Just got this sweet game. I’ve looked thru this thread a lot but have a couple of questions if someone could answer I’d be very appreciative.
1) my glass rattles even with the shaker motor set to low. Any suggestions?
2) occasionally at the start of a new ball when I hit the left flipper it also triggers the left ramp diverter to lower also - this is before the ball is even plunged.
3) my left spotlight seems to move a little “jittery” at times.
4) sometimes I heard a load buzzing noise like a coil being activating but I’m not pressing a flipper button and I don’t think it’s the axl magnet either.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions on any of this. Super stoked to get into this game!

For those that had to do the spotlight bracket “trimming” service bulletin- will regular wire cutters work or did you all use the specific ones JJP recommended? Also, part of this is lazy but mostly I don’t want to mess something up that is currently working but seems like you could get to that area that needs to be trimmed without removing everything, at least on the right spotlight. Thanks!

Super cool offer guys! Thanks in advance. Love pinside and thanks as always for everyone taking time to help others out. Great hobby made even better by a great community!

Pinmonk makes them… just search in the market for them or pinmonk.com

Looks like a ton of people recommend getting a pinwoofer for this. Just to be clear it this recommendation mostly about quality of sound and call outs or just some heart thumping bass and sound? I ask bc I typically have to play after the wife and kids (1&4) go to bed so blasting sound that rocks the house isn’t something I can really take advantage of very often. I guess I could use headphones but I’d prefer not to wear them. So that said, it is still something you’d recommend even if I keep the volume at like 14? Thanks!

So I have no friends … at least none that have a GNR on Scorbit . I’d love to see what challenges are all about. So if anyone is looking for a quality Scorbit friend feel free to challenge HornerSyndrome I’ve only had the game 2 weeks and can only play occasionally as I have two young boys - 1 and 3. Love it so far! Game on!

Thanks guys! Looking forward to some challenges!
Now I just got to replace both of my vertical spotlight servos.
I think I F-ed them up when I did the trimming the arm per JJP bulletin so they wouldn’t break. Irony is now the vertical servo doesn’t work and I think I messed up the calibration when I moved the orientation to get access to the arm to trim. Should I just disconnect them until I get replacements if the calibration and vertical servos don’t work so I don’t mess them up more?

Holy Crap! Apparently I work well under pressure! Thanks for the challenges all. After 3-4 poor games getting warmed up and trying to figure out changes patches on the fly (thanks to all the info here about strategy) I blew up my GC of 23 mil prior with getting 2 band frenzies and just trying to pepper the pops during Sweet Child. I only went in with 61 song value but hit the applause jackpot for a cool 70 mil! The rest of my balls sucked as my total was 72 mil but what a rush!

I’ve had the game about a month now but have a couple of rule questions I can’t find / figure out.
1. What does the “fog” insert do in the upper playfield?
2. What is the single / double / triple jackpots for AMP MB? Hurry up shots but what determines JP?
3. What about Lights multiball? Shoot Ramps but what is the JP? Center scoop?
4. Pyro is easy - switch frenzy and then action button.
5. Crowd is two random lit shots then under the flipper for JP but what determines size of JP?
6. What determines the JP size for power chord? Tilt forums rules say it’s a set number but mine is variable.
Thanks!

I also had the blue foam snubber break off. Do you need to remove the upper playfield to get those two nuts off and on or is there some cool little tool I can use or can I just loosen the scoop hood enough to access them? Also since these break off any thought to putting something like electrical tape or something over them - seems like that could prevent future breakage. Thoughts?

How do you “zero” the spotlight servos if you were stupid and didn’t realize you couldn’t adjust them by hand. I did the JJP service bulletin to trim the arm so it doesn’t hit and break and it says in there to position it pointed up to access it so I did that but assume I messed up the servo as shortly after both my vertical servos stopped working. So I ordered replacements but since I changed the positioning by hand do they still zero out correctly or how would I make sure I don’t mess up my replacement ones also? Thanks!

I’ve had the game about a month now but have a couple of rule questions I can’t find / figure out.
1. What does the “fog” insert do in the upper playfield?
2. What is the single / double / triple jackpots for AMP MB? Hurry up shots but what determines JP?
3. What about Lights multiball? Shoot Ramps but what is the JP? Center scoop?
4. Pyro is easy - switch frenzy and then action button.
5. Crowd is two random lit shots then under the flipper for JP but what determines size of JP?

Great job! Super fun game. Just keeps getting deeper and always something more to try and achieve. I can’t think of a pin that gets your heart thumping when a big applause jackpot is ready.

For those who installed the pinwoofer on a GNR - for the main 8” speaker it says to remove the metal grate bc it can rattle. Well mine is not only stapled down but there are metal screw holes (female) are threaded through it. How did you remove those or did you just install it with the metal grate left in? Help is very much appreciated!

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Thanks. Last question- I hope. Did your four screws protrude this far under the cabinet? I don’t see how they wouldn’t once you remove the wooden block and replace it with the thinner mounting bracket. PS - I will pull out that grate that is in the picture now if I am able without ripping out the metal inserts.

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Thanks Dan and pinside peps! Excited to try this out!

So I trusted the plethora of great feedback from on this forum to pull the trigger on the pinwoofer KO system and no surprise I am SUPER happy! Dan and all of you were great helping me out with my questions but overall really pretty easy install. Did the pinmonk fans at the same time. Game is somehow even better!

Thanks to all those posting about gameplay strategy and how they got huge points. Thanks to SKB for the song shot run down. All great info and appreciate the time to list it out for us. Nice to have the “GNR Cliff Notes”. Keep it coming!

Also JJP does have a full spotlight service bulletin for replacement of links and servos which I found helpful when I replaced all 4 of mine with the upgraded EMAX version. I needed to wrap the “gear” with plumbers tape as it was just a hair smaller than the originals but seems to be working fine now.

Hey I know this has been addressed before but my AXL magnet went out. In the key posts it says about bypassing it but I’m not really sure what that means or how to do that. Seems like it could be a resister or a fuse issue? Hard time getting any extra balls which is a bummer as I just hit a great score for me 58 mil but had 2 uncollected extra balls I left on the table. Thanks in advance for the help.

Thanks and yes let me know when the cooler is completed - I have your fans already which are super helpful. When you say ask for a replacement - am I just replacing the coil itself then or do I need to replace anything else?

Funny, I hit a 5 ball PC bad shortly after in that song hit the applause JP and literally jumped up in the air and fist pumped while listening to the cheers for “encore!” Love that you get a little break to celebrate. None of my other pins make me do this. Killing Smaug in Hobbit is super satisfying but there isn’t the long build up of pressure for a huge JP like GNR does so well. I’m a score junky but with this pin score doesn’t even matter sometimes - it just fun to get a JP and go to encore.

Ditto!

For those that need the blue snubber rubbers. JJP has them in stock for $1.99 each and charges cost for shipping. I know people had issues getting them and pinball life I think was charging $3.99 each and extra for shipping.
Also some might not like this idea but I did put electrical tape over the blue (one I don’t like the blue) and two I’m hoping it prevents them snapping off again as I find them annoying to replace. So far so good.

Sorry I looked at the manual but apparently I’m an idiot. Which board is the LED/PFC (ACC) board? Once I locate that, I assume I start with making sure a cable didn’t come loose or there a a broken wire? Thanks.

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You mentioned maxed out song level - what is the max sing level? I think I’ve had in the 160s before but I’m not certain. Is that number still the same max if you go into an encore song? Anyone know if there is a max for album modes?

I didn’t like the idea of replacing my snubbers routinely so I wrapped a piece of electrical tape around the whole thing to hold it in place and reduce the risk of it breaking. No for everyone but you don’t see it much and the black “hides” better than the bright blue snubber anyways. I think it’s really unlikely to break again with the tape and to be fair if it does the take should hold the snubber in place anyways. Just a thought and if you don’t like it it’s really easy to remove. Just a thought and is working well for me so far.

I can get another pic if needed but I have the right side with the electrical tape off so you can see the difference. I made a complete loop around the maybe 1” metal guide/bracket so it has some holding power. I think the black blends in better actually.

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I’ve really enjoyed this thread…unfortunately, not so much lately. I would like to start enjoying it again and would just kindly ask all to be respectful. Opinions of all are welcome but my preference is it’s just done in a cordial way. I have benefitted from the help / instruction / videos from zaphX both in this and other forums (especially with LTG not with JJP anymore ) and the help / thoughts / energy of vespula. So I thank you both. I also understand it’s an open forum and this is just my opinion- I’d personally just rather read about pinball. We all agree this is an awesome game - let’s keep it an awesome forum for all to enjoy.

Sounds like a sweet machine! Welcome to the club! As a follower of all of your rule and strategy insights on the POTC thread, I’m excited to have you join and give your thoughts on GNR. My first love is still pirates but nothing gets me amped up like GNR!

Thanks man! Already blew one magnet coil and have been waiting for these before I installed the new one so I didn’t blow that one also. I assume it’s best to install the new coil before the fans otherwise I’ll have to uninstall the fan to access the coil - right?

No need to wait they are ready!!! Also it is free shipping over $100 I believe so doesn’t matter anyways. Get them ordered and start crushing it!

So everyone knows with regard to 3D printing. A number of public libraries offer 3D printing services for free. I have used this for a couple of small mods for pinball and the spotlight linkages with the thingiverse links sent to your local library may be all that you need. Just something to look into if you need something simple printed.

Anyone have a good “fix” or adjustment for the factory center scoop metal “wings” lifting up? They don’t really bend back flat and stay. I was just about ready to get the Cliffy for it but sounds like it’s a PITA to install and it has its own issues with lifting or breaking. Thanks!

I kept the original part also - mostly bs I heard the cliffy is a time consuming job to install. I do however have both of the side “tabs” lifting. Sounds like Cliffy also has this issue at times. I am curious if anyone with the original has had luck bending the tabs back down? I tried but they are metal and just seem to lift back up as soon as the pressure is off of them. Anyone have any tricks?

100% agree! I have both, both are keepers for these exact reasons.

So just played again after a few games all of my left lanes (both in and one out) as well as my left sling just stopped working but the left flipper is ok. Switch test doesn’t respond. Some transistor or not plugged in correctly? Thanks for any help!

if you hit a clean left loop shot and then hold the right upper flipper does your ball consistently hit the coma target? Mine used to do this and now it hits just below it. I tried adjusting the flipper alignment but if I raise it up enough to hit the target then the ball hits the flipper tip even at rest and deflects it SDTM. I did move my machine and re-level it but seems like that slight a change wouldn’t effect the ball path that much on a fast shot but I’m not sure. Any ideas as I like the easiest hit on the coma target with the clean left loop shot? Thanks!

Sorry if this was discussed prior but I couldn’t find it. I cashed out of a song (I think it was This I Love” for 210 mil) and the game kinda crashed. Screen stayed white and lights on playfield kept flashing like they do after you cash out but it was “stuck” in that and never kicked out a ball and even after putting a ball in play, no switches registered. So I just had to reboot. Anyone else have this issue and is it only with certain songs?

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