There is Mylar on the table at the edge of the disc.

Yes, all the machines I’ve seen have a mylar ring around the disc.

The Mylar doesn’t bother me, the fact that the wood is curling with the Mylar is the issue. It literally looks/feels like a speed bump. Game is 6 days old and I’ve played maybe 25 games on it.

Hi guys, if any of you are interrested in checking out the playfield dissasabeld on a pirates, please check out the video link.
Installing pf protector on Collectors edition

I’d contact your distributor and go from there.

I put Titans on the 3 red flippers and 2 slings, which were all worn. I left the rest of the rubbers alone, for now.

I actually found them to play more or less the same (if not exactly the same) as the original reds, and I did not have to adjust power.

Is the disk flush with the playfield? I don't see how the wood could be damaged unless the disk sits lower then the playfield. Based on the pictures it looks like just the mylar is coming off. It may be hard to tell what if any damage occurred to the wood until the mylar is removed. As others have said best to contact distributor / JJP first.

I agree with getting in touch with your distro, they should be able to handle it. I could not see a crack though, is it possibly part of the art?

It is flush, the gap is from me holding the mech to try getting a good pic. If you roll a ball across, it doesn't jump or anything. It feels flush if you run your and across it as well (except where it's raised from the splitting of the wood). I wish I would have noticed it immediately so it didn't get to this point but I have been playing with the lights off to enjoy the GI lighting.

Ah ok. In one of the pictures it seems like the mylar isn't correctly centered around the disk. It looks like there may be a small gap between the edge of the wood and mylar and towards the right side the mylar seems to be hanging over the edge a bit. The exposed edge though does seem to have any damage which is good.

Interesting. Maybe I'm just crazy then.

pinball_keefer Just a minor coding suggestion. It would be nice if the cannon load door didn't close so quickly after not having a switch hit on the upper play field. More times than I can count, I'll have a ball up there (usually in a multiball) and that door closes because the ball had been flopping around up there and not hitting a switch. Then I shoot for the door and the damn thing is closed.

I like that the door closes after not detecting any more switch hits. Maybe just extend the time a few more seconds before it closes?

Love the game man. Nice work.

Yes. And make it worth more points. I just feel that such an awesome/difficult/satisfying shot should be worth big points.

Appreciate it, good advice. I'll get it worked out, this game is too good to let this deter me! If they say nothing can be done, I'll just bite the bullet and get a new playfield to swap out if it gets to the point of really affecting gameplay. I'll try replacing just the mylar first and see if it keeps any additional damage from occurring.

This is a bug in 0.98 and earlier, it has been fixed.

I'll think about it. The timeout only occurs in multiball (not single ball play), and is five seconds long.

We appreciate the kind words.

The issues I consistently run into is too many balls get caught in The Depths during multiballs. No matter what power I have the VUK coil set at, it can’t deal with it. It’s like a ton of balls line up in there through various avenues and all sit there because of animations playing.

Did you install the “subway fix” post?

I didn’t! Educate me!

I haven't even turned on any of my other games in the last two weeks.

Duplicated this on the potcfixes page but originaled from Pinballpal here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jjp-pirates-of-the-caribbean-official-owners-and-fan-club/page/50#post-4758736

Apparently JJP is now shipping with this fix so I guess it is now more or less official.

Interesting! I have a really recent build, I’ll have to see if this is already in there.

I like that spinning pop mod with the dude with the claw hands and worm beard. (Can you tell I'm a huge movie buff).
Does anyone sell that? Or is there a link to a diy?

Just curious, what is your build date? Have an LE coming and wondering if I'll need to do this as well.

I appreciate your monitoring and commenting.

The game is really fantastic, thanks to you and all!

Gotcha. I mainly notice it when the ship is rocking around a medium speed. Just enough to keep the ball up there by itself. Then you're trying to hit the balls with the flippers and happen to just miss the ball. The ball has a way of staying up there on it's own sometimes when the speed is just right.

Thanks for contemplating this.

Here is the link to the Davy Jones How To post. Reminder this is to modify the Existing spinning barrel. If you have a standard machine there is no option to make it spin. Reminder to those looking for fixes or other, your fastest source is to hunt (how to fish) is to use the "View Topic Image Gallery" link at the top of each forum thread. Scroll quickly through the pictures till you find the image of your interest and that will have a goto link to That subject/solution in the Long thread. Fast way to see if there is an answer/mod/fix or other. Really speeds up searching these 5,000 plus page threads.

Davy Jones post link:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jjp-pirates-of-the-caribbean-official-owners-and-fan-club/page/50#post-4759212

Image Gallery link from the top of each forum thread:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jjp-pirates-of-the-caribbean-official-owners-and-fan-club?gallery#g

Thanks. Yeah, I had just found it searching through the images. I found one DJ on Ebay. Are they really $200bones or is the one I found just high?

Yeah sadly the correct Series 1 figures (scale and look) are a bit of a hunt. You just have to stay vigilant and they pop up from time to time. As you don't need a NIB one they can be found. Mine was $40 just didn't have the collector box which I would have pitched anyway. That is the reason we can't offer this upgrade since they are in the Unobtainium category. A fun and simple DIY though.

They can be had for less, got mine for less than $50 on ebay last week. Just have to be patient for a reasonable seller. Others on here are using other figures from the series instead which are still selling around original retail. DJ is the most expensive one on the secondary market......

And the Sexiest!! lol

The build date of the LE that I'm set to have delivered is 2/11. Do you guys think that's ok to go with or I should wait for a later build date? Another owner with a build date of 2/4 noticed that the subway fix was already done to his game from the factory. Just wondering if there's anything else I should wait for? I'm not even sure if I can get a later build date at this point.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If it were me, I wouldn't worry about it much. Get the game and check it over when you get it.

Pull the trigger! Buy it. We like similar pins … so believe me, you will not regret it.

I wouldn’t worry about shit like this. My games was built in early October and believe it or not have had zero issues with the subway and I have well over 1000 games played now.

DO IT!

Mine was built 2/4 as well no major issue just a few adjustments. Mine also has subway fix . Great game really do enjoy it. Buy now you wont regret it

What does the subway fix look like from the factory? Same as what others were doing aftermarket?

Mine is #69 and built 2/11. I have one problem that is nagging and consistent but 100% fixable I just need time to deal with it.

They have bound the wiring so tight that any movement of my PF (in or out) knocks off the 3 connections on the far right hand board in the head. Its freaking maddening! I have clipped wire ties, loosened up the bundle in multiple spots and still have the issue. I am going to have to "mount" the wire loom up inside the base cabinet enough to leave slack up to the head so that when the weight of the bundle hits those connectors they don't come off.

I just got my game last night and pretty much didn't get to play due to this issue.

Basically I scrapped playing last night and just put my mods in place instead. Again this issue is 100% fixable I just need the time to get it done.

I can also say that Yelobird is 100% right this game has to be level and pitched right. Until I did this last night the ball would get stuck in multiple places. Afterwards rolling the ball over the PF through loops etc no problem.

Looks like I need to repitch the back of my machine. I’ll be honest I always level from the front of the pf and do left and right and set to 6.5-7 there but have never leveled the back of a machine before. Hasn’t been an issue before but it would be nice if that solved my issues.
Where are y’all measuring for the back of the game?

My November build had zero issues. Haven’t had to do the subway fix either. *shrug*

CLearly build date is not an absolute indicator, then.

I have been thinking of putting together an unboxing guide listing the things to check for and the preventative maintenance issues.

Checks:
- Confirm all connectors fully seated
- Confirm all switches pass in switch test (especially on the Pearl)
- Confirm full motion of the Pearl control arm without bending the mount
- Confirm Tortuga scoop is not loose. Fix and loctite if so.
- Confirm chest fork is not poking above playfield when retracted, and screws are not loose. Fix and loctite if so.

Adjustments / Preventative Tweaks:
- Adjust Pearl ramp so ball always rolls off right
- Put plastic wire loom on the Dauntless wiring
- Subway fix

I guess that’s actually pretty much it.

Yep just a post next to entrance

Mine was built in early February. It has the fix, though doesn’t seem to be working. I wonder if I need to ramp the angle up more or do something else. Only two balls got stuck in there earlier, and my kickout is strong enough. It’s like they’re getting stuck and not getting into position correctly.

Sorry to be dense, but I can't tell from the picture and the description where the post needs to be placed to resolve the problem. I've had this issue pop up on multiballs. Just can't visualize for sure where the post needs to be put in.

I’m happy to report that my issue is being resolved. Just had a fantastic conversation with Mr. Jersey Jack himself! He is getting me taken care of. I have to say, I am now and forever will be a loyal JJP customer. Service doesn’t get much better than that!

That is great to hear! They definitely stand behind their products and I’ve found their support to be great too.

I appreciate the input and dedication Zaph.

But when i get my game I'm going load the balls in there, fire it up and start flipping. And then see where it goes!

Any problems? I'll refer back to the great reference guide you guys have done!

Nice to hear about great customer service!

Thanks again guys for the feedback. Much appreciated I'm go for delivery.