Well, that sucks. Hope you get it fixed quickly!

Still loving this game! it’s great that there are so many choices at the start, cuts down on the wood chopping.

Anybody have suggestions for strategies yet? The scoring seems a bit unbalanced, especially for the Drive me Crazy and Unhappy Hour Modes. Is there a multiplier for those somehow? (Other than double trouble I guess)

What I’ve been doing is going for Wild Women multiball right out of the gate - i usually gets 2x or 4x playfield multiplier and suddenly the score is in the 80million range without even starting a mode

My other strategy was initially to try to beat 2 Head family members and light the EB so I can make it to house party - but it’s a bit risky - I usually drain before I beat the 2nd one.

I am currently out of town and will reaffirm when I get back. Without taking the house off, I took a Long straw and put it down into the back door and the switch registered. Is there another switch I need to check? I haven’t tried reinstalling the code. The answer to 2&3 is no.

Thanks for your help everyone,
Jason

Did I see that someone mentioned the callouts are missing in .92?

Current version is .92 and the call outs are there. It was .90 or .91 that removed the call outs.

Looking for round speaker lights for an Elvira premium.
Similar to the round speaker lights on Sterns other LE pins.
thanks

So I pulled my glass, put the game into switch test and dropped a ball into the back door. It should trigger switch 47 then switch 48. This happens very quickly so you have to be looking at the upper left corner of the UI to catch it. My guess is your opto is not registering.

(I also checked to make sure no other switches are needed to score the skill shot. Triggering the opto is good enough to get it.)

speakerlightkits.com is the only answer for speaker lights! Type 13 for the round style for LE machines. Don't know if they'll work on a premium, though.

DugFreez can help with that.

http://speakerlightkits.com/Type-13.html

Thank you very much, I will check that when I get home this weekend.

Jason

How do you get the 2x or 4x multiplier on?

I had a House party of +300M

That's awesome! My high is just shy of 200. Way to go!

Complete both 3-banks to light Double Trouble in the in-lanes. Roll over the lit in-lane (movable by flipping) to start 2x. Do it again (while 2x is running) to start 4x.

Happens pretty quickly during multiballs

That it does. Two nights ago, I had a 50 mil super jack during house party. Too bad I wasn't streaming at the time. That ended up being a very good game.

Part number 520-8040-00 tx and part number 520-8039-00 rx (Opto), has anyone manged to purchase these online?

It is possible that the LED on the transmit side or the photo transistor on the receive side has fallen off. It happened to me on the house ramp opto so I never received the extra ball award or super jackpot, etc... I looked at the receive board and it was missing the photo transistor, this made it look like a ball was always breaking the beam, so it would never register. Got a new set from Stern and all works great now. The photo transistor is tiny and so is the transmit LED. You can point your phone camera at the opto to see if the LED is on. The LED is infra-red so you can't see it with your eye, but a camera will show it lit.

Thank you very much for that information, looks like that the board under the PF #47 is fooked.

'Any future updates are now on hold for the time being due to uncertain situation concerning the Corona virus . This will ensure staff are secure as all our employees safety is of the utmost importance in the company.'

Decided to sell my LE #245... completely stock. $8K in western PA. Send me a PM if interested.

Where’s that from?

Just in time for my quarantine!

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Have fun playing!

Congratulations! Welcome to the club!

Which one? The quarantine club?

I will not be able to maintain social distancing from Elvira.

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Is anyone having trouble with the crypt optos intermittently? My crypt works fine sometimes and other times it keeps moving like the switches to signal the stop aren't registering. Pulled it all apart, switches test fine, it works fine for a few games and then starts getting wonky again. When a deadhead mode is started, and it moves to the skull shot, it will keep going up and down not finding its position. Other times it's perfect.

Just had an outstanding game, made it to Gappa angry.. then pinball happened.

Saw Pool Party for the first time, though I drained before I started it. Lots of secrets in this game!

Installing the skill shot fix today too..

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How do you guys get these scores?!

Push the start button many times. Most games are like 10-20 mil, then I have a big game. My high is around 280 I think,

Thought it was only me

Shhhh.... You're not to supposed to say you have feet of clay. You're supposed to be like... Yeah. All my games are like 300-400 million. No biggie.

Really enjoy your honesty.

Greetings. Might be interested in joining the club. Looking for the Elvira LE.
I’d be open to trading a custom, HUO Dead Pool LE or an extremely nice GNR.
Thanks.

question for all you Elvira stern owner. my left coil stop shattered already (I have only had it a month and a half)... Is it something if I call stern they will replace or should l find a different type of replacement? It seams from reading around on forms it's a common defect. what would you do?

Call Stern and get a replacement or two.
They owe that to you in my opinion. I would also buy a couple spares from Marco or somebody next time you place an order. It is a good item to have on hand.

One out of 100, just had 1 really great ball

I play one game a week and bam... Always 200-600M, I don't know why but the game is a bit easy, like the other Elvira's. But I love it, I love when they rules aren't too difficult and clear to one's mind. I set the game on 4 balls and one extra ball.

4 balls and you're calling the game easy...

Mine is set to defaults - 3 balls, only extra ball given if you complete 2 deadheads or 2 haunts. I usually can't get past about 20 million, but on those occasions where I have a crazy good ball, all of a sudden I'm in 200 million territory. Getting to house party is huge, and the Garage multiballs can be really high scoring. But I only get that in about 1 of every 20 games. The game is a bit easier than say POTC or JP. Hopefully there will be further updates. The code is already pretty good, but I'm hopeful for some more surprises.

Hi all,

I've had an Elvira HOH for about a month now and love it. It's a perfect mate for my Scared Stiff.

Anyway's I have a couple issues that I can't work out. I've searched this thread and it's so long that I'm having trouble finding the answers if any.

First, I've seen a few mentions about a Skill Shot Ball Guide kit. I don't know if this would help my issue or not. I can't find any posts about the issues I have that it could fix. Perhaps I just haven't looked enough.

Anyway, I have one frustrating issue with the skill shot behind the house. If I plunge the ball too softly the ball will hang up on the gate above the pops that sits behind the right side of the house. I have to shake the pin to get it to drop out into the pops. I've tried to make adjustments by bending the gate but nothing helps. Any advice on how I can fix this or if this kit mentioned helps? If you can point me to this skill shot ball guide kit it would be welcomed. Perhaps I need that anyways.

Secondly, the Dead Head kick out Vac. Sometimes it kicks the ball out OK and other times it will just keep kicking the ball several times before it finally feebly spits the ball out. I've tried to adjust the vac bracket by bending it a little and that helped a little but did not eliminate the problem. Any suggestions on how to fix this issue?

Thanks in advance for any help on these issues.

You’ll have To look closer at the issue with the gate but the VUK can be adjusted in the menu

I’m having the same issue.

Looking at the VUK mechanism, there is zero room for play or adjustment. I added 2 washers to the mech to adjust the angle of the ejected ball. My thought was that the ball was hitting the eject, absorbing the energy and not kicking out as intended.

Anyway, it helped only a little. I added 2 additional washers and that made it worse, so I went back.

I also tried to adjust the power. 255 is the max, and the default. Anything lower makes it worse.

I’d love to hear from anyone else that has a better fix.

A shout out to Chaz!! I called a couple of weeks ago about the skill shot fix. He was very patient on the phone with me. He talked me through what he needed and the parts arrived last week. Thank you!!

I read somewhere in this thread a while back that the VUK mechanism was mounted to the bottom of the playfield just slightly out of position causing the ball to catch the edge of the cutout in the wood. Check to see if you can see any witness marks of ball stricking the wood.

Have you tried bending the VUK hood? A tiny bit one way or the other can make a huge difference

I’ll give that a shot tomorrow, thanks

No. The new guides will not affect the gate. The guides assist in helping the ball roll into the skill shot. If you have a premium, you do not need the new guides. If you have an LE, you may need the new guides.

As far as your VUK problem, you can also try adjusting the power in the settings. If I recall, mine is at 175. It is anything but consistent. Occasionally, it will behave as you describe, but it always gets the ball out.

Thanks for the advice. I have tried adjusting the VAK power in the menu for the DH eject. I found the best setting I could at that time. I'll tinker with it again to see if I can get it set closer. I have not bent the VAC hood yet. I'll try that next. Also I'll try to loosen up the bracket and move it around a little to see if I can get it centered better. Thanks.

This Dead Head Crypt eject design looks a lot like the DE Star Trek 25th computer hole eject setup. Same solenoid bracket. That damn ST25 computer hole has plagued me for years on my ST25 pin. It most always ejects the ball STDM when it ejects the ball. When I saw that bracket on my Elvira HOH I about lost it.

Yep but only one extra ball not more. I mean the rules are pretty obvious and you can easily make it to houseparty. Big points there.