Miracle on Moat Street! GJ and Happy Thanksgiving! We all know how important it is to have at least a few running pins when people come over! I think I only have 2 down, out of 20..not bad.

Hey everyone & happy Friday! I’m really trying to find a MMr and would appreciate any help in finding one. I’m in the Chicago area and willing to travel to get one.

Thanks in advance for the help

I see plenty in the for sale ads with pricing way down. Must be do to the upcoming re-run of MM.

If the head, playfield glass, and playfield of a MMr are removed, would the cabinet be light enough that two people can carry it up some tricky basement stairs with reasonable effort? I need to move the game from the basement to upstairs prior to putting it up for sale. Getting it down to the basement when I bought it was quite a disaster. I’m wondering if I remove the head and playfield, would that make it light enough for two adults to just carry it up some stairs like a piece of furniture.

just removing the head makes it a lot lighter. If you remove the playfield and head, its going to be super light.

Head and legs would be enough I think. Removing the playfield sounds like overkill.

Should straps can make quick work. I’ve used them a few times on tight stairs

Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/SHOULDER-DOLLY-ShoulderDolly-12-ft-L-x-5-in-W-Moving-Straps-for-items-up-to-800-Lb-LD2000/204726780

Merrrry Christmas, MMR Dudes..ONE MMr Elf is in a slight pickle..I made a newbie mistake with these newer machines..I am installing the pinmonk fans on my flippers, and the simplest, yet lamest thing happened...While taking the leaf switch plate off it fell down, doing it's plinko manuever between the main pf board and the playfield itself..stopping somewhere I do not know..I said the F word many times Santa! NOW, what would you guys do? I really REALLY don't want to take that whole board out, to find this little peice of metal..but IF I DON'T FIND IT, I fear that it's going to short out on the topside of that big board (then I'll have real problems at that point). I call this a 'NEWB ON NEWER MACHINES MISTAKE'...The playfield should have been set horizontally, instead of upright (instructions said to have it up, I digress). Any tips or tricks on trying to fish this out? I was thinking an air compresser might sling it out, or take the whole playfield out, and shake it loose that way? Or screw it, it's not going to do any harm?" Thoughts??? MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE!!! HOHOHO!

You could try telescoping magnet if you have one. The hard part is seeing where the screw ended up. Maybe take your phone and put it in video mode, and try to see where it is.

Shaking would be my first attempt. The telescoping magnet is an excellent idea too!

The other half of nudging in pinball!

If you locate it and it’s tough to grab, if you have a magnet you can magnetize a screwdriver shaft too as an option.

That was the first thing I thought..although the telescoping magnet I have won't fit between the pcb and the pf...SO, that ideer went out the window fast..If I just knew specifically where it was, it would be half the battle...that's why I was thinking compressed air (and I don't own a little guy like that yet). I tried shaking the pf, and fanning it (lol), and wherever it settled, it likes it there..I would rather take the pf out than to take that board off; that thing looks very delicate in spots, and looks like a PIA to take off/on right.

I took off and replaced the same board on my AFMr. Was not that bad. You don’t need to disconnect everything attached either!

How many screws hold it down? Less than 10 I think.

I’d try that!

Unless I’m forgetting something I think that’s all you need to do.

Richard

Took the board off the pf, sorta..got about 2" of clearance between the two..still no dice..at least I can see that there's no clip on the topside of the pcb...

Can of compressed air? If it’s magnetic a bendable magnet? Loosen harness retainers in area, those clips end up trapped in harnesses for me all the time.

Learn religion? Other than explosives or getting Vid and his 7 foot tall friends to come over and flip pin upside down, looks like digging is needed.

Make sure machine is off. Look to find it. Maybe it fell out and you did not notice it? Could also be in-between the large pcb and the smaller blue solenoid boards. There are two of them.
More thought.. looks in the trolls too.. check to see it has not fallen all the way down and is on the speaker. Could also be sitting in the wiring loom.

MMr needs to work for Christmas!

Thanks for the headsup,..Yeah, I've checked the sub magnet, the bottom of the cab, I've taken the driver boards off..and also looked in the troll holes..one thing I haven't looked through is the wiring loom..it could have snagged in the loom..and it could be higher or lower than what my ears heard, last night..Fortunately it looks like it's not on any boards, and that was my main concern..don't want a silly problem to get 'real'. Thanks for the tips..still on the hunt..If I get tired of the search, i'll grab another leaf mount adaptor and just cross fingers (after visually confirming it's on any boards!) Don't worry, I have about 18 other machines to play with But I know, this concern is realllll (not playing for xmas). lol.

needle in a haystack! Time to drink and be merry, look again, rinse and repeat. ..It's crazy how difficult this task is! Almost over it!

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Best way out is through! ROCK ON!!!

Sorry for the misfortune, but this gave me an idea. I might look into including a disposable paper or plastic "hammock" you can string across the playfield below the flippers while working to catch anything like this that may fall. Definitely will try testing something like this and see if it's practical, because I've done the same thing, numerous times, and I know better! If it works out, I can look at adding it to the kit sometime in the future. For now, I'll add a reminder about the possibility of this happening to the instructions.

Why? We’re all adults here. Be like adding warnings to not stand in pool of water while unplugging pin.

Although an adult diaper for us Dropsie-Doodles would be cool. Seriously. I’m a fucking Klutz. Make it extra sticky when I order please.

I try to make the instructions as easy and painless as possible for all skill levels so pretty much anyone can successfully complete an install. So I err on the side of more instructions/reminders than less. The people that are mod pros can skip them.

But I am already thinking about the implementation of some kind of parts safety hammock. Can't way to try it out and see if it's worthwhile.

Fair enough. I’ll be over here standing in my living room kiddie pool. Yeah. It’s a thing.

I do all my pin repairs in it while hydrating.

Seriously though. Your products are great.

Have to admit, I needed to lookup what a flipper fan mod was. Never heard of that before. Question is, is that really necessary? Is coil overheating a real issue? I've never noticed anything weird with my MMR or other machine like loss of power or inconsistency, even after long play sessions. What am I missing?

Nothing. Keep playing and enjoying your games.

Some pins do lose flipper power during long playing sessions. Fans help those. Not every pin needs them.

LTG : )

Depends on your play style and length of non-stop play sessions. The CGC games definitely have fade in longer sessions. Trap players will get the coils weak faster, but regular or defensive flip players can too, over time. If you're not having an issue of weakness or bricked shots later in long sessions, I wouldn't worry about it.

Here's the temp testing chart for MMr coils for a non-trap player. Not firmly in the fade zone until about 75 minutes in:
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Did you have some success?

I didn’t find it, but not in the boards. Going to fire it up tonight. I didn’t have a spare leaf screw plate, so I temporarily made my own from a bottle cap lol works/holds great actually!

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Did you check inside the lip of the cabinet speaker? There about an inch or two that's covered by the speaker frame. If the clip hit the back of the speaker cone and slid down, it would be out of sight in there.

Yup yup yup! I checked EVERYWHERE, except where it actually is lol.

Good luck with it!

Lol!

If only they had a "Find my EOS clip" feature on iPhone...

Glue an airtag to it and that could be a reality!

UPDATE..I got the pinmonk zen fans installed, minus the missing eos clip..all good. Yeah, all is good. Now to put some continuos gameplay on it, and report back..(most likely won't report back, unless there is a problem)..I have to admit, it was a bitch of an install..the stars and planets might have been misaligned for this one..lol..(and I do mods)

Yeah, losing the EOS clip in the under-playfield pachinko machine was not good. I have a warning about that in the instructions now. But now that you're past that, you'll have no more issues with hot flipper coils and fade, no matter how long you play.

Hi guys. Tragedy happened today. My ball lock door of the castle got broken.
Am I right that I need to change now quite a big piece of the castle ? And is there a difference between original MM and MMR in such a part ? I’ve got an MMR quand that’s why I’m posting here.
Any advice is welcome.
Have a nice day

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Easy. remove the two towers, pull it up.

No, same castle front on both.

A piece of the castle broke off. On my original many years ago, same thing happened. I removed the two screws. Took the piece of plastic and glued it back to the castle. Then glued a thin piece of brass sheet metal on top and on the bottom of the repair area. Drilled two new holes through the brass. Bolted it back on. Good to go.

Lasted many years until I was given a new castle front from a person who had one he didn't need. Swapped it then, though the repair was still holding.

LTG : )

What would this community become without LTG
Thank you I will try !

Thank you.

It will always be in good hands. There has been and always will be lots of good help here. Not just me.

And the archives of Rec Games Pinball, and Pinside. Is another great resource.

LTG : )

But there will only be one Lloyd! Love ya

I just installed a CPR mirrored backglass in my game. Looks AWESOME. Highly recommend.

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https://classicplayfields.com/shop/pinball-backglasses/mmglass/

Cool!!

Can you shoot a pic with the machine on? Looks cool!

I have a few leftover magnets I designed for my MMR coin door and hinges. If anyone is interested , please pm me

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I have a 2019 MMR SE and noticed the back pop bumper (Jet) RGB LED is out. Does anyone know if this is a bulb that can be "pulled" out like a #555 base? or a bayonette? Or is it hardwired? I see all three types of similar looking LEDs on Planetary Pinball's site. I tried pulling it out like a 555 but it was in there pretty good and didn't want to break anything. I noticed the 4 wires are soldered to a wiring block with other bumper leds that are working. Any suggestions or troubleshooting tips? I don't see this documented in my manual either. Thanks in advance!

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did the later run have rgb pops? original runs did not.
But yes that would be the bulb. I ordered those to add rgb to my pops and just haven't done the mod yet. Will do it when I shop the game as the ramps need to come off.

I have an SE and it has RGB pops