Joined the bandwagon - loving the game.

A couple issues noticed on my Pro:

1) Magnet isn't catching the ball - have seen it only 3 times. Similar to Sinestro and a few others, it is activating but too late or possibly without enough juice. If I stop the ball with my hand it'll catch albeit not with the determination seen in the youtube videos. The coil itself is very loose freely rotating around the center spindle. I've tried to shim it flush against the play field but it didn't help.

2) Groot's right target showed up in the service alerts. It's stuck closed in it's mounted position but does otherwise work if I pull it forward. I haven't pulled it out but it appears to be a tight fit with it mounted as far forward with the metal bracket wedged tightly against groot's mouth assembly behind it. The rear leaf is flush with the rubber. Not sure what to do except try to shimmy groot backwards. Anyone have this issue?

Anybody know why there’s a clear post on top of the rocket bumper?

Anybody resolve a problem where the magnet never grabs the ball coming out of orb lock?

My coil does energize and will grab the ball if I stop it like you say but not with the ferocity I see in many of the YouTube videos. It seemed more weak than late. This despite orb multiball seemingly coming on with a lot more juice.

Here’s how I fixed the “no grab” problem coming out of the orb lock. Mine wasn’t inconsistent, it would never grab.
- Take off the magnet bracket
- Put a washer in between the bracket and the steel core
- reassemble
- I also shimmed between the bracket and the coil with small rubber pads - but I don’t think this is important.

What I noticed is that the steel core was being held too far off the playfield. By extending it she grabs nice and strong as long as the coil is cool. As others have mentioned, as the coil heats up it doesn’t work so hot - I’ve read it may even get disabled if it gets too hot (but I don’t see any thermistors in that area that could make that happen).

For those with a tempermental orb lock, this adjustment worked like a charm for me. Thanks @murfe88!

What does closing a post involve? Moving it the left a smidge? Bending?

My coil didn't have that much slop. That being said when I removed the screws on the bracket and slid the coil around the play field recess the steel core/spindle wouldn't catch the indentation that was cut out for it.

The steel core looks hefty on the GB - or possibly those are factory installed washers. Thanks for posting.

LOL, I was wondering why Furry Hats was written all over the bottom of the play field.

It is indeed the to hit the flashing white on the right half which changes on each plunge. Maybe the OP meant a handy bonus shot? My table usually ends up in the scoop too which is a quick mode upgrade.

For those that are unaware, holding the left flipper opens the loop lane.
http://tiltforums.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-pinball-rulesheet-wip/3338

It’s important to note that the coil itself induces the magnetic field while the steel spindle becomes the magnet. The spindle needs to sit flush against the playfield - that’s what the washers are doing. This is why shimming the coil only against the playfield doesn’t have the same effect.

http://tiltforums.com/t/guardians-of-the-galaxy-pinball-rulesheet-wip/3338

Mine does this. Pretty sure it’s intentional. I like it.

Hitting it collects letters for “galaxy”. You can see the progression in the title on the lcd. Completion grants mystery that you have to collect at the scoop.

Quill’s quest always starts with a 2ball multi - only for the first ball of the quest.

Sigh, orb lock strikes back. Since a bit of bending and adding washers my orb lock had been working good - used to get stuck up. Now it’s developed a machine gun issue where it persistently slams up and down for 10+ seconds before deciding to stay down.

Anybody fix this issue?

Since upgrading to 1.04, the initial mode is being auto-selected for the game. Even before plunging the score will show 20,103.

Anyone else ever see this?

From what I recall, I imaged the SD with 1.03 cleland the did sterns usb upgrade to 1.04.

**FOLLOW-UP**
- Switching to original SD (1.01) the issue didn’t show itself.
- Quick update to (1.04) issue showed up
- Full update to (1.04) issue corrected itself
- Switching back to cleland loaded SD - issue no longer happens??

Doesn’t make sense. Maybe it’s intermittent?

Issue turned up again. The score is 20,030 after it auto selects. The first play following power up will be ok. All subsequent first balls auto select.

I’ll switch back to the full install stern 1.04 to see what happens.

This is my problem exactly. Been noticing the drop target being cranky. I’ll look for the video. Thanks!

Here's the video for others looking for a drop target fix.

You might be hearing the "Knocker". It is quite loud and irritating. Go through the service menus and find "Knocker volume". You can select between a few options each time hearing what it sounds like. That should confirm whether it's what you heard. I choose off - always.