Quoted from brado426:

Hey Funhouse owners.... Has anyone else had this problem? I've never personally seen another Funhouse machine with this issue and I've had this issue for more than 12 years since I first got my Funhouse.

No matter how I position the ramp or level the machine, I still get this problem... the ball bounces out of the steps lane when it drops about 50% of the time. It is super annoying! I'd really appreciate some ideas of what might fix it.
Thanks in advance!
Brad O.

Quoted from Shredso:

Remove the post sleeve. There have been several debates here if it came from the factory bare and the general consensus is typically yes.

Quoted from brado426:

Hey Funhouse owners.... Has anyone else had this problem? I've never personally seen another Funhouse machine with this issue and I've had this issue for more than 12 years since I first got my Funhouse.

No matter how I position the ramp or level the machine, I still get this problem... the ball bounces out of the steps lane when it drops about 50% of the time. It is super annoying! I'd really appreciate some ideas of what might fix it.
Thanks in advance!
Brad O.

Quoted from jawjaw:

I did that and still had same issue. Remove the blue pad from the ramp. That or get a much thinner alternative.

Quoted from brado426:

Hey Funhouse owners.... Has anyone else had this problem? I've never personally seen another Funhouse machine with this issue and I've had this issue for more than 12 years since I first got my Funhouse.

No matter how I position the ramp or level the machine, I still get this problem... the ball bounces out of the steps lane when it drops about 50% of the time. It is super annoying! I'd really appreciate some ideas of what might fix it.
Thanks in advance!
Brad O.

Quoted from Markharris2000:

You are going to laugh, but I did a bunch of trial and error and research on that post and it appears to be delivered BARE from the factory. I tried every conceivable rubber sleeve on it, thick and thin, and always had a problem. In many cases, even if the ball drops to the second shooter lane, when you launch it, it catches on any rubber sleeve you have on that post. So what did I do??? I went to the local Jack in the Box, and bought a diet coke, which came with a Red/Orange straw, a lo and behold, it is the PERFECT diameter to cover that post and has no ill effects. I just cut a length of the straw and slid it over the post. I didn't try and other straws, but perhaps there are others... maybe in different colors too!

Quoted from Shredso:

Out of curiosity why do you think it needs something there? There is plenty of other metal on metal contact at a much higher velocity than that post will see. If I really wanted it covered I'd probably use heat shrink wrap. It may look a little better than a straw.

Quoted from yzfguy:

I was assuming he thought the colors of the straw marched the game well.

Quoted from brado426:

Hey Funhouse owners.... Has anyone else had this problem? I've never personally seen another Funhouse machine with this issue and I've had this issue for more than 12 years since I first got my Funhouse.

No matter how I position the ramp or level the machine, I still get this problem... the ball bounces out of the steps lane when it drops about 50% of the time. It is super annoying! I'd really appreciate some ideas of what might fix it.
Thanks in advance!
Brad O.

Quoted from Zablon:

It's the pad at the end of the ramp. It's bouncing. Remove that and yoru problem should be solved. Mine has never had that pad and is fine and works as expected - since '96. Additionally, the rubber around the post below is normally an issue as well unless you have a super slim rubber on it. On many that will cause the plunger shot to bounce off that post but can also cause bouncing when dropping from the ramp.

Quoted from brado426:

You guys got my hopes up... really sounded like those suggestions would work. Removed the blue pad at the end of the ramp and the black sleeve over the post. I thought for sure that would fix it.... yet it is still doing it just the same as ever. WTH? All I can think is my ramps are bent or not positioned right.. although even when I try them in different positions, it still seems to be a problem. Maybe the problem is the black plate that the ball lands on... maybe it is unlevel or something. Will have to do some more experimenting. I can't believe how hard this problem has been to solve. Thanks for all your suggestions though. I'll let you guys know if I ever solve it. I know other Funhouse machines never seem to do it.
Brad O.

Quoted from brado426:

You guys got my hopes up... really sounded like those suggestions would work. Removed the blue pad at the end of the ramp and the black sleeve over the post. I thought for sure that would fix it.... yet it is still doing it just the same as ever. WTH? All I can think is my ramps are bent or not positioned right.. although even when I try them in different positions, it still seems to be a problem. Maybe the problem is the black plate that the ball lands on... maybe it is unlevel or something. Will have to do some more experimenting. I can't believe how hard this problem has been to solve. Thanks for all your suggestions though. I'll let you guys know if I ever solve it. I know other Funhouse machines never seem to do it.
Brad O.

Quoted from Zablon:

As asked, is your pf level?
But, I think I spotted a potential issue. The ramp flap should have 2 rivets and 2 screws, you are missing the left screw which...I suppose could be causing the flap to tilt to the right and cause your issue. Just a possibility.

Quoted from Markharris2000:

Exactly, I could have left it alone, but wanted to add a hint of 'finish' to it. The color of the straw matched the red in the playfield, and since it was a straw it was extremely thin and had NO stickiness or rubber or soft surface. It had a hard surface so it did not grab the ball at all.

Quoted from Zablon:

As asked, is your pf level?
But, I think I spotted a potential issue. The ramp flap should have 2 rivets and 2 screws, you are missing the left screw which...I suppose could be causing the flap to tilt to the right and cause your issue. Just a possibility.

Quoted from arcadenerd925:

Nice idea. I left mine bare but i suppose if I really wanted color there I would just use some heat shrink tube.

Quoted from drummermike:

I did put black heat shrink over my post. Fits perfectly.

Quoted from Shredso:

Remove the post sleeve. There have been several debates here if it came from the factory bare and the general consensus is typically yes.

Quoted from Markharris2000:

You are going to laugh, but I did a bunch of trial and error and research on that post and it appears to be delivered BARE from the factory. I tried every conceivable rubber sleeve on it, thick and thin, and always had a problem

Quoted from WizzardRob:

Where did you find that information how it came from the factory bare metal?.
I did research that post rubber myself via massive picture searching. I found that this post has a yellow 7/8 inch rubber which is even slightly thicker than a normal black rubber. And i was really wondering why that is
All of the rubber kits available also provide all normal rubbers and 3 yellow thick rubbers, one of which belongs on that outlane post
My idea was always that the thicker post is there on purpose for outlane drain management. Even with the thick post there it is still pretty drainy. So i kept it a thick yellow one.
By the way i did have those problems with the ball bouncing of the steps ramp myself but proper slope and leveling fixed it.

Quoted from WizzardRob:

Ah ok thanks for pointing that out!
But this flyer on the other hand shows a whatever prototype ready for photoshooting... don't know what happened to this metal post before or during testing...
Who knows what left the factory
What do you think about outlane drains without rubber

Quoted from WizzardRob:

Where did you find that information how it came from the factory bare metal?.
I did research that post rubber myself via massive picture searching. I found that this post has a yellow 7/8 inch rubber which is even slightly thicker than a normal black rubber. And i was really wondering why that is
All of the rubber kits available also provide all normal rubbers and 3 yellow thick rubbers, one of which belongs on that outlane post
My idea was always that the thicker post is there on purpose for outlane drain management. Even with the thick post there it is still pretty drainy. So i kept it a thick yellow one.
By the way i did have those problems with the ball bouncing of the steps ramp myself but proper slope and leveling fixed it.

Quoted from WizzardRob:

But surely the gap gets wider without rubber.
I sometomes find the rubber annoying because it catches on the ball when plunged from the left plunger... however i think the main issue is my very old uneven floor... any machine movement will bring it out of level

Quoted from Zablon:

One thing missing in that picture is the metal wall between the two posts.

Quoted from Pinkitten:

I just bought a fully restored Funhouse and it had rubber on that post, which caused rejections or wobbly plunges about half the time. I removed it and no issues since. Functionally it seems best to have that post bare.

Quoted from WizzardRob:

One question to you funhouse owners. I have a rudy for 3 month now being my first pinball machine. I do not have much practice on other machines.
The game is set to factory settings with extraball for special an maximum of 3EB per ball in play
It plays extremely fast with clearcoated playfield and stronger flipper coils.
So i'm at around 2000 games now and have had a good progression. In the beginning a good game was around 4 million. It took 1000 games to get frequent scores in the 10million region, concentrating more on multiball and extra balls. Also get used to dead flips and live /drop catches on the way
After 2000 games i consider 10million a fail. However right now i seem to somehow plateau at 25million frequently with some 30, few 40 and a highscore of 53million and alot alot of 10mil
Its really hard for me to stop playing until getting at least 25million at the same time i do not improve since 500 games or so...
Is it normal to still have a lot of 8 to 12million games when advancing to above 30million more frequently. On some days i can play an hour without success with only bad scoring which leaves me frustrated feeling like i should leave pinball alone. The next day i reach 35million on the first game...
Would you consider funhouse a tough game compared to other games in terms of ball times / drains?

Quoted from WizzardRob:

One question to you funhouse owners. I have a rudy for 3 month now being my first pinball machine. I do not have much practice on other machines.
The game is set to factory settings with extraball for special an maximum of 3EB per ball in play
It plays extremely fast with clearcoated playfield and stronger flipper coils.
So i'm at around 2000 games now and have had a good progression. In the beginning a good game was around 4 million. It took 1000 games to get frequent scores in the 10million region, concentrating more on multiball and extra balls. Also get used to dead flips and live /drop catches on the way
After 2000 games i consider 10million a fail. However right now i seem to somehow plateau at 25million frequently with some 30, few 40 and a highscore of 53million and alot alot of 10mil
Its really hard for me to stop playing until getting at least 25million at the same time i do not improve since 500 games or so...
Is it normal to still have a lot of 8 to 12million games when advancing to above 30million more frequently. On some days i can play an hour without success with only bad scoring which leaves me frustrated feeling like i should leave pinball alone. The next day i reach 35million on the first game...
Would you consider funhouse a tough game compared to other games in terms of ball times / drains?

Quoted from Davi:

In HEP gallery, I see only 1 example with rubber. The rest is without rubber.[quoted image][quoted image]

Quoted from mollyspub:

Sounds like your overthinking it...Just have fun!

Quoted from WizzardRob:

This is definitely true. I want to have fun but sometimes this thing makes me angry or keeps me awake too long until i have a good game... i think this is somehow a good characteristic for a pinball game, i just love and hate Rudy.
In the beginning it was definitely frustrating, but now i mostly love it. Maybe not the best game to begin with.
My wife lost interest pretty quick and i think this is because of the difficulty. It can give you hard drains non stop...

Quoted from Pinkitten:

That sounds like pinball to me! 53 million is a very respectable score on Funhouse with moderate/standard settings and normal pitch. I find Funhouse to be fairly typical of System 11 games. Most games I play are fairly short, with one long game here and there. I found Funhouse to be on the hard side when I first started collecting. I would rank it somewhere in the middle now. Great game tho!

Quoted from DanQverymuch:

If you really want to go nuts, there's another setting that tells the game to carry over your Millions+ value to subsequent multiballs!
Say you have 3 multiballs and hit the trap door three times each. Instead of 2,3,4 million; 2,3,4; 2,3,4 you'd get 2,3,4;5,6,7;8,9,10 million! 27 million vs 54 million!
Once you have it up there, it really gives you the impetus go grind through to o n e. m o r e. m u l t i b a l l.
Now indulge me while I tell you how I thought I had lost my mind 10 minutes ago:
Like a good Pinsider, I wanted to tell you which setting it was, exactly what it's called. So I download a pdf of the manual, and damn! I don't see it! Was I imagining this setting? Did I dream it?
Wait a minute, this pdf just so happens to be missing a whole page, right in the middle of the list of Feature Settings! Page "1-15" which lists features A2 10 through A2 17! Just my luck!
So I get off my lazy ass and head to the basement to see it in my own hard copy of the manual. Ah, there that page is... huh? No such feature on that page either! Now I'm really getting concerned.
Hesitantly, I go and turn on my game, and enter the menu... Features... Whew! A2.20 MIL.+ CARRYOVER
Of course, newer revisions often have features that didn't make it into the manuals. As in this case, I have L-9 in the game. I couldn't say whether any earlier revs have that setting.
I wasn't really worried. But it was a good example of how my life goes, nothing is ever as simple as it ought to be.

Quoted from WizzardRob:

One question to you funhouse owners. I have a rudy for 3 month now being my first pinball machine. I do not have much practice on other machines.
The game is set to factory settings with extraball for special an maximum of 3EB per ball in play
It plays extremely fast with clearcoated playfield and stronger flipper coils.
So i'm at around 2000 games now and have had a good progression. In the beginning a good game was around 4 million. It took 1000 games to get frequent scores in the 10million region, concentrating more on multiball and extra balls. Also get used to dead flips and live /drop catches on the way
After 2000 games i consider 10million a fail. However right now i seem to somehow plateau at 25million frequently with some 30, few 40 and a highscore of 53million and alot alot of 10mil
Its really hard for me to stop playing until getting at least 25million at the same time i do not improve since 500 games or so...
Is it normal to still have a lot of 8 to 12million games when advancing to above 30million more frequently. On some days i can play an hour without success with only bad scoring which leaves me frustrated feeling like i should leave pinball alone. The next day i reach 35million on the first game...
Would you consider funhouse a tough game compared to other games in terms of ball times / drains?

Quoted from pablotorres:

There's a lot of things that add or multiply points, like million with the Rudy mouth. Exploit as possible.
Here a video with a 8 years old boy doing 25.9 millions with the first ball.

Quoted from PPS:

Funhouse Jaw/Mandibles are now available - using WMS tooling ... also ran a variation with the Oval Lips (same as what is on RED Roadshow) ...
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Quoted from PPS:

Funhouse Jaw/Mandibles are now available - using WMS tooling ... also ran a variation with the Oval Lips (same as what is on RED Roadshow) ...
planetarypinball.com[quoted image]