For those who also have a AFMr, is it the same/recommended to hook up an external sub (alligator clips to speaker) or not even needed. LE on order.

I have a bunch of Polk subwoofers, so I thought it might add to the bass assuming I could just add the alligator clips similar to my Stern games.

I spoke with Sara at Planetary Pinball. There is some hope that non-matching numbers will ship prior to Christmas. I thought I would pass it along. Obviously, there are no guarantees.

Can someone please explain this matching number desire? I get limited edition (1 of XXX) built, but why do people care that the numbers match? The machines are not really related to each other. I get it more with match board sets on WMS/Bally machines. Is it just a why not if offered kind of thing? No judging, just trying to understand it. Maybe a collector could explain.

Not sure I understand this part. I get them coming off the line quicker. They are really not the (e.g. 235) one built if they are just putting that tag on it no matter when it is made. It would be better/more serendipitous it would seem if you got one as a coincidence not just for matching purposes.

I am thinking about ordering a MB Cliffy ball eject protector. I assume it would work with a MBr? Anyone know for sure. I know I could use Mylar, but have been using Cliffy protectors for this purpose for years.

My non-matching LE is shipping out on Monday. The wait is almost over! I should get shipping info on Tuesday.

Yes. I ordered through PPS based on the likelihood of them getting more of them and the refundable deposit. Sara is also great.

Now I am worried... I thought the wrapped ones all went out too.

Non-Matching #858 has arrived! It has a manufacturer date of 2/21/19. It was shipped FEDEX freight. No issues. The shipping box was perfect. The wooden topper box starting to come apart at the staples when moving it, so be careful. It still has the decals wrapped on front corners, but so far no cracking. I thought that was changed earlier? Small scuff above the right front leg (maybe from the packing material), but everything else on a quick glance looks great! Really beautiful machine. I did a quick test run and all seem well. Very exciting!

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I am experiencing an intermittent phantom flip failure on the left side. The right side works every time. The left side only about 50% and then rest of the time it just drains. Thoughts? What triggers it? Rollover switch or Opto?

Swapped flipper opto boards. Same issue. Left side will fail occasionally. Right side no failures.

Reset the cable. There does not appear to be any breaks in they tiny wires. The game only has about 20 plays, so I doubt EOS needs to be cleaned. It still fails on occasion. Are you sure it is not the roll-over switch or opto in the lane? If one of those switches does not go off, it might not know the ball is there. Hate to reflow anything on a brand new game.

Cleaned it. Looks fine and the same as the right side. I am pretty sure it is the roll-over switch. When that switch registers, the phantom flip lamp goes off and it works. When it fails, the lamp stays on and no flip.

I put in a ticket with CGC. We will see what they say. I also love intermittent issues.

It appears to have been the physical switch as I suspected. I bent it so it sticks more above the playfield and that seems to have fixed the issue. I need to do more play testing to be sure. I pretty sure it was just not registering depending on how the ball went down the inlane.