Wow, I didn't see this coming. I have been trying to get a replacement for a while now. Thanks for posting.

New rumors on another run of POTC... https://www.instagram.com/p/CLuOi5DBVF6/?igshid=tg1td75xcgdl

Jjp said still no plans to do a rerun

I believe someone recently mentioned that Jack gave it a 20% chance, which is not zero. As owners I'm sure most of us would be happy if things stay the way they are, while the rest of the pin community is hoping for another run, if not just to say "I told you so" LOL!

I have a new playfield coming. I asked if I’ll get it with the rerun. They said no and no on the rerun so I’ll keep waiting. I guess they could be not telling me but I have to wait longer for my playfield. That was clear

They wait for a certain number of claims to send the PF’s, no idea what the threshold is for them to start sending them though.

Don't ruin the fantasy.

Yeah, sounded like they get them from Germany or something

Correct, they can’t order them one at a time

Okay, I've replaced the rubber on the left side of the "start a chapter" 3 times already. It's a pain in the A$$ as you have to take off the upper playfield.

Any ideas of what rubber I should use? Maybe go with a standard black or white?

I'm currently using the Translucent clear from Pinball Life.

Or am I missing something where I can replace that damn rubber without taking off the mini playfield

JJP should have put a post in front of that sling with a tiny circle rubber and that would have been a lot easier and would keep the ball from hitting the front corner of the sling rubber so that it wouldn't split it.

Just an opinion but I love Every thing at Pinball Life Except the rubbers. That is where JJP gets them..... Titan has never let me down personally.

Put a post sleeve on the post at the left entrance to the star map area. That will keep the ball from hitting the sling rubber on that post, which causes that rubber to wear out very quickly. The sling rubber on mine wore out quickly because of those direct hits. When I replaced it I put the post sleeve on and so far haven't had to change it since then.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jjp-pirates-of-the-caribbean-official-owners-and-fan-club/page/227#post-5094603

double the price compared to Pinball Life, but U get what you pay for!!!!!!

so it looks like from that photo that its a black rubber post that was cut down? Great Idea, I would have never thought of that, but then again I'm Polish!

I think any rubber taking a direct hit on an attachment point like that will wear out quickly, whether it's from Titan or Pinball Life. When I replaced the star map left sling rubber I used one from Pinball Life and it hasn't worn out. The difference was adding the post sleeve to protect it from direct hits. Now that the ball doesn't make contact with the sling rubber that rubber isn't wearing out.

On my Avengers Infinity Quest I put a Titan on the unprotected upper left flipper. Direct hits to the tip of that flipper wore out that Titan rubber in less than 2 weeks. It's essentially the same issue as on the Pirates star map sling. Rubbers taking direct hits on attachment points wore out quickly for both the stock POTC rubber and the Titan I put on my AIQ.

No, it's a post sleeve. No cut down required. It's a part you can buy and put on as is. Here's a post I made that has a link to the one I bought from Marco and put on my machine:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jjp-pirates-of-the-caribbean-official-owners-and-fan-club/page/259#post-5299935

so the standard length will fit underneath? Picture looks like it's smaller, but I'll believe you. thanks for your help....this will be a blessing

Yep, I just edited my post above to add a link to the one I bought and put on.

thx, got it....I don't have any 1/2 inch so I'll just cut down a post from one of these https://www.pinballlife.com/perfectplay-1-116-willamsbally-compatible-rubber-post-sleeve.html

Might depend on the post sleeve. I remember having to cut mine down by maybe a 1/8 of an inch. It is worth noting that putting a rubber on the post saves the PITA (pain in the ass) rubber, but it also makes the chapter shot a little tighter. For me was not that big of an issue. For others in the house it is more difficult to start chapters

Finally added some undercab lighting. Went w/ blue for now... ocean.

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I need green for Alien, but that one is more complicated I think .

You could hook it to an ardiuno and program it to shift from sea blue to green and change brightness/intensity to simulate the ocean. That would look pretty great.

I like that idea, might have to steal it. WW CE came with red under glow, and I bought my Hobbit from someone that added yellow underglow. I wanted to add something to POTC at some point and I really like that idea.

I tried to do it as a mod for under the chest, but the clear was too reflective and you could see the LEDs reflection in the playfield instead of just the color changing and fading of the blues and greens. But for undercab it should look boss unless you are a weirdo with super-shiny reflective floors. Really would up the theme intensity.

Hello everyone, I just bought a standard potc and I want to install some cliffy protection. Where can I find some? Thanks for your feedback

http://passionforpinball.com/

LTG : )

Thank you

Yesterday I was just hooking up a color changer strip down the back of the game and wrapping one foot under the bottom, set on Cyan color and slow fade to try and replicate ocean/water, but I need this ardiuno idea now PinMonk !

Has anyone tried using a projector instead of LED strips? A friend of mine has a small projector that creates a moving water effect on the wall. I've often thought about trying to put something like that projecting on the floor under Pirates, but I haven't messed with anything yet.

NOw that is a great idea. Bravo.

There are tons of code samples for color-shifting and fading LED matrixes. You'd just have to adapt it for linear strips and set the color range to blues and greens. Get one of the arduino nano knockoffs for like $5 and make a cable to pull 5v from the ATX power supply inside the backbox and you're in business for like $10 and some time.

Cant find the post only a basic post but someone in the thread used one of those $10 motion Amazon water projectors under their game and I always thought it looked incredible for this title. Much better in my opinion then simple LED lights. They posted a video just can't find it.

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Oh, yeah, THIS would be way better than just the lighting color changes because you have the water motion effect.

Hey Guys new owner here Just a quick question for you:

Is it normal that i struggle making the right ramps even with flipper power at Max?

Yes.

Problem with the mechanics of the flipper ? Plunger binding, worn parts ?

LTG : )

You could also have it stream the Pirates song that is missing from the pin. Anybody have a link to a clean copy of that song?

So hitting the right ramp should be kinda easy right? Not 1 shot out of 8?

Previous owner tell me that the left flipper was stuck previously, I'll take a look at the mechs itself.

Also does JJP picky with the warranty even if i'm not the orginal NIB owner?

If the flipper was stuck, check the coil stop first. A broken/loose coil stop will cause a sticky flipper with less power. $5 fix.

Very unlikely to be a warranty issue, and given the age of the game, extremely unlikely to still be under a warranty anyway.

Absolutely not. The left flipper should make it with ease.

Should be easy, I can even back hand it pretty easily.

A clue that the game is due for a flipper rebuild.

You aren't covered. Common wear items wouldn't be covered anyway.

LTG : )

A friendly reminder. I just replaced the coin battery on the mother board. May want to consider it, I can't believe its been almost 3 years since the release!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CL7mLUMn4XH/?igshid=1v1pt4tl1coc9

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This better mean there's an update coming!! They've kind of ignored the game for so long. Come on, guys.

I’m with you at this point. Pretty please give us the happy ending. Or wizard mode.