Jurassic Park - Ball falls off ramp at very end, either to outlane or over sling

have you checked the level of the game, both side to side and steepness? that might be a factor...
never saw it do that before, i've seen a fast ball hop off the wireform that cuts across the playfield where it transfers from plastic ramp to metal wireform. anyone have any other ideas, is it a common issue?

mine has never done that , and its not here , its at a friends so i cant check it. But i was sure i had a dampening pad on it.

looking online at pictures , it doesn't appear to have a dampening pad. strange how yours hits and spins off.

Mine does that if it isn't screwed down all the way to the right. Also, mine originally had a spacer underneath it to raise it up slightly. When I put a plastic protector under that slingshot plastic, I had to cut the spacer down, but either way, it doesn't seem to cause that problem for me as long as it's moved all the way to the right. I can't tell if yours has a spacer.

Edit: To be clear, the spacer in mine is a grey hard plastic. A couple of metal washers could be used instead.

I could be wrong but just move the wire ramp to the left on the right sling. I think your ball is hitting thin wire on the lane divider.

I had this problem too, and the only way I could fix it was to SIGNIFICANTLY bend the end with 2 prongs so that it hit the left prong instead of the right and then the ball corrects itself. I've never been able to bend it so far the ball goes into the shooter lane so that shouldn't be a concern.

I am having the same problem. you are not alone brother

Very interesting. When I got mine, it had a thin piece of plastic zip-tied around the end of that ramp. I haven't touched it, but I assume this is why it was done.

Just picked up a JP on the cheap and am having this exact same issue! I also have a T-Rex that doesn't like to swallow (insert own joke here). Anyone near Hopkinton MA that is a JP expert?

Probably not the best way to fix it but mine did the same thing - the only way I could get it to work was to actually loosen the nut on the sling so the wire has a bit of play. I'd like to fix it properly so will try some of the options above (I don't really like it being loose) but it's never happened to me again since I loosened it.

For anyone that is searching and finds this thread, I just got a JP and was having this issue. I just add two small white post rubbers on the end of the ramp legs so that the ball hit that and then dropped. Sometimes when the ball is going fast it will bounce back a couple inches but then come back and drop like normal. Ever since I did that, I've never seen it go over the slings or the outlane. Just wanted to throw out another option out there!

Mine does this as well so thanks for all of the tips!

Thanks for the solution, I used a Dremel with a mid grit sandpaper barrel to quickly remove the edges from around the top side of the bottom rails and it worked perfectly. Thank you!

I had the same problem with my machine when I first got it.
I put to small post rubbers on the ends of the wire form and have not had a problem since.

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