Transported my DI today and the start button not starting game.
Any ideas?
This purple wire or blue supposed to be plugged in anywhere?
This is the only error message...

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The purple wire goes to the common lug on the start switch (circled below). I don't know about the connector in the second picture or what that error from November means.

--Luke

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On location, this could be good, but in a home setting, I would consider it cheating. But it's your game, so what matters is how you feel about it. I haven't completed the letters, but I'm pretty confident I will when I swap for Cliffys.

Thank you! You guys rock!

Cheating. Don't do it. If you NEED the help, just change it so it "remembers" that you have a letter blinking and a SIM card available to collect from ball to ball in the settings. At least that way you're earning the letters.

I am going to pick a DILE up and was wondering what I should be looking for as far a trouble areas or concern. Thanks in advance for any input

Not much to look for, it’s a solid game. If the game doesn’t have SIM card protection, check for cracking at the posts. Make sure trap door works.

Yep, trap door has been a common and consistent problem, and is still an issue as of (at least) Jan 2018 manufactured games

Thanks, I did read a little about the CC problems and asked if it had protectors. It has none installed. I also saw a post that JJP would send you a set if your machine was shipped without them...is this true?

Yes they will. I believe they are a bit backed up but they will get them to you.

Also check to make sure the phone and all LEDs work properly. I had to replace my phone due to a faulty LED in it. Some have had far worse issues with the display.

This question has been addressed at least twice in this thread. A little reading will get you what you need. Enjoy the game!

Thanks for the suggestion and being a dick....I had better things to do than scroll thru 74 pages of posts. You input was... wow, amazing

Note that there are 2 major posts about the trap door
(which along with the drone switch was my only 2 issues), and the 2nd one with pictures by Lloyd was much more helpful. That is not the one currently pinned, but it’s shortly after so you will find it if yo look at the pinned post and keep going for half a page or so.

Yes thanks, I did read about the CC issues, the trap door problem, and the magnet Mylar tearing, but I really didn't think it would hurt to ask if other issues have surfaced. I don't have any time on the pin and considering the purchase prices I just want to be a educated consumer.

Whoa, slow down there, bud. Most message boards suggest that you read posts before asking common questions, and I'm sure it's somewhere on Pinside as well. I commented "enjoy the game" to clarify that my post contained nothing but a positive tone, offering advice.

If you look at the first post, there is a list of links to much of what you're asking about. Also, I posted the following two pages back from where we are now:

See, even dicks have their good side

Has anyone installed the Dialed In Pingraffix blades on their game? They look pretty cool based on the pics.

https://www.pingraffix.com/product-page/dialed-in-pinblades-for-jersey-jack-pinball

The lighted ones that animate for Attack from Mars also work in Dialed In thematically and look great.

https://www.pingraffix.com/product-page/attack-from-mars-powerbladez

Another thing to watch for - the spring steel flap on the trap door has been breaking on some of these. Both mine and my buddie’s DI have had this issue. It should be around 1.5 inches long or so and have rounded corners. Here is my broken one:

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Thanks, would that be similar to the TOM basement door?

I'm not familiar with the TOM one. Just added pics to my post if that helps.

If YOU want to set the letters to starting with 6 lit, outlanes closed, 10 balls, etc. to make the game more enjoyable for YOU that's fine go ahead and do it.

(Just don't post highscores claiming to be the next Keith Elwin )

Can you even set the game to do this?

Has anyone reached Showdown, and any tips on getting to it?

Will b very tough or impossible the way my pin is set up. Need to beat enough modes or do enough things to spell dialed in.

I've been one letter away twice. Extra ball is decently attainable with this game. Also, double banking off the two big Bang targets or single banking off the drone rubber makes the sim shot doable. I like that I've had to find difficult workarounds to get Sims. If you don't have the skills, set sim to stay lit over balls, but you will always know, deep in your soul, that you needed training wheels to finish the race.

What lights extra ball?

Finishing three modes, I believe.

Is it tied to the BOB lights? Or just lit there? Man those are hard to see

I also believe there is a combo-related extra ball

Just lit there I think.

Yeah, I think I lit it once when I hit the 10k left ramp 10 times. Not positive on that one though. I should learn the damn rules!

Do you cap how many extra balls can be rewarded....I currently cap it at 3.

Oops, double post

The most I've manage to get is two, so what ever the default cap is is what I use.

I'd like to see a video of that on DI. I wish they would just tweak that design a bit to be more DI (ish). I have the powerbladez of the flames on my ACDC and love them.

I think hitting 5 combos will light it - e.g. left ramp, right ramp, side ramp. I hit that one a lot and sometimes get that EB and I know it’s not score related

Those look very cool. If they matched the colors of the playfield more I would definitely consider ordering a set.

Tip: complete modes and collect sim cards

I think this is still the best score recorded. Completes Showdown. It's old though, so there was no Chaos mini-wizard in the code yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=RZN0dlvciFY

Just so I'm understanding things correctly rules wise there are essentially 3 wizard modes in the game? Chaos in Quantum City seems like a mid wizard mode that requires starting 6 / 11 disaster modes. Armageddon requires starting all disaster modes. Showdown requires 8 / 11 disaster modes to be completed and 8 SIM cards collected (representing the 8 letters in "Dialed In"). Does that sound correct?

No. Closer to trap door on Funhouse.

LTG : )

It's more like the one on Funhouse that works on a hinge. The ToM one goes straight up and down, like an elevator.

That is my understanding as well, except I am not certain if the number of modes matters on Armageddon, you just need SIM cards

"Has anyone reached Showdown, and any tips on getting to it?"
I've been able to beat "Showdown" twice, but I have it set so that the SIM cards are available after a new ball starts instead of draining with each ball. Other than that it's setup standard.
It's a b1t@H to get to Showdown but not too hard beat the mode. It's a really fun mode once you get there - especially the video on the backglass while the mode is starting. It's kind of anti-climatic after the mode because you start over with no SIM cards etc. I kind of wish that the game would end after Showdown, like TNA does after beating reactor #9.
As for tips, I try to get as many ball locks as possible so that I can focus on the SIM card collections during multi balls. I think that it's a little safer.
And no, I've never gotten anywhere near reactor #9 on TNA.

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That's a BIG difference, a far cry from standard. I'd say that makes the game 30-40% easier.

Not the way my pin is set up... i have kickback set up more difficult and eb limited. Also set at 7.0 angle with very sensitive slings and magnets set up more active. With all that my game is evil and pretty difficult but i enjoy it this way.

Just curious, is there an option to have player pictures be displayed next to high scores?

Nice. Mine is jacked up too, but I find the standard difficulty of the rules to be great.

No.

LTG : )

It does that for Grand Champion, though.

That's cool. I hope an option is added to have a picture for the other high scores.

This is almost correct. To get to Showdown, you must collect 8 SIM cards, but you can also collect SIMs by beating the BOB Multiballs.

Good to know, thanks. From what I read to collect a SIM card you have to hit the SIM card shot. If you have a SIM card shot lit after completing an objective and drain is the SIM card shot still lit on the next ball?