Thanks for sharing have you done anything with the foam at the librarian scoop? That the other area that generates air balls.

I did the same thing to my stand ups. Helped a ton. Even a softer weather stripping doesn't allow the target to snap back fast enough for the ball to get lift.

No, but I will look into it.

How the heck did you land #500.. I thought Cointaker always had dibs in the last LE?

No clue - but CT always takes care of me - Melissa and Chris are great to work with.

so I realized the power of the shooter is really strong on this one. How do I reduce the strength so the ball doesn't fly out too fast?

Ran into this problem this morning. On the new code, I was having my best game so far on my Pro. When I reached Stay Puft I hit the left ramp. As soon as I did that, the DMD said "RESTARTING GAME…" I thought this was the new scare feature and prepared for my machine to scream at me. No scream...just game over. Anybody else come across this?

Hey guys,

I lifted the PF yesterday on the Prem to install the art blades and noticed a sticker on the left side that was handwritten "Harold LE"

I might have a look under the apron and see if there's a signature like the one that was found in an Aussie one.........

Not sure how many games in, but quite a few and (touch wood) no issues so far except for a small amount of CC chipping in the shooter lane which I've mylard and will get the cliffy lane protector. I reckon that's a must

My ecto goggle are acting wonky I keep getting a blank screen and occasionally a fast scroll of the ghosts sideways

Any thoughts

Yes I tried that several times and also tried re-doing the code but nothings working

1) Under Feature Adjustments #11, you will find 'Trough Eject Power', I have mine set at 240- you may wish to lower yours until it's at a ball eject power which will help to reduce possible shooter lane chipping.

-Thanks to JMK for this tip. Hope you guys find it useful as well. I minimized mine, just because I see no reason to have it rocket out of there. It can only reduce wear on the game in my opinion.

Has anyone had cabinet issues like this?

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Left corner:
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Another angle of left corner:
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Oddly, the decal on the outside is fine. This leads me to believe that the cabinet was like this before the side decals were installed.

Wicked cheers mate I'll do that.

I wondered if it was possible but couldn't see it

In an effort to reduce/eliminate the airballs off the left ramp on my pro I did the following. I remove the target assemblies and bent the mounting point of the bracket about 5 degrees. These brackets are tough so you may need 2 pairs of pliers. I used a vice grip to hold and pliers to bend. Make sure you bend it the right way too and don't over do it! About 5 degrees (roughly) is all you need. The difference is very noticeable now. Edge shots off the targets bounce slightly off the playfield instead of being ballistic moon shots. You cannot visible tell anything was done either because the angle change is slight.

Edit: It does not 100% eliminate airballs, but significantly reduces them. I was playing and trying to cause airballs by hitting the 2x and 3x targets. I did get a medium airball off the 2x once. Most other times the ball just bounced about 1/4 inch or less off the playfield.

These target brackets are really well designed and strong! The design even keeps them from fanning out sideways.

Rob

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Some people have had similar cabinet issues. Namely the font corners coming apart and the wrap around decal tearing.

Rob

i'd be pushing for a new machine if that was mine, thats only going to get a lot worse.

Ive had this but only once - how often are you seeing it? I put it down to buggy code...

Neil.

Last 4-5 times I have played it it is blank
And I have power cycled several times too

Guess I will call Stern and see what they say.

Can someone please post a picture of the autolaunch coil assembly. I need to know where the paper piece goes.

Nevermind, the manual shows it.

Rob

I (really) stretched out the spring on the autolauncher coil and it seems enough (so far) to keep the autolaunched balls under control. It's a weak spring so it may not last, but it's worth a shot since I don't have another suitable spring right now.

Rob

mine also had the handwritten sticker.

just thought I would post my fix for the blinding lights on the premium and le near the slingshots. I have placed a thin green piece of electrical tape over the 4 little boards and now the light is not blinding and is a pretty green.

Can you post a pic? Thanks

This would lead me to think stern has several Different manufacturers again.

I Said this before regarding hand written pf dates vs stamped.

I'm waiting till January to buy my Pre!!Dealer told me they should have the new code by then,and have SOME of the pf issues delt with!Those airballs are tough to fix them all!! Thank you guys for all your great help in taming this beast!! Be back in Jan.

I haven't read all the posts but has anybody had there clear chipping in the shooter lane? After about 50 games I looked down and saw mine had chipped all the way to bare wood. I have a premium Sept. 26 playfield. I've got games 10-15 years old with no chipping in the shooter lane. What is going on? I don't have any ghosting yet and hope I don't!

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I'll get a pic for you Tomorrow I'm very happy with it because now I can do loopin supers without getting blinded.
I just cut a small piece of light green electrical tape and placed over the leds on each board then screwed them back in. It was just enough tape to cover the 3/4 of the board with the led. Pic coming still

my 1st GB (with ghosting) get same chip there the very first day we've played with it !!! was quite stuning, just few games and already marked

my 2nd one (with no ghosting) has just nothing

seems its an easy conclusion... :/

What is written in pen to the left of the date stamp, looks like a hand written date ?

Install the new code and turn the ball eject power down to 176 (lowest) as soon as possible. The default eject power is way too strong and that's why it's chipping.

Rob

this one? My premium is a Sept 26th build with a Sept 23rd hand-written pf date.

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It says 9-23

Yes, I had a problem with my front left corner. There's a layer of plywood on the front face that pulled away and tore the decal. I need to use some wood glue on it.

Ok thanks,
My guess and only a guess is this playfield was made by one of the manufacturers, the one using a sharpie to date their playfield, then it was reinspected by Stern 3 days later for final approval.

Was this playfield date supposed to be one that the ghosting was fixed. I still haven't seen any ghosting and I put several more games since the clear chipping showed up.

Who really knows .
These dates are showing some chipping in shooter lane and the ball trough, but the ghosting seems to have almost gone away, maybe a few reports of minor ghosting but not spreading like the LEs .

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But then this was just posted, but also the pf Dat of 9-8 is hand written with no secondary date stamp.

Called Stern and talked to Chas. He wanted me to send him pics of the cabinet, and said he would discuss it with the boss and get back to me. Really unsure as to what they can do, other than replace the game which I highly doubt. Even, then, I'd be rolling the dice as my current playfield does not have the ghosting issue.

Sh!t , keep that playfiled and have them send you a cab.

I'm stopping on the way home and getting some today.

Where do I find this different spring? I don't want mine to chip.

I don't think the autolaunch causes the chipping. Just bad behavior down the lane... hitting stay puf, etc.

The overpowered ball eject (from the TROW! hi kanada) is what divots and damages the shooter lane in the pics we've seen.

That, and the fact the clear doesn't seem to adhere to the wood properly. Bad combination. There are several rube goldberg type of ways to calm it down or last resort you could put a much less powerful coil in there. Not sure why Stern thinks it's appropriate to blast the ball into the lane with such force.

I agree, after re reading this my eject is what I'd like to power down a little bit.