Redondo Beach, CA
My CPR playfield should be here 10/8. At least that is what the tracking number tells me. Can’t wait. 
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Elvira and the Party Monsters
Bally, 1989
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2 months later
Hey Elvira owners - I'm in the process of installing my new CPR playfield and I noticed my ball trough doesn't have a runaway wire gate. Should it? I see holes for it but no wire. No mention of it in the manual. Please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Quoted from JeffZee:I assume you mean this...
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All I had was a dangling piece of what ever it used to be. Took out the piece and never had problems.
That is it. It keeps the ball form rolling back into the drain. Mine usually works without issue but once in a while it bounces back after being sent into the trough. I'll make one up and install it. I am assuming it is the standard 12-6542 one.
2 weeks later
Quoted from djblouw:Has anyone reproduced the apron artwork? Looking at most of everyone's machines and they all seem to be worn (including mine).
EDIT: I think I found the apron decals. I'll report back once they arrive.
Also, what's your favorite instruction cards for this game?
I got mine at Mr. Pinball. They worked out pretty good.
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Quoted from Kramertheman:I am trying to work out an issue I am having with my EATPM. There are two flashers (classified as solenoids in test) that aren't working. Each flasher controls a light(s) on the playfield as well as the backglass. Neither one of these particular flasher lights work. They are solenoids 06C and 07C. I guess the C designation means that a relay determines which set of a number of solenoids certain driver transistors will control at a given point in time - the A set or the C set. I know the driver transistors in the circuit for the non working flashers is ok because the A set of solenoids work. The C set for two particular driver transistors do not. What is the likely problem? It looks like it might be two diodes on the auxillary driver board. Or maybe the relay that controls the selection of the A set or C set of solenoids (solder connections on the board?). Or maybe actual connectors on the board? Any ideas on how to nail this down?
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Kramertheman
This might be an easy fix. Check the large white fire resistors on the Bally Interconnect board. I bet you have a bad resistor messing things up. Seems to be a common problem with this generation of game. Test with a multimeter, it should be easy to find. I had a couple bad ones on my board.
Quoted from Skypilot:Has anyone dealt with this issue yet on the new CPR play fields?
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I had the same problem. Just drill the new hole. That is a small problem compared to the depth and length of the shooter lane. The CPR playfield has a shorter and less deep shooter lane. You can still make it work but it takes a lot of adjustment to get the shooter assembly lined up perfect. It needs to be perfect or the ball never makes it to the top of the playfield. It took me several trys to get it correct. 
5 months later
Quoted from mskoenen:I bought mine from here:
https://www.pinball.center/en/shop/pinball-parts-by-game/elvira-and-the-party-monsters/3741/backboard-decal-for-elvira-and-the-party-monsters
But they don't ship to the US. So I had to use an intermediary service. It ended up costing me about $40-$45 for the decal + shipping.
Pinsider Zitt does business with these guys often. He will order it for you. Reach out to him. He just set me up with some Shadow parts from Pinball Center. Great guy.
3 months later
Congrats on the new game. It is a good one. You can download the manual from here.
https://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=elvira&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick#782
3 years later
Elvira is a great game and has gone up in value considerably. That being said, it is worth doing a high end restore to it if you have the time, skills and cash. You wouldn't be upside down on it like other titles.
Quoted from RandyW:I never noticed this before and now it is going to drive my OCD insane!!!! Not only are the colors reversed, the stripes are different sizes and spaced apart on the sides!!!
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The stripes were done like that at the factory too. I am curious where the decals came from? The finish seems matte.
5 months later
Quoted from pyrotech:Does anyone know where I can buy all new plastic without the topper?
It doesn't exist. CPR did the reproduction plastics. There was enough unused space on the media to make the topper plastic. As a result, the topper is included by default. They actually sell pretty good. I recommend buying the complete set and selling the topper if you don't want it. Or, you could do like me and get the topper signed.
Quoted from Sheev_Palpatine:Speaking of the plastic set and topper. I just ordered one and the topper came with it. However I do not see anything that comes with the set to attach the topper? Am I missing something?
Nope. It attaches with a couple small L brackets that you need to source yourself. There are other solutions that don't require drilling into your machine. I installed mine on a heavy baseplate that just sits on top of my machine.
3 months later
Quoted from Top_Fuel_Friday:Anyone have a source (or a parts machine) that has these brackets that support the Monster slide or the punch ramp?
There were some custom brackets on my monster slide plastic, looks like they are copper, and none on my punch slide so I currently don't have a way to mount the sign when I start the rebuild after a play field gets here.
(this is an example photo, not mine)
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Oddly, I have never seen OEM ones for sale. They are pretty easy to make. You can use these also. They look different but work great.
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