[FSPA] VUK Playoffs Sunday!

Sat Dec 9 13:55:03 EST 2017

I was at VuK again today and, Roy, nice job on the phone kickout fix! Now
it seems to kick out full strength but doesn’t hit the habitrail at all.
Game was playing great.

Steve

On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 8:55 PM Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
wrote:

> Thanks, Roy. DI was working fine. The upper right flipper was a little
> weak, but the ramp shot was makable.
>
> Poor EBD needs a break. :’(
>
> On MM, left troll is permanently down, but the software was compensating.
>
> On Hobbit, the trolls were behaving (!!!) but the left slingshot plastic
> is broken and looks like it was repaired, but it’s causing the gap where
> the axe goes to be too narrow for the axe to go back into, so the slingshot
> is permanently out.
>
> But all the other games played just fine. Thanks as always for your
> diligence! Hopefully you’ll grace us with your presence next season. ^_^
> Rob
>
> On Sun, Dec 3, 2017 at 3:57 PM, Roy via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>
>> I worked on DI! this a.m. and found that the spring on the latch relay
>> for the trap door was broken. What's with JJP and springs anyway? All three
>> flipper return springs broke in short order when the game was new. I also
>> reduced the VUK coil power from 12 to 8 and bent down the scoop ball
>> deflector again so the ball does not hit the drone wire ramp when it exits.
>> There was a similar problem with the KISS scoop ball deflector on CFTBL. I
>> found an upgraded replacement part from Marco for it. I played a couple
>> test games and everything seems okay for now.
>>
>> EBD is rebooting so it is down. My guess is the power supply needs to be
>> rebuilt. Doru will handle this when he shops the game. AC/DC will take it's
>> place.
>>
>> Good luck to all in the finals.
>>
>>
>> On 12/3/2017 7:35 AM, CJ Brown via FSPA wrote:
>>
>> I think DI code updates reset the kickout strength to default.   We just
>> lowered the kickout at RZ and no more habitrail issues.
>>
>> On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 11:37 PM, Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA <
>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the update, Steve.
>>>
>>> Was the ball draining after hitting the ramp? It started hitting the
>>> ramp again recently but it would doink toward the upper flipper and then
>>> bounce off to the left.
>>>
>>> The Crazy Bob trap door was a problem a few weeks ago but Roy fixed it.
>>> I hope it’s not a chronic problem like the Hobbit trolls. Mousin’ Around
>>> never had trap door problems like this… #WilliamsSystem11FTW
>>>
>>> Either way, I’m going to try to evaluate all the games before playoffs
>>> to get an idea of how they’re playing.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 10:26 PM, Stephen Jonke via FSPA <
>>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> FYI I was at VuK today and I think Dialed In has new code. That’s good.
>>>> What’s not is that the cellphone kick out is now really strong and the ball
>>>> smacks into the ramp habitrail more than ever. Also the trapdoor in the
>>>> Crazy Bobs loop, when it’s lit, is popping up and dropping down over and
>>>> over.
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 3:40 PM Kevin Walton via FSPA <fspa at fspazone.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Wow! Sorry to see all the dropouts, but looking forward to playing on
>>>>> Sunday!
>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 6:22 PM, Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA <
>>>>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Brian has indicated that he can’t make it… they’re dropping like
>>>>>> flies in B Division! Kevin Walton is now in.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Rob Wintler-Cox <
>>>>>> rwintlercox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for letting me know, Tim.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Updated stats…
>>>>>>> http://fspa.league.papa.org/vsStats/126/46,71,372,301?a=1
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 10:25 PM, timpet2 via FSPA <
>>>>>>> fspa at fspazone.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Max is in because I (Tim) can't make it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------ Original message------
>>>>>>>> *From: *Rob Wintler-Cox via FSPA
>>>>>>>> *Date: *Wed, Nov 29, 2017 9:47 PM
>>>>>>>> *To: *fspa;
>>>>>>>> *Cc: *Rob Wintler-Cox;
>>>>>>>> *Subject:*[FSPA] VUK Playoffs Sunday!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Another exciting season of pinball is in the books, so now it’s
>>>>>>>> time for Playoffs on Sunday December 3rd!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you get any game picks, you must arrive by 4:45pm or the lower
>>>>>>>> seeds will start eating away at your hard-earned playoff position. If you
>>>>>>>> are not there by 5pm (and haven’t contacted me) you will lose your spot.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If you know you won’t be able to make it, let me know as soon as
>>>>>>>> possible. And if you’re on or near the line, it might b enefit you
>>>>>>>> significantly to show up in case a last minute spot opens up. We know that
>>>>>>>> Sean will not be attending, so John Locke moves up into medal contention.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Questions? Ask! I have answers by the truckful.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Your A-Division finalists:
>>>>>>>> Justin Bath
>>>>>>>> Rob Wintler-Cox
>>>>>>>> Tim Peterson
>>>>>>>> Josh Dixon
>>>>>>>> http://fspa.league.papa.org/vsStats/126/46,71,82,301?a=1
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Your B-Division finalists:
>>>>>>>> Fred Butts
>>>>>>>> Brian Galletta
>>>>>>>> Rob Thomas
>>>>>>>> John Locke
>>>>>>>> http://fspa.league.papa.org/vsStats/126/397,358,201,182?a=1
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Your C-Division finalists:
>>>>>>>> Manuel Hernandez
>>>>>>>> William Wulf
>>>>>>>> Audrey Bonsignore
>>>>>>>> Caleb Williams
>>>>>>>> http://fspa.league.papa.org/vsStats/126/357,177,279,398?a=1
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good luck to all!
>>>>>>>>
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