St. Louis, MO
It's supposed to be the 4th
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Quoted from kpg:Any links to that announcement by Dead Flip?
Is was suppose to be on there last twitch broadcast not sure where they archive those
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Quoted from forensicd:I have to agree, stern quality really has gone down the old crapper. Having to adjust flipper bats, 4 switches, drop target is already broken, the game shoots out 2 balls 1 of 8 times, metal ball guide is bent to crap and had to purchase an aftermarket piece to fix, had to add foam to ramp so the ball doesnt moonwalk out, cant move the posts because the playfield pulls apart. Best 8k I have ever spent!
If it makes you feel better this game was designed to have the bats angle down more the normal so that may have been intended... everything else 
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You do have the new captive ball improvement but negative reinforcement looks really bad not sure the issue maybe vid or someone else hear can shed light on it i would suggest you post there in the hey are you serious stern thread.
Quoted from JVC10:I get how a playfield could look perfect when you install it and then develop issues en route to customer. But two different lollipop rails? How do you miss that?
This is just a total lack of QC this is getting nuts how many problems GB is having 
Quoted from golfingdad1:Let us know how yours turns out when you unbox it , Tomorrow ?
Its being shipped to me tomorrow will probably get it Monday but whenever i receive it will document the entire process good or bad..........
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:Heres a fun one.
No issues on toobin insert. Left my glass off for 3 days working on it and the white lines on both edges are now there.
45 days in.
Humidity, with the glass off?
Who knows at this point 
Quoted from ralphwiggum:This is the more likely scenario.... My guess is change in technique, and now these inserts are moving from underneath the clear. Same inserts, same wood, same glue, has to be different application.
This doesn't explain some of the cracking we have scene like on KPG could it be to hard of a clear not allowing for some flex?
Quoted from OLDPINGUY:To cover the inserts that ghost, and the long one for the shooter lane to cover chips!
Center the sticker in the middle of the playfield...covers all ghosted inserts!
Thanks for sharing the new "program"!
So this is the program they came up with great probably charging for it to
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Quoted from ramegoom:My first very functional and useful mod - just installed it tonight. I have been frustrated (as most of you) with the left and right drains, so I put together a modded outer drain rail piggyback piece. Fit nicely and it works absolutely great so far, so I think I got it just right. To do it, I needed to drill two holes on the playfield per side. Then I formed a stainless steel rail to match the factory rail size. Doing one at a time to test it.
My goal: Minimize the dreaded side drain. Not to eliminate it, but make it more difficult for the ball to drain as it does. So I built one for the left drain to test. Shown here, with the specific drill bit to make the rail fit tightly into the playfield:Positioning the new piggyback rail to see how it will fit into the machine:
Next, marked the location:
Drill the first hole into the playfield (I guess I'm now committed):
And the second hole:Tap the piggyback rail firmly into the playfield:
Move the pin post to the forward hole:
Clean up the playfield with a vacuum cleaner, and give it a shot. It works beautifully. I can still get a ball into the drain, but most of the time, if it's not a direct hit, it will bounce back. Out of ten potential hits, it drained twice. Before, it would have drained ten out of ten times....And, with the extra height, it has stopped a few air balls that would normally go right into the drain.
I will now make the right side identically to the left side. The machine is much more fun to play when the game ball lasts a bit longer.
100% happy with this mod.
Yikes 
Quoted from ramegoom:Must've struck a nerve here customizing my ride....
^^You said it right. Guys with their pins complain about a dab of ink in the wrong spot, plastic that actually wears out, springs that aren't strong enough, and so on. I'm not one to complain about most of this stuff, and unless it's blatantly problematic, you won't see me calling the dealer and insisting on a one-on-one with Gary Stern.
As for dropping the value of a machine by $500 because of a 3/16" hole in the playfield...what world did that one come from? Get serious please. The resale value is in the eye of the beholder and the agreed party. Those who are predisposed to bitch about that kind of stuff, will always bitch about that stuff. And the buyer won't.
Not sure if there is another pinside on here who would think drilling a hole in the playfield. On another note it seems you did this ton prevent drains more the lane hoping I'm pretty sure you could have just added a rubber to the end of the rail or as mention soldered another pisce of metal on to extend a hair further.
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I have mine in the droopy position and have no problem back handing either ramp can even back hand the left orbit once in a while, i can easily pass the ball from right flipper to left flipper but have a bit of a problem from left to right i probably need to look at alignment a little further......
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