Hi all,
I have a TAF Thing that's giving me problems. I've put the thing in test mode and the up and down boxes are checking on and off as the thing hand moves up and down. I took the magnet inside the hand apart and the wires are not broken. I am getting alerts when starting the game- "check switch 85 thing up opto". If I'm having a problem with the up opto, then why would appear to be working in the test mode?

When the ball sits in the saucer in front of the hand, the hand comes out with no problems and seems to travel all the way to the ball, making contact with the ball but does not pick it up.

I've tried adjusting the interrupter that goes between the optos on the opto board and it seems to be traveling through just fine. Do I have a bad opto board?

Any help would be appreciated!

Ok, please forgive my ignorance, how do I check the continuity of the wire? What setting Should I use on the multimeter?
Thanks!

The magnet is giving me a good signal when I test it with the meter, what else should I check?