THAT JUST MADE ME STIIIIIIIFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!

Love my LEDs, but I do not enjoy the flickering in the "low light" parts of game.

Has anyone just done LEDs in the inserts and left he GIs incandescent?

Hmmmm. I might have to switch the GI back to incandescent. I like the bright colors of the inserts, but the flickering in GI dimming is harsh.....

The game does look great LED'd in the inserts and pop bumpers, though.

Tech problem:

I keep getting random audio associated with hitting the bumpers (electric audio noise). It happens at all times during the game.

Any clues on where I can start looking for the issue?

Nope. Definitely random. I can hold the ball on the flipper with no activity, and it'll go crazy.

Are those incandescents in the GI towards the player?

I'm tempted to go back to incandescent in the GI.

So, I made the jump to pull my GI LEDs. I love LEDs, but it seemed like they made it more difficult to see the ball in SS. I kept the inserts.

I'm glad that I did. Seems like I can see better. Also, you get back the GI dimming feature.

DSC03934.JPG

I would like to find a couple of these myself.

What I did for now is use some nylon standoffs and nylon screws from the hardware store. Cheap and easy, but I'd someday like to use the original parts.

Wow. Your game looks really great!

Are those flame polished ramps?

I'd like to add some spot lights to my GI. I play in a dark room, and the playfield is a little dark in the center.

Anyone else add spotlights? How many and where did you put them? Pics would be great.

I'm thinking about pulling my ramps off and doing a flame polish on them.

What's the best way to remove the Boney Beast ribs without breaking them?

Looks nice.

Good to see considering every SS I've played on location has been roached out.

Eight spins is more than enough to make a selection. I wouldn't worry about it too much. I usually make my pick within 2-3 spins.

If I remember the next time I play, I'll let it timeout and let you know.

I did the same thing on mine with just reds. Turned out decent. Looks much nicer than before!

IMG_1372 (resized).JPG

IMG_1376 (resized).JPG

Sorry to say, but I'm exiting the club and selling my Scared Stiff. After about four years of ownership, I'm just ready to try something else. Anyway, can those who searched and bought a Scared Stiff recently, could you please chime in on an estimated value? I would consider it a nice players game. Here's a good and bad list with photos in the Google link with more photos. I am planning on selling without the ColorDMD. If the buyer wants the ColorDMD, add +$350.

https://goo.gl/photos/hGcG9dwU8FuXwsaM6

Good:
-Plays 100% - very fast with no errors or play issues
-All new rubbers
-Playfield recently cleaned and waxed
-Ramps are flame polished
-New coil sleeves in the 'Spider Hole' and 'Stiff in the Coffin' VUKs
-Crate operation is perfect - no issues
-Playfield, cab insides, and backbox PCBs are all very clean
-Mix of Comet and CoinTaker non-ghosting LEDs - looks great in person
-New trough opto PCBs
-Includes manual
-Has backboard decal installed
-Dancing boogie man mod, skull pile mode, skull pile flame mod

Bad:
-Faded cabinet, but it has been touched up with markers
-Scratch on the right side of the cab (see photos)
-Chip on the right side of the back box that been covered and painted (see photos)
-Light hum on speakers during attract mode - inaudible during gameplay
-Some wear around crate hole
-Some wear around spider hole under cliffy - about 3x worse than crate hole
-Previous owner used screws and glue, instead of rivets, to secure 'Spider Hole' VUK flap on the Boney Beast ramp - functional and not super noticeable as it's under the bones
-Small playfield scratch on Elvira's chest on the left side under the bat ramp which can be felt with your finger, like it's lifted a little - does not effect gameplay

cab1 (resized).jpg

The hum follows the content on the screen. Lots of screen content changes the pitch of the hum. I have had both a DMD in there as well as a ColorDMD, so it's not the screen. I can make it go away by tightening the screws on the AV board, but then it comes back the next boot.

Realistically, though, it's so minor and completely goes away during gameplay. It wasn't worth modifying the boards to fix it.

I think it is a pretty nice SS. Certainly not a collector quality game, but it's in good shape.

I put a lot of time into this weekend cleaning the ramps, waxing the playfield, replacing all the rubbers, and swapping in some new coil sleeves. After doing all that, it kind of had me sentimental about it. I looks really good now.

I just looked into this a little more. You were right. The pitch follows the LEDs of the Spider Wheel in the backbox. That's why it's audible during attract mode, while the LEDs are spinning, and not during gameplay.

My spider wheel spins around about 7 3/4 spins without stopping it manually.

After waxing the playfield and cleaning the ramps, I'm getting a couple airballs off the bat ramp after a fast clean shot. Not too often, maybe once every 5-10 games.

Anyone else have this problem? Anything I can do about it?

Yeah, it's almost like the left flipper has too much power. Too bad you couldn't adjust it down in software like the newer games.

Phenomenal job on that cab!