Did you check the SD card?

Aware of the shock transmitted to the playfield from the action of the game, I rubber mounted the two node boards that are under the playfield in SW.

The node boards mounted to the underside of the playfield are mounted on hard plastic bushings. Vibration was my concern and apparently Stern's as well as they started zip tying components together to better withstand the vibration. I rubber mounted the playfield boards,

Yes. I used rubber isolators. Not too difficult.

This is the problem.

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I can't think of anything that is anywhere near the price and has, in effect, no warranty.

The market for Iron Maiden has been 50-50, according to people I know in the business and their distributors.

Warranty? Two months is not what I would consider to be a reasonable warranty on something that costs this much. What about the Pinsider that had to spend 350 bucks 10 months into ownership for a replacement node board? It should be at least a year in black and white, with an extended warranty as an option.

I have not had to obtain a node board yet. I was referring to a previous post that someone else had made.

If Stern no longer produces parts and schematics are not available, then what would you do if you need a board? This is alarming, that it could be as little as three years time until obsolescence.

So who is producing boards for the aforementioned games, WWE and KISS, if Stern is not any longer?

I am referring to post #262. He states that Stern has stopped production of boards for those games, or did I read it wrong?

I believe that Stern said that there is short protection built-in to the node board system just to ensure that component replacement would not be needed in case an led were to short out.

This is why you don't secure electronic hardware to a pinball playfield.

It's not as if Stern is hurting for cash as the pinball market is taking off. Very puzzling that Stern would make decisions based on cost alone to make a quick buck in the short term when successful business models plan for for the longer term. The reasonable conclusion is planned obsolescence.

They aren't. That's why I went ahead and rubber mounted them.

I used elastic isolation mounts specific to electronic components used in drones. They are designed for this. In addition, the cables connected to the board dampen out any lower frequency vibrations.

The lightweight nature of the parts susceptible to the lead fracture have vibration moments in tune with the shocks transmitted through the playfield during play. While the boards in my spike machine have the zip tie securement from the factory, I took an extra step that I feel will prevent any potential vibration damage to the other transistors and components.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06ZXT21DX/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

They screw right into the holes left by the screws. Then I used some half inch long machine screws through the plastic standoffs.

The components that concern me are the ones elevated off the board on leads, not the smds. The diode that has been identified as a possible trouble spot is next to a row of transistors and Stern's fix is to zip tie the diode to the nearest transistor. The diode has 2 leads while the transistor has 3 and has more ability to survive vibration. Placing silicone on the components is a problem because airflow is needed to keep them cool.

Agreed that the TNA has excellent sound compared to Stern pins. Love the bass at ball launch. Good to know that the amp setup helps.

Where is it available? The amp appears to be model #ZYDZ060 but Amazon doesn't have a new one.

OK, just disconnect the factory subwoofer leads and hook everything to this?

I see that the Lepai amp is for use with 8 ohm speakers. I just bought some Kicker 4 ohm cabinet speakers...

While I had the backglass off doing an update to SWP, I noticed the the cpu heat sink to be rather warm to the touch. While I am sure the the operating temps are well within limits, my computer building geek experience took over and I installed a fan on the heat sink. MUCH cooler to the touch. This can't be bad. I ran the wires from the accessory plug and mounted the fan from the backbox cable tie bolts so the whole thing doesn't touch the cooler at all. PS- The fan is very quiet and inaudible with the glass on.

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Thanks, I just was going what little info I could find.

So, yeah, you are correct, I don't know why I didn't see that before.

When connecting this unit to the machine, what do you do with the stock subwoofer out leads?

Add the grommets. I did early on.

Reseat the SD card. Did that I see. I had a processor board go out on SW with the same symptoms.