Quoted from Whridlsoncestood:It is a pretty quick swap if it was a populated playfield. Hit it with an air compressor to get the styrofoam out. I’m a small guy and I have no problem pulling these playfields in an out myself. An extra set of hands can’t hurt though. It’s all just connectors after that. Pretty quick plug and play.
Props to stern for doing the right thing. Apparently there was a defect and they replaced the whole populated playfield for you. Not sure what else you can ask for?
I once gave Whridlsoncestood a fully populated PF to restore and he grabbed it and carried it around like a stack of books. True story.
That being said I think some of these comments against the OP hold a lot of sarcasm...Pinball peeps being silly. If a 15 minute job takes someone else 2 hours to complete its all good if it’s done correctly. Now half a day from the OPs time = a beautiful new PF that will hold years of enjoyment.
Good on ya