I turned the shaker motor all the way up and played a few games with it on 'Extreme Mode'. It felt like holding a jackhammer in your hands. Not sure on how this will affect the connections over time so I turned it back down to High and play on that setting.

Can you post a picture of the screw you are referencing?

Very helpful, Thank you!

BTW, LE#39 joining the club! Arrr...

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Not sure what the scoring total was during the 6MBs at once, but this video shows them in action. The overall game score ended up at 982,909 from my 9-year old who took over and finished my game.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/fr4AqHZgkG9qd5eQ6.

Probably that dude with the Yoda avatar picture out of North Carolina...

I'm having an issue with my upper left black pearl flipper getting stuck in the hold position and won't release. I rebuilt the flipper with new coil stop, plunger, coil sleeve, spring, etc. but that hasn't done anything. I'm thinking it's something electrical but don't know where to start the troubleshooting process on that. Coil gets really hot to the touch. The flipper will release when power is turned off or coin door is opened. Pictures are attached. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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How do I check it's drive transistor? Any pictures or tutorials you could point me to?

Resistance on coil is:

7.3 | 155.4 on the left coil
7.2 | 159.4 on the right coil

Guess it's the transistor then, correct?

I've never tested a transistor before. Is it any more difficult than testing coil resistance?

Q407 is the BP Left Flipper hold, was that the same one that shorted on yours? Anyone in the Boone, NC area that can make a house call to replace a transistor? If not, any recommendations on who to send the board to?

LTG is this something that would be covered by JJP under warranty? I'm the first and only owner and less than a year since purchase.

I'm out of town and can't access my machine right now and trying to work with JJP to get a replacement I/O board. They're asking me to check my contacts on the flipper button in that there are two stages to the flippers. If the flipper button is pushed in halfway it only activates the bottom flippers, pushed in all the way it activates all flippers. JJP thinks my left flipper contact is stuck closed and causing the hold flipper issue on the black pearl. Has anyone experienced this before?

Could someone please check to see if your left flipper button is pushed in half way does it activate the upper left flipper (one by the bayou)?

Could anyone post a picture of the left flipper button inside the cabinet?

Exactly what I was thinking and it doesn't.

Not necessary. Look at the right side flipper button leaf blade switches. Same set up.
LTG : )

Won't be back in front of my machine for several days was just curious to see a picture if anyone had one.

Thanks Mike. It's definitely the transistor. Good thing this beauty is still under warranty. Now just need JJP to ship me a warranty replacement I/O board.

Permission to board...

I fell off the ship a few years ago but am back in the club today. Have to get the backbox lights fixed and a few other minor tweaks but she's a real beaut.

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Aye, was lured away by a chest full of these things...but now me back matey. The siren's call of treasures be a treacherous path. Fear not, for even an empty pocket can be filled with new tales and adventures.

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I had the chest mod installed on my original Pirates, it was a complete pain in the ass to install. Now that I'm back in the club, I have the chest mod that came with the deal, but it's not installed. Question is, should I do the install or leave it???

I've actually been enjoying not having the lid closed so I can constantly see how many balls are locked.....Or, maybe I'm just convincing myself not to install the pain in the ass chest mod no matter how cool it really is. ***sigh***

I'm not familiar with these. What exactly is a skull screw head cover? Where do they go?

Yeah, I recall the instructions/videos being rather confusing. I just don't have the patience for the install right now. I'd rather be playing pinball than fiddling around with a mod for hours. Maybe when an updated installation video comes out I might try to tackle this again.

Possibly. I haven't decided yet. Are they no longer being made?

Just to confirm, we are talking about the mod, not the pin.

I got some artblades installed, but fit is tight. I've never used mirror blades but I believe they are a tad bit thicker so those might be difficult. Either way, make sure you have a sideart protectors for when you raise the playfield otherwise you'll gouge the crap out of whatever blades you install.

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I've been in the club for a month now having traded my MMr-LE to regain entry back into the POTC-LE club. What the F*%! was I thinking having gotten rid of this game!? POTC is such a gem of a game. The mechs, the sounds, the gameplay, the depth....simply amazing and unmatched by any JJP pin that has followed. Yeah, it would be nice if they finished the code, but realistically I haven't gotten anywhere close to even seeing it if it was there.

Curious, who out there is the proud owner of LE #39? Curious, as to where my original machine is and if the current owner would be interested in parting ways with some of the mods I had on it. If you have LE #39 please PM me.

OG remake LE. The ones that came out before the Royals were released. Plus a few K on my end.

I've learned over the years to keep it simple. I order Titan Clears in all sizes and put them on all my machines. Makes it real easy when you need to replace something, they look fantastic on every pin and they don't get nearly as dirty as colored rubbers.