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tech: TSPP upper pf exit switch

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henri

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Apr 8, 2005, 8:03:25 PM4/8/05
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my upper pf exit switch doesn't seem to register during a game.

i went into the switch test mode and after a small adjustment it registers
perfectly every time the ball rolls under it (it was triggering the switch
5+ times every time the ball rolled under it)

start up a game and the switch doesn't seem to register (doesn't make any
sound effect, doesn't open the garage door if you just let it roll off the
upper pf, doesn't change the monorail-mode shot)

i'm stuck!

no game warnings or any messages that i can find.

any way to "reset" this without doing a factory reset?

henri

Lloyd Olson

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Apr 8, 2005, 8:48:53 PM4/8/05
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Check your switch matrix, check that switch and others on the same row or
column for a poor connection. Don't rule out a flaky switch either. LTG :)

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henri

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Apr 9, 2005, 1:29:36 AM4/9/05
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checked the matrix (that's how i made sure it was correctly adjusted) it
works perfectly when i set a ball on the upper pf and let it roll down

with the glass off i start a game, get the ball up on the upper pf, let it
roll down and nothing happens ("back in my day we didn't have flippers"
and other quotes, garage door re-opening, etc, none of that happens)

go into the switch matrix, test the switch, it works perfectly.

guess i'll call stern on monday. i have a feeling the software thinks the
switch is broken because at one point it was triggering whenever the
machine was slightly nudged, so maybe it's compensating?

henri

Lloyd Olson

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Apr 9, 2005, 3:03:53 AM4/9/05
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No, flaky switch if vibration sets it off. LTG :)

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> guess i'll call stern on monday. i have a feeling the software thinks the

Mike & Tiff

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Apr 9, 2005, 12:29:27 PM4/9/05
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Check to make sure the two screws holding the switch are not to tight as
they will bind the switch internally. -Mike

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