PotC owners club: &quot;Dead men tell no tales...&quot;

Hi mates, I joined the Pirate brigade on July 4th. I am getting close to having my machine shopped to my liking. New rubbers, couple coats of carnuba, Plexus on the plastics great for those ramps, tweaking the lights, 3M vinyl over the compass spinner, silver key on the back, coins & gems added. In the pic I have a stray barrel and Jack the monkey is not fully hanging on, which have been resolved, more on the way. Really enjoying the game play, a great era for Stern games.

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#1872 5 years ago

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hawknole

Need some assistance, I am seeing that the pop up post when I hit the ship does not always go down by itself. On occasion, maybe 25-33% of the time the post stays up and the ball stays there until I hit a flipper switch. Is this common for the game? If I don't hit the flipper switch and let the game just sit there then the switches cycle due to inactivity, so it seems unnatural. The opto in front of the ship registers every time so it does not seem like an opto issue. I just put a new post sleeve on as well, thinking that may be the issue. I am running V6.0 config. Any help would be appreciated.

#1879 5 years ago

FUZ

hawknole

Quoted from maffewl:
It's likely slightly rubbing the playfield and the spring isn't strong enough to pull it back down. This is quite common. To test, activate the ship, wait for the post, then turn the machine off. If it stays, it's the minute amount of friction between the post and the playfield holding it in place. When you add any small amount of bump/shock (such as slapping the side of the game, or even activating a flipper), it wiggles free and drops.

OK, thanks. I will check it out...

Got it, thanks so much for the help maffewl, post was binding just a little. I put a thinner post sleeve on it, expanded the spring a little and good to go.

4 months later

#2000 5 years ago

FUZ

hawknole

Quoted from Tres:
Is pinball.center the only provider of the spinning disc protector?

I cut my own. I have been using the 3M clear vinyl that you can get for the front of cars. They sell it in 6 inch by 60 inch on Amazon. I cut out a pattern from thin paper until I get the size I need and then cut the vinyl and place it on top of the disc decal. I like it better than mylar as it is more flexible and seemingly easier to remove if need be plus it has a little bit of grip to help the ball spin. As a note, I also use this vinyl and make custom shooter lane protectors which I have on my POTC as well. Lastly, the vinyl is used for the top side of custom decals that I make, even for this kraken LED flasher cover below that sits in the flasher spot behind my ship.

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#2007 5 years ago

FUZ

hawknole

Quoted from Pinkitten:
Still haven’t solved the snowing problem with tiny white shavings. They are definitely plastic. I’m convinced it’s the spinning disc. Only something moving that fast could produce so much white debris after one game. So strange. I’m too lazy and busy with a newborn to take it apart. The game plays great! I just completed the compass for the first time ever and played Four Winds Multiball. It gives you several lit shots to complete. Naturally, I lost my ball and didn’t complete the wizard mode. But I came close! Ranked top 50 in score finally.
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I had tons of white debris as well. Then I covered my spinning disc decal with 3M car bra vinyl, just cut myself a piece to fit. Amazon sells 6 inch wide pieces. The great thing about the vinyl is it has an almost rubbery feel so the ball still spins well and does not float like it would do on mylar.

#2014 5 years ago

FUZ

hawknole

Quoted from Pinkitten:
Did you notice white flakes on or near the spinning disc? I don't see any flakes on the surface or accumulated near it. I like the suggestion of either blocking that ramp and seeing if the flakes appear without hitting the Tortuga ramp, or disabling the disc in the settings, if possible. I examined the disc surface before and it really looks like there is already a clear, vinyl or mylar cover in place. I was wondering if it could be something under the spinning disc, rubbing on the underside of it and grinding it down. I will try to isolate the spinning disc and see if I can definitely rule it in or out.
Thanks for all the ideas and help. I really appreciate it.

Not really by the disc, just all over the playfield.

2 months later

#2040 5 years ago

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hawknole

Quoted from ababapanos:
thanks for help . I updated the system in V.60 and system 1.38 but nothing. the problem ισ still does not save the settings
scores saved normally...

I still think it could be your battery. Default High Scores will flash with the update. Pop out the battery and test it or put in a brand new battery and try it. Otherwise, I agree with above, you need more detailed tech help.

1 week later

#2042 5 years ago

FUZ

hawknole