This FREE Mod Fixes Haptics on Arcade1UP Pinball Machines

[@TampaTec]

1up needs to hire you but seriously it's kinda common sense to put solenoids near hands during game play.

[@cjcope8642]

The only thing I would do differently is to mount the solenoids so that the strike plate is struck toward the buttons, not toward the middle of the machine. Otherwise, this is brilliant!

[@sil-80nick]

While watching the video, I was thinking the same thing about having the solenoids closer to the buttons. But on second watch and going back to my machine, I remembered that the solenoids are actually simulating the flipper's mechanical impact, not the button's impact. So having the solenoids impact as close to the visual flipper as possible will gain the most realistic "feel" of pinball.

[@danielwickman75]

All my attention has been on my AGL and I totally missed this mod! I just completed 1 of my 3 1ups and it’s night and day! 1 tip I would give for anyone interested in doing this is use a drill bit to drill holes through plastic casing before screwing it down! I stripped 2 of the screws by not doing this! Thank you for sharing this game changer!!!

[@george._sir._gemini.175]

I stripped mine too...

[@ThomasGrillo]

This mod places the solenoids in nearly the same exact position, and orientation as the ones in real EM pinball tables. Very cool! Thanks for sharing this.

[@MegaKylebuschfan18]

Just finished this mod on my AFM. Works perfectly and I noticed a huge improvement. I also took advantage of having the machine opened and cleaned the bezel and the plex inside and out. It really improved the appearance. There was a lot of dust inside the unit and the inside of the plex was dusty too. If you are doing this mod I would recommend a good cleaning...

[@vincentmannino4567]

Good to know. I'm receiving my AFM next week, any other quirky tips? I've seen the negative takes on the machine but I'm more than excited to own/mod one myself here soon.

[@miguelguardado8305]

Hi, good point to clean, I have the Marvel, do you think the Marvel machine needs this mod?

[@MegaKylebuschfan18]

@@miguelguardado8305 I have the AFM but I think the hardware is all the same. The mod isn’t needed but it does make a significant improvement.

[@miguelguardado8305]

@@MegaKylebuschfan18 awesome, I will try it then, I can feel them already so I’m excited that it can be better, thanks!

[@wilso2aj]

Did you have any issues with removing that black wood piece? I've spend some serious energy trying to remove it two separate times now and for the life of me can't get that stupid thing out.

[@tjwright]

Chiming in, I did this yesterday. Only problem I had was with the plugs on the solenoids - one didn't want to unplug and I pulled the socket out with the plug. I thought I had broken it, but once I got the solenoid out I saw that there were two pins still on the board and the plastic socket really doesn't need to be there at all. It does line the plug up for polarity. I was pretty sure I got the polarity screwed up so I experimented with flipping the polarity of both plugs and it didn't seem to make any difference at all, so rest easy knowing if the sockets come out it's no big deal. Good mod, easy enough, and makes a noticeable difference during gameplay.

[@Popcrazy22]

Just finished doing mine wow what a difference. I would definitely recommend doing this quick mod.

[@JeffMercedesC]

WOW this is a amazing difference! Thank you Restalgia!

[@lacrossed55]

I'm a detail guy. This is a good, detailed video. Now for the accelerometer 👍🏼👍🏼

[@BuyStuffArcades]

Good job on the video - it's a no brainer mod that everyone should do. When A1up produces their 2.0 pinballs this way, we're going to ask them for royalties :-)

[@Restalgia]

Thanks for direction here. We can split those royalties 60/40 weighted on you hahah

[@BuyStuffArcades]

@@Restalgia LOL Sounds good!

[@102Lawdog]

@@Restalgia wouldn't this mod work placing the housing directly below the flipper button inside? If this works I feel it would be a better placement as anytime you are working inside you dont need to disconnect wiring. Surely one wouldn't be in there much, but never know...it only takes that one time yanking on wires and a problem you have.

[@102Lawdog]

I tried my way...it wont work without a lot of modding. Did it your way. Works good.

[@PeterSark]

Just got my Star Wars cabinet yesterday, thanks for this tip, did it immediately and is a MUST for any Arcade1Up Owner. Even thinking of moving the other two that’s further into the cabinet closer to where the front bumper ones originally were.

[@melcrose]

I thought that too, but from a I HEAR the solenoid firing (vs I feel it) I think center table is correct.

[@ARFF1Tampa]

I wonder if adding little bells (or something that makes a different noise) on the other two solenoids to re-create bell sounds when bumpers are hit on tables would work.

[@Irraptured]

Finally got my machine and ended up doing this! It was all flawless but my drill wasnt powerful enough to drill a hole through the plastic and stuff so I ended up using a double sided tape. Ended up working fine though and it's a definite improvement. Thanks again for the video!

[@kiwisoup]

I did it without a drill even

[@OGlohocla1994]

did this mod just now after receiving my AFM this morning. Between this, the 30 table mod, and the Zen mod to add purchased tables, I am loving this machine. Makes me not regret selling my VPX/FP wide body cabinet. i might buy another to do a full PC VPX mod, but for now I am having a blast on this. Played my best ever game of Medieval Madness tonight. I might try doing something similar with the bumper solenoids, as they are far too soft now.

[@NoahSties]

Gonna do this first thing when I get my attack from mars, glad I won't be paying for nothing now :)

[@DetroitLove]

It appears that you would get even better results, I would say a 95% increase in effectiveness by removing the pieces from the housing all together and mounting them directly to the board. Additionally flipping it in the opposite direction where the head of the striker will be pointing towards the flipper buttons and thus striking the plate closer to where the flipper buttons rest. Additionally even keeping with your same idea here of flipping over the 2 items on the base of the cabinet as well to increase the force from those as well. Having said that removing them from the housing could be even more effective.

[@CrypttedDags]

Dam, I had already moved them closer to the flipper buttons not noticing that they should flipped around is on me LoL. Thank you sir for this amazing free tip

[@franciscogarcia-po8rp]

Awesome idea. I just completed it and what a difference!! I also flipped the other two. That enhanced the mod a bit more. Thanks for the great video, well done and easy to follow. You rock bro!!

[@dragom3417]

This made a HUGE difference (Strike Plates facing the Flipper buttons).. I even turned over the back ones (Strike Plates facing the player). Thank You!

[@miketurner6797]

I tried the Big Buck Hunter 20 inch Dell Mod with the geekworm LVDS adapter and somehow I never got it to work and in the process I managed to screw up the PCB so I vowed never to try another mod. Then came this post right after receiving my Star Wars Pinball after the long wait. I read it and was like no I can't risk it but I wanted more haptic feedback so I did it. Right after pullling one of hte noids out one of the casings broke off and I was like here we go again. I managed to get it back together and complete the mod and I completed it !! Great post and I am enjoying my pinball much better now for free. Beats the 350 I put into the BBH mod only to have to go back to the 17inch stock. Good luck everyone. If I can accomplish it anyone can. Thanks Restalgia

[@jpalelaser5104]

Restalgia, thanks for sharing this improvement with us. It works great :0). To make it easier to put the plastic solenoid housing on the board. Just drill a couple of small pre-holes first. Thanks again and get better my friend :0).

[@DJCitizenD]

Just did this on my Marvel machine and it made a HUGE difference. Thank you.

[@timdawg9198]

Thanks, got my machine on Thursday put it together that night, did this mod the next night. Straight forward and extremely easy.

[@joefoster6409]

I am a complete noob when it comes to modding and I was very scared to even try this, but I wanted to post to tell everybody I DID IT ! And, if I can do it, ANYONE can, and yes, without the railings, the haptics are *incredible* but, with them on, it does nullify it (a bit). But it *does* make a *big* difference. I'd give it a 6 out of 10 from a 2 out of 10 before.

[@terryhess811]

Thank you for showing us. I did this and it works great. Couple of suggestions, mount the strike plate towards the flipper button and also screwing through the plastic is a bit tough. Pre drill a tiny hole to help make this easier as well as utilize the hole that the connector was using to save some time. Thank you again, works fantastic!

[@noisackda2564]

I'm so happy this video exists! I can barely feel the haptics! Going to give this a shot today! Thanks so much!

[@MichaeldeFilippi]

Incredible work! Please share this improvement with Arcade 1UP so they can consider making this permanent change.

[@bigshowfx1392]

Great mod ! Big difference in the feel, I mounted mine 2 inch up from bottom of plate and 1 inch from sides the original solenoid tabs will just touch the flipper buttons , maybe go inch and 1/2 on the side. NOW GO ONE FURTHER (AND STILL FREE) DO THE SAME WITH THE PLAY FIELD SOLENOIDS, REMOVE CONNECTORS, FLIP IN PLACE REMOUNT. BIG IMPROVEMENT TO THE BUMPER HITS!!! 100% better haptic feedback!!

[@Irraptured]

Thanks! Gonna do this once AFM shows up

[@geneg136]

Just did the mod tonight to my AFM! So much better! Genius idea - thank you! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@EmeryArcade]

Good work Restalgia!!! We love no cost mods 👍

[@Restalgia]

Me too!

[@DreamcastKyle]

Excellent mod. Did it on my Attack from Mars. Thanks bud 🤘

[@FierceCards]

Awesome I just got my pinball machine last night did this mod this morning! What a difference! Thanks.

[@eightupspray]

Thanks for the mod, it really did make a big difference. This issue was one of the only things I didn't like about the cabinet

[@arcadepickers1682]

Okay so I just did the mod and first of all thank you for showing me this. Second of all here's my feedback.. the placing of the solenoids is critical if they are not placed in the exact correct spot they will bump into the flipper buttons underneath. Also my arcade 1up had a lot of glue when unplugging the solenoids so I had to use a razor blade to cut around to be able to pull it out without damaging it. Again it works great just had to pay a little bit of extra attention to not break anything. Keep up the good work

[@meredithzinni2900]

Just did this on my Star Wars pinball and it is perfect!! Had some friends over that noticed the difference too. Thank you for this video!

[@210tonka9]

Thank you so much Restalgia! Just got my Attack from Mars machine and this free mod made a HUGE difference. I was terrified at first since I literally did it fresh out of the box so my butt cheeks were clenched the whole time but i got it done.

[@ShaneHill69]

This is AWESOME......My AFM is been great but I wannna feel a little more, thanks for this!

[@Restalgia]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ShaneHill69]

@@Restalgia I completed the mod and yes, this def kicks the flipper haptics up a notch.....now how about the upper haptics? ;-)

[@Restalgia]

@@ShaneHill69 the only thing I could recommend for that is shift them up deeper into the cabinet. In order to get those close enough to feel, will take away from the audio coming out of where the sound should be (bumper location in game).

[@ShaneHill69]

@@Restalgia what about instead of mounted at the bottom,. mount on sides?

[@scottboehmer1975]

Sounds like a great mod to get the solenoids working the way they should be. I look forward to doing this on my Attack From Mars machine once I finally get it.

[@phillychick]

Wow, thanks for the video! I will be doing this to my Star Wars v-pin when it arrives.

[@Restalgia]

nice, it is def worth it. Anyone who owns one should do this.

[@Bigmelvs]

Fantastic video. Doing this upon my initial assembly of my AFM cabinet.

[@billytherobot]

Genius. I just ordered the William version and will be doing this mod. Thanks a mil. Very excited to try it out!

[@davegrams1438]

I have my machine just out of the box and only have to mount the legs yet to try it out for the first time. Just saw this video and yes... I will most likely being doing this tonight after trying it out for a few minutes (so I know what to compare against!) thank you for the info!

[@stardust727fla.2]

Looks like a Great mod. eazy to do with big results. a must do. Thanks you Restalgia 👍

[@davidniven1970]

Just done mine OMG it was easy and it feels great best mod on here for nothing free is free and it’s worth doing amazing ❤

[@Restalgia]

Glad it was helpful

[@mikeboss416]

Got my Marvel machine for Christmas and I'm enjoying it. This is a mod I will certainly be doing !

[@papagarouge]

Doing this tonight! I figured you were going to relocate then but wasnt sure where to. Thanks for the great vid as always!

[@jeff5755]

It does work, but just a word of caution-it is much louder. I can now hear when anyone is playing it, from anywhere in the house.

[@andycoffman]

Now this is my kind of mod! Fast, easy and FREE! Thanks

[@Yhandor]

Liked, thanks for this, doing it on my AFM machine!

[@en4crcdn]

Awesome! Going to try this. More A1up pinball mods please!

[@grimtooth5358]

You Rock my friend! I'm doing design this weekend with my AFM!

[@arcadepickers1682]

Great video! Very clear and precise. I'm going to do this right now on my Star Wars pinball. Keep up the good work

[@Roadsurfer2k11]

First time seeing the a1up opened and I have to say they did it right incorporating real pinball assembly like the playfield lift and solenoids. Something I have to do someday to my relatives ALP. The haptics are broke out of the box on the legends because they never dedicated its own low power amp to them

[@gerardocsausedo]

Only issue I had... Screwed them in exactly like you not noticing I had screws on the other side to hold the side screws. So now I have to remake the apron wood my OCD won't let me have it this way

[@vilhelmstein2091]

Dude! Hell yeah! Il be doing this to my marvel and starwars

[@jovichau-gandelmanbaseball3828]

Thank you for this What a huge difference it made

[@gabrielgray]

gave this a try, and man what a difference.

[@arcadewill7011]

Thanks for this Restalgia

[@josephkraft311]

Just did it and I love the mod!!!!! Thanks!!!

[@cynandude]

Great yet simple mod. Thanks for making this video.

[@slykrysis]

I just did this mod, exactly as in the video, and the haptics feel "hollow" and definitely not what I expected. Unfortunately I had to undo and put back to stock.

[@opiet4450]

I am doing this today! Great little mod!

[@djfreez8724]

Just got my machine, maybe 3 months from now,, but not gonna void the warranty at this moment.

[@subterfusionthedeaddirecto5524]

I just tried this mod on my brand new Star Wars machine when I opened up the cab all the connectors are glued in place and the wires are shortened to not reach as far as it needs to go… bummer, maybe Arcade 1up got wise to this and other mods. I spent over an hour on a work around with no luck. I could splice and extend the wires and route a hole for the existing connectors to recess into, but that will be another day lol

[@patriotr.behnke3086]

Awesome, best mod yet 💯

[@bsw051]

Free upgrades. Excellent

[@devondicker3516]

Excellent video and very professional

[@jrami223]

Cool cant wait till sat when my marvel comes

[@King_Midas]

Just did it. Thanks!

[@zerohero8712]

Well done sir well done

[@vilhelmstein2091]

Sooooo excited 😁

[@KongsRUs]

Nice mod Restalgia!! Did u mount it upside down so the metal plate is touching the surface of the panel? curious if you mounted it using the stock housing the other way to test the impact. Great work!

[@Restalgia]

You got it. Mounted upside so the metal plate directly touches the surface for better vibration transfer. I did test it mounting the way a1up did, and it deadens the vibration by like 60 percent. Upside down is the way yo go

[@KongsRUs]

@@Restalgia wow, big difference! thx for the Intel! I'll definitely think about how to incorporate this into my mod as I'm reusing all the stock solenoids

[@vilhelmstein2091]

Is there anyway to upgrade to beefier solenoids?

[@DetroitLove]

Free? Fur REAL? Good content.

[@soggykid5580]

My friend just got one, I’m waiting on AFM to ship. Once I get mine I’m going to do this mod and not tell my friend. So my pinball machine seems better

[@ivanpelayosolis4394]

Wow, what a great friend you are.

[@Restalgia]

This is pretty funny actually

[@soggykid5580]

@@ivanpelayosolis4394 Wow, what a comment

[@metallicafan416]

@@soggykid5580 he's right

[@kevgret]

This mod is fur real!!

[@Restalgia]

Fur reaaaal!

[@tjwright]

One other thing, I thought something had gone wrong because the first game I tested was Masters of the Force, and the right button was triggering both solenoids and the left button was only triggering left. I kept flipping the wires around on the solenoid sockets and there was no difference. So I tried a different game and left only did left and right only did right. There's something with MotF that makes them trigger differently.

[@SimonKelk]

Why not just attach the strike plate to the cabinet and leave everything else as is?

[@ryangarber5887]

I don't have an arcade 1up pinball, nor do I plan on getting one as I only have enough money (not really but going to make it work) for 1 pinball so It makes sense to get the atgames when its available again but nevertheless, watched your tutorial and it was simple, easy to follow, and worth the price ofna 1up pinball if one could afford it..great work sir! 🤜🤛

[@jeffreyrodriguez9255]

Excellent Thanks very much

[@MyAssReeks]

Will strong double sided tape work instead of screwing them into the board?

[@jnkmal9519]

awesome mod. quick question. why did you set them up so they fire toward the center instead of aiming them toward the outside where your hands are?

[@vilhelmstein2091]

Hey question? I have a noticeable gap on my chrome trim pieces near the black press board part. Any suggestions?

[@thomasdembecki1139]

Why did you flip them upside down could you just if put them right-side up

[@funtyes1970]

i don't understand why A1up when so small with there main display screen . there so much more room for a bigger screen. and A1up didn't use a glass for main display . i know ALP have a glass on there main display and bigger screen . only thing i like about A1up pinball is there backglass box and solenoids

[@melcrose]

also be sure to do the mod were you get every game from all 3 tables.

[@videogamevegasYeOldeAccount]

So awesome! Now this is a mod I can do :) Thank you! vgv

[@Restalgia]

No problem!

[@DeputyVanHalen5150]

Thanks for showing all of us this stuff. 👍 What are your thoughts? Do you believe that a Universal Back to The Future pinball will be something that we will see in the future? Thanks 👍

[@Restalgia]

I think its fair to assume we will see a few more machines with the current Zen line up, so Universal is a high probability

[@DeputyVanHalen5150]

@@Restalgia Thanks again, awesome video.

[@Rdubmatic]

Hi guys. Any advice on the launcher not working? Load up is fine power an sound good but the launcher dosent seem responsive. Can't get past the language start up screen after unboxing...

[@neomoe5555]

Awesome tip! Gonna do this when (if) I ever get my AFM.

[@Restalgia]

100 percent man!

[@esmondkim1357]

Great, simple mod and thank you! Hey, do you know if stock Arcade1Up flipper solenoids cut voltage to the solenoid when you hold the button in to catch and hold the ball? I've been thinking about this ever since I heard that Cleveland Software makes a set of flipper solenoids for the AT Games Legends Pinball that includes this feature. Wondering if I should plan on full replacement of the solenoids as regular maintenance. Thanks for your content and appearances on Super Game Room Dudes.

[@avis5114]

Awesome mod! I'm actually not a fan of the flipper solenoid sounds, as I find them to be mostly annoying after a while (I have a couple real pins and don't care for it much in those either). Any tips for improving the solenoids for the rear bumpers (if they need improvement)?

[@Restalgia]

Not really for the rear solenoids. Id leave them as is. I mean you could possibly move them farther back since they are meant to respond to the bumpers which are typically further back in the play field, but other than that, id say they are fine. You wouldn't really be able to do much to feel them and have the sounds come from the correct area of the device at the same time.

[@billm4262]

Brilliant! You are a fucking rock star sir!

[@1683clifton]

Have you been able to move the bump thinggy? Maybe moving that up top too would be awesome as an experiment?

[@vilhelmstein2091]

So from my experience with this mod you will feel it if your thumbs are resting on the black press board section, but not through the chrome trim.

[@Restalgia]

I found it could feel it through the metal and wood panel. Maybe it depends on location of placement? Another area that could be considered is directly under flipper buttons, but I think it wouldn't feel right there

[@vilhelmstein2091]

@@Restalgia literally put them in the same spot 🤷‍♂️

[@ronm6585]

Thanks.

[@musictraks1590]

I am experiencing significant flipper lag time and overall strength. The flippers have a significant delayed response and do not seem to have enough power to send balls up the ramps on many occasions. Any advice? Anyone else experiencing this? Please provide your advice. Thank you all!

[@lionheart6223]

Thanks for the video. Will do it once I receive my cab. Do you think it is work replacing the plexiglass to glass top.

[@Restalgia]

Yeah I'd say so, I find that the plexi leaves a bit of a distortion on the screen since it's not pressed up against it in certain lights. Glass is the way to go for these machines

[@mercer1954]

My right solenoid flipper is a lot louder than my left, any reason you may think cause this? I have yet to lift the table up

[@vilhelmstein2091]

I just did the mod and I'm firing it up

[@chestonjones5128]

Awesome, thank you! Ill be doing this over the weekend! I do have one question, is there a reason that you didn't rotate them 180 degrees and point the strike plates outward towards the cabinet walls instead of towards the center like you did?

[@Restalgia]

I was considering that, and my play a bit with location. The largest obstacle here is the length of the wire coming coming from the controller board limits where you can place them. You can always get an extender or swap the wires but the extra 2 inches of distance would have made more difficult to connect I think.