Lord of the Rings
Stern, 2003
Lord of the Rings Limited Edition
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It appears that I may finally join the club soon. The pin looks good except for the playfield. I'm currently looking for a good used or NOS playfield. Please let me know what you have. I do have a CPR silk screened (not digital) PinBot playfield if that helps someone - original run. Thank you.
Quoted from MrMikeman:I have an NOS Bill Davis clearcoated pf. While I am no longer going to Pinfest I have buddies that could bring it. 1100$USD firm(it's less than what I paid actually). No interest in the Pinbot pf.
Otherwise I suppose it could be shipped but I've never shipped a pf (or a game for that matter lol).
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Trying to get pin booted but only get, "Lord of the Rings" on DMD. This is my first attempt trying to boot pin that I picked up recently. I think I found the problem but need someone to confirm. I believe I'm missing punched down black and red wires on connector CN2 (position 5 and 6). Can someone take a photo of their connector CN2.
IMG_20220614_163643422 (resized).jpgIMG_20220614_163654332 (resized).jpgNeed some help please. I'm currently cleaning up my LOTR and removed Balrog. The part the arrow is pointing to is actually broken. I can't find a part number. It's the part that the screw screws into, holding the mounting bracket to Balrog.
balrog1 (resized).jpgQuoted from Williams95:I have the same issue which I haven’t fixed yet. Found relevant posts in this thread or perhaps elsewhere on Pinside that were helpful. Verify if threaded part is stripped and use a tap & die set to fix. It seems like the reason that part came loose is due to a misaligned thread (at least for me) - this caused the screw to get stuck and then the whole damn thing came out!. Once that is taken care of, it just needs to be glued back into Balrog as mentioned above.
OR - try what LOTR_breath just posted; that could be easier. Tks!
Thank you for the replies. This is exactly was happened Williams95. The main problem is that when I tried to fix the thread, the receiving stud broke in half.
Quoted from wombat:Need some help please. I'm currently cleaning up my LOTR and removed Balrog. The part the arrow is pointing to is actually broken. I can't find a part number. It's the part that the screw screws into, holding the mounting bracket to Balrog.
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For anyone interested, this product worked very well for adding a threaded insert into Balrog.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015CAPAPM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01
My Balrog LED flasher will work in tests (coil and flasher) but not in the game. I'm actually only testing the flasher during the beginning of the game. Balrog should light up during the initial movement, correct? Is there a setting I'm missing?
Quoted from TrekTobbyGermany:Balrog switch and light will behave strange if the wires start to crack. The movement does a lot of stress to the wires... Just an option to check. Fortunately not expensive to fix
I originally thought this could be the problem but the flasher behavior continues with a new harness.
Quoted from wombat:I originally thought this could be the problem but the flasher behavior continues with a new harness.
I had a brand new Rottendog board as my spare. Installed it but have the exact same behavior as before. The Balrog flasher will work in test mode but not while playing a game. Any ideas?
Quoted from wombat:I had a brand new Rottendog board as my spare. Installed it but have the exact same behavior as before. The Balrog flasher will work in test mode but not while playing a game. Any ideas?
I finally figured out this particular problem. Hopefully this can help someone in the future. If anyone else observes this Balrog behavior, it was directly related to switch #32. This switch is located on the Balrog assembly underneath the playfield. I finally realized that I wouldn't hear Balrog's roar when the flasher would not work. This was due to a flaky switch #32. Now working properly with new switch installed.
Still cleaning up my LOTR. Just found out why my bottom pop-bumper isn't working. See pic. Would this be why my Barad-Dur tower coil isn't working? Transistor, diode (not on the coil), and coil measure fine with DMM.
Thank you for the reply LOTR_breath. I'm going to take the entire pop assembly out and rebuild. New parts coming. I can tell someone had changed out this particular coil as well - not a factory coil. Bottom pop transistor was also shorted on the driver board as well. Just to clarify, the blue single signal wire is positive - left (anode), and the two yellow wires are negative - right (cathode).
Quoted from wombat:Still cleaning up my LOTR. Just found out why my bottom pop-bumper isn't working. See pic. Would this be why my Barad-Dur tower coil isn't working? Transistor, diode (not on the coil), and coil measure fine with DMM.
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For future reference, if the bottom pop bumper is disconnected, power will not reach the coil controlling Barad-Dur tower. With the bottom pop bumper working properly now, the Barad-Dur tower is finally working correctly.
Quoted from glpinball:My left flipper buzzes or hums when I hold it. Sounds like could be the coil. Any cause for concern?
You most likely need a new coil stop.
Need some help please! I removed the left plastics next to the flipper. I realized the plastic posts are different sizes when reinstalling. Is the top plastic higher near the spotlight (flipper) or is it higher towards the edge (vinyl rail)? The picture is what I currently reinstalled. I have the top plastic leaning towards the middle. How are your plastics installed? Thank you in advance.
IMG_20230306_122136444 (resized).jpgAlways carefully look at the ring insert. This insert will lift, causing a crack within the outer orange circle. Playfield color can be funky. If you look at the characters, skin tone should be normal. Character color can look too light or too green. The Stern Whitestar CPU board is very difficult to find. Make sure there is no acid damage near the battery pack. Most parts are still available. This pin is awesome - great pick.
Quoted from triggur:I have a weird problem with LotR that I can't explain. The Right VUK fires just fine in test mode and ball search mode, but when the switch is triggered, it's so weak that it can't lift the ball.
Here's a video of the issue: https://imgur.com/a/kpLd6xU
What on earth could cause this?
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/lotr-left-vuk-weak-during-play
I changed the coil and my left VUK works very well now. I am currently using a Rottendog driver board.
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