Glad to see pro's shipping. Ordered in April and hoping to get in before the price increase.

Just got my email. Pro is on the way

Is this speculation? I don't follow the pricing threads.

Game Exchange?

Also, do they drop ship from the factory or is my pro traveling to Colorado before turning around and coming back to 20 miles from the stern factory?

Yep. Looks like it's headed from Colorado. Tracking only says two days, so that's cool. We'll see

Double check. You have it listed for $5,500

Yeah, JJ said that they "split the batch". I ordered the pro in April.

My pro showed up like this as well and was curious. I think I'm fine with it but considering opening them both up. I think the torture is half the fun

Also consider that unless something has changed with stern pins, resetting the code or updating will bring the play count back to zero. At least that was how it was pre-spike.

Not implying anyone on pinside is dishonest, but it could happen. I put little weight on total plays.

See the stack of leaf switches (circled)? Those should not be touching. As the newton gets hit, that pole is going to wiggle inside that little plastic cup. As it is hit and shifts positions, it should close those leaf switches.

Try getting that pole at a perfect height so those leaf switches are not touching when it is at rest, but VERY close so that when it gets hit, they close.

Hope this helps.

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Right. This could be another point of adjustment.

You'll want to make sure you know which switch is firing when you hit the flipper. In the diagnostics, you should look for a switch test. It's basically a mode that will show exactly which switch is being pressed. Once you're there, hit the flipper to determine which one is firing. If it's the newton ball, you'll need to go back and gap those leaf switches a bit more. It needs to be enough gap so that it doesn't touch with vibration, but not too much gap that it closes with vibration.

Yeah, go with medium. That's what mine is on. Not sure where you saw directors cut, but sounds interesting

You can always reset factory defaults if you don't care about your scores

I basically did the same thing. Now that I have it in hand, I went with he following.
Shaker motor
Real knocker kit
Cyborg Eddie from Prem
Piece of Mind eddie from Prem
Iron maiden keychain

That's it. I might consider blades (anyone with mirror blads? Pics?)

Same. Mine was launching shallow and bricking into the post below the upper left upper flipper.

The very first step is to adjust the the lane guide itself. Here is what stern sent me. It's a 15 minute job that fixed the issue for me, but it's now failing again. I'm not sure about a more permanent fix as I would assume the wedge hack brings the launch lower?
Iron MaidenCross shot Adjustment & new rail 535-1725-03.pdf

I drive a forester and I've moved a few pins in it. I would imagine you're good.

Grab a dowel rod and set it under the pin once you start to load it. You can then "roll" the pin inside. It helps a great deal.

It's not a single leaf switch. Partial button press will activate the first stage of the leaf, full push activates both stages. Try holding down the button part way, and you'll notice only the lower flipper activate. Full press = both flipper activated.

This is especially helpful in multiball if you are cradeling one ball, and shooting the other. You can open up the lanes up top by stage flipping.

I have my maiden pro in the breakroom at my office, and this has happened twice in two weeks. Anyone else experience this? Common issue, fix?

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Mystery solved. Thank you kind sir.

Now to just figure out where it's floating around.