Hi all,
Hoping to join the club soon, have a chance on a machine that is missing the drop target. The mechanism is in place, but the target is missing. Can you tell me if there is anything special about the Twister target or is it generic and can be easily replaced?

Thanks all.

Hey all,
Not much action here so hopefully I'll help drum some up!

Got my Twister recently after some failed attempted purchases. Game was in great shape and setup with LEDs, except I knocked out the DMD during transport. Service narrowed the problem down to the Display Power supply board and I replaced that with a new $50 board and she works great.

Included some pictures below of:
- The game
- My 7 year old enjoying the game (Daddy I'm GOOD at this one!)
- Strange place I got the ball stuck after a few plays. Gameplay is FAST and it's not uncommon to have the ball rattle around, hit the glass, hop over some plastics... All normal?

After resolving the DMD my outstanding problem is the spinning disc. It works, meaning that it occassionally spins, but does not seem to spin as intended. Upon getting multiball, balls will drop to disc and stick to center magnet, but disc won't spin and launch them, it just drops them to the flippers. I'd like to get the disc spinning when it should, not sure what to tweak there, ideas?

Thanks all!
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Thanks all,
The magnets at the disc and in the back appear to work fine. You can make the skill shot to the disc center, and the disc holds the balls during multiball, it just doesn't spin at that time to send them out as I've seen in videos. I'll definitely check the ROM and see what happens!

And can someone talk me through this? Haven't updated a game before so this is new to me.

Also, would it make sense for me to try this update before replacing the diodes and resister as detailed in the Service bulletin? Asking because:
- Magnets appear to be working fine
- Updating code sounds much simpler & safer than me attempting to change diodes on a processor board

Thanks!

Silly me,
I was thinking this was some type of software update that I was going to download and install via a USB port or something like that, wasn't sure where to start...
But instead it's just replacing a chip on the board in the backbox, yes?

Pic of diagram showing what I believe is the chip location and a chip below to purchase. Simple as it looks, just remove and replace?

rom1.jpgrom2.jpg

Thanks Flipper,
Both Chips ordered.

It looks like it's not too uncommon for people to install the chip incorrectly. I've seen a few links to a Stern document that is supposed to describe the install (sb150.pdf) but the file doesn't appear to be found.

How do you ensure the orientation of the chip is correct before installing?

Thank you much,
I sent you a PM and look forward to some tornadoes!

I haven't grown sick of Helen & Bill yet, but yours is a great option!

Got my ROM chips,
Went to remove the existing, didn't try TOO hard but they appear resistant to come out.

Any trick to removing the existing chips without damaging them and/or the board? Gentle grip with pliers? Small flathead screwdriver wedged in there to pry lose?

Probably a specific tool that I don't have... What should I use in it's place?

Thanks!

Broke the drop target, which was a good time to add the sticker from Tecumseh above (Thanks!). First time I've ever had to replace a target, and was more involved than I thought, as I had to remove the assembly. But I didn't have to disconnect any wiring, and having a magnetic tool/tray was quite helpful to keep from losing screws.

But got it installed and it looks/plays great! Wondering if my flippers are too powerful, they really smack the ball around. Will see if Anything else suffers or maybe I'll add some video for feedback. Luck all!

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Hi all,
After long last (really long) I'm getting around to replacing a couple ROM chips in my Twister to see if that improves spinner/fan usage. I had trouble pulling the ROMS which is why I took so long as I didn't want to break anything. Finally was able to figure out how to extract existing chips without causing damage.

Here is what I got:
TWISTER (SEGA) EPROM U210 GAME A4.05
TWISTER (SEGA) EPROM ROM0 DISPLAY A4.00

I replaced both, but when I turned on game it doesn't appear to boot. Lights come on, but game doesn't start. Removed the new main ROM (but left display) and replaced with original, and game booted after asking me to open door.

Not sure if there is something else I should be doing to help it boot with new ROM chip, or is it missing something else that needs to be added for the new ROM chip to work? Any advice appreciated.

Thanks.

Welcome! Twister is one of my wife's favorite movies, hence, we own this pin!

Welcome, great game with lots going on! Someone up above was attempting to recreate some of the harder to find plastics, fyi.

If replacing the DMD, are you going color? That's on my list to upgrade, maybe next xmas.

Luck!

My bad,
Confused this with my Last Action Hero thread, which recently had a color DMD added and someone making plastics. I'm hopeful for a Twister color DMD in future!!

Does anyone have custom Twister instructional cards available for download/printing? I found and printed out some nice ones for my LAH, and my Twister is lacking!

Thoughts on the center post? I have it installed, and see it in most pics of playfields, does everyone leave this in?

I like firing up Twister, but plays a little easier than my other pins, should I remove the center post? Is there a right/wrong thought on this?