Quoted from robey99:

I am having this same issue. Did you ever get a final resolution.

Quoted from crobby:

The thing that finally did the trick for me was to ever so slightly bend (almost more of a tweak than any visible bend) the assembly so it lined up a bit better to let the plunger go in and out of the coil more freely. It's been firing great ever since. Your mileage may vary. Good luck.
I did also take it apart and give the coil sleeve a cleaning, but it wasn't particularly dirty and probably didn't actually help me much.

Quoted from dluth:

Damn - I think I bypassed the Most Secret Machine mode alltogether - I got my 4th and 5th ticket at about the same time as I had stacked Kid and Gobstopper multiballs and completed them right after one another - I then started Pure Imagination while on my last ball and drained so never got to see the Most Secret Machine! My prior best had been 3 gold tickets. I'm bummed!

Quoted from daveyvandy:

I did the same exact thing today! Definitely a bug for sure. I can't even get the first damn shot on pure imagination

Quoted from daveyvandy:

I did the same exact thing today! Definitely a bug for sure. I can't even get the first damn shot on pure imagination

Quoted from dluth:

Is it a bug though? Where is MSM started from?

Quoted from parsonsaj:

OK after a couple dozen plays on my new SE I have an observation and a couple questions:
1) The gobstopper motor is LOUD! It seems to be right up there with the soccer ball motor on the WCS94 I had until recently. It passes all tests just fine so I assume this is just the way it is. I didn't expect to be able to hear the motor even with the glass on!
2) For anyone who has installed the Hooked on Pinball backbox light kit... the written instructions were not very clear about which LED their piggyback cable is supposed to plug into. Any chance of getting a picture from someone? Hooked has a picture on his shop here, but it just shows the wires coming out and I don't see an LED at that location on my game.
3) I will be installing that extra post on the game very soon that was included in the coinbox before I get too frustrated with the game! There is a washer in the same bag with the post... I assume that goes between the bottom of the post and the playfield? Or does that washer have another purpose?

Quoted from parsonsaj:

OK after a couple dozen plays on my new SE I have an observation and a couple questions:
1) The gobstopper motor is LOUD! It seems to be right up there with the soccer ball motor on the WCS94 I had until recently. It passes all tests just fine so I assume this is just the way it is. I didn't expect to be able to hear the motor even with the glass on!
2) For anyone who has installed the Hooked on Pinball backbox light kit... the written instructions were not very clear about which LED their piggyback cable is supposed to plug into. Any chance of getting a picture from someone? Hooked has a picture on his shop here, but it just shows the wires coming out and I don't see an LED at that location on my game.
3) I will be installing that extra post on the game very soon that was included in the coinbox before I get too frustrated with the game! There is a washer in the same bag with the post... I assume that goes between the bottom of the post and the playfield? Or does that washer have another purpose?

Quoted from robey99:

Same here. When that thing turns, it sounds like it is grinding. It’s loud. I almost thought it was part of the play sounds at first.

Quoted from daveyvandy:

I wonder if it was a recent build problem? I cannot hear the motor even with the glass off. Maybe they changed the motor recently? What are your build dates?

Quoted from parsonsaj:

My build date is 10/31/2019.

Quoted from robey99:

Same here. When that thing turns, it sounds like it is grinding. It’s loud. I almost thought it was part of the play sounds at first.

Quoted from daveyvandy:

I wonder if it was a recent build problem? I cannot hear the motor even with the glass off. Maybe they changed the motor recently? What are your build dates?

Quoted from parsonsaj:

3) I will be installing that extra post on the game very soon that was included in the coinbox before I get too frustrated with the game! There is a washer in the same bag with the post... I assume that goes between the bottom of the post and the playfield? Or does that washer have another purpose?

Quoted from daveyvandy:

I wonder if it was a recent build problem? I cannot hear the motor even with the glass off. Maybe they changed the motor recently? What are your build dates?

Quoted from crobby:

Before the plunger fires, should the ball be touching the forks of the plunger or resting on the to of the manual shooter? Mine is resting on the tip of the shooter rod, but even if I pull back the shooter rod to let the ball get to the forks, it's no guarantee that the auto plunge will be successful.
This is driving me crazy. I'm pretty sure that I got the Wonka with every possible problem.

Quoted from parsonsaj:

Had something weird happen today. Was in the midst of a decent game, when both of the monitors went totally black. The game continued playing as if nothing was wrong, but you couldn't see anything on either screen. I played the rest of the balls and powered the game off and back on and everything has been fine in probably 15 games since then. Anyone else seen that happen? Once on my loaner Dialed In I saw one of the monitors go black but never ALL of them at once. Should I file a service ticket (I've only had the game 3 days!) or just write it off as an anomaly?

Quoted from parsonsaj:

Had something weird happen today. Was in the midst of a decent game, when both of the monitors went totally black. The game continued playing as if nothing was wrong, but you couldn't see anything on either screen. I played the rest of the balls and powered the game off and back on and everything has been fine in probably 15 games since then. Anyone else seen that happen? Once on my loaner Dialed In I saw one of the monitors go black but never ALL of them at once. Should I file a service ticket (I've only had the game 3 days!) or just write it off as an anomaly?

Quoted from zaphX:

Did you recently change the system clock?

Quoted from parsonsaj:

Yes, about an hour before that happened! Is there a connection?

Quoted from zaphX:

I believe there is. I've seen phantom blackouts myself when adjusting the clock. My theory is that it gets a sleep timer out of sync on the display.
Like your experience, it never recurred after a reboot.

Quoted from parsonsaj:

Thanks! That probably makes sense... I wasn't sure but it seemed like it flashed up a message like my laptop does when it's left idle too long, but it came and went so quickly that I couldn't really read it.
I'll probably submit a ticket just to get their opinion on it and to get it on the record should it become a bigger problem in the future.

Quoted from slippifishi:

Did it happen as soon as you started kid multiball (ie. hit the target) or does it get past the intro? LE or shaker installed?
Be interesting to hear if the problem persists if you remove the tilt bob. I haven't had any problems like this with stacked multiballs, though I am surprised to be honest, especially with the shaker
because when you've got all 6 balls going it does get a bit manic; and then you start wonkatania...
...and then you drain.

Quoted from parsonsaj:

I do have a shaker... but the odd thing is I never even get a warning... just a tilt. Later today I will try to take the tilt bob off. Actually I think the tilt bob isn’t centered in the ring either... need to fix that too

Quoted from zaphX:

I believe there is. I've seen phantom blackouts myself when adjusting the clock. My theory is that it gets a sleep timer out of sync on the display.

Like your experience, it never recurred after a reboot.

Quoted from parsonsaj:

OK another thing I've had happen now more than once... The game tilts with no prior warning, even though I have the warning count set to 3 and have it set to per-ball instead of per-game.

Quoted from pinball_keefer:

It's an os or driver level thing we haven't figured out yet. For the record, you can hook up a keyboard and press any key and it will come back (that's mainly how we know it's not us).

Haven't heard anything about this. My only suggestion offhand is make sure it really is on per ball.

Quoted from waldo34:

Had the same issue, only got worse. In the end I found the trough test sometimes failed and JJP had to replace my boards.

Quoted from Oneangrymo:

Hi guys, I was thinking about getting a Wonka CE edition. Is it a wide body? Also does anyone know how much it weighs? Anyone have any negative comments about it , or you all love it?
Trying to figure out if get this (since my wife may like it), or wait for Guns N Roses (which I know my wife won't give a damn about)

Quoted from zaphX:

It is not a widebody.
It is heavy like all JJP pins though!
It is still a game that grabs us after almost 10k plays (first 5k on an SE, then we upgraded to the CE.)
The CE package is very nice, we especially like the Julie Dawn Cole callouts. Lots of nice to haves, sparkle playfield / candy armor / undercab lighting.
100% no regrets for us. Wife plays more than I do!

Quoted from Oneangrymo:

Does it come with raDcals?

Quoted from zaphX:

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Quoted from rockrand:

I figured it out, a weight for spinner,I have not seen them on other games before

Quoted from KLR2014:

Joined the club with LE #555. Really beautiful game. A few things that are a bit disappointing. Bought it NIB with a production date of July 2019 and the play field doesnt look good, there are vertical lines visible in the playfield. I have had all JJP games, and still have Pirates and Hobbit and never seen this before.
I reported this today to JJP and I know Jack will fix it but was hoping I had luck with that production date although I knew it had issues in that production period.
Another thing is the sound, it sound a bit hollow. I think I saw someone mentioning that the sound with the headset is great so it must be something else. Anyone changed something to improve ? I read something about a filter ?
Anyways love to play the game and my high score is 2.8mil with 1 ticket... so long way to go but what a beauty!

Quoted from FlippinJB:

Definitely. My spinner almost literally exploded during the best round of Super Spinner I have ever played. I was really hammering that thing, which is good, as I'm normally useless. There are two weights which clamp around the bar, and the front and back plates with the graphics on. JJP sent a replacement, but I haven't installed it yet because I can't be arsed to take the right ramp off. Instead, a healthy dose of Gorilla Weld epoxy seems to be holding it. If it flies apart again, I will bite the bullet and replace it.

Quoted from robgo777:

Hello,
Just picked up a NIB Wonka LE the other day to add to my collection. I picked up the Lermods Wonkavator for it as I think it is one of the best mods our there for this title. Unfortunately I didn't see any other posts about installing their version on an LE/CE so I wanted to share my experience with you.
Attached are some photos of the installation. The instructions suggest using the mounting bracket that is at the foot of the mod and attaching it to the ramp screw just behind the Ooompa Loompa camera man. The first couple of photos illustrate this. Two things I didn't like about mounting it that way. First the wonkavator ends up partially hidden behind the oompa loompa. Second, it ends up being tilted a bit. I played around with that location... tried rotating the mod around into different positions but was unable to find a good spot that made sense.
Luckily I had a spare bracket out of a scared stiff ramp repair kit:
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/01-14705-3
I installed one end of the bracket onto that same ramp screw and used the other end to mount to the wonkavator. I had to bend the bracket a little so that the wonkavator would sit in the position I wanted it to. In the end the mod was positioned perfectly (at least IMHO). No issues with the ball going up the ramp either. One other adjustment I had to make was to the spotlight that is right behind the secret machine. After I turned the game on the light was directed right at the wonkavator which made it look strange. I loosened up the screw for the spotlight and rotated it over to the corner. That got the light off the mod and also brightened up the corner some more.
Next step was to install the included power supply box which houses the relay and the light sensor that activates the wonkavator. The instructions weren't clear on where to mount this so I chose to place it as per the attached images. There was another open spot over next to where the playfield bracket is but I didn't like it that close to the bracket. I ran the light sensor underneath the upper right flipper assembly and everything fit nicely.
Rob is a friend of mine and I shared with him all of my feedback. I think he may look into placing another mounting bracket on the other side of the wonkavator for the LE/CE models. In the meantime, a $9 bracket from Marco would allow you to install the mod the way I have shown.
P.S. If you do not bend the bracket down enough the wonkavator will sit too high and the top point will come in contact with the playfield glass.
Hope this helps somebody, and I am glad to be part of the club!
Best Regards,
Robert Goebel
Pinshakers
www.pinshakers.com
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Quoted from robgo777:

Hello,
Just picked up a NIB Wonka LE the other day to add to my collection. I picked up the Lermods Wonkavator for it as I think it is one of the best mods our there for this title. Unfortunately I didn't see any other posts about installing their version on an LE/CE so I wanted to share my experience with you.
Attached are some photos of the installation. The instructions suggest using the mounting bracket that is at the foot of the mod and attaching it to the ramp screw just behind the Ooompa Loompa camera man. The first couple of photos illustrate this. Two things I didn't like about mounting it that way. First the wonkavator ends up partially hidden behind the oompa loompa. Second, it ends up being tilted a bit. I played around with that location... tried rotating the mod around into different positions but was unable to find a good spot that made sense.
Luckily I had a spare bracket out of a scared stiff ramp repair kit:
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/01-14705-3
I installed one end of the bracket onto that same ramp screw and used the other end to mount to the wonkavator. I had to bend the bracket a little so that the wonkavator would sit in the position I wanted it to. In the end the mod was positioned perfectly (at least IMHO). No issues with the ball going up the ramp either. One other adjustment I had to make was to the spotlight that is right behind the secret machine. After I turned the game on the light was directed right at the wonkavator which made it look strange. I loosened up the screw for the spotlight and rotated it over to the corner. That got the light off the mod and also brightened up the corner some more.
Next step was to install the included power supply box which houses the relay and the light sensor that activates the wonkavator. The instructions weren't clear on where to mount this so I chose to place it as per the attached images. There was another open spot over next to where the playfield bracket is but I didn't like it that close to the bracket. I ran the light sensor underneath the upper right flipper assembly and everything fit nicely.
Rob is a friend of mine and I shared with him all of my feedback. I think he may look into placing another mounting bracket on the other side of the wonkavator for the LE/CE models. In the meantime, a $9 bracket from Marco would allow you to install the mod the way I have shown.
P.S. If you do not bend the bracket down enough the wonkavator will sit too high and the top point will come in contact with the playfield glass.
Hope this helps somebody, and I am glad to be part of the club!
Best Regards,
Robert Goebel
Pinshakers
www.pinshakers.com
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Quoted from Lermods:

Thx, if anyone has any questions please let us know.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to offer for a limited time a free Wonka Tophat with any minimum purchase of $99 of Wonka mods. This hat is printed off of thingiverse and we paint it, we are not selling it. I've seen others selling them, but to be honest I don't understand why they are any other color but red to match his hat in the game and topper (if you have one.)[quoted image][quoted image]