Quoted from MJK-911:

ATTENTION!!!!!!!! DO NOT Swap a Node-10 Board from Godzilla into your RUSH, even tho the game played perfectly for almost 2-hours, Today at startup it can’t find node-10 again. So I now have 2-games down with Node-10 not found. Some of you were right, I shouldn’t have done this, but I was getting soo much information on what to do and not do. I knew the Risk, but WTF I dropped $10k on a game and was tired of seeing collect dust. Its such a great game!!!! For the life of me I don’t understand why it worked last night, but blew the board tonight. You would think it would have blown instantly last night after the swap from Godzilla. Pinball can be the most amazing thing, but in a blink of an eye it can be an absolute nightmare!!! I absolutely appreciate everyones help!!!! Will never do this again for sure!!!!

Quoted from Bill2112Rush:

Perhaps Stern and your distributor are still verifying serial #, ownership, and warranty info? If you haven’t heard back from your distributor, reach out and see where they’re at in the process.
Frankly, I was stressed (and a little pissed) over the situation. But, both Stern and my disto we’re really good at copying me on all the correspondence. Has your distributor looped you in on the communications with Stern?
I’m not familiar with MJK-911’s situation other than the post above.
The wiring harness isn’t something Stern has claimed as a cause. That, and the fully seeded connections were cited as common factors by other owners who experienced more recent board failures.
When I was trying to find out “what’d I do wrong or what can I do to prevent the board from failing in the future?” Here’s the info I got back from my Stern tech:
“Hey Bill,
The best advice I can give is to remember that electronic components can fail, but in this case our engineers toned down a part of the game that they believe was over driving the board to prevent this issue from reoccurring. This isn't necessarily a fail safe, but it is designed to alleviate the issue that you experienced.
If you have any other issues in the future, please reach out and we'll be more than glad to assist.”
Another pinsider suggested I check for ANY loose connections or plugs (I believe he indicated that can cause a momentary drop or spike in current; thus frying the board).
Please keep us posted. Hopefully, you’ll get some resolution soon.
Bill

Quoted from Vespula:

Ah I see, ok thank you!
The QR code on the machine and the little card that comes with the booklets and on the apron are all just taking me to the website. I thought they were a part of my individual. I don't know how I make this so complicated. I'm programmed by JJP so this is all new. Thx

Quoted from Vespula:

New pro owner... Talk to me about glass.
First pin gnr with invisiglass, so that's my standard.
Pro glass ain't that. Reflections are very noticeable.
What am I looking at to solve this? The glass Stern puts on le? Where and how much? Any other better options?
Thank you!

Quoted from brainmegaphone:

I'm positive that didn't happen. During their downtime they almost certainly were soldering node boards... which might explain some things...

Quoted from John-Floyd:

From the pic I saw (if legit) the rush topper was a little more in line w previous toppers - not crazy like the mandalorian. Clock in the middle and the Rush albums light up horizontally. Hoping it’s under $1,500.

Quoted from gandamack:

Well got about 2.5 hours worth of play on this new node board before it shit the bed. I guess you got to laugh because Stern ain't gonna do jack about this issue. I knew it would happen, but damn that thing fried quick!

Quoted from gandamack:

As far as total plays before the node 10 chips burn up: got the machine new and got around 700 plays. Spoke with Stern and their solution was to put me on the waitlist for a new board. Got tired of waiting and spent 180 bucks on a new board. Got about 2.5 hours of play on that board before that node 10 board chip cooked.
Going to take apart the clock today, so I can access an area that is hiding an area of wire, after that, I have no idea.

Quoted from Jesterpester:

Stern sent me a new motor with my last node 10 replacement board. Replaced both and got 2 games out of it and blew the board again. 3 blown boards now and I’m stuck here waiting for Stern to figure out what’s going on. Don’t waste your money on a motor as it’s probably beyond that.

Quoted from Hayfarmer:

LE, build date 2/18/22, 675 plays, no issues. Thought I had more plays

Quoted from Hayfarmer:

Force flow is a mod

Quoted from beelzeboob:

In related news, yzfguy will have a Rush LE for sale in about 6 weeks.

Quoted from kmad:

I’m a newb to pinball ownership and was nervous about doing that and other mods/repairs but the instructions were good and I took my time. It turned out great. Do the underneath tunnel mod at he same time if u haven’t already and it will save time from doing them separately. Thought by buying a NIB machine Id be good for a few years before I had to work on it but I’ve already had to repair/ replace a dozen or so things. Machine is playing awesome now (fingers crossed). Good luck.

Quoted from brzezicki:

I just got my Rush premium yesterday, I ended up spending 8 hours reading posts about the node10 boards and found mine had the "Bad" crimps so soldered everything together (thanks to the people to did that node 10 "issues and non-issues" that was great work!.) and checked the node10 connectors too those where good. I really am concerned about Sterns quality assurance though.
I had bought a GZ premium in November and after about 10 games the building fell off. apparently whoever assembled it assembled it wrong luckily it didn't break anything and I was able to get diagrams from Stern on how to reassemble it (some of the pieces that were there were NOT in the manual, but in one of their support docs)
This Rush, had screws laying in the bottom of the box, an airball deflector that wasn't screwed into ANY of the supports, the glass that has a really bad bevel that sounds like it's scratching when you put it in or out of the game. (I put mylar on to wrap it), bad crimps on that ramp, and a coin holder that wasn't secured and bounching around the underside of the game, I'm sure I"ll find more issues.
really sad for a 9-10K product and if your the designer you have to be pissed that such an apparently great game has had such a bad experience for people in terms of qualtiy and parts melting and being useless for months.
I have yet to play it yet as I was up to 5:30AM trying to get everything up and running and solid. but once I get some sleep I"m excited to play it. I hope it doesn't melt down on me
-brian

Quoted from Sloshy:

Is expression lights worth it? Never seen them in person on led zeppelin

Quoted from John-Floyd:

Perhaps nitpicking to some, but it would drive me nuts. I’d ask for a replacement.