I wanted something for some variety to go with my Foo Pro, which is bolted to the floor for me, and since I'm a pretty big Rush fan, I went with that for the theme alone. Scored a great deal on an LE. It's a great change of pace compared to Foo, and if you're into Rush at all, highly recommended.

yup that was it, thanks everyone

Anyone know what the male/female connectors for the cn7 on the Spike 2 PDU's are called? Have ninjacamp speaker lights and then got the topper. Need a splitter for them both to work but Ninjacamp is having some issues at the moment. Don't want to go into that, it's personal to them.

But I'd rather spend some $$ and just buy the connectors and make a new splitter. I can't find them anywhere online. Well can find the name of it.

EDIT -- It's a 2 pin MLX. Amazon. Just search for 2 pin mlx and arcade.
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Agreed. Not cheap but I'm happy with my purchase, the LEDs integrate really nicely with the expression lights. I'm still able to plunge skill shots or full plunge with no issues.

bump bump

I checked the small release coil and the gap was quite large so dismantled and there is a small bracket with a small finger prong that is bent so straightened this out and in coil tests both work.

But when I turn the game on the prong post attempts 5 times to rise up and still getting the "device malfunction - overlord lock" error code.

I then ran a switch test and all switches seem to work except for the opto near the overlord prongs.

Could some one do a switch test and let me know if your fingers trigger the opto switch in switch test please.

Anyone experienced dead opto switches in this location....

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Enjoy the flow of Jack Danger's Foo Fighter that I just bought his first game, Jurassic Park home edition. Looks like a good bit of fun, but won't have it for a few weeks. Anyone else own one?

I just checked on mine and yes the Overlord opto registers in switch test.

Thanks for the link. I had a friend that is in the same situation and was asking me about a splitter for that location a couple of days ago. That's not a bad price if you have the tools and know-how (and wire) and don't want to hit some minimum order quality from another place selling those parts.

I also added a set of black and white 5' 16 gauge wire to the order. Probably overkill for size but shouldn't hurt.

Hey guys, just wanted to share my new guitar pedal with my fellow Foo Fighters!

I started a separate thread for it below if anyone wants to check it out. Rock on...

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/foo-fighters-overdrive-pedal-mod
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not a fan, I'm sorry

I dig it, not sorry.

Yeah, this is awesome! Very nice work.

Side note, imagine being the type of person who sits on internet forums just to share when they don't like something. Like, find a hobby. Another one.

how this not being a prob when playing with the pin ? i mean, seems really big & more than deep (out) of the cab (to the player)

Sounds like you don't like something. Time to find a hobby. Another one.

Presenting direct from Stern.. The missing band member!!!

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I did just recently, was getting intermittent problems with the overlord opto. Barely touched the receiver itself on the receiver board and the solder joint came apart. Just adding more solder fixed it. You can access the opto pair from under the playfield, so it's pretty easy to get it out and have a look.

The blades/fins of the rocket feel same/similar to a standard Stern shooter.

However, now that I’ve had more time with it, the spring is too stiff; I’d recommend a spring change.

What will you do with the Nate doppelgänger?

EtzEtz Thought keychain... then hole to the head which should kill the dop. Then bury it in the coinbox, lock the door and never see it again.

I met Nate in an airport baggage carousel once, and once at the Troubadour where he was playing with his side band. Would’ve loved to have that plastic Nate and a sharpie on hand…

That's what she said. Sorry I can't help myself sometimes.

Make sure you put that in the correct way, the way you have it there is not.

Yep. DG plays right handed guitar not left

thanks for checking and confirming - much appreciated

thanks for sharing your experiences - just never had any dealings with opto switches

the overlord switch is SW 50 and in active switch mode when I test say SW 51 it shows that the switch 50 (overlord opto) and 53 (spinner) are permanently active with the box. I will work out how to remove the optos today

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If they are always active try blowing some air in there before taking stuff apart... could easily be a bit of dirt blocking the beam and registering as "on"

thanks for the tip, tried that and sadly still have the issue.

looks like pull apart

Installed the new LIVE edition sound package, and I have to say that I haven't thoughly enjoyed playing my Foo LE UNTIL NOW It (for me) is an incredible 'alternative upgrade' to the stock, studio-recorded version..It feels like the whole crowd(s) with me jammin to the pinball machine...I didn't think it was going to have such a positive effect...BRAVO PoMC !!

Pulled a few things apart and went into switch test mode and tested a few switches which triggered but nothing from the overlord. The solder joints look fine - should I reflow - any tips or do I need new parts ?

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the emitter side seems to glow as the camera in the phone picks it up so it must be the opto receiver side

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just did a extra test

- When I disconnect power side of the emitter nothing happens on the opto side as it is still activated it which I might then think something is block the light
- Then when I leave the emitter side disconnected and disconnect the receiver side the switch activation clears and plug it back in and it activates even though the emitter side is not plugged in.
- Seems to point to a bad receiver or the emitter is not bright enough.

Can someone with opto experience confirm if my thinking is correct

as the mythbusters would say - there's your problem - a dodgy connection on the receiver.

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edit - here is a better photo - one side of the receiver never secured with solder

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I've been eyeing Foo for quite some time but have been on the fence. Has the latest code put it into epic status? The only thing I hear is that the new call outs may be a bit too much? Check out my collection. Would Foo be a good choice for the next one?

It sure gets Kkoss excited haha

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Its Great

I’m going to be selling my HUO LE soon if you’re interested. I have a pro on route and I play location games overall more often so this one is just collecting dust

I had one for a while. The layout is pretty neat but it’s a bit off … It just never felt the same as a regular stern. I much prefer the cornerstone.

Got my topper today. I have a rock band pin problem and topper problem

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Awesome collection and toppers! I’m jealous because my ceilings prevent that and only three game slots can have toppers. Then again on the positive side my ceilings have saved me a lot of money.

Nothing wrong with someone not being into something you are. He was polite about it at least.

If you can get a little solder on there and push it back down, it will probably work fine until you can get a replacement.

damn I thought my machines were close together..hope the nudging doesn't get real there! I'm sure it's about space

shouldn't need to be replaced if it's soldered down..what's that going to accomplish? (well besides a spare lol)....what happened to the 80ies 90ies era pins where you just replace a part or two, and be done with it? hmmm

They are about 1-2” apart. I have 48 pins down there. I have rubber holders on each leg. They don’t really move or slide much.

Thanks for posting. I have the exact same problem. Time to buy some Molex connectors, crimpers, and wire.

any video of this version?

No. But I suppose I can make one. But super easy to download and write to an SD card to try out. No need to overwrite your current SD card. Then you can swap back if you prefer the album song versions instead of live. You also have some nice attract mode content so the game looks cool when not being played.

Yes but I do not have a FF (yet)........

Ahhhhhh! Ok.

Fun fact...you can play another game's code in any Stern machine. I loaded Jaws code on my James Bond just so I could check it out, listen to the music, sounds and callouts. And of course when making code mods, I test the Premium/LE code on my Pros.

Ok, Elvira with Foo Fighters....could work...just to scared to damage up a node board....always happy when things keep playing.

Is there a way to tell if you got your last band member combo from a mystery award or from actually shooting it? I know what you're thinking, surely you know what you shot! But sometimes in mb I don't notice and I think you can only get one from a mystery award if your previous one wasn't from a mystery award and I don't want to be hitting the radio targets for no reason, trying to spot a combo. Love TTMB!