Hi all -

I've been getting "Magnet Left Error" messages intermittently on my BSD. The rest of the Mist system seems to be working fine, and I'm not getting any other errors or unwanted behavior.

After digging around, it seems that this error by itself means I need to adjust the Magnet Left switch (81). The switch looks like any other microswitch, but with a long, bent lever.

My question is: what kind of adjustment does this switch generally need? What seems to be happening is that the switch doesn't always register when the magnet traverses to the left side during the test. It always works when I test the switch by itself.

I hit it with a can of air to make sure it was at least somewhat clean, and sure enough, it worked for a while, then I got another credit dot, and the same error message. My next thought is to bend the lever a little more so that it makes contact with the magnet earlier and compresses the switch button with more force, but I also don't want to break anything.

Any thoughts or ideas?

Thanks!

Thank you, I'll give it a shot.

Follow-up -

Work had me away form home for a few days, but I finally got a few minutes to work on the games.

A little tiny, honestly imperceptible, bend in the actuator was all it took. No more credit dot, and the magnet test works perfectly every time.

The big surprise: the "magnet off left" test should only take a few seconds, as it is supposed to just transit one direction once. Mine was taking a painfully long time (long enough that I was starting to worry about the motor getting hot). Looking through the coin door, I could see that it was going from right to left, then back again.

The issue didn't really have an effect on game play, but the credit dot and the fault count were really bothering me.

All better now!