Riner, VA
just wondering did ironman pro come predrilled with nuts for shaker and holes for board out of the box
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Quoted from Allibaster:Mine did.
I'll have to check the build date when I get home, but I'm sure is was a later model.
It also seemed to have a larger nylon spacer on the right ramp from an earlier Iron Man I played. The spacer appears to be a fix to keep it from draining when not making all the way up the ramp.
Quoted from PopBumperPete:Nup, mine was one of the first ones made
no holes, crappy right ramp, no whips in Whiplash's hands
No whips??? WTF happened there
Quoted from PopBumperPete:crappy right ramp
Does anyone know what was done to "fix" this issue? I very clearly remember playing one that had a ramp like this - I honestly didn't mind it that much - and then I remember people saying that it had been "fixed", but I have never seen any comparisons to explain what was done differently. I would figure a new mold would have cost a lot, so... I'd love to know what was done here.
Quoted from goatdan:PopBumperPete said:crappy right ramp
Does anyone know what was done to "fix" this issue? I very clearly remember playing one that had a ramp like this - I honestly didn't mind it that much - and then I remember people saying that it had been "fixed", but I have never seen any comparisons to explain what was done differently. I would figure a new mold would have cost a lot, so... I'd love to know what was done here.
No idea what the Stern fix was but Pinball Life sells a kit for like $0.85 that replaces the right plastic post with a fatter rubber one and a rubber ring at the bottom of it. Works like a champ and is a must have for this game considering how many half ramp shots you make over the course of a game.
I don't know if the ramp changed at all, but Stern finally added a metal protector there. Cliffy sells one if yours doesn't have it.
Quoted from jayhawkai:I don't know if the ramp changed at all, but Stern finally added a metal protector there. Cliffy sells one if yours doesn't have it.
The problem with that ramp protector is it would push the ball further away from the post thus negating the ramp post fix. I don't see the need for a ramp protector on th right side of the ramp since that side of the ramp is protected by the post. Once I took that protector off the larger size rubber sleeve on the post stopped all my STDM drains on half ramp shots.
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Quoted from smassa:jayhawkai said:I don't know if the ramp changed at all, but Stern finally added a metal protector there. Cliffy sells one if yours doesn't have it.
The problem with that ramp protector is it would push the ball further away from the post thus negating the ramp post fix. I don't see the need for a ramp protector on th right side of the ramp since that side of the ramp is protected by the post. Once I took that protector off the larger size rubber sleeve on the post stopped all my STDM drains on half ramp shots.
After playing my friends IM and witnessing his ramp being shattered at the entry point by a slung ball from a magnet during multiball I brought a right ramp protector for my IM. Sterns ramps are pretty cheap and thin which is probably why we have heard alot of reports of ramps on tron's being cracked etc, either way exposed plastic whether it has a post or target directly in front of it or not wont be protected by a ball coming at it sideways.
Quoted from stangbat:My IM did not have a right ramp protector so I bought one from Cliffy. I put a slight bend in the protector where it mounts to the post so that it nudges unsuccessful shots out and not SDTM. It basically does the same thing as installing the larger post rubber from PBL.
THIS. Works great, and no shattered ramp. The protector is a must...
Quoted from goatdan:PopBumperPete said:crappy right ramp
Does anyone know what was done to "fix" this issue? I very clearly remember playing one that had a ramp like this - I honestly didn't mind it that much - and then I remember people saying that it had been "fixed", but I have never seen any comparisons to explain what was done differently. I would figure a new mold would have cost a lot, so... I'd love to know what was done here.
I believe it is the same fix Pinball Life offers: a larger plastic sleeve. That's it.
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