(Topic ID: 119404)
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Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Stern, 2004
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Schererville, IN
How about a fix for the ball plunge not properly going around to the the lanes? That would be a cool mod. Apparently many people have this issue.
Quoted from TheLaw:They need to adjust the shooter lane/level.
They've tried that and it still doesn't shoot properly. They have had the rear jacked up to the ceiling and full plunge still hits the post. They have adjusted the shooter lane as far as it will go and when its far enough over to get the correct trajectory to the lanes, its so far over that it squeezes the shooter lane enough that it just stops the ball. They settled for going in the complete opposite direction and letting it go into the temple gate number changing lane instead. They are not happy with that. 
Maybe there were 2 different versions of this that came off the assembly line, but without reshaping the shooter lane beyond what how it came in my machine, there is no way for me to get it to get to the bottom lane that loops around the the bonus lanes. I find it telling that the Pinball Arcade version of this game does the exact same thing. Kind of a coincidence no?
We have made our first of "many" to come Ripley's Mods. First up is the Bigfoot Crossing sign, it mounts to the game by using an existing post. All you need to do to install it is: remove the locking nut, place bracket down and re screw on the locking nut. It can be mounted in a few places in the back but the one in the picture does not black any views of wording on the back panel. However the installer can choose to mount it where they would like. This mod is on our website for purchase right now
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Bigfoot sign under image and price.jpgQuoted from DarkWizard:They've tried that and it still doesn't shoot properly. They have had the rear jacked up to the ceiling and full plunge still hits the post. They have adjusted the shooter lane as far as it will go and when its far enough over to get the correct trajectory to the lanes, its so far over that it squeezes the shooter lane enough that it just stops the ball. They settled for going in the complete opposite direction and letting it go into the temple gate number changing lane instead. They are not happy with that.
Maybe there were 2 different versions of this that came off the assembly line, but without reshaping the shooter lane beyond what how it came in my machine, there is no way for me to get it to get to the bottom lane that loops around the the bonus lanes. I find it telling that the Pinball Arcade version of this game does the exact same thing. Kind of a coincidence no?
You have to reform (aka bend) the last 3 or 4 inches of the guide, with pliers. You'll also want to twist the guide, with pliers, to realign the part that is against the playfield with the top of the guide. The guides seem to flare out at the top over time, so even though the bottom is in alignment, the part that the ball travels against is out of alignment.
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