I am running revision .58, so I see what you are saying about the white light.

I can't remember, but there was a TBL owner who added an LED Strip or perhaps it was mini pin stadium, and I thought it made the bowling alley stand out more when it was time to bowl. I thought this might be a neat mod.

I coated my subway with mylar. This really reduced ball marks / scratches.

I added flipper button lights and tapped into the spare 12v line off of the power supply. I haven't added lighting to the bowling alley though.

I sell a 12v, 5v and 3v dc harness that goes under the playfield.

You can buy LED strips from Comet pinball or wherever and tap into the harness.

is there a setting in the code to stop the car from moving outward when hit? Because it seems to happen often, when the car gets hit, the ball gets stuck behind it and stays there until the mode is done. Ball search doesn't move the car. So it would be nice to have a setting to turn off the car moving when hit, or add it to the ball search.

It was added to the ball search in rel 057. So, question is which version are you running?

Also the timing of closing the door was slightly changed to decrease the chance of ball getting stuck I think in rel 057

that's the revision i'm running. But my car does not close or even move during ball search. is it because a ball is behind it, so when doing a search, it only moves the car if in resting position? Try it, with a ball stuck between the car and the standup targets, and see if yours moves. Mine does not.

Between the car and standup targets? How do you get a ball stuck there?

My experience is ball search with the ball stuck with the cardoor in (almost) closed position.

You have exactly the opposite, correct?

can you add the stary apron after the face?

?? After the face? What does this mean? If you mean afterwards the answer is yes

Typo I bet. I'm sure he meant after the fact.

yes, The ball gets stuck behind the car and standups a lot. WHen the ball bashes the car, the car moves out for a second, and the ball can bounce off the rubbers below and back up behind it before the car moves back. Happened to me at least 10 times. THen the ball just stays there pinched between the back of the car and the stand ups. Until the mode is over and the car goes back in the garage.

Now if there was a setting I could turn off the car moving when hit, it would eliminate the possibility of this happening.

How do I order? I sent you (CPR9999) 2 pm's and got no response. Please help, Thanks, mk

And it’s easy

Will reply.
I am just backed up right now.
Thx

Nice write up from pinball news on the house warming party last Friday

https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2022/05/31/dutch-pinball-factory-warming/

Wow! This is great to see how they made our TBL's, and great to see the factory! Nice!

So when I land the ball in the bottom of rug mode and the scene (don't play video so I can only say what it says) the has philip seymour hoffman say "Mr Lebowski" and finishes with the Dude saying "you mind if I light a J?" the game just does nothing, no ball search or anything. If you get that scene you have to shut the machine off. I got this about a month ago and only just now getting to play it.

Is this a known issue?

Yes, this is a known bug which will be fixed when bugfix update v0.59 is released.
https://dutchpinball.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/tbl-119

Standup targets can currently progress the mode during the intro if they are adjusted too sensitive (by vibration possibly; not sure), causing a hung state.
So in the mean time you can try to find the sensitive standup targets (all targets are used in that mode) and adjust them.

- Koen

pas d'imprimante...alors retour aux sources...et toujours un GRAND MERCI à rens pour tout ce qu'il fait pour nous...

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Hey dudes, what is "5000 ?" at the top right which add points to you...? if you go piss and come back it makes you 1-2 million more...you better drink a lot of white russians

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Game not responding issues. latest code.

I will post on the dutchpinball forum as well but my game stops responding very often. I can rarely make it through a entire game before I need to reboot it.

I notice this happens on the Dude multi ball lock and also the nihilist modes. Could this be a sensitive switch issue as well? I have always had some issues with nihilist but now the Dude multi ball is a newer issue. The Dude multi ball stops responding after I hit a few ramps or targets and or on the last shot and Nihilist is very random on when it stops responding.

I also noticed under test report the bowling alley is throwing some switch errors but it seems to be working properly so I don't think its related.

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Looks like you have a stuck switch perhaps?

Hey Folks - supposedly game is coming next weekend on thereabouts -

Can someone point me in the direction for hooking up a sub woofer to the game? Do I need a special connection or is there a sub-out?

No special subout. Set mine parallel to the cabinet speaker. Just make sure your subwoofer has a high impedance input.

I am having the hardest time adding art blades to my TBL. No issue with the right one with the upper playfield. But the left one keeps getting ripped while adding. I have gone through two sets already. I use the wet method with Rapid Tac and have had no issues on any other games until now. Is taking the playfield out hard? Any advice?

Thanks
Ryan

I always use the wet method when installing pinblades, but TBL's tight playfield provided a bit more of a challenge. I successfully installed them without removing the playfield (didn't want to tackle lifting this on my own), but then ended up catching and tearing a gash in the left pinblade minutes later. ARGH!

Rather than buy a new set of art blades to replace the left one, I opted instead to go the route that a prior TBL owner had posted pics of and purchased a set of mirrior blades instead. My TBL now has a mirror blade on the left side and an art blade on the right. A bit unconventional perhaps, but so was the Dude, and ... this arrangement kind of reminds me of a bowling alley interior more.

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I put mine in dry, pushed the playfield to one side for the install and used a pinblade protector as soon as it was in. then slid the playfield to the other side for the second one. It's tight but they went in ok.

Used these protectors: https://www.pinballlife.com/interior-cabinet-protector-blade-set.html

Good luck with round two!

Pinball Life should advertise these better as I still see posts all the time about ripping the side art on machines. I did that once on my Hobbit as I wasn't aware these existed and it has never happened again. Why risk it? Spend the $35.

Yeah - these are great! I use them religiously now. I actually had them at the time I installed my TBL pinblades, but wasn't in the habit of always remembering to insert them.

A ruined pinblade within minutes of installation and lesson learned! Now I no longer forget.

Fully agreed. I don't move the playfield in/out without these installed. They are a no-brainer for anyone with side blades or mirror blades

That actually looks pretty good. Had the same thing happen to mine so I may steal the look.

I'm looking at adding a chrome coin door. I was told that any Bally/Williams door will do, is that true?

This? http://www.pinballdecals.com/ChromeDoorPage.html

If I'm wrong, can someone point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Thanks - I have those protectors and use them on all my machines. I am building up the courage for a third try. This is costly

My buddy printed up some of the plastic limiters for the bowling pins. Gonna throw them in this weekend and see how they fit. If there’s multiple people interested I’m sure he would print more for a reasonable price including shipping with a USPS one rate envelope. Lmk!

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Nice! Flash71 I am assuming he used TPU, which is a flexible material? I was about to make some myself. Looks promising!

Rensh is the height 9 or 6mm, looks like 9 but want to make sure? Thank you!

The dimensions and STL file were posted earlier in

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/a-lotta-ins-a-lotta-outs-tbl-maintenance-thread/page/23#post-6924883

Height is 6 mm

If they work and hold up I'm definitely interested.

I thought Rensh said the post rubbers were sufficient for the bowling pins. I would think most people could get these easily or have them on hand already.

works fine here!

I’ll keep you posted !

Big shout out to Rensh and Dutch Pinball for their amazing customer service. Thanks for helping me get my TBL up and running again!!!

How did you fix the problem?

Contact your distributor-CT for the siderails

In regard to the sdtm, that’s not as it should be. Are you sure your tbl is level and at a tilt of approx 6.5 degrees?

Congrats Dude!

Donny orbit shot going SDTM is a common issue discussed numerous times. Do a search in this thread using key word "Donny".

Also - this is a mod developed and sold by a fellow TBL owner to address this:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1088825021/the-big-lebowski-pinball-orbit-protector?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_-craft_supplies_and_tools&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjwwJuVBhCAARIsAOPwGASztIgU6doXZdW4Zxl8E--PFFcecjGMHhAAN0J6sk08Iant8-REHEkaAlBNEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12665398257_121762925993_511610210343_pla-295462056867_c__1088825021_12768591&utm_custom2=12665398257&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwJuVBhCAARIsAOPwGASztIgU6doXZdW4Zxl8E--PFFcecjGMHhAAN0J6sk08Iant8-REHEkaAlBNEALw_wcB

I reseated the connector but the issue came back. I recently bought a new higher quality USB printer cable, you will need a at least 6 feet but I recommend a 8 foot cord. I have only played 3 games since then but so far so good. Fingers crossed =)

Have any velcro? Put one small piece of it at the end of the rail where the ball comes out and it'll kick nicely each time to the left flipper. Doesn't look too bad, and you can easily remove it if you don't like it.

Where is the ball supposed to go from the Donny orbit? Mine hits the outer tip of the right flipper, but I’m not sure if that’s correct.