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JJP Harry Potter won't boot up

r/pinball·forum_thread·analyzed·Feb 16, 2026
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claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 · $0.011

TL;DR

New JJP Potter machine stuck at boot with no support response yet

Summary

A new Jersey Jack Pinball Harry Potter machine fails to boot after initial power-on, with lights and topper functioning but no further progress after 30 minutes. The owner has contacted JJP and their distributor Flip N Out but received no response and found no similar issues documented online.

Key Claims

  • Brand new Harry Potter machine out of the box exhibits boot failure with speaker humming, lights flashing, and topper movement but no game startup

    high confidence · Direct user report of observed symptoms

  • No online documentation of this specific issue exists for JJP Harry Potter

    medium confidence · User states they couldn't find anything online, though absence of evidence isn't conclusive

  • JJP and Flip N Out have not responded to support requests within ~24 hours

    high confidence · Direct statement: 'opened a ticket with jjp and contacted flip n out yesterday. No responses'

Notable Quotes

  • “Brand new out of the box. Speaker noise, lights flash, topper moves, then nothing. Speakers humming.”

    /u/gcdenis — Clear description of the failure state and initial symptoms

  • “I've left it on for 30 mins and no progess.”

    /u/gcdenis — Indicates prolonged boot failure despite extended wait

  • “I've opened a ticket with jjp and contacted flip n out yesterday. No responses, can't find anything online with this issue.”

    /u/gcdenis — Demonstrates support reach-out and lack of documented similar cases

Entities

Jersey Jack PinballcompanyFlip N OutcompanyHarry Pottergame/u/gcdenisperson

Signals

  • ?

    business_signal: Delayed or absent customer support response from both JJP and distributor Flip N Out within 24-hour period

    high · User explicitly states 'opened a ticket with jjp and contacted flip n out yesterday. No responses'

  • ?

    product_concern: Brand new Harry Potter machine exhibits critical boot failure immediately out of the box, suggesting potential manufacturing quality control issue

    high · User reports symptoms consistent with motherboard or firmware failure on unused machine

Topics

Hardware/Boot IssuesprimaryCustomer Support ResponseprimaryJersey Jack Pinball Quality ControlsecondaryNew Machine Reliabilitysecondary

Sentiment

negative(-0.75)— Owner expresses frustration with non-functional new machine and lack of responsive support from manufacturer and distributor. Tone is seeking help rather than hostile, but underlying situation is clearly problematic.

Transcript

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Brand new out of the box. Speaker noise, lights flash, topper moves, then nothing. Speakers humming. I've left it on for 30 mins and no progess. I've opened a ticket with jjp and contacted flip n out yesterday. No responses, can't find anything online with this issue. So I figured I'd post here to see if anyone has any ideas? submitted by /u/gcdenis [link] [comments]