Jurassic Park
Data East, 1993So you really do learn something new everyday. Around the 2:30 mark this guy somehow gets the upper flipper to drop. How do you do that?
I feel like I’ve been missing out for 20 years... and just spent the last 20 minutes beating on my flippers and got nowhere
Quoted from ypurchn:So you really do learn something new everyday. Around the 2:30 mark this guy somehow gets the upper flipper to drop. How do you do that?
I feel like I’ve been missing out for 20 years... and just spent the last 20 minutes beating on my flippers and got nowhere
Put less pressure on the right flipper button, it'll drop only the upper.
Quoted from shacklersrevenge:Put less pressure on the right flipper button, it'll drop only the upper.
Thanks!
Well I’ll be damned... JP RG and FG all new games now cause of this. I always wondered why it had stacked switches...
Just realized that for some reason my FG does this but the mini flipper is the first position. Time to investigate.
[EDIT] So here's something I'm just not sure where to start. I replaced the ball diverter coil on the ramp and added a new spring to get mine back to functional. After soldering on the wires I started it back up and I immediately smelled ozone and my trex started trying to go left/right. I previously had disabled left right as my motor is shot.
Okay. Immediately unplugged. Waited a bit then turned back on and now none of my coils work. Except weirdly when you hold in either flipper button the right VUK slowly moves. Also my trex is no longer working at all. When in diagnostics none of the coils fire and the trex doesn't move at all.
I'm just at loss at to where to start. Tested F5 and it is blown. But i know that would generally be a sympton and not what really caused it. I smelled ozone in the backbox. And under playfield. Anyone have any ideas of where I should start?
Quoted from mrpilkington:I'm just at loss at to where to start. Tested F5 and it is blown. But i know that would generally be a sympton and not what really caused it. I smelled ozone in the backbox. And under playfield. Anyone have any ideas of where I should start?
When things go wrong after you touch something, start the investigation with what your were touching. You had the ball diverter out. Did a wire fall off the coil and touch something? Is the coil mounted in a position where it is now touching something? Are your sure the wires were reattached correctly?
I do not have access to my schematics now. Is F5 for the coil power?
Quoted from Neal_W:When things go wrong after you touch something, start the investigation with what your were touching. You had the ball diverter out. Did a wire fall off the coil and touch something? Is the coil mounted in a position where it is now touching something? Are your sure the wires were reattached correctly?
I do not have access to my schematics now. Is F5 for the coil power?
F5 I believe controls the Flippers and 50 Volt coils on the PPB board.
Thanks for the calming moment. Went back and disconnected new coil and tested it. I must have shorted the diode as the coil reads fine (17.3 ohms) with diode disconnected but the diode reads .2 ohms. Will replace and replace fuse and see if i did any more damage. Tested my other coils on the playfield and they all read fine.
Quoted from mrpilkington:Will replace and replace fuse and see if i did any more damage.
Yup, you could test things with that coil disconnected as a first step.
Okay, hive mind, help me out.
I recently replaced fuse clips on my flipper board when my left flipper died. I had a bunch that were weak and not holding together anymore.
After replacing clips, left flipper still doesn't work. All connections seem good and I'm comparing everything to the right flipper. After flipping 8 or 9 times on the right, left flipper comes back to life.
I've played about 20 games since and the left flipper has gone dead mid-game a few times only to be resurrected by furious flipping on the right. Should I resolder my clips or are we looking at a different problem? Help point me in the correct direction on a fix. Thanks.
Quoted from newovad:Okay, hive mind, help me out.
I recently replaced fuse clips on my flipper board when my left flipper died. I had a bunch that were weak and not holding together anymore.
After replacing clips, left flipper still doesn't work. All connections seem good and I'm comparing everything to the right flipper. After flipping 8 or 9 times on the right, left flipper comes back to life.
I've played about 20 games since and the left flipper has gone dead mid-game a few times only to be resurrected by furious flipping on the right. Should I resolder my clips or are we looking at a different problem? Help point me in the correct direction on a fix. Thanks.
During the time that it is dead, are you getting the red light on the flipper board? Also check your connections to the flipper board. When it is dead, try moving the connectors around. May need a new connector or the solder may need re-flowed on the pins.
If you moosh together the eos contacts (or bridge them with a test lead) does it flip? There is a service bulletin about this issue. I had it happen after doing a flipper rebuild kit.
Another thing to do would be to tone out the connections on either side downstream of your solder work to make sure its solid. Wiggle it since it seems like an intermittent issue.
Well, the flipper has stayed on through a good number of games and I did check and clean out the switches. I pulled the board out and continuity was good on my new soldered clips.
Now, T-Rex has started confusing his left with his right. In manual diagnostics, he will move left and sometimes right. When behaving correctly, there is a "ting" as he activates and goes to the right (if I have the coin door open, I can hear it. Sometimes, though, no noise and right flipper makes him go to the left. If I give the cab a slap on the right (like keeping the ball out of the slings), I hear the noise and right flipper again returns Rex to the right.
I looked through this thread and someone else had a similar problem but I didn't see any solutions and that poster hasn't been on the forum in over a year.
Do the T-rex test and see if the right, left and center switches are activating as they should for starters. Sounds like it one of the switch leaves might have gotten bent or stuck under there somewhere, that might be what you're hearing.
Quoted from Coz:I just picked up a JP with the newer 6.0 code. I would really like to get a colordmd, will it still work with the new code?
Congrats! It’s a great game. 6.0 software should work fine with color DMD. It just adds some modifications and better gameplay but it was based on earlier software which supports colorDMD. Maybe ChadH can confirm.
Quoted from Coz:I just picked up a JP with the newer 6.0 code. I would really like to get a colordmd, will it still work with the new code?
Works perfectly with v.6.00.
Quoted from newovad:Okay, hive mind, help me out.
I recently replaced fuse clips on my flipper board when my left flipper died. I had a bunch that were weak and not holding together anymore.
After replacing clips, left flipper still doesn't work. All connections seem good and I'm comparing everything to the right flipper. After flipping 8 or 9 times on the right, left flipper comes back to life.
I've played about 20 games since and the left flipper has gone dead mid-game a few times only to be resurrected by furious flipping on the right. Should I resolder my clips or are we looking at a different problem? Help point me in the correct direction on a fix. Thanks.
Check out this document:
http://arcarc.xmission.com/Pinball/Stern%20Service%20Bulletins/sb/sb54.pdf
Quoted from ChadH:Works perfectly with v.6.00.
Thanks. Wanted confirmation before i ordered the colordmd.
Welcome to the club! With all of your knowledge and the cool upgrades you do with machines it should be a blast having you own one.
Quoted from shepP:Welcome to the club! With all of your knowledge and the cool upgrades you do with machines it should be a blast having you own one.
Thanks! As 1st step, I've ordered CPR plastic set and plastic protectors from Pinbits. And yes, a well refurbished and nicely (but not heavily) modded JP is looking really good.
Quoted from newovad:In manual diagnostics, he will move left and sometimes right. When behaving correctly, there is a "ting" as he activates and goes to the right (if I have the coin door open, I can hear it. Sometimes, though, no noise and right flipper makes him go to the left. If I give the cab a slap on the right (like keeping the ball out of the slings), I hear the noise and right flipper again returns Rex to the right.
I looked through this thread and someone else had a similar problem but I didn't see any solutions and that poster hasn't been on the forum in over a year.
So, quoting myself to update on the "fix".
Since the click and lack of correct movement was related to the Bi-Directional Assembly, I pulled it off and took a look. I checked continuity and all was well. Still, two of the connections looked iffy. I reflowed solder to those two and reinstalled. Since then, Rexy has been downright frisky. He's been checking out all the action, left AND right. He still squeaks a bit but that's 25 year old lubrication for you. Hope this helps anyone else in the same boat, now or in the future.
Quoted from Coz:Thanks. Wanted confirmation before i ordered the colordmd.
Running 6.0 w/ ColorDMD:
So easy to install:
Quoted from Chalkey:Cpr just added Jurassic park to the "some day" playfields list y'all.
They have the artwork.
"We’d typically like to see 40-50 people unofficially onboard, for any title here, to graduate to a Standard Pre-Order."
Quoted from Chitownpinball:Do you guys need new playfields? Mine looks great, best of all my games I would say.
Mine looks great too.........now. 
Other than minor hole wear, mine looks good. Would be cool to put on a brand new playfield, but I say it wouldn't be worth the cost and trouble to switch everything over.
Quoted from woody24:Other than minor hole wear, mine looks good. Would be cool to put on a brand new playfield, but I say it wouldn't be worth the cost and trouble to switch everything over.
Other than major hole wear, mine looks good.
20180909_161021 (resized).jpgQuoted from Lonzo:I would say that unless the machine was the dark for 25 years, most people’s fluorescent orange is faded. I had to repaint mine when I restored it. I have only seen a couple over the years that didn’t look mostly yellow.
Ding, ding, ding - My JP has been in my finished basement for the last 18+ years. It did come off route back then, but has been babied since. Oranges look great, minimal wear at the holes.
Quoted from Davi:They have the artwork.
"We’d typically like to see 40-50 people unofficially onboard, for any title here, to graduate to a Standard Pre-Order."
Maybe they can touch up Nedry's fingers and a few of the other blatant artistic failings while they're at it!
For those interested in the awesome winteriscoming T-Rex, new supply may finally be coming, so keep an eye on that thread (at least in the past it's been first-come, first-served when he does have them for sale):
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/jurassic-park-improved-t-rex-work-in-progress/page/30#post-4585579
Quoted from fosaisu:Maybe they can touch up Nedry's fingers and a few of the other blatant artistic failings while they're at it!
That makes sense. As I know they are willing to digitally print to old playfields (of course after removal of old paint layers), instead of CNC cut new wood from scratch. For small runs, and for relatively cheap games, it makes sense.
Quoted from Coindork:Am I missing a rubber stopper or something at the end of the right wire form?
I just picked this thing up and the ball falls out of the wire form at the end and rolls across the slingshot.
Does it need tweaked or am I missing a part?
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Stock, there's nothing on them. But what I did was add two small rubbers on the ends of the two wiresforms that come down.
2018-09-13 12.00.25 (resized).jpgQuoted from Coindork:Am I missing a rubber stopper or something at the end of the right wire form?
I just picked this thing up and the ball falls out of the wire form at the end and rolls across the slingshot.
Does it need tweaked or am I missing a part?
Thanks.
Mine used to do that as well. Loosen up that nut holding the rail and move it slightly to the right. When you re-tighten the nut, hold the rail because it will want to pull to the left and that’s causing the ball to go over the sling shot. Mine did not have a bumper either. Should be an easy fix.
Quoted from woody24:Stock, there's nothing on them. But what I did was add two small rubbers on the ends of the two wiresforms that come down.
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Quoted from tjprice222:Mine used to do that as well. Loosen up that nut holding the rail and move it slightly to the right. When you re-tighten the nut, hold the rail because it will want to pull to the left and that’s causing the ball to go over the sling shot. Mine did not have a bumper either. Should be an easy fix.
Thanks guys.
I'm going to go home and try this out tonight.
Im pretty excited about getting this pin.
My son is 7 and a big fan of dinosaurs and the Jurassic Park movies so I bought this one so we can work on it together to get him more into pinball.
So far its working and he's really excited about it as well.
Quoted from Coindork:Thanks guys.
My son is 7 and a big fan of dinosaurs and the Jurassic Park movies so I bought this one so we can work on it together to get him more into pinball.
So far its working and he's really excited about it as well.
You can go into the adjustments menu and turn off "Graphic Realism". Keeps Rexy from tearing the goat in half and eating him on the DMD during "Feed T-Rex". If your 7 year old isn't into that sort of thing.
Quoted from newovad:You can go into the adjustments menu and turn off "Graphic Realism". Keeps Rexy from tearing the goat in half and eating him on the DMD during "Feed T-Rex". If your 7 year old isn't into that sort of thing.
Was always wondering what that setting actually controlled!
Quoted from Meloyelo51:Was always wondering what that setting actually controlled!
It also just says "Too Late" and shows a spitter at the end of that mode instead of having Nedry turn in to a skeleton. The raptor still explodes when she randomly runs across the screen and you gun her down, though. Not sure how graphic that is on Color DMD.
Quoted from newovad:It also just says "Too Late" and shows a spitter at the end of that mode instead of having Nedry turn in to a skeleton. The raptor still explodes when she randomly runs across the screen and you gun her down, though. Not sure how graphic that is on Color DMD.
Its not graphic. The raptor just dissapears basically.
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