Thanks to everyone who has posted here over the years! You can’t imagine how much you’ve helped.

I’ve owned my #LOTR since 2004 and occasionally take a break from playing it. Like a GENIUS, I left the batteries in and of course, corroded the U212 RAM below it. Had the infamous open-the-door then, constant reboot errors when I decided to play it again.

After reading all 7700+ comments on this forum and following the terryb Guide to Repairing Alkaline Battery Damage step-by-step, I was able to get it working again. I immediately installed a NVRAM!

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/terrybs-guide-to-repairing-alkaline-battery-damage

Again, many thanks for your input.
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horseflesh yes, very satisfying! After reading this entire topic I also installed:

10.02 mods U210, U213, U5, OS8
Shaker motor
ColorDMD LCD
LED trough light
Ring flasher mod
Dozens of colored incandescent bulbs
New balls
Ordered sillyoldelf blades

Still trying to convince myself I need the Palantír and POTD mods!

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Installed sillyoldelf LOTR art blades. Turned out great!

The Prancing Pony
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Gandalf and the Shire
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POTD
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Ashram56 Couldn't get a good shot of the light sockets. Hope this helps.

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