Quoted from mwong168:

I just brought home a really nice JM on Friday night. It needs a little bit of cleaning and tweaking otherwise this is my second one and it isn't leaving again anytime soon.

Quoted from Spitfiren8:

Me three!!! Thanks Canea!

Quoted from tamoore:

Yep. Pulling it from the coin door lights.

Quoted from MustangPaul:

One of my matrix red buttons is broken and the spring is missing. The guy I bought the game from did a hack job and glued it in place and never told me about it so now it's my problem to fix. If someone has had to do this fix can they point me to the parts I need. Thanks

Quoted from EvilJack:

Package came. Didn't get a chance to open it yet. Will check it later this evening and post photos

Quoted from Pinhead1982:

I'm looking for a JM translite for my game. Does anybody have or know of one for sale?

Quoted from nephasth:

It's just a switch, it doesn't matter which goes where.

Quoted from Radiowing:

Yep...good thought. I did the ball-in-hand switch test as indicated in the Williams service bulletin and it activated fine. Now, whether or not it is actually cycling down the magnet power upon activation...I don't know.

Quoted from Choggard:

Anyone know how to quite the hand motor down. Damn that thing is loud!

Quoted from Choggard:

X Y nuts? Do you have a picture of them? This game is a ton of fun! My hand sometimes won't let go of the ball, strange..

Quoted from nephasth:

Marco's got em.

Quoted from retro_p:

Just modded my flippers with black bats and white super-bands, and it looks unbelievable. I love it.

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Quoted from westofrome:

http://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/review/product/list/id/40254/

Quoted from KevInBuffalo:

Not new, it's all original with no fade. Please believe I'm keeping it covered up!

Quoted from Spies:

I'm joining this club today
Funny story, its the exact same machine I was eyeing up over a year ago (but bought a house instead) in that time it has been through 3 different owners before finally coming to me!
Got great payment terms on it too

Quoted from Breaking_Dad:

Well after looking at the pin for awhile...I just found the movie on netflix...it's my first time....wish me luck........Joey

Quoted from taylor34:

Is there any place to get some plastics for this game? I need a couple and there doesn't seem to be any online.

Quoted from blondie7575:

This stuff is great for the glove (both the threaded rods, and the gearboxes):
amazon.com link »
Make sure to check the rods periodically for grease, as well. Many kinds of grease will wear off after time, which causes premature nut wear. Super Web Grease was originally designed for bicycle chains (I believe), so it holds much better than most. It's basically white lithium with some kind of polyester additive or something. It has a certain "stringiness" to it, and it's designed to stay in place throughout a lot of abuse.

Quoted from dendoc:

Silver flippers too much? I know they were supposed to be black, but trying them out anyway.

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Quoted from northvibe:

I got the rock n roll grease, or whatever it was called. I'll have to put some on and let you guys know how it worked.

Quoted from Da_Topper:

Some of the pics you guys posted with new flippers look nice, but they are not aligned properly.

Quoted from clg:

I posted another thread but may as well add it here as well. Does anyone have any leads on the jackpot matrix plastic? I am missing one. Also, I would like to replace the ramps but can't get all of the decals. What have others done with missing ramp decals?
Thanks!

Quoted from Blackbeard:

Great. It's the Y rod (the unthreaded rod). The one coming out at you. The screw is in the front and it's tiny.
What sort of grease do you use?

Quoted from SealClubber:

What color is this super web grease? I have a lot of different bicycle lubes and greases so I don't want to buy another tube of something I already have.

Quoted from northvibe:

How do you run the hand? Do the hand test manually

Quoted from Da_Topper:

Correct alignment is when the plastic of the flipper tip is in line with the 3 screws on the inlane guides. In both pics on page 18, the flippers need to be lowered.

Quoted from northvibe:

Is that what those holes/dimples are for?

Quoted from skywalker:

the Chip started to wiggle loose after something dropped on it

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Quoted from DoubleDanger:

Oh really? That's the only way I've ever seen them installed, on any of the images I've seen. Is it supposed to be like this, instead? Or has this one just rotated up and around? I can't remember how much that piece turns or whether it is stopped by the top of that screw (and I'm too lazy to open up the glass and find out right now).
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Quoted from Chewable_CPP:

Just joining the club and loving the pin so far!
To boot, JM is my very first pin. No regrets yet
Thanks to everyone on the thread for all the useful info.

Quoted from Ventam4n:

First what is the easiest way to change the lights in the matrix?

Quoted from northvibe:

I just tore into the back part, lubed the Y gear box.. not the worst thing, but not that enjoyable doing it. You have to loosen the rear panel to get the matrix out, right? Otherwise I had a hard time fishing the matrix out of the rear panel.

Quoted from Ventam4n:

Ty guys, i'm amazed at how fast responses.

Quoted from Chewable_CPP:

JM will be the only pin I have for a while at least. I barely found space for the one. I'll probably expand my collection some day, though.

Quoted from DoubleDanger:

I couldn't even find a scan of the original piece, so I had to reconstruct my own from photos I found online. This involved getting creative with perspective and transforming the image to the shape I needed, so I'm sure my piece might be a little skewed or stretched, but I did the best I could with what I had to work with. I retraced all the lines in software, printed on decal paper and applied to the plexiglas I had cut and shaped, and then sprayed the back of the piece in white. The color's not quite perfect, but unless you are really hyper-critical, I don't think it's too noticeable.

I wish I had taken more photos of the steps I used throughout the process, but here are some shots of the final results. Not a perfect match, but I am pretty happy with it! Much better than before!

Quoted from TheFamilyArcade:

No longer in the club. Sniff.

Quoted from TheFamilyArcade:

GNR.

Quoted from Nycon:

Just joined the club with JM as my second machine, W?D being my first. Just moved it in, unfortunately the glass of the translite shattered in the process... Not too bad as custom cut glass is quite cheap, at least the translite is still fine. Cabinet needs new decals though.
Have not really played JM, just a few test games, but I am really looking forward to it.
I definitely want to replace a few of the plastics and it looks like someone I know can do direct-to-plastics-printing for me. As I have a laser cutter at my disposal that should open up a few options with regards to replacements. I will keep you updated should there be some progress in regards to that.
Will have a bit of catching up to do, 22 pages, nice thread. Proud to be a part of it now.
One question to you all: As the game is pretty quick there is not as much time as i would like as a newbie to check the DMD for prompts what to do for the various missions. I have not yet read the rule sheet as I think this ruins a bit of the fun of a new machine because back in the 90's there would be ne role sheet to read through for on-location games and the internet was not as vast as it is today. Would you recommend figuring things out on my own or would it make sense to look at the rule sheet from the very beginning?

Quoted from Nycon:

I did a bit of reading in this thread and am about 1/3 in. My JM has the metal diverter on the left lane of the matrix ramp, but that is a part that can easily be made from laser-cut and bent acrylics. If anyone of you is interested in a completely clear version I will give it a try, shoud be done in a jiffy. I would only charge S&H for this, but it still amounts to 7$ (inernational). Interested? Send me a PM.

Quoted from bstyles:

Just finished working with Pinbits to create a PETG plastic protector set for JM.
Scanned, test-fit and installed. I anticipate it will be on the pinbits.com site soon for purchase.
All screened plastics are protected, even the one atop the left ramp.
-Brian

Quoted from NPO:

Troubleshot my first glove issue with my JM. See this thread for progress and the "so far" fix.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/johnny-mnemonic-glove-problems
On a lighter note, a small order from Marco came in !!!
Got some more coming this week from Comet, CoinTaker, Cliffy, Pinball Life, and somewhere overseas where the full cabinet decals can be bought...

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Quoted from 27dnast:

Just ordered PinSound.
Should be here this month...and it's going right into Johnny. Hopefully, will have some luck with adding some fresh new music to the pin.

Quoted from TaylorVA:

What's the price for a JM. I have one as temp trade but might have to find one permanently.

Quoted from clg:

Yes you need to clean off ALL of the old adhesive and then reapply new adhesive. The new stuff is called 3M 467MP they have it at pinrestore.com I found something on the web to tell you how to do it. You pretty much clean and dry the decals, stick them to the adhesive and then CAREFULLY remove them from the 3M tape thing. That is the hardest part if you don't do it right the adhesive does not look clear. You can clean them and try again though. Then just re-apply to the ramps. I took lots of pictures. The decals are pretty tough so don't get to worried about them they held together well, at least mine did.
Really not that bad in the end particularly if your ramps are not in good shape. Good luck!

Quoted from NPO:

I started working on making the flipper buttons illuminated tonight. I followed vid's guide here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/vids-guide-to-lighted-flipper-buttons-for-418
Overall, it was a very tedious job - took a lot more lil tools and tidbits than I thought it would. First half took me two hours to do as I was constantly re-measuring, double-checking things, thinking of better ways, going through things to make sure everything was insulated .... it is such a simple lil' upgrade but to do everything right and keep your JM safe, man.....
I took a couple pictures of the process and the final product on the left side. Doing the right side now, enjoy!

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Quoted from NPO:

Just curious, in your picture the hex nut looks like mine with the "hollow side" facing out. Is this just an old picture? I was wondering if I could flip them around like you suggested - thank you for the tip!
Wish I had known about the 2 LED-flex bulbs; I just made an order last week .

Quoted from NPO:

Me too !!!!! I also ordered white transparent buttons this time. I think using colored transparent buttons is killing the effect. We'll see soon!

Quoted from NPO:

Dog flipping gone it, you're right. And I just made my order with Art lastnight . It'll have to wait until the next order.

Quoted from NPO:

Well, my wife and I installed the decals tonight. I do not have the physical room to remove the PF, and I was not comfortable with trying to make it work without proper space. It was actually not TOO bad working around it. Basically, we utilized some trigger clamps and put the front of the decals in palce. We would remove the clamp at the very edge closest to the coin door and begin to apply the decal, leaving enough loose decal to continnue peeling the protective back off more and more as we went. The tricky area was obviously where the cabinet and the PF meet and hinge next to each other. There, we peeled a lot more of the protective backing off and slowly worked around the PF until we made it to the back box. From there, we utilized an X-acto knife and made the appropriate cuts around the inside of the cabinet to make the decals fit as they should. Did not take too long at all, maybe 25 minutes or so total.
Thank you to WeirPinball for the advice on how to do this with the PF in place. We knocked it out of the park!
These decals are on eBay in the link from a previous post only one or two above this one, and they are VERY nice. Laminated vinyl, and it is not a "one shot deal" if you apply them and then need to move them around a bit. You have some forgiveness time to re-apply as you install with these.
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Quoted from AlexSMendes:

I'm currently restoring a JM, so am posting here just in order to joining the club

Quoted from boogies:

Added a couple of RGB strips to my JM.
The pair underneath the glass channel is beautiful
» YouTube video

Quoted from agodfrey:

Ultimate topper!!!
http://decorativearts.waddingtons.ca/auction/163/lot-107

Quoted from PinRob:

Now my JM will be nearing $4k with the ColorDMD.

Quoted from agodfrey:

This mod is amazing.......Now I just need to figure out how to incorporate the jackpot chart into this disk thing and it'll look like I MEANT to do it!!

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Quoted from Archytas:

Been in the club for a little while, but thought I would post up some decent shots of my JM as I have just finished a whole boatload of stuff. Game has:
-New flippers, installed the proto black. Red superbands.
-New pop parts. Caps, bodies, rings etc replaced.
-Colour DMD (probably my favorite part)
-LED's, GI, under playfield and backbox. LED flashers. Saw that people went with a lot of blue for this machine, having a practically all blue BSD next to it I decided to go for red/orange/green with a little blue for the ramp with Jones
-Re rubbered (of course!) and cleaned.
-Mods! Green pop caps. Red lighted star posts around slings.
-Brand new left ramp as the old one was smashed.
-New spinner decal.
-Replaced smashed and knackered posts.
-ROM updated from 1.1 to 1.2 with LED non ghosting effects.
-Cliffys on left ramp and middle ramp to prevent breaking. (Don't want that brand new ramp smashing!)
Love this game since I got it, so decided to put a bit of love back in, overall probably around 20 hours of hard work and 3-4 hours of tweaking and fiddling.
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Quoted from agodfrey:

Talking to the printer, putting the custom ramp decal's design together things are looking good! PM me with some requests and interest. Right now I am leaning towards something that ties in a little better with the pf/theme then 'industrial'. More tech/circuitry based.
IDEALLY these would be EL inked. For the first run through I plan on going towards glow in the dark or UV reactive and then putting a UV lamp kit together that would go with the decals. I figure I can get a decent price for the lamps if I buy a bunch then pass on the savings.
I have some time this weekend but to be realistic......we're looking at June launch. So you can bug me but be patient! I want this to be a community project so your ideas are welcome.
Funny, necessity (I need ramp decals) IS the mother of invention! Once I have something to show I will start a new thread.
Also the pieces for the Johnny Drive should be coming.....this weekend. Also talking to the printer about that one. Lots coming this SUMMER!!!!

Quoted from retro_p:

Tricked out with cold cathodes.
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Also ordered a liquid neon cold cathode to mount over the hands, should give it a shimmering, "bottom-of-the-pool" style lighting effect:
» YouTube video

Quoted from blowback1976:

Just joined this club today. Picked one up that has several issues, typical cab fade, but decent playfield. My first Williams DMD, so we'll see how this turns out.

Quoted from agodfrey:

Here is a post where I posted some pics:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/looking-for-two-parts-for-a-jm-ramp-1#post-2396960

Quoted from Elicash:

Hey gang - looking to join the club. Found one that seems a bit over priced so I am going to go comb it over and perhaps make an offer. I will try to report back with pics; but I don't know the game too well. Any advice on the troublesome spots on pf? I have heard the glove is biggest issue but would love any advice on other pf pitfalls. Thanks

Quoted from blowback1976:

Thanks, I have to troubleshoot a glove issue were the magnet remains energized, and randomly drops the ball, or not at all. Also the glove fails the hand test, wondering if that is connected with the magnet issue.

Quoted from agodfrey:

this thing is getting to be a PITA!!

Quoted from GoodToBeDad:

"Loop it through Jones!"
New dolphin mod. $25 shipped.
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/ad/19504

Quoted from GoodToBeDad:

I use ABS filament. The walls are thick and there is a honeycomb structure inside. Simply putting a light inside might not have the affect you're hoping for. I played around with the design and attempted to put some lights on it. In the end, I decided to keep the cost down.
Please let me know if you have other ideas for this or any other mods.
Jeff

Quoted from NPO:

For a nice JM, I'd say the price is starting to keep around $2000-$2100.
That's a machine with a functional glove and a faded cabinet - to me - that's what should you should be ready to spend.
You get one with a perfect PF, no crack plastics, 100% fully working with a clean cabinet under the PF = going up to about $2300.
You get one with perfect unfaded cabinet decals = $2500+
Get one with all of that and a ColorDMD = approaching $3000+
Of course, this is all subjective.

Quoted from agodfrey:

Does anyone else have rubbers on the nubs on your matrix pf? Looking at pics around the net no one seems to have them but some previous owner had some rubbers on there. Thoughts?

Quoted from Pinterest:

Red FLEX for the WIN - Great idea - I was wondering what I'd do to get them nicely lighted!

Quoted from shakenbake:

Just got my HUO JM setup today and wow this thing is amazing!! It is super minty. Not a single mark or nick on the playfield and the plastics are perfect. It has a full Cointaker Kit as well!! Everything is original and it looks like it has less than 100 plays on it lol. I ordered the ColorDMD for it and some inside rail decals. All the hardware is coming off and headed to the powder coater for some bling. I'll get some pics tomorrow.

Quoted from shakenbake:

Cab fade is inevitable with this pin it seems. I'm redoing the cab next week.

Quoted from shakenbake:

Here's the way my JM arrived!!

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