I really like this game...I generally not a fan of D.E. but I had Tommy and it was great except it was like kryptonite to my style of playing, I traded it and got LAH a few months ago, still having problems with the a weak right flipper...so it;s not working 100% right now, but the game is definitely action packed.

The crane issue is common, I had problems as well, I had to adjusted it a bunch of times, since it's down I'm not sure if it's fixed completely, but if it's picking up and dropping off then most likely it just needs to be adjusted. In any case if you do buy a new crane make sure it's a new one because chances are the used one may be worn too. BTW, the crane adjustment is a allan key screw on the body of the crane (the hole near the crane cab)..the sweet spot is not letting the crane stay too long at near the end...in other words it should travel come to a stop for maybe 1.5 second then make it's way back toward the drop off...I noticed mine was taking 2.5 seconds to do the swing back and then it would stop short of the drop off. GL

The fix for the crane was rebuilding the power supply....believe it or not, the caps get old and the crane slows down and the software will then release the ball before the crane docks, thinking the crane is broken. I changed the cap and the crane worked 100%

Sorry I meant to say I changed the power supply bridge rectifier DB1....

Ha yep agree...only in D.E. we can talk about the grinding noise as a marker for optimization.

Hi club memebers!, I'm having issues with my LAH's right flipper, it's weak. I've studying the manual. I may have caused more harm than good when tried to fix it, I had a *Doh moment* fried the diode on the coil when I was replacing the coil by wiring it up wrong and blew the tip36c on the flipper board, I've since repalced the 3 transistors on the board and the diode, even the EOS but still have the weak flipper issue, the only thing left is the flipper leaf switch which may or may not be the cause of all my angst. Anyone ever have this issue with their D.E.?

Hey did you guys notice Arnold's wife Maria Shriver made it into to the game? That has to be one of the funniest easter egg I've ever seen.

Edit: I just found out she was in the movie for a few seconds playing his wife.

I believe 3A Slo-blow,,,,see this link.(Near the bottom) Also this guy is credited for coming up with the fix for the intermittent magnet issue during the attract mode.

http://apronk.home.xs4all.nl/gnrpinball.htm

Aaaaaaahhh!!! Cautionary tale for all the LAH owners, I was working under the pf tonight, zip tying some wires, when I went to put it down it got stuck on the left side as I came around to free it, the pf fell inside and busted both ramps....*sigh*. If anyone has line to a used set please let me know.

Looking for a crane mech for my LAH...if you have a spare or a source please let me know....thx

Hmmm....drilling it won't help. But there is a drift pin holding the rod that the crane sits on. it's visible from underneath the pf...hit the pin out and remove the crane from the pf, once the crane is free you can get a locking plier and grab the head of the screw from the side and work the screw loose.

Nice...congrats.

How many of you guys have crane issues? It seems no matter how much I adjust mine it still goes out of adjustment after several games.

It stops midway on the way back or it leaves the vuk too fast before the ball can drop in the crane...driving me bat shit. I bought a used crane mech and it's a little better but it still misses after a few games.

I actually tried to set it in the crane test and then to have it fail during multiball. So I learned how to adjust it in live play, that worked better. Yes you're correct after I changed the crane mech it still acted it up, when I swapped out the vuk switch it actually worked for a little while, but then after about 3-4 games it missed again. So I'm not sure what the heck it's going on. It seems to me that it should be simple..the motor should rotate till a switch is activated but not the case. If not adjusted it can stop short of the vuk or short of the blue ramp....?

But I bought another gearbox..albeit a used one, because new is not available anymore.

Thanks Joe (toyotaboy) for the decals, very kind of you...they look niiiiice.

Thanks for the tip, but my game doesn't reset, do you think the connection on CN1 maybe the culprit? I'll take a look.

Big shout to Canadiangamer! This fix was verified by me on my LAH, I went through 2 crane changes, multiple switch changes and for the life of me I could not get the crane to cycle back and forth on time to catch/deliver the ball. The power supply bridge rectifier DB1 was the culprit. BTW everything else on my game worked as advertised, no resets, no other issues. It seems that perhaps the power from the bridge was just a bit low and it slowed down the crane enough to take out it out of sync. Thanks CG!

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I just got the rom today and I tried it out, it makes a very big improvement in the game play and scoring, thanks for your hard work Craig! I will make a donation tonight.

There is a coil on the crane that pushes up a small rod to keep the ball from rolling out....if the coil is burnt out or has a loose connection the rod will not activate and the ball will roll out during the motion.

Hi all, I had written a post about crane issues 4 yrs ago but I guess it's hard for other folks to find it.....long story short, if you're having an issue with crane releasing the balls before it reaches the blue ramp you may have a weak BR on the power supply. I can't tell you how many hours I spent adjusting that damn crane..before a pinsider told he had given up on the crane fix too but he had a reset issue so he changed the Bridge Rectifier DB1 on the power supply, after the BR replacement the crane started to work perfectly.....I took his tip and changed mine and bingo worked for me too.

Sorry I don't know. but you can just straighten it....it looks ok, put it in a vice and tap it with a hammer.