well I guess I can start buying my mod now....lol.....gonna get both....why not..haha

I would!

here are pics and a link to the start and launch buttons

https://superskillshot.com/search?q=alien

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PinballBrothers should just make a deal with this guy to produce these for the LV. Amazing!!!

Can't wait to see it installed!

That's much better... available for HW-ALIEN but sold out.

Maybe there's a chance for a second run for PB-ALIEN?
Just write to Vimtoman...

Ordered and dont even have a machine.....addicts.

Is anyone concerned about ball trails getting ground into the plastic ball guides? We don’t have any experience with such material that I know of so I went ahead and put mylar on the inlanes just in case. You can’t really see it but it’s there.

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Good idea.

Finally had a solid game.

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Great score! How are you liking it so far?

Nice! Ae should ask some modders to make this one

YUP!

My other games are gonna get lonely, this thing is over the top!

What else you got ordered?

Anyone else experience a switch 33 inactive issue?
I opened a ticket but have not heard back yet.
After tracking down several issues this is my final hurdle.

Anyone have the bottom pop bumper bounce the ball continuously into the rubber ring forever? Am I missing a post?

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I didn't order these, my friend did and I plan to buy his standard when he gets his LE.

But I did just order his Hobbit arkenstone mods and shooter rod as well as his shooter rod for Hotwheels.

Yup! We've seen that too. It's cool! It doesn't happen too often, but occasionally.

yeah on that list for when it will be made.....hope by end of year we will see the LV.

Sure hope they blow us away with extra for the 2k.....

Quick update is I downloaded and installed the new fw and the alien tongue during boot up is now normal (ala OG) - not slow and grinding like before. Nice!

Haven't had a chance to look at new posts on here but plan to catch-up tomorrow. It's 4th of july party time and about to enjoy some drinks. Alien tomorrow. Cheers.

It was happening all the time , could rack up 60M points or more if I didn’t shake it out. I went ahead and put a post in there which not only fixed it but also has the added bonus of the ball bouncing into the chestburster lane a lot more frequently.

If you are having issues with drained balls not registering, one thing to check is the coil plunger in the trough. If the plunger is too high, the pinballs can sometimes get stuck behind it and will not get picked up by the opto sensor. I created a tutorial on how to fix this issue if the pinballs are getting stuck behind the plunger. I hope this helps anyone having this issue.

Thanks for the feedback. I’m just trying to document issues I come across and make videos if I need to do the repairs. Figure it will help some others out. I’ve seen several different torx sizes for different mechs. I ended up buying a set of metric nut drivers but luckily had a bit set that included lots of torx bits. I have been messing with the left scoop kick out but don’t have a great solution yet. The ball actually hits the bottom of the plastic ramp when it gets ejected. Thought about trying to 3d print something to tame the kickout but no luck yet. I adjusted the coil strength to 25% weaker but it is still a bit too strong.

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I just corrected the video regarding the t20 torx bit and updated the link in the previous post. The t15 works but t20 is the proper size and what is recommended by PB.

I haven't seen the issue with the left hole eject either. It always seems to eject smoothly and straight down for me. Perhaps you could reference our machines to help you to figure out what is going on with yours? I could take some pics if it would help.

Here’s a new one. My left post broke. Balls were getting hung up on the loops. Come to find out the post broke. I guess I got the lemon.

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Deal with it tomorrow as it’s beer 30 or 4:20 somewhere.

I cannot believe what I saw in the video... still the same otpo-emitter-boards from Heighway in version 2 installed in the PB-machine?!
So keep an eye on the really bad connection of the emitter board.
And broken posts are a new level of quality... whow, what an improvement, well done Pinball Brothers.
I'm not impressed!

Mine did that too. I just tightened it with a 10 mm wrench but locktite is a great idea. I’ll have to do that. Eliminate one thing at a time and eventually it’ll play right and I can enjoy the game.

How many of you have gotten PB Aliens with absolutely no issues? I’m on the list for one and am curious. As with anything else, you only see people posting if they have issues. This makes it seem as though all of the pins have issues.
Please post if you have one of these awesome pins and are having no issues.
Thanks!

Could you post a pic of this post installation?

Check my earlier pic. Not ideal (although you can’t see it) but Velcro sticky right on that left side plastic did exactly what you’re suggesting and the ball now rolls down to the left flipper. GL and great tutorial video btw!

Looks like we'll need a set of these...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084KMHLGY/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1

And this... https://www.amazon.com/GEARWRENCH-Magnetic-Holding-Screwdriver-Handle/dp/B08KHSDZGK/ref=sr_1_7

I think that’s a pipe dream , I haven’t seen too many NIB games from anyone with no issues. Having said that I haven’t had many problems, really only adjustments and a broken switch. A couple times it wouldn’t boot with a segmentation fault (Linux computer guys will know that error), PB says it happens very rarely but is in their fix list.

I have made the following adjustments:

Adjusted trough VUK , was sticking up per PB Bulletin
Adjusted mu/th/ur kicker to be more consistent per PB bulletin
Adjusted right orbit to deliver ball to right flipper instead of sling (moved rail out 1/4” and drilled new hole, plugged old one)
Adjusted spinner switches to allow for spinner to spin more freely
Flipper bushing fix per HurryUp Pinball
Adjusted switch in Xenomorph head
Adjusted magnet power in settings and raised the core up a CH or 1/32” ish

Ball would get stuck bouncing between lower pop and rubber ring until shaken out ( added a post that looks like was supposed to be there , opened a ticket ) , PB says that they made a change since playfield was produced and post is not missing, they suggested I make the bumper switch less sensitive but I like sensitive pops, I like my fix better.

What I haven’t fixed yet is hypersleep chamber sometimes doesn’t know there’s a ball in there , opto alignment, probably need to drill a bigger hole for beam to pass through as the mech is kinda sloppy

Please post a pic of this also. If you would be so kind?

PB says that they made a change since playfield was produced and post is not missing, they suggested I make the bumper switch less sensitive but I like sensitive pops, and I like how it plays with the post.

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I also just happen to have these from a previous project, replaced the 2 broken ones , they came in very handy while waiting for the new switches from PB to arrive.

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Got the flippers working (thanks Hurry up Pinball!!!), but am going to have to resolder the Airlock again, and am still having issues with the trough. It’s not the documented issue. It seems like it won’t recognize the last drained ball. Thoughts?

I'm having better luck after turning down the

Check both the active switch test and the indicator Leds on the trough board themselves to narrow down where the issue is

Don't all NIB pins have issues? It seems like it's the nature of the beast, they aren't heavily tested and when they hit people's homes and arcades and get a lot of play, issues come up. The new Mandalorian comes from a company that has decades of experience building games, but still shipped with problems that most of the new owners have to deal with. I'd expect for a new company, using a new manufacturer and building their first game, for there to be a few problems.

Probably too so to tell, but so far, no pooling and chipping on PB Alien! That's something I can't tolerate.

Looks like trough 5 is a little intermittent when doing the switch test. I resoldered the scoop coil, and managed to play my first few games without issue. Could trough 5 be an opto misalignment, possibly?

Here's one of the reasons I plunked down a deposit, these playfields look impenetrable!

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=874644590025528