EspoPinballHe was/is on the standard color list.
(Topic ID: 252126)
Linked Games
Elvira's House of Horrors (40th anniversary edition)
Stern, 2021-
Elvira's House of Horrors (Blood Red Kiss Edition)
Stern, 2023
-
Elvira's House of Horrors (Limited Edition)
Stern, 2019
-
Elvira's House of Horrors (Premium Edition)
Stern, 2019
-
Elvira's House of Horrors (Signature Edition)
Stern, 2019
Topic Gallery
Budd Lake, NJ
Quoted from P1nhead:@espopinball
Swoods5688
He was/is on the standard color list.
Thanks I just contacted him for purchase
Quoted from PanzerKraken:So I have reached out to Stern about this and haven't heard anything yet, wondering if anyone would know or could help on this, but this is a recurring problem on my Elvira.
Couple months back playing I noticed a bunch of lights on the playfield were flickering instead of being solid or blinking correctly, they would be flickering and sometimes flickering multiple colors, then suddenly said lights would go off. This is a section of the playfield around the house that does this. Lifting the playfield and giggling and reseating connectors looking for loose ones, not finding anything, but put the game back on and the lights are working. So then perhaps a few months later, same thing, again playing with connections, fixes it, but during play few weeks later... yep flickering and lights out. I circled the affected area where the playfield lights are doing this, imagine there is some reason for this, potentially a bad or loose connection but wouldn't know what exactly controls these select lights.
There is power and lights working in these areas, even when the lights go out during a haunt and nothing is lit, during certain light shows, the lights will light up briefly and immediatly go back to none working. For example when you shoot the house to start a haunt, the whole playfield cascades and lights up, the funky non working lights all light up like normal during this, but as soon as mode starts, they are either flickering randomly, or simply not lighting up.
Sometimes just playing the game for a while, the lights begin to work like normal as if they fix themselves. No idea whats going on but it's getting more and more frequent.
[quoted image]
Ours started doing this as well. For now, adjusting the wiring underneath the playfield (bending loop to differing position) has resolved the issue, my 1st thought was a weak spot or break in the wiring since manipulating it seemed to fix the contact, but looks like this may be a deeper issue based on responses to your post.
London
Quoted from ozuba:Ours started doing this as well. For now, adjusting the wiring underneath the playfield (bending loop to differing position) has resolved the issue, my 1st thought was a weak spot or break in the wiring since manipulating it seemed to fix the contact, but looks like this may be a deeper issue based on responses to your post.
Stern had me reseat the serial cable connecting node 9A and 9B nodes. They were seated fine but undid them and put em back on and it's been fixed since, but wondering if it will last. Playing with cables before also temp fixed it. If it happens again I'll need to go deeper
Quoted from Happypin:Hi all
Does anyone else have playfield damage on their Elvira ?
This was purchased May last year and has around 650 lifetime plays.
[quoted image]
That sucks! Sorry.
Quoted from Happypin:Hi all
Does anyone else have playfield damage on their Elvira ?
This was purchased May last year and has around 650 lifetime plays.
[quoted image]
Haven't seen any on mine. Maybe try and find the piece if pf art missing, clear and mylar to protect/re attach it. Contact your distro.
Have you changed your pinballs lately? If not, check to see if they are marked or have any rough edges on them.
Anyone else with BRK have issues dialing in the backdoor skill shot.
I am not sure how the proper operation should be... but the coin drop I have in local machines over the years, I'd miss that skill maybe 1/5 times. I can barely hit it now (1/10 maybe).
Is it, by design, meant to slowly drop without any sort of guide? So unless you plunge with the right speed to have the ball nearly stop at the apex of that orbit, it will not make it in.
Quoted from P1nhead:Anyone else with BRK have issues dialing in the backdoor skill shot.
I am not sure how the proper operation should be... but the coin drop I have in local machines over the years, I'd miss that skill maybe 1/5 times. I can barely hit it now (1/10 maybe).
Is it, by design, meant to slowly drop without any sort of guide? So unless you plunge with the right speed to have the ball nearly stop at the apex of that orbit, it will not make it in.
I've owned a prem, le, and now brk. Brk is by far the hardest of the 3 to hit that shot. Today I'll start lifting left rear leg 1/4 turn at a time to try and find the proper angle.
Quoted from Hayfarmer:I've owned a prem, le, and now brk. Brk is by far the hardest of the 3 to hit that shot. Today I'll start lifting left rear leg 1/4 turn at a time to try and find the proper angle.
I've been trusting the calibration of my dual axis digital bubble level - I would figure 6.5 degree pitch and 0 degree roll was the right setup, maybe it is off, maybe it should be -.25 degree.
I'll do the same. Glad I'm not the only one - when I hit it, the reward center in my brain lights up but it feels more like a luck shot than a skill shot at the moment.
Quoted from Happypin:Hi all
Does anyone else have playfield damage on their Elvira ?
This was purchased May last year and has around 650 lifetime plays.
[quoted image]
I had that happen on an old premium of mine. Hit stern up and they gave me a new playfield. I would recommend you try the same that shouldn’t happen
Quoted from Joker19:Haven't seen any on mine. Maybe try and find the piece if pf art missing, clear and mylar to protect/re attach it. Contact your distro.
Have you changed your pinballs lately? If not, check to see if they are marked or have any rough edges on them.
Wax regular, the balls was replaced when new, and a little while ago. This has happened from the eject scoop on the right.
Stern has been notified, plus I’ve made contact with my distributor, hopefully this gets sorted.
Regina, SK
Quoted from P1nhead:I've been trusting the calibration of my dual axis digital bubble level - I would figure 6.5 degree pitch and 0 degree roll was the right setup, maybe it is off, maybe it should be -.25 degree.
I'll do the same. Glad I'm not the only one - when I hit it, the reward center in my brain lights up but it feels more like a luck shot than a skill shot at the moment.
It's amazing how a few tenths of a degree can really affect how the game plays. I usually go 6.7 or 6.8 for my games.
Rob
I have a stock Elvira and I feel the lighting is a bit dark. I was thinking of swapping out all the GI leds to Comet 2smd warm whites. The stock stern leds seem to dim to me. Has anyone else swapped in brighter GI bulbs and have some advice to share? I’d also like to see a good way to add a spot light onto the face of the deadhead crypt. It’s very dark in that area. Any input appreciated. Thanks!
Quoted from Gotpins:I have a stock Elvira and I feel the lighting is a bit dark. I was thinking of swapping out all the GI leds to Comet 2smd warm whites. The stock stern leds seem to dim to me. Has anyone else swapped in brighter GI bulbs and have some advice to share? I’d also like to see a good way to add a spot light onto the face of the deadhead crypt. It’s very dark in that area. Any input appreciated. Thanks!
Great question; been debating the warm whites myself given the red and orange colors.
Quoted from Gotpins:I have a stock Elvira and I feel the lighting is a bit dark. I was thinking of swapping out all the GI leds to Comet 2smd warm whites. The stock stern leds seem to dim to me. Has anyone else swapped in brighter GI bulbs and have some advice to share? I’d also like to see a good way to add a spot light onto the face of the deadhead crypt. It’s very dark in that area. Any input appreciated. Thanks!
Quoted from Harvester:Great question; been debating the warm whites myself given the red and orange colors.
Feel free to disagree with me, but get some Pinstadium Neo Atoms, and be done with it. They look amazing and sync with the GI perfectly. They go dark and dim when they're supposed to and illuminate the playfield well. Just set the color on white, brightness on 100% and you're good to go. Screw all the color settings, just put em on white/clear. It's worth it. Let the hate posts begin.....
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:Feel free to disagree with me, but get some Pinstadium Neo Atoms, and be done with it. They look amazing and sync with the GI perfectly. They go dark and dim when they're supposed to and illuminate the playfield well. Just set the color on white, brightness on 100% and you're good to go. Screw all the color settings, just put em on white/clear. It's worth it. Let the hate posts begin.....
No hate, I have an old original pair of pinstadiums given to me I put on and really can't imagine elvira without them.
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:. It's worth it. Let the hate posts begin....
No hate here! I have a set of Neo Atoms waiting to be installed on my BRK Looking forward to it!
Quoted from Gotpins:I have a stock Elvira and I feel the lighting is a bit dark. I was thinking of swapping out all the GI leds to Comet 2smd warm whites. The stock stern leds seem to dim to me. Has anyone else swapped in brighter GI bulbs and have some advice to share? I’d also like to see a good way to add a spot light onto the face of the deadhead crypt. It’s very dark in that area. Any input appreciated. Thanks!
I posted what I did on my post #14795. I have a dark arcade and the spotlights make the playfield glow without spending much money.
Quoted from Gotpins:I have a stock Elvira and I feel the lighting is a bit dark. I was thinking of swapping out all the GI leds to Comet 2smd warm whites. The stock stern leds seem to dim to me. Has anyone else swapped in brighter GI bulbs and have some advice to share? I’d also like to see a good way to add a spot light onto the face of the deadhead crypt. It’s very dark in that area. Any input appreciated. Thanks!
The game often dims down the gi so not sure a different bulb will help.
We offer a low profile and inexpensive spotlight that you can use to light the crypt or other areas of the playfield.
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:Feel free to disagree with me, but get some Pinstadium Neo Atoms, and be done with it. They look amazing and sync with the GI perfectly. They go dark and dim when they're supposed to and illuminate the playfield well. Just set the color on white, brightness on 100% and you're good to go. Screw all the color settings, just put em on white/clear. It's worth it. Let the hate posts begin.....
The only thing here is a fear I will like Pinstadiums and want them for all my games. With a drug like that, the first set out to be free!
Quoted from Lermods:The game often dims down the gi so not sure a different bulb will help.
We offer a low profile and inexpensive spotlight that you can use to light the crypt or other areas of the playfield.
https://lermods.com/products/low-profile-spotlights
I'll try some of these. Thank you!
What about warm white vs the original stern leds? Anyone swap these and have some before and after pics? I think the originals are cool white or sun light? Either way, I feel like a warm white might give a creepier vibe when playing.
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:Feel free to disagree with me, but get some Pinstadium Neo Atoms, and be done with it.
I am very much a believer in the Pinstadiums. I like to see the playfield as clearly as possible, both for game play and simply to see the artwork. I know there are people that are strongly opposed to them, but folks should simply do what suits them best. For me, I doubt I would have a machine without them.
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:Feel free to disagree with me, but get some Pinstadium Neo Atoms, and be done with it. They look amazing and sync with the GI perfectly. They go dark and dim when they're supposed to and illuminate the playfield well. Just set the color on white, brightness on 100% and you're good to go. Screw all the color settings, just put em on white/clear. It's worth it. Let the hate posts begin.....
I have an older set and even then only set them to around 20% brightness. Just enough to see the artwork more clearly but doesn't cut out the spooky factor of the game.
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:Feel free to disagree with me, but get some Pinstadium Neo Atoms, and be done with it. They look amazing and sync with the GI perfectly. They go dark and dim when they're supposed to and illuminate the playfield well. Just set the color on white, brightness on 100% and you're good to go. Screw all the color settings, just put em on white/clear. It's worth it. Let the hate posts begin.....
I agree, I also have them on my Elvira using only the white. The added bonus is they remove the need for invisiglass entirely.
Quoted from BurntBiscuit:No hate here! I have a set of Neo Atoms waiting to be installed on my BRK Looking forward to it!
BRK is lit perfectly in stock form. I want it to look spooky with shadows, not like it’s in a Best Buy.
Quoted from Rarehero:Argh, just had Creepo going with Attic MB lit, and drained on ball 3. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had that stack going and blew it…I haven’t seen Attic MB yet or beat Creepo! Next time…
That’s the spirit! Love it
Quoted from Rarehero:BRK is lit perfectly in stock form. I want it to look spooky with shadows, not like it’s in a Best Buy.
I understand the sentiment. I am basically a "stock" person with the exceptions of sound and lighting. My 70 year old eyes need assistance! The adjustabilty of the Pinstatiums will allow me to tweak the lighting just enough, but maintain the overall mood of the game.
Quoted from tbutler6:Finally!!! In the club! After years! Tried on JP, Rush, STh-EHoH cane through!!!
[quoted image][quoted image]
congrats ! I just joined the club yesterday with a Elvira BRK. Reading up on the rules, as I bought it without ever playing the game.
Quoted from Viperbsd:congrats ! I just joined the club yesterday with a Elvira BRK. Reading up on the rules, as I bought it without ever playing the game.
Prettiest game I've ever owned/ most worked on new game I've ever owned. Dead diverter motor now 
I have pinstadium lights on all my games and they’re fantastic. If people would just set them to bring the colors out brighter up just a little they’re great. I’m fixing to buy me a brand new Elvira this month if the good lord is willing it’s a dream pin for me.
Quoted from big-c66:I have pinstadium lights on all my games and they’re fantastic. If people would just set them to bring the colors out brighter up just a little they’re great. I’m fixing to buy me a brand new Elvira this month if the good lord is willing it’s a dream pin for me.
I’m anxiously waiting on my build, production started today for April run.
So... Four years ago, I installed the CLIP plastic protector set. At the time, I thought I liked them. It didn't take very long to decide I didn't. I FINALLY removed them. I also installed Titan translucent rings. Here's the before and after. Both pictures taken with all GI on and no overhead lighting.
Quoted from SKWilson:So... Four years ago, I installed the CLIP plastic protector set. At the time, I thought I liked them. It didn't take very long to decide I didn't. I FINALLY removed them. I also installed Titan translucent rings. Here's the before and after. Both pictures taken with all GI on and no overhead lighting.
[quoted image]
[quoted image]
Much nicer looking. I use translucent rings on everything now, more light for sure. Thx for the tips on my games issue , new diverter motor incoming.
Quoted from Hayfarmer:Much nicer looking. I use translucent rings on everything now, more light for sure. Thx for the tips on my games issue , new diverter motor incoming.
Yeah. Those red plastics were horrible. You're quite welcome. I'm glad we were able to narrow down the issue!
Just opened up the outlanes on mine and tightened up the tilt to prep for Allentown. Its like a totally different game now. 10/10 would recommend trying if you want to try something different.
Quoted from SKWilson:So... Four years ago, I installed the CLIP plastic protector set. At the time, I thought I liked them. It didn't take very long to decide I didn't. I FINALLY removed them. I also installed Titan translucent rings. Here's the before and after. Both pictures taken with all GI on and no overhead lighting.
[quoted image]
[quoted image]
Much, much better.
Translucent Titans for the win! It's all I use for rings now. They look great, allow for more light, and are easy to clean. The stock black Stern rubbers are garbage.
Quoted from CoolCatPinball:Translucent Titans for the win! It's all I use for rings now. They look great, allow for more light, and are easy to clean. The stock black Stern rubbers are garbage.
If you like translucent, I recommend Perfect Play. I’ve got both, and PP are crystal clear while Titans are kinda milky.
My Gargoyle snapped off again... darn.
That right crypt 'goil hits the glass so darn hard. Really hoped the epoxy would have fixed it forever.
The New Blood Red Kiss EHOH is my current favorite! I was very happy when I was able to get in on this beauty of a game after being obsessed with the original. Just wanted to advise new pinball enthusiast like myself who have the pleasure of acquiring such a machine and who have been fortunate enough to be part of this group not to forget to rate the game. I can’t express how much I love this game and this forum which has been more than helpful and exciting to officially be a part of!! Hope to post high scores soon and always up for hints or tricks! GameOn!!!
Quoted from PinFascination:The New Blood Red Kiss EHOH is my current favorite! I was very happy when I was able to get in on this beauty of a game after being obsessed with the original. Just wanted to advise new pinball enthusiast like myself who have the pleasure of acquiring such a machine and who have been fortunate enough to be part of this group not to forget to rate the game. I can’t express how much I love this game and this forum which has been more than helpful and exciting to officially be a part of!! Hope to post high scores soon and always up for hints or tricks! GameOn!!!
Hopefully we get Elvira 4 before she croaks off..... or a SSr from CGC.
Quoted from PinStalker:My Gargoyle snapped off again... darn.
That right crypt 'goil hits the glass so darn hard. Really hoped the epoxy would have fixed it forever.
I know per Dennis Nordman they are supposed to hit the glass
I personally don’t like that so I added tape around the gargoyles rod to restrict they travel
Works great
Going on 2 plus years
Every 50 or so games 1 stays up but then falls after a couple moments
Promoted items from Pinside Marketplace and Pinside Shops!
Reply
Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.
Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!
Donate to PinsideGreat to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!
