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Good idea-I figured they'd pull out, but didn't want to risk damaging things any further. Those guides are pretty thick at the bottom-the ones higher up on the PF are a smaller gauge.

Is this something that a decent surge protector/UPS would solve? Could a voltage drop actually cause a problem like this? You'd think it'd be a spike that would fry things.

So one thing I've noticed is that if I have a game open and have to work on something with the PF up, I get a little paranoid about it not staying upright and either a-falling on my head, or b-falling while I'm not there holding it and breaking something when it hits. Has anyone rigged...

Sorted out the GI problem with CV with the help of a breaker and some trial and error. Also managed to find one other switch that I'd forgotten to reconnect in the process. Game is back up and playing great though-I'm glad I cleaned out under the inserts when I had it torn apart. Makes a huge...

So while I was working on CV this weekend, I ran across a couple of things that I wasn't able to figure out how to remove when I went to clean/wax the PF. I ended up working around them (since I wasn't doing a swap, it wasn't really necessary), but just so I know for the future, is there a...

Had they shipped on time, it wouldn't have been as relevant. The 75th anniversary would have been the "encore" run :)

OK, I think I've got it fixed now. The 3a breaker worked like a champ, and saved me maybe 15 fuses in the process. It turned out that the right GI strand blew anytime the lock post got pulled down. No wire damage that I could see, and no wires touching something they shouldn't (even under...

I have 5 games on a circuit now (LOTR, XM, CV, WH20 and TZ). Haven't blown a breaker yet.

Yeah, I did swap out a few burnt out bulbs. Good point on the 3a breaker too, although I was wondering whether that would be too low for the load of a full strand. I suppose I could measure what one of the good circuits is drawing first and see how close to the limit it is.

I actually like the red rails and legs, and the topper and castle walls look neat, as do the target decals on the rainbow standups. Only reason I question selling these especially in advance) is that 1000 people have already bought the LE. Maybe this is a test to see how many games you can...

Yeah, I think I'll start by checking out that one strand and see what happens. I've actually got a 3a breaker, and a 5a one, just not a 4, so I suppose it's off to Sayal.

OK, looking through the guides, it suggests looking for a short in the strand (which I suppose I'll try to do), although what doesn't make sense is that if it's a socket shorted out, then how would it be blowing fuses on two different GI strands? On a related note, does anyone have any spare...

So a couple of extra pieces of plastic are an extra 500 bucks (more if you take into account the lack of invisiglass)? Nice that they're releasing more options, and it's also great that the standard edition still has all the same gameplay, but wow these are getting expensive. Wonder if they'll...

Finished getting CV cleaned and put back together and I thought I had it playing really well. One busted wire after getting it back into place, and one connector that I forgot to plug back in, and it was all good for a little while. Then it started blowing fuses on the GI (see the other...

That looks really cool-almost enough to make me want a shadow...

So I just finished putting CV back together after a shop, but now it's blowing GI fuses. It was working fine for a couple of games, and then I turned it on again and noticed that the left strand was out. Checked the connectors-not burnt. Reseated-no change. Checked the fuse-blown. I didn't...

Yeah, looking at that again, I'm thinking of what would happen if you needed to get the castle out. Lots more wire in the way on the new model. At this point, why not just make the entire bottom of the PF one big ass PCB (or a series of smaller ones), and use traces on there instead of any...

Started stripping everything off of my CV playfield last night and managed to get most of the way through. Only a couple of nuts left that I already don't remember where they go, but I'm sure I'll figure it out as things go back together. So far the only piece that's been a complete pain in...

OK, so it looks to be surface mount LEDs on that PCB, and presumably all the drive transistors mounted to the bottom on those smaller boards. I still think that having those out in the open is just asking for trouble, since it's way more likely that something could break loose and short one of...

I went to start a cleanup on CV last night, since it's probably in need of a good shop out, and noticed one of the legs was loose. Turns out the threads on the leg bracket weren't gripping as well as they should have, which could have ended really badly if they'd given out. Probably wouldn't...