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#503 9 years ago

I just love this machine.
I've been owning it for only three months, but I've already played an impressive amount of hours!

But there's something I need to know.
On the left ramp, this diverter which is supposed to send the ball towards the planet, apart from Deadworld mode, when does it activate?
In other words, how can I lock a ball during a game, apart from launching the ball a bit too slowly into this ramp??

#505 9 years ago

Okay! So that's what I had understood!
Well, I really don't know why it was made this way!
Can't figure out how you can lock a ball on purpose...

Thanks for the info anyway!

#508 9 years ago
Quoted from Gov:

What, you mean yours never diverts the ball to the deadworld? The first two locks are always virtual locks and then the third shot to the ramp should divert it to the deadworld and start multiball. Also in the SuperGame one of the modes diverts nearly every ramp shot to the deadworld.

Well, it works for the Deadworld mode in Super Game...
Ooooooooooooh, ok! I think I understand now!!
When you talk about virtual lock, you mean i just have to go to the left ramp, the ball will go all the way to the right flipper, and it'll be considered as a lock?

In that case, the fact that i have an error message concerning switch 64, left ramp exit, this captor at the top right, could be at the center of this issue...

#510 9 years ago

Right!
So i definitely should find a way to solve this problem!

#512 9 years ago

Alriiiiight!
I happened to get some spare opto parts, and in the end, it was just an unsoldered wire.
That changes everything, and Normal Game finally is interesting!
Thanks guys!

2 weeks later
#515 9 years ago

Well, basically, what you need to know is that the diverter will only work for the third ball .The first two will be considered locked just by passing on the left ramp.
During the game, when the ball goes on the left ramp, there should be a motorbike sound, with a little video with it. If you don't have it, your opto isn't functional indeed.

One good technique to verify it is to use a digital camera : shooting around the playfield, you should see white lights coming out of the optos. On mine, the one that was a problem didn't show no light.

In the end, i just unscrewed and took away the left ramp (5 minutes) and realized one wire was not connected anymore.
But you may have to change the led, if that's what is dead.
If you don't have one and you don't want to spend your money on shipping fees, you can do it with an old remote control. Just dismantle it, take the opto and put it instead if the one that's not working.

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