I think ramps, spinner, orbit, bumpers is the easiest path to world tour. Otherwise your third and fourth stages can be really tough, especially the side shot.

How long into gameplay were you having flipper issues?

Over 30 min for sure as I'm a fast player, but I'm sure it's a tad sooner.

I immediately replaced Kashmir with Stairway.

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Be cool if someone made a replacement backboard plastic to reflect song changes.

Hate when stuff isnt matched up.

Anyone have to order a new bulb for spotlight in topper?

Having a flickering left spotlight that causes both to go out. Resoldered connections on bulb and still not right.

My center ramp flap seems to be uneven, the right edge is slightly raised. Anybody experienced something like this or no of a way to fix it properly?

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Huge thank you to mauricio-gigante for your LZ Mothership mod - you do great work and it Looks outstanding! Adds a touch of class to the game.

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For anyone that runs into this issue, I was able to resolve it, under the playfield there are 2 nuts that secure the ramp flap it seems. The one on the right for me was very loose, I tightened it up and the flap is now much closer to flush.

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I always think of this scene when I hit Kashmir:

shame his tape deck got stolen that night....

…And left his wallet at home…two more cokes please

Thanks for sharing as I was wonder how to fix this.

Top notch work here! Quick turnaround as well.

Thanks, I hope you are enjoying the new tunes on your LZ! Have also done a lot of custom codes for Beatles, Kiss, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Iron Maiden, etc. if anyone wants to customize the music for their pin. I don't suggest Rush until the code is closer to being final. PM for more details. Can usually turn it around within a couple days. Thanks.

Do different songs match up with the expression lights?

Anyone have any tips on reducing rejects from the right ramp?

Use spacer 254-5052-00 from Marco to reduce ramp height. Also I added a fan to the right flipper coil to reduce fade

Have you noticed a difference since the fan install?

Yes, but this this the only pin I felt this was needed on . I can backhand the right ramp from the right flipper repeatedly but used to have problems after 15 minutes of play. I have seen no fade on my Aerosmith, AFM, GZ, DP, Rush, or IM.

Took my Zep out last night for a "Rock the 80s" concert and cancer awareness fundraiser in State College, PA, set on free play. Made one Led Zep fan--complete with a LZ tee-shirt--and others in 80s costumes very happy.

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No fade would be really nice. Which fans do you use?

I got a USB fan from Amazon and 9ft USB cord. There are 2 styles of fans, one is a pancake style. I mounted with epoxy. You can tap into the USB port at the main CPU or get an adapter and tap into the 110v at the transformer.
Or you can get the really nice set up they advertise here. I really recommend this for LZ. It's so frustrating to only go half way up the ramp. I'd also lower the ramp with the Marco spacer if you have something else you need to order -its not worth the shipping costs otherwise.

Thanks for this info, I'll take a look at the Amazon option, the nice ones are too expensive. It is really frustrating to get rejects deep in a game though. Making it to top of the charts would take probably 45 minutes, not that I would know of course.

You can do coil fans for cheap…

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/diy-pinball-flipper-coil-fans/page/2#post-7391342

That's awesome. Most people probable have never even seen this pin.

Indeed. Several people just wanted their pictures taken with it. The number one question I get when I take pins out to events: "Is anyone still making these?" Sad, but true--especially for a college town that had two great pin places just 20 years ago, one of which served as a test spot for early production models in the 90s.

Yea it’s funny whenever people come over they’re shocked to find out it was a new model pin made in 2021. They say the same thing “oh man I thought this was vintage!”

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/led-zep-electric-magic-no-new-ball#post-7406495

Any help for a fellow Zepp fan

When electric magic spinner is UP position, I'm consistently getting stuck behind the Electric Magic Spinner metal area / playfield lip any fix for this ? The game will do a ball search and drop the electric magic and it resolves... but this shouldn't happen every game. Any fix for this ?

Check out this guide from stern on leveling the EM spinner.

EMAdjustment.pdf

Big Ben Mod available

Goes for 130$ plus shipping etc

$100 shipped in US only please

Message me with interest

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If it's not a mech leveling issue try making your game a bit steeper.

Been in the works for some time, available now. From the moment I unboxed this game I thought “that zeppelin should be on fire!” Enjoy!

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1476-the-games-people/07867-exploding-zeppelin-mod-hindenburg-

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Still learning the rules. Is the main objective to just keep shooting the light shots to advance to the next song?

Have I got the video for you lol

This is Raymond Davidson one of the games coders and one of the best players in the world.

Just bought a LZ Pro off a guy that never updated the code. Before I update the code to 1.17, will updating hinder my ability to add "custom audio" after updating?

Is there a modified audio package floating around that is regarded as "the one to use"?

I think getting ramps tour going with rock n roll is a good starting spot.

Pinball Browser works on the latest code (1.17). I have done a bunch of custom song packages for fellow Pinsiders if you need any assistance. Thanks.

You should know that the song shots and rules are directly tied to the songs and song structure(chorus, verse, guitar solo, etc). If you change music, the shots won't follow the songs.

Cheap Led Zeppelin topper alternative. The Object. Lots of folks 3D printing these things for cheap.

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I was already thinking of making a video showing different techniques for this, but the discussion here was just the motivation I needed to actually do it! Check it out:

Anybody with more than 2 games needs a good digital level. This is the one I use:

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I start by leveling the front legs, by measuring at the cabinet under the coin door. You just need to be within 0.1 degree.

Here’s a cool tip for any Stern: the side rails are 8.5 degrees steeper than the playfield. So if you want 6.5 degrees, set the back legs so that you measure 15 degrees on both side rails. If you want 7 degrees at the playfield, use 15.5 degrees on the rails.

Some people will say that they only trust measurements made on the playfield, but that’s only necessary for older pins. AND, what are you using to prove that the level is perpendicular to the playfield angle? Set the 2 rails to the same angle, and you’ll be fine.

PinGuy is useless unless your phone is flat, with no bump-out for the camera lens. I’ve had someone use PinGuy to claim that my game was way off, and when we used my digital level it was dead nuts on.

Just did a service call on a Zep premium at a pool hall downtown.

Thanks to this thread I knew exactly where to look!!!

All expected issues were present:

Within 30 seconds I found:

Ball launch gate missing (who cares, couldn't find gate, left it as is)
Drop target rubber busted (replaced)
Spinner missing from the Electric Magic mech (bartender had it, placed it back in)

There was a also a loose screw stuck in the Tour Multiball hole that was causing it to not work, removed that and it's fine. Couldn't find where the screw belonged.

Interested to see how a routed playfield looks on LZ. Would you be able to post any photos? Also how many plays does your machine have?

Definitely recommend if wanting to mix things up. Yes the shots don’t update but is a great option if wanting to get a different song list going. Very responsive and quick turnaround. I’m definitely pleased with my updates.

I wonder if there is any danger to the machine switching back and forth ?anyone ?
I know I switched 3 SD cards on Beatles with no issues I know of.

To be honest I think I only changed back once to the original sd card and didn’t have any issues. Will certainly report back if I do encounter any but don’t anticipate. Seems it’s a pretty common thing to do in other games like TMNT, Jurassic Park and even GOTG.

It was fun. Now I want to add Over the Hills and Far Away to my game Enjoy the second setlist!