New PF Preorders open on CPR's site!!!

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They've added Taxi, Fire, Strikes and Spares, High Speed, and most importantly (for me, anyway), Mata Hari.

Cheers!
 
There are at least 2 on there I would 100% totally order, but I am not confident enough in my ability to reassemble without any major malfunctions... :(
 
Forgot to mention, they also reopened the preorder for Whirlwind and are also offering the Boat Ramp from Fish Tales.

Looks like a busy 2012/2013 for those guys.
 
There are at least 2 on there I would 100% totally order, but I am not confident enough in my ability to reassemble without any major malfunctions... :(

Gotta learn sometime, right?

I bought my Space Shuttle in June, first pin I've ever personally owned, and got on the reservation list in July. Paid for the PF in october. I've got no electrical or mechanical background at ALL, but I'm a quick study (IMO). I would consider it less "hard" and more of "tedious" but I may change my song once I actually get a chance to work on it.. ;)
 
Yeah, I can totally see that.

When you do one of these swaps can you mostly do it just from a common sense aspect in terms of just looking what plugs into what?

Or are schematics involved and need to be followed closely?
 
As much as I would love to rebuild my entire playfield wire harness and connectors, I will probably wuss out and not do it..

I'm planning on pulling the entire harness off with all mechs and sockets attached, then working my way across the playfield mech by mech, socket by socket, after I staple new ground wire. If I end up taking the time to do everything the way I want to, then it will be a lot more complicated...

In the event that you DO want/need to replace a bunch of sockets and mechs and stuff, some good suggestions I've seen from RGP:

1. Leave some wire cut off the harness attached to the mechs/sockets itself so you know which wires go to what...this might be kind of hard if there's not much leeway in that part of the harness to begin with.

2. Get like a Dymo label maker from OfficeMax or wherever, print up labels for the wires and the mechs, then put matching labels on each...wrap the label around the applicable piece of harness. I'm not a huge fan of this one, I think they might fall off and then you're screwed...

3. Make your own schematic. I'll probably be doing this because I don't have an original or repro manual already, and the PDF scanned ones look like dog turd for Pinbot and Shuttle.

And of course, the everpopular:

Take 80 million pictures from every angle.

*edit* Yes, the schematics need to be followed *exactly*, unless you like frying a lot of fuses and components...that doesn't mean that you have to have schematics available.

My Pinbot flippers don't match the schematics at ALL...in fact, I've got wires going to EOS switches that don't even exist in the online schematics! But it WORKS, and it doesn't FRY anything, so you know what...I'm not arguing with existing wiring!
 
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You might have to hit "refresh" on your browser if you've visited recently.

They've added Taxi, Fire, Strikes and Spares, High Speed, and most importantly (for me, anyway), Mata Hari.

Cheers!

Still no Power Play. :(
 
I jumped in with my pre-order for 2 High Speed playfields, and possibly a Taxi if I can ever get a conformation on what version they will be (I want Marilyn, probably pass on Lola). HS has been 'upcoming' from CPR for years, it's certainly exciting to finally see it moving forward!

I've got a 'player' HS in my lineup currently, and a second 'project' waiting in storage. Stu posted on RGP that he will be scanning in a NOS HS backglass and having it ready very soon so hopefully we will be seeing those available in the near future as well. It's certainly great news for HS owners!

As for the swap, over the years I've ended up with a few different HS playfields, 2 are even semi-populated with harnesses. I plan on putting in all new light sockets, new ground braid, then using many parts from the donor playfields, rebuilding where necessary as I go. My first swap was similar with a Paragon, and it made me more comfortable knowing that when I ran into a question I could always open up the game and take a look to verify. There are several different approaches to swapping a playfield, just read up and do what you're comfortable with - don't be intimidated and if you do run into issues, there are plenty of people out here willing to help.
 
and possibly a Taxi if I can ever get a conformation on what version they will be (I want Marilyn, probably pass on Lola).

Maybe if you talked to someone at CPR, you could get a non-clearcoated playfield so that you would be able to "touch up" your playfield to your heart's content, then get the CC applied.
 
Still no Power Play. :(

I'm not sure when it happened and I haven't seen an announcement, but Power Play is now listed as a preorder. I don't see any mention of the plastics, although I believe they are done. Regardless...I'm on the list!
 
What, your IT department can't appreciate a 'titty combo'? That's fucking un-American right there. :D
 
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