Quoted from purbeast:

After playing my pin over a few days I have a couple of questions for you all.
1. I set my angle to 7 degrees right at the flippers based on what people said in here. The upper playfield is more like 6.5 or so. I think it had 0.0 or 0.1 as far as the side angle went. However the yellow level along the shooter side is like way off. Even when I had it at 6.5 down in the flipper area it was still way off. Is this normal?
2. I am getting A TON of balls just randomly bouncing into the gutters. To the point it is kind of frustrating sometimes because it's completely out of my control. I'm not good enough yet to nudge the machine to do what I want so I know I have to work on that, but I'm talking more like when things are moving fast and it bounces off something and just goes right down one of the side gutters. What am I doing so wrong? Is this related to the 7 degree angle making things faster or something?
3. Are there any adjustments that are recommended to this game or things to do to it immediately upon playing? I did put a shooter protector in there before I ever played a ball since it was simple. I have other mods too but I mean more along the lines of settings to change or must have protector type mods. The only adjustments I made are never erase high scores, 10 characters instead of 3 for initials, and put it in free play.
Think that is it for now, thanks.

Quoted from Lounge:

‘Unscrew’ it from the playfield.
Remove the nut from under the playfield and turn the post with a wrench. The post is in a very tight hole and while it technically isn’t screwed into the PF, the threads will bite into the wood such that it needs to be unscrewed.

Quoted from Manny65:

I’ve not looked at it in depth but believe one change is the number of letters pre-lit for the first T-Rex event change. Making it easier or harder to get T-Rex MB

Quoted from NovaCade:

I’m on the list for April run but I was told to expect more like June. But if the wait goes further and then KE’s next title in August looks better, I am just moving my deposit over.

Quoted from Jason_Jehosaphat:

Hi.
Please tell me who makes this alt translite.
I got this image from a post made one year ago by a Pinsider who hails from Australia, so perhaps it's not easily available in the U.S. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Quoted from ag83:

Thanks! If I pull it out it sticks out like this. Probably some of this is self-inflicted by me trying to fit it where it shouldn’t have gone. But is it supposed to attach to the helipad metal somehow?
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Quoted from KimCHilla:

Which mode is it? Trex multiball it works most of the time and trex chase it allways worked so far.

Quoted from Jay_Killjoy:

I have the opposite problem. The rubber barely makes contact with the ball passing and the ball often goes SDTM at a very difficult angle to save. Depending on ball velocity it may make it to the left flipper or if weak enough it will hit the right flipper. I was considering replacing the rubber but looks like a pain to get to.

Quoted from Pin_Fandango:

Raptor gate question:
In my game, it sometimes randonly lowers half way upon start up (before starting a game).
I know it is normally checking the position normally itseems as if its going through this check-up but it just quits half way because I checked the roll over switches and the mech and it is all adjusted well. Nothing seems loose and it works well otherwise when it is set up well during start up.
At first I thought it was me turning the game off too soon and leaving the gate half way down but that it is not the case, when this happened last the gate was fully up, game booted up gave power to the nodes, started lowering the gate and gave up half way. No roll overs were activated underneath - I checked immediately -
By going into test mode it cannot be replicated and the gate functions perfectly.
I have tried searching the forum for previous threads and nothing popped up.
Any tips as to why is the gate lowering half way during start up/boot up? Code issue?
I flashed the card with the game image just to make sure the issue persists.
Anybody experiencing this in their game?

Quoted from purbeast:

Do you have a plastic lane protector installed?
I had this issue as well and it was because the switch in the lane was never being hit because the plastic lane protector was slightly off the lane, causing the switch to not be pushed down and engage.

Quoted from Pin_Fandango:

Yup, 44 and 45 are good. Everything works. Everything is adjusted well.
It is hard to see what is happening as this inly happens during start up. Gate works well once it is reset via menu as no NoSkills mentioned.
I will double check the up switches again but there is nothing noticeable. The gate works perfeftly after it is reset.
NoSkills what is the build date on your JP?

Quoted from MrMikeman:

I’d suspect a code issue. I also have the same thing but it only started with the latest update. My LE was built in Sept 2019.

Quoted from purbeast:

Yeah check out that switch.
One side effect of that switch not being activated for me was that skill shots were not active until I fixed it. I didn't even know there were skill shots for like 2 weeks after owning the game since I installed my protector before ever playing lol.
Do you have skill shots available when/after plunging?

Quoted from ralphs007:

Looks like my Jurassic Park membership might never materialize ? I haven't heard anything from my distributor. I don't know if this last May run is the end of the line for JP.

Quoted from Pin_Fandango:

There are 2 and only 2 nuts holding the ramp down, they are under the pf by the flap (on tbe top of the pf).Do not force anything until you undo these.

Quoted from troon47:

I've just had my game a few weeks and a couple of times I've noticed the gate on the raptor cage only comes down about halfway and then gets stuck. No matter how many times it's hit by any of the players, it just stays there. But after that particular game is over, it goes back up as normal and works ok on the next game. Is this normal, or a glitch? Thanks.

Quoted from Pin_Fandango:

The soft glitch does not affect the gate mid game. It never has in mine.
Have you checked the assy and the switches?

Quoted from mbl1116:

Noticed some dimpling on my machine down by the map above the flippers…nothing life altering but still surprising on a brand new game with around 30 plays. Should i be bringing this up with the distro or just normal stuff?

Quoted from Rat:

Could you please post the part numbers for the new posts and rubbers you fitted? I think I would enjoy mine more if it wasn't such a drain monster on the outlanes.
Sometimes I can give the game huge nudge as it's going down the outlane and the ball still goes straight down without touching anything. Other games I'm fairly good at saving outlane drains, JP not so much.

Quoted from Rat:

Thanks for that, but unfortunately postage from Pinball Life to Australia is ridiculous
Post genie = $1.69
Postage for that to Australia = Cheapest option $50.63 - Dearest $105.49

Quoted from John1210:

This game definitely can be drainy and its great for the home environment and improving skills. Im not a good player by any stretch but that said respectfully I dont know what shocks me more... the fact you basically made the outliane, not an outlane, or that some owners are following suite. You guys are talking about it like its a fix not a change. To me its borderline cheating lol. If its your game by all means do what you want to get the most enjoyment but for me I just close the lanes as much as possible from factory set up... and try and play better. I find if I have a good game its more rewarding. But each to their own.
Just looked at the oitlane pic again... how the eff does a ball ever go out? Lol

Quoted from Nds777:

Are we waxing brand new machines? For some reason I thought they should be left as is and use novus 1 for any cleaning.

Quoted from SimplePin:

Essential tool used for all nut, screw, washer etc removal. Remove with confidence.
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/77-TMP

Quoted from Pin_Fandango:

is the raptor not entered and it is getting caught when it bends over?
use an air dryer on the arms, heat them up until the are flexible (do not burn anything, just heat them up), hold with your hand until it cools down in the desired position. The part is now fixed in that position and the raptors arms will no longer touch the plastic on the side.

Quoted from KSP1138:

I was able to get my auto plunge working 100% of the time by bending the forks in towards the center so they make more consistent contact with the ball. Prior to that they were both touching the ball at rest, but the balls probably won't be in that at rest position during multiball launches. The width on my forks now is the same as the ball groove in the shooter lane.

Quoted from Dreadreaper:

Simple question - is it possible to hit the smart missile target if the jeep is on the right-hand side? Seems like a thread the needle shot if so, but just wanted to check before I go crazy.

Quoted from wkh952:

I updated our pro at work with the new code (1.06?) and it has had multiple software crashes in a couple weeks since. It has like 15,000 plays and never crashed before the new code.
Is this a known issue? Do I wait for an update? Can I go back to old code? Did I screw up the install somehow?
Any help would be much appreciated!

Quoted from Markharris2000:

Lots of post rubber suppliers, in many colors, straight and tapered, but the original Stern part is black, part number 545-5308-00
Pinballlife and others sell them for under a buck each.

Quoted from kool1:

Anyone know where you can buy this JP translite?
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Quoted from TrekTobbyGermany:

Any target to decrease integrity. Back target for lock and start Multiball. I can backhand the back target with the left flipper quite easy. It's quite hard but possible with the right flipper. I don't think it's harder over all. On premium you have to hit the wall and the ball can go anywhere... Definitely the main difference. I considered upgrading my pro, but I didn't. Wonder why the gap in the ranking score is so high from pro to premium.

Quoted from purbeast:

I hadn't played JP in quite a while, definitely not since the latest update, and just went to play it now.
And it appears that my IC Home Team is no longer working on there, without the QR reader being installed.
Is this a known thing that stops working on code updates?
When they first announced Home Team is right when my GZ was delivered, which has IC installed on it, and I installed HT on my JP by hooking up the QR reader to it to initialize it (on top of getting wifi dongle and microSD card) and it worked no problem after removing the QR reader.
But I have restarted my machine multiple times and it never connects to IC. I went to NET settings and it sees the wifi dongle as well as microSD card, but as expected, says I need a QR reader hooked up to do anything.
So does anyone know if this is normal when upgrading the code? I'm going to try and set it up later when I have time but was curious if this is known.

Quoted from purbeast:

I'm a bit confused by what you said.
I honestly don't know if I updated over wifi on the last code update or not. Is it possible to even update via wifi if I don't have the reader installed? I thought you needed the QR reader installed to actually update over wifi.
And if that is true, are you saying that updating the old fashioned way with a USB stick, are you saying that you shouldn't have to setup home team again?

Quoted from ufiti:

I also had this same issue. I'm sure there are other things that could cause this, but in my case it ended up being a very simple fix. The plastic on the jaw happened to be rubbing a bit too tightly causing it to stay open when it shouldn't. All I had to do was trim a tiny bit off the end with an xacto and its been perfect ever since.

Quoted from seenev:

I have a premium running on 1.02 (yes I know code is old) and sometimes the spinner has a delay in registering spins. Does that happen for anyone else? It always registers the spins but sometimes it takes a second instead of it being immediate like everything else.

Quoted from ggg71:

Hi all,
Seriously considering adding a JP to the home lineup as a second pin to join my Godzilla Pro. Does anyone have any thoughts on pro vs premium. I have played the pro on location and thought it was a great shooter. I like it more than Cactus Canyon - which was my other thought for a second pin. I realize either way it would probably be great, but just curious what others think. Thanks!

Quoted from RobbyIRL5:

I know it’s a pretty standard issue on the shooter lane ramp, but wanted to ask, does this look correct? I’ve circled an area that I thought I fixed. Initially, I was getting rejects up the shooter lane ramp, but that flap that is circled was in front (not tucked in behind). It was not secure anywhere and flapping around and with slow-mo video, that’s what seemed to be causing rejects up the ramp. So I tucked it back behind the ramp (how it is now) where I thought it belonged. I’m about 80% success up the ramp now on the auto launch. I’d sure, like to get to 100% though, and thought I’d start by seeing if how it is now is how it’s supposed to be.
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Quoted from johnnytruant:

Hey all, got lucky and picked up a great used JP Prem a few months back. It's quickly become my family's favorite pin. The game is on code version 1.05.
We're having issues with the T-Rex catching the ball. I've read through many of the (very helpful) posts in this thread and others troubleshooting this issue.
I've:
- tested the ramp opto and mouth opto and magnet
- tweaked the middle position bias settings after running the T-Rex mech tests
- adjusted the height of the T-Rex bracket behind the playfield
- tried the tape fix on the ramp opto
On a perfect shot, the ball gets caught probably 50% of the time. On shots that aren't perfect but are good enough to start the mode (with the respective setting toggled), it's more like 20%. The odd thing is it feels like the ball gets caught more on the first T-Rex mode than the subsequent modes, but that just might be confirmation bias.
Comparing my T-Rex head movement to that from gameplay videos, I've noticed the right side of the T-Rex jaw (from the player's perspective) gently hits the right side of the plastic ramp on the way down which results in it sort of "popping" into position with its mouth open. The other thing I've noticed is when the mouth is open ready to catch, the head sits at an off-center horizontal angle to the ramp, facing the left side of the ramp and not straight down the ramp like I'd expect.
Couple questions for other owners: First, does anyone else's T-Rex gently contact the ramp plastic on the way down? This feels like it should be an alignment issue but in the tests with the correct middle position bias set, the head is totally centered when it's in its resting test position.
Second question: is the T-Rex head supposed to be able to sort of wiggle on its mech? With the glass off, I can jiggle the T-Rex head left and right. It feels like this is responsible for the head resting at an off-angle when it's lowered and ready to catch a ball, as I can very gently push it into the more correctly aligned position when it's down on the ramp.
Sorry for the essay, thanks!

Quoted from Pinball1987:

Is this new code really that much a of a gamer changer ?

Quoted from Pinball1987:

For the left side of the playfield where the control room shot is, there is a very bright white light. What do you suggest to put there or is there something I can replace so that light isn't so bright? Its annoying.

Quoted from John_C:

I've had my JP Prem for just over two years now and still absolutely love it.
I decided to check the audits tonight and found that I have over 4,200 game plays on it.
I am still on the original flipper coil stops and sleeves, believe it or not. (I know, I know)
I just ordered new sleeves and stops and will get the flipper coils rebuilt asap. Maybe I'll restore some power & energy to them; the tower shot has been especially difficult to get.

Quoted from KING-HENRY:

he looks too happy, otherwise cool.

Quoted from Aussiepinwiz:

JP 30th on Pinside:
PINSIDE RATING
This game has received 10 approved Pinsider ratings. 40 more approved ratings are needed to get a rating and for it to be eligible for the Pinside Pinball Top 100 ranking.

Surely more than 10 approved Pinsiders have played the 30th by now? Why so few ratings?
Another 30 ratings are needed for this version to appear on the Pinside Top 100. A this rate it will take a long time for the 30th to appear along side the other JPs
What this may indicate, and almost certainly does, is that less than 500 units were produced. If so, then this model is one very rare bird.