One of the many issues with my new dirty project pin is with the Collect Bonus countdown. It advances the bonus correctly up to 19,000 but when the ball drains and the countdown begins, the bonus unit spider moves one rivet at a time or two at a time when the Double Bonus is lit like it should for two or three spots but then spins and resets back to the home position so it only rewards you 2 or 3 thousand on the countdown even if you earned 14,000 for example.

I’ll try to post a video of the Bonus Unit in action soon but just wondering what might be causing this. I’ll have time to unscrew the bonus unit from the bottom board this afternoon to further inspect it. Thanks for any help.

That’s exactly what seems like is happening. Thanks for this and I’m going to be posting a video here in about an hour.

Here’s a pic and video of the BCU counting down from a 9000 point Collect Bonus.

It is a little more dramatic in this video. Sometimes it counts a few thousand before spinning back to the home position and is it really the correct home position? Maybe a Wizard owner post a picture of his in the correct position. Thanks.

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Finally got better access to the inner part of the BCU. Thanks for making me look there. Look at the worn down teeth on this unit.

This game is a mess. I wanted a winter project and I surely have one. This is #3 on a list of 12 known issues on this machine and I’ve only solved 2 so far and this.

Wondering where to look for a replacement. Thanks again.

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Or am I going to have to wait till someone parts out a machine?

Sorry I referred to this unit as a BCU in above posts. Obviously it’s the Bonus Unit and not the Ball Count Unit.

That’s a great idea. Never would have thought of that but that sounds like it would work if I can’t find one.

Thanks!

Yeah and this particular Wizard has been really neglected on top of that. I’ve got a dremel, just trying to figure out how to make that work.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks, I finally did post it and already got a hit but unfortunately, the offer was not quite the same gear. The stopper pins on mine are located directly opposite of each other.

Appreciate the help.

Thanks. I’m starting to now figure that out. I just bought a gear from a local guy and it will fit but I’ll need to cut the plastic pin off I guess because it doesn’t line up correctly.

Then drill a small hole where I need it and insert a small screw to act as a stopper? Is that how you’d handle it or is there something else you would use as a stopper pin?