Just something to watch, not too surprising for a new game. That open area under the left ramp will need to be blocked off or balls will end up there one way or the other. My LZ Pro is on location and I haven't found a ball sitting on that plastic until I hit one there myself. Game has around 900 plays on it. Other than having all lockdown bar latch screw holes stripped out and a couple of minor adjustments, game has been very reliable.

Nothing compared to some of the scores I've seen, but I'm loving this game more and more!!!! Steve Ritchie nailed it on this one!

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Wow as soon as I think I have seen it all, something new comes about. You guys talking about apron protectors really had me scratching my head? I did not realize an apron is something to protect? I have thousands of games on my machines and have never had an issue with apron wear? Is this for real? I can see protecting the shooter lane(it gets hammered), but to protect the apron? I know it is cheap or whatever-but I seriously am having a hard time understanding why?

The 'KING' has struck again!

Another Ritchie masterpiece...We are not worthy!

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Mine did this 10 games in last tuesday night ,Mine was binding with right side higher than left ,Motor stopped working ,had to take off motor actuator for it to go down .I Have had no electric magic since then ,Sent e mail to stern that night ,Be 1 week tommorrow and no reply ?

Its not the apron that is being protected. It is the playfield that the metal aprons cut into. I have seen fairly new HUO games cut to the wood through the clear coat. Look at the 5th picture in this ad. The one with the apron removed:

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1192-apron-envy/04424-apron-edgers-stern-metal-aprons-with-riveted-eye-bolts

I am guessing that we will be seeing a few more of these posts. Right after I had fixed the spinner issue, I noticed that I became very hesitant to aim, or should I say, clobber the spinner shot. The mech has "break" written all over it... The engineers are probably working on a solution(s), but this might be an ongoing issue due to the constant pounding on the mech.

Listening to Dazed and Confused on radio right now and man would this make for an epic wizard mode!

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Did anyone see my msg last night from a different thread mention a Stern Service bulletin that has been issued?

Is this legit?

Did they get it because they are an operator?

Be nice if they shared that with all owners.

I just asked him to share that service bulletin over here since Stern isnt responding to any of you who contacted them.

Apparently Stern has piss poor technical support. Been waiting days myself on weak shooter rod right out of the box on my LE.

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I found the culprit. Now I can't get the magic box to budge to remove the post. Ran motor test but no go. I am surprised that tech support hasn't got back to some of you.. They have always been really good at getting back to me anytime I have had a machine problem. Usually the same day.

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Looks like unscrewed hopefully, I can see a bunch of threads on it.

Yes. Easy fix, once I figured out the cause. Obviously something everyone should check and tighten.

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After observing my kids play a bunch of games yesterday and paying close attention to the spinner and mech behavior, I have a new theory on the potential cause of binding.

I haven’t experienced any binding yet however I do see a violent action taking place when the magnet grabs the ball at times. I can easily see how if the spinner isn’t oriented properly the magnet would grab ball and totally bend the spinner wire.

You really need to focus on the magnet grab and interaction with target and need it in slo mo video because it happens so fast.

Just a casual observation and maybe someone else can take a look.

Edit - want to add that I think I see when magnet grabs ball it doesn’t always move in a front back motion, sometimes it moves on an angle to get to the center and I would think that could be bad for spinner and brackets.

Great idea! Thanks!

Well thats new. Thanks for posting. Will check mine!

You talking the screws visible from above or is there something beneath to check as well?

Does anyone else think about the decapitation scene from the original Omen when placing lock bars on the ground? Fortunately, we won't need to worry about it with LZ.

Thanks, I’ll give them a look later.

I think you are absolutely correct. I remember now I had to do that on my Spiderman and that worked well after that. I simply forgot that fix. Thanks. Funny how we get better technical support on pinside forums. I recently had problem with my Chicago Gaming Monster Bash,LE about a week ago. Got immediate tech support there from George. He sent pictures and his cell number to call. Just like the old days at Stern.

I have had a ton of fun with this game and dialing in the shots. I just Posted a Gameplay tutorial for the current code as I have reached as far as you can possibly get in the current code. There is no secrets or spoilers revealed in the video other than some great tips.

I made it to WORLD TOUR and completed 7/10 cities. Made it to Berlin
Completed Top of the Charts and went Platinum on all 10 songs
Had A 12x Icarus Multiplier
1.8 Billion Score

Picked up 443/500 today. So far only two issues, after about four games the right flipper button fell out so I had to replace the c-clip holding it together and the serial number sticker on the back of the game was ripped. Reached out to stern hopefully they can send me a replacement sticker. I did see number 420 in the box so someone in NJ might be getting lucky with the 420 Blaze It Edition LOL.

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I have a small chip in the glass. Its not visible as it sits under the moulding in the back. Thoughts? Should I contact Stern? I noticed it the first time I had the glass out and every time I remove it it bothers me more.

Yeah I was worried about that. The songs. Crazy that my last one is still up. Same music. Im going to try 30 minute gameplay instead of over an hour

The content seems to be available again.
Go check it out while you can

after about 40 games, you can add me to the spinner list.

this is how it came to rest 3 different times.

operating on it this afternoon.

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#25 sits beside #25

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I think those 4 screws are to level mech even with playfield. Too tight and mech sits to low.

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Yes. They had blue locktite on them as well. I originally put them back and screwed them all the way in. Bad move as it wasn't level.

That is correct - they only hold the cover on and they have rubber rings on the other side so that there is pressure back to avoid having the mech sink in. They should be tightened to level the top to the playfield and no tighter.

Anyone hear anything about premiums on the line yet or is it still CE’s? I saw a couple pics of premiums and wasn’t sure if that was a fluke. Lol

So too tight and EM plastic sits below metal bezel and backing them out slightly would raise it to be flush with the metal ring?

Am I reading this correct for future reference?

after a week of delays due to weather (or just poor UPS freight service) #391 has arrived at the Wicked Pissa Pinball Pit. The game went together flawlessly and played perfectly out of the box. Looks and plays even better than expected. spinner worked well out of the box, but ill still give it a tweak next time i have the glass off.

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