Hi all - does anyone have dimensions for where to drill for LEDs for lighting up the shooter knob? I finally ordered a Modfather amber shooter rod (and one day after I did, got a mail from Marco specialties that the Stern ones that come as an assembly with the LEDs was now in stock again - sigh.) and want to add LEDs to the existing shooter plate. I want to know what angle (don't think that they should be perpendicular - more likely angled toward the shooter) to drill and what is the proper location to get good illumination. Anyone have experience and could make a sketch? Also if you have done this, did you paint the drilled hole barrel black or leave it shiny aluminum?

Thanks in advance!

Best Regards,
Richard

No problem - here is the link for the stern illuminated amber shooter rod assembly.
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/502-7101-00

PS: I have no affiliation with any suppliers/stores.

Best Regards,
Richard

Yup - I have been coveting one since I got my JPP last November. It will be my first mod. Get them while they last, has been more than 6 months since they were available.

Best Regards,
Richard

Hi all - another topic: my raptor dude got caught in the downward position on the top of the pen - so it didn't bob when it should. It seemed to be misaligned. I had to remove him, drill out his foot mounting holes so that I could rotate him to bob up and down in the center of the pen gap - and not get his hand caught on the edge.
Anyone else had this issue? It was a real pain to take the raptor off and reassemble, his feet are screwed with phillips from the bottom side of the acrylic plate. I needed a short offset screwdriver which I had to fabricate myself (phillips bit held in needle-nose vice-grip locking pliers). I have since bought a nice offset screwdriver from Amazon to add to my toolbox:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028DDD2Y

Again - no affiliation with any stores (but I admit I am a bit of an Amazon addict).

Best Regards,
Richard

Thanks RoadQueen for the close up picture - I can use that as a guide when I drill mine.

Best Regards,
Richard

Modfather has the amber rod and it should be easy to add LEDs.
https://modfatherpinball.com/products/jurassic-park-amber-with-mosquito-shooter-stern

See the installation thread here:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-jurassic-park-pro-shooter-rod-installation-instructions#post-5818500

I'll report on my from-scratch LED install when I am finished.

Best Regards,
Richard

Ok. Had something really weird happen today. All the high scores on my JPP reset except for grand champion. Is this a software bug or something? We had no power glitches or anything like that. Has anyone had this happen to them?
Thanks!

Yes - the default is 2000 games before HSTD reset. It can be set to 0-10000 games or to never. I set it to never.
Thanks!

Best Regards,
Richard

If you continue to struggle with this, there is a different method that I used. I removed the raptor completely and enlarged/elongaged the holes in its feet to allow me to install it (rotated a few degrees) so that its hand doesn't get caught on the raptor pen. It is not easy to get raptor off and put it back - but it is possible. My raptor is working perfectly since I rotated it a bit.
Good luck!

Remove the circled fasteners - note there is one more nut that is left of the picture that doesn't show. You also have to remove the standoff at the back that is circled. There may be one more screw - sorry I didn't take photos when I had it apart. Then you can wiggle the raptor assembly loose high enough to get an offset ratchet screwdriver underneath it - between plastic and the metal side of the ramp. The phillips head screw that holds the raptor faces downward (thanks Stern!). Then you can unscrew the 2 nuts that hold it down, elongate the holes as necessary with a drill or small file, and re-assemble in orientation so that the raptor hands do not get stuck when lowered by the solenoid.
Took me about 45 minutes - may be faster for you given these hints....

Has been solid since I did it so I know it is permanent.

Good luck!

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So I am too cheap to buy the 35Euro Pteranodon mod https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1338-pino-pinball-mods-shop/05234-pteranodon
I found this one on Amazon for 10 bucks. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GL1BHO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00
Drilled a small hole into his body and mounted him with a piece of AWG 14 wire and voila!
The wire is flimsy enough that he shakes around - kind of like he is flying - it is a cool effect.
Now I have money left for a beer.
Cheers!

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Hi - I did it differently - see post 7839: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/welcome-to-the-jurassic-park-le-club/page/157#post-6415202
I took the raptor off and drilled the holes larger so I could rotate it. Has been working ever since.
Good luck!

Agreed - the disassembly was not quick nor easy. The heating method definitely is easier but someone reported difficulty in getting the raptor to stay after cooling. I think that is why the latest instructions say to heat slowly and for longer time to allow internal plastic to become soft and then set properly with new shape.
Best Regards,
Richard

Just finished custom cupholder for JP. Really happy with how it turned out. And yes, the Trex teeth are red
Man I love 3D printing!

Next up are MM and TZ.

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For most of the "hold" actions in the game, if you press and hold both flipper buttons at the same time, the game will skip the delay time. Definitely speeds up the game when you know what you are doing.
Cheers!