I have been wanting to join the club for a while now. I am deciding between the LE (if I can find one) and a CE.

Two questions:
Is the CE playfield sparkle very noticeable? I have not been able to find any picture comparisons between the non sparkle LE and sparkle CE.
Can anyone post a picture of the "red most secret machine" vs the standard one? Again, I haven't been able to find a comparison pic.

And for those that own a CE, can you please share what made you choose it vs an LE? Perhaps the sparkle playfield and red most machine? lol.

Thanks!

The red is not as much of a differentiator as I imagined. Thanks for the pic!

What kind of mods (if any) are recommended?

Do you have any on yours?

Just joined the club with a CE! Loving it!

The game is a little darker than I prefer. And I like to play in the dark.

Thanks for the pics ceterumnet

So is NEO the way to go on the pinstadiums? Has anyone tried the Neo Fusion?

Thanks!

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What's the consensus of when the pf issues were fixed?

I just noticed my newly arrived CE has the same birthday month and day as me! Must be meant to be. Lol

After a few games on my NIB Wonka, I felt my left my flipper was weak. I could barely make it up the right ramp on a perfect shot. I tried to increase the coil strength to max in the settings and even adjusted the switch thinking it may engage too early. None of that worked.

I was getting frustrated until I noticed the coil was missing it's sleeve so there was too much wiggle room. I would have never thought it would be missing a sleeve on a NIB JJP pin! Thank goodness I had a spare. Works great now!

Posting this just in case, someone else notices weak flippers right out of the box.

A couple of random questions:

- I installed some NEOs and wanted to check how everyone's flasher connection to the shaker motor is working. Is something suppose to happen when my shaker motor goes off? My lights don't flash at all when the shaker motor is going. Is it suppose to? I assume it should, but I am a newbie relative to pinstadiums. And where are you guys plugging in the GI and Flashers? Any different locations than what the instructions recommended?

- Is the Oompa Loompa mode suppose to be that dark? I like to play with no lights on and can barely see the balls in that mode and my NEOs are off in that mode.

- Again with the dark room, the picture taken at the end is also very dark because the game turn off all the pf lights when you are entering your initials. On my DI, even with all the room lights off, the glow of the playfield provides enough light to take a decent pic. Any suggestions other than to turn on some dang lights?

I have been putting a lot games on WW, and it's even better than I thought!

Glad to know I am not the only one that thinks it's too dark. Fingers crossed they will fix it in an updated code.

I didn't realize the secondary was UV lights. It makes sense now.

Thanks!

Can anyone tell me what I need to do to get the right most golden ticket?

Thx!

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I set myself up for that one!

Seriously though, what needs to be completed in the game to get that last golden ticket? Anyone?

I wish the golden tickets were labeled.

Thanks! Very informative.... But seems very difficult (for me)

I am still pretty new to Wonka... But I am almost positive my lights lit up 1,2,4 and then 3. But I was so excited perhaps I remember incorrectly.

Has anyone gotten all the tickets here?

How much magnet action is everyone getting? There are 7 in the game. Feeding the left upper flipper is the obvious one, and I sometimes get action on the left mid side, but I don't recall ever sensing magnet action anywhere else.

Thoughts?

Wow! Is there a magnet adjustment setting? Mine barely changes the trajectory and it definitely has never been strong enough to throw it back up the pf.

Here is a pic of my second bar lit before the others. I am so confused. Perhaps it's random?

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I agree it's too dark. And I normally play with no ambient light. This mode pushed me over the edge to get my first set of NEOs. And guess what? The way I wired it, the NEOs don't even come on in the mode.

Congrats on Pure Imagination! Seems like everyone's tickets are lighting up in different patterns...making me think each ticket does represent a specific accomplishment.

Doesn't the CE come with side protectors? Mine did.

Here is what came with my NIB CE. They were placed inside the cabinet, I was surprised to find them in there. Perhaps it's something JJP just started?

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Has anyone had to adjust their camera? My Dialed In camera is great, the pics are nice and sharp. My Wonka camera takes grainy pics. Is this normal? If not, what's the fix? In settings, I found the 1-5 setting, but I didn't think that was the correct adjustment. Thanks for any help.

Good points. My DILE is in the same room and it's night and day (pardon the weak lighting joke) (which also could be a joke as well depending how you read it. It could be weak lighting or a weak joke or both . Probably both. lol)

But seriously, I asked the question because both games are in the same room with same lighting conditions and my DILE is much sharper.

I am dying to know if you found them inside the cab?!?

Congrats! The CE is beautiful!

When I got mine, it also came with a tear on the left art blade. I contacted my distributor and then got a new one sent to me directly from JJP. You shouldn't have a problem getting that resolved. Enjoy!

Never thought of that!

Any idea why that wasn't carried over to WW? Can someone confirm DI and Wonka use the same camera?

Figment Did you check inside your CE pin for the blades? That's where mine were.

Thanks @Camvr2013! I think they look great!

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What did you end up doing? Did the update go through?

Finally hit PURE IMAGINATION!

Such an awesome game!

Looking to add a 3d Wonkavator on my Ce.

Does anyone have any opinions on whether to get the ModCouple one or the interactive Lermod's one. Both look pretty good. But Lermod's spinning top is making me lean it's way.

Can someone pls post a pic of the Lermods Wonkavator installed? The orientation of the screw holes seems off to me. I must not be positioning it correctly. Thanks!

I have an LE/CE. The recommended location of mod placement makes the Wonkavator lean quite a bit. I was hoping to be able to attach it in a more upright position. Thanks for responding.

Any LE/CE owners willing to share an up close pic of it installed?

That's a very nice video. So the problem I am running into is this. On my Wonkavator, I have two screw tabs. I can't find an area where there are 2 screws that I can use.

My second issue is that if I just use one of them (like in your video) the slope of the ramp makes my Wonkavator very tilted. And for my OCD, I can't handle it.

Any thoughts on either of my issues? I keep thinking I am missing something really basic.

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That looks nice. Can you post a close up of how it screws in?

The mod itself is great. Just trying to figure out how best to mount it. The double tabs threw me off. And using the screw on either tabs, makes the wonkavator kind of "wonky" and not plumb.

If I use the other tab over the same screw, the "door" to the wonkavator no longer points towards the front of the pin (the player) and I can see the light/wires inside the wonkavator. I think I am going to just use some double sided mounting tape to adhere it to the plastic and not use any of the screws. May look a little weird having 2 tabs that are not being used but it would solve my issues of not seeing the wires inside and it would be plumb.

Perhaps the LE/CE version should not have any screw tabs and just mounting tape....just my humble opinion. The mod looks fantastic though!

PM sent.

I need some help. I am used to putting in trough lighting for B/W and Sterns. It is possible to hook up some trough lighting using alligator clips in JJPs? If so, what do I clip them to?

Yes.

I have had Wonka for a while now and love the game. How much magnet action is everyone seeing? I rarely notice it. I have started to wonder if there was something wrong with my magnets.

Is there a particular mode where it comes more into play?

Hmmm... so it sounds like there are pins out there where the ball get affected a lot and some like mine and naf where it's barely noticeable.

So Zaphx and chillme, is it happening all the time or which modes is it happening in?

I wonder if there is a way to increase the effect on the ball. I would love to see more magnet action in the middle of the playfield.

Thanks all for the input.

Sounds like I am right where I should be.

The 3D interactive wonkavator is awesome. I really like mine as it immediately draws your attention directly to it when it's on. I also recommend the full translight kit (cool white). I have them on all my JJPs. I like being able to see all the finer details and colors. Both are good mods IMHO.

Welcome to the club!

I thought it was automatic. It's a setting on the CE?

Can you post instructions please?

Please elaborate on the radical difference. What exactly got better when you switched it out? Thx

For those with a CE, do your undercab lights turn off once you start a game?

I just noticed in attract mode, the lights are on, but once I hit the start button they turn off. Is this normal or is this a setting?

I literally went through this last night. Pm me and I can walk you through it.

Looks great. How did you tie into the GI?