Joined the club a couple of weeks ago. Been having so much fun I haven't even taken a break to post here.

Two initial questions:
1) the diverter at the top of the delta ramp. I can't seem to decipher when it is supposed to be in each position. It does move back and forth, I think it's working, but I'm curious to know.

2)my colorDmd arrived. I have installed one in my PotC with no issues. Anything I should worry about with the ST:TNG install?

Pin guy, thanks for the response, could you please show me which fuses you recommend removing after installing the color DMD?

Cool thanks!

I am on the hunt for play field plastics I basically need The ones that commonly break Bay Area amusments even offers them as a set, but they are out of stock. http://bayareaamusements.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=BAA&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=GS-STTNG15

I have checked marco, pbl, and PPS. Where else can I look?

I'm hoping to give somebody an opportunity to call me an idiot with this question.

I got replacement cannon covers from marco. They included the dome plastics with the tops but the domes done fit. What am I missing here.

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They don't seem to line up well and seem a bit big for the hole, was that your experience?

Also during the tear down I have discovered that the lights on both cannons do not light. The bulbs are good and every other light passes the single light test in the test menus. Thoughts?

Something like this?
http://t.harborfreight.com/2-piece-titanium-nitride-coated-high-speed-steel-step-drills-96275.html?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Does it leave the edge looking rough? Or better how do I avoid that?

Any advice on the lights? I find it odd that it is both cannons and only both cannons.

So it took me a while for me to get back to this, but I finally am trying to finish trouble shooting my cannon lights that wouldn't light. I followed the wires back and found a connection on the right side undone, once connected the right side works, but still not the left. The equivalent connection on the left is connected. I checked the bulb on the left, it is good.

I'm guessing that someone disconnected the right side because it is irritating to have only one side work, but not very noticeable of both don't light up. (Unless you know they should)

So where do I go from here in tracking down why the left won't light?

I just saw a STTNG with a different laser cannon mod than the ones I'm used to seeing. It protected a green laser that cast a line all the way along the play field not just a red dot on the targets.

Anyone familiar with that style laser cannon? I'm intrigued.

Im looking for some advice about putting LEDs in my ST:TNG. I started a new thread in hopes of getting some general advice as well.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/sttng-led-advice

I'm guessing I have a problem with an opto sensor in one of my troughs. When I power on the machine it gets stuck in a loop of sending a ball up to the top of the playfield and then returning one back to the drain.

From reading in this thread in the past, it sounds like cleaning the opto sensors would be a good first step. My problem is I have no clue how to go about that. Any advice welcome. Thanks folks.

Yeah, I think that is the case. But how do I fix it?