Wanted to break this one out of the main forum.
What I did:
To summarize what I have done on this mod is to take the dead-end Super Jackpot shot and change it into a 180 degree ramp that will feed back to the upper flipper
Why I did it:
This is probably my favorite game and it has crazy awesome flow once you get it going. That is except for one shot in my option which is the current Super Jackpot shot. I am a fan of having feel good shots especially hard to hit and critical shots so this is where my drive for this mod came from.
How did you do it:
It took me all in all about 6 Months to work this design out and to find the right ramp that is out there that I could manipulate to achieve my wanted goal. Enter Led Zepplin Prem and its ramp, I got that ramp on order from stern and started to break down my game to have it ready to figure all this out. I knew I did not want to do any type of permanent modifications to my game and who does with what these cost these days. Using my engineering background I started to develop ways to achieve this. I had to make a new ball guide that would lead into my ramp as it was not just a place and go situation. Once I got that designed and working I moved on to figuring out the wire form. In taking notes from following and owning both of Logans ramps I made my bends and came up with my prototype wire form. From there I was able to go into full scale testing of the shot and make sure the mechanics and angles were all right and lead to a clean and satisfying shot. The last 2 issues needed to figure out was how to now trigger that target since the ramp now sits where it was. I know the Zepplin ramp had mounts for Optos on it but I was unsure of how I could integrate optos into the game without any logic. I did my research and landed on the Sam era opts and boards as being my best choice to allow me to bring this final part of the mod to life. In tapping into the 5v off the coin door node board I was able to power my opto board and figure out the way to wire everything up.
Are you going to offer this mod for sale:
Right now I am trying to gauge how many people would be interested in this mod. Part of this decision will be dependent on how many of these ramps I can purchase from stern. I will say that in my opinion it will not be a cheaper mod given the cost of some of the components as well as the labor aspect of building everything I would just rough estimate this one to be in the neighborhood of $400-500 but will be able to get that more refined as I get some better pricing coming in.
If you are interested in this mod please comment blow so I can keep a list.
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