sitting ever since. During the wait some very cool games have come up so I’ve been trading out games I really liked for new ones with themes I love…but damn, that money has been sitting there waiting on CCr for 14 months when it could’ve kept me from having to get rid of something I really liked. Oh…first world problems!!!!

Yes I specifically like this theme and had to sell a few games two years ago to pay bills. So when got our finances in better shape and besides some home improvements wife agreed to make up for selling those games put aside money for LE so I have full amount and no stress. Originally was going to get an SE but got lucky and guy passed on to me his LE spot when I posted and ad on pinside looking for LE. I just want to get the ball rolling before wife goes hey we can use that money for this now you know

I agree. I’ve been buying pins for the home since 2003. I put one on a credit card many years ago and it took forever to get it paid off. I vowed then that I’d never do it again. Interestingly I bought three games from The Pinball Company (before their prices went sky high) on layaway. Each time it took me between 18 and 24 months to pay them off, but I just treated it like another bill, faithfully sending in my payments every month until paid off. Now I have full collection, so when I want a new game I do some trading/bartering. My point is…getting these games is awesome. I love this hobby, but going into debt to do it is a very bad idea.

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I think the point is he didn’t know that he was gonna need it and also didn’t expect to have to wait 14+ months to pay for a CCr LE. Life throws us unexpected curveballs all the time.

The great thing about pinball is that if you do need some cash, you’ll likely get the majority of your purchase back when/if you need to sell it.

Just curious..... what are the wait times if you ordered an SE or SE+ now?

SE is in stock prob get in few days. The plus I bet will be 9 months plus.

SE is in stock for immediate shipping with multiple distributors. As far as the SE+......

I believe the + stands for PLUS one year

Hey man. Keep up the good fight. Don't worry about what others say as long as you have a plan that makes sense. This will be a great game enjoyable for years to come...stay on target.

Thanks

If that's true, I guess no SE+ will be shipped to Europe before Christmas 2023....

for those waiting for LEs, you won’t be disappointed with waiting for a well built high quality and super fun game. For those with LE spots who are anxious is it possible to switch to an SE and move the deposit money over to SE? They are readily available.Regarding code, if you are a good player you will beat the game in a few days (at least on stock setting with many EBs). the code definitely needs further maturation and development to get the game to next level but glad to see it’s actively being worked on.

Frankly, with the small shipment of LE’s and second hand rumor of parts being reworked it’s past time for Ryan to make an official CGC statement on the status of their production/timeline. If distributors don’t have answers the responsibility is on CGC to communicate to their clients. No amount of patronizing from JFH will change my mind either. It’s unequivocally necessary to set the record straight and treat us customers with some respect. I get that some (myself included) have shown impatience, but at this point I think we’re well within our right to know what’s happening (from the horse’s mouth). As other’s have mentioned, when communicating about sales and marketing CGC shows up... but when there are problems they go radio silent. *Don’t go there JFH with “that was their choice to provide no answers since they’ll be met with negativity on pinside and have nothing to gain by it.” They will have people’s appreciation, confidence, trust, and most importantly respect for being honest and straightforward. Will some get upset? Sure, but some are already upset for other reasons and clarity would resolve those. Honesty IS the best policy and if we are about to be owners of this product, I for one would like to know what is going on with it (parts and production wise). It’s not hard. Figure it out.

Or else… what?

CGC will likely remain silent. You should voice your displeasure with them instead. Doing it here has zero impact.

Edit: LMAO at the downvoters. You truly are clueless if you think Pinside runs the pinball world. Enjoy being miserable and grumpy

It’s not “or else” anything. Too much in this world is based on rules and consequences. They all come with a price. Doing the right thing costs nothing.

Doing the wrong thing also costs them nothing despite the rhetoric by some about not buying CGC again.

While being in the “I want to know” camp myself, whether they tell us what is going on or not won’t change the timeline. But yes I’d like to know too.

I’ve resigned myself to “summer 23” now actually.

It’s costs the opportunity of using your time, money, and energy pursuing another game or entertainment option.

Unfortunately, the smartest move is to say nothing about the reworked part. All of the CCSEs and the 30 LEs produced so far have the "defective" part (unless it's specific to LEs). If they disclose what it is, you would have an influx of requests to have that part replaced on existing games whether it was necessary or not (probably not in a home use environment).

Sucks for us - but par for the course at this point. I love the quality and price of their games, so my only real choice is to wait (albeit in a frustrated and impatient manner).