I'm digging this game even more now, however I'd love it if the upon answering the bat phone that the magnet would always grab and hold the ball for a couple of seconds
It seems to only hold the ball on soft strikes to the phone, otherwise the ball flails wildly leading to unfair drains
Do you guys think this is a code issue? I'd love to see this rectified

Issue with crane hits on latest .88 code
One shot fails to register no matter how hard it’s hit, 3rd shot from the right
Not an issue on .87 code, anyone else?

My crane has stopped registering hits, the crane works fine and no technical errors are being shown
Any ideas as to why this has happened?

Okay thanks for that, I’ll inspect it closely and see if that’s happened to mine also

Do other BM66 owners find that the magnet rarely grabs the ball after answering the bat phone?
It’s as though the ball is rebounding too fast off the targets behind the magnet, not giving the magnet time to activate
I find if I do a soft backhanded shot off the targets, then the magnet activates in time
Is this common to all BM66 machines? If so, do you think they can adjust the magnet in the code so it is engaged as soon as the targets are hit?
I find this to be the one big issue on an otherwise superb game

Maybe we can email Stern and have Lyman and co fix this
I’ve started to shoot the ball from the right flipper at the E & T letters in Gadget
This works out great, as the ball angles nicely to the targets behind the magnet at a slower speed
This is an effective way to have the magnet grab the ball
Otherwise, a soft backhand from the left flipper is generally another good way for the ball to catch the magnet

Munsters magnet does work well indeed

Interesting, I have a 2016 build and the magnet is only effective with a slow ball shot
I wonder with the later builds, if a stronger magnet is being used

That’s interesting, well I’ll get onto AMD and get them to order a new magnet from Stern for me

Some interesting results from other owners here
Appears the majority have a low percentage of sustained magnet/ball hold success

So I’ve done some tests myself, I own a Munsters with the same magnet/ball hold function
This works 100% of the time, so I took the magnet core w/stainless protector (I checked the manuals of BM66 & Munsters, & both are identical “part number and description “) out of the Munsters and put in BM66
Also I took the magnet/connector assy, 22-650 out of the Munsters and put it in BM66
These parts are again identical and have the same sticker with matching numbers on each

So seeing that the magnet core assembly are interchangeable, I tried out BM66 with The Munsters magnet

No difference, BM66 only grabs the ball with a slow shot
So I’ve gone to absolute basics, checked my levels, magnet & turntable with the playfield
Also pitch (not too steep, just average)
Perhaps it needs to set up steeper?

Still performs the same, so it’s either code adjustment to strengthen magnet pull or it’s just the games design, for example:
The Munsters magnet is set back further up the playfield, perhaps this is the difference
as the ball loses some momentum once it reaches its destination

Those that say they get 100% ball hold onto the magnet on BM66, that’s awesome
I just don’t see how, if you strike the ball flush and hard off the right flipper
That shot is way too powerful for the magnets pull to stick

For the record, I’ve added some Mylar to the magnet, maybe improves the ball hold a little, still testing

Okay, just wondering if there is a final wizard mode for defeating every single villain?
So the 4 major villains and the 14 or whatever it is minor villains in one game?
Also, as you progress through the game and defeat the minor villains from each season, are those same villains re-selectable or are they blocked out for the rest of the game?

Okay thx for that, the game is certainly full of modes and features
I find it curious though that there is no end game
Maybe another code update
I have one on order from upcoming December build after selling it a few years ago

Any chance Stern does a vault edition of BM66?
Such a great game and would love a NIB

Just got this Batman 66 premium pinball, it’s a 2016 build
Is it normal for all the clear inserts to be slightly off centre?

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