I recently purchased my first pinball machine, a Capcom Pinball Magic. I am really excited with my purchase and even more excited I found this forum. I have quite a few issues and need some help. Do I need to post here? or somewhere else. I am going to list the issues and if I have to I will move the post. A few things I have notices is that when I hold the left or right flipper I get a buzz out of the speakers. I also get the same sound when the ball goes up the left ramp and hits the trigger where the lock lights are blinking at the bottom of the ramp. One other issue is that when I shoot the ball up the stage ramp the swing arm is blocking the ramp so it comes back out. I can reach inside and move the arm to the left, but it will eventually go back and block the ramp. Oh and the trap door on the chest keeps going up and down until game starts and that same area only recognizes a ball is there for the lock ball to work. Hope that makes sense. Let me know if more information is needed or if I need to move post. I got a good deal, but hope this is not overwhelming.

That sounds like a good possibility. I can push the diverter freely to the left and right with no resistance. I will check that out. Thanks.

I tried to get the diverter loose so that I could pull out the solenoid and clean it. I could net get the shaft from the diverter loose from the clamp that holds it. I backed the nut off and tried to separate the clamp, but the shaft would not budge. Any tips? Hope that makes sense.

I want to take my recent purchase (Pinball Magic) apart and clean and replace parts. I have a friend who does powered coating, so I was going to do a few parts. I was thinking of doing the legs, coins door, top cabinet rails. I wanted to know how others feel about the color of powder coating. Is it bad to do them in a different color like yellow or purple? Or is it best to try and keep it original. I know it all comes down to personal preference, but don't want to have a hard time reselling someday if I decide to. Thanks.

You were right, I was able to remove diverter from the top. There was quite a bit of disassembly since I had to do both the one to the stage and the one to the wand. They were both stiff and would stick. I pulled everything apart, cleaned them up and they work like a champ. Thanks for the input.

So far this game has come along pretty well. Nothing cosmetic yet, just getting all of the parts to function. a little bit of cleaning has brought most of this back to life. I ahad a random issue pop up last night and was hoping maybe someone could help me out. The 3 lites lock targets and the swallow the sword target have quit registering when the ball hits them. The magic wand has also been randomly moving back and forth and sometimes stops in the middle of the play field not lining up with anything. Hope all of that makes sense. Let me know if more information is needed to help diagnose the issues. Thanks.

I tried reconnecting the 50 pin and nothing happened. I also messed with the other plugs, and one of the orange wire clusters on the left side must have been loose, because that seemed to get it going again. Thanks again!

I wanted to know what most of you do with the myler, not sure if I spelled that right. On my unit it looks a little worn out. Do you leave it on or take it off? Thanks.

I am going to order the Treasure Cove Kit and give that a try. Thanks.

I noticed that the wand on my PM is a little discolored. Has anyone done something to give it good color but not lower the power of the magnet of the wand?

I thought about that, but sometimes a black magic marker will leave a purple tint. Does that make sense? Thanks

I mentioned this in a earlier post. I get some feedback from the speakers when I hold the flippers, or when the stage diverter goes to the levitating ball, and when the switch for the left ramp (where the lock lights are) is triggered. Any thoughts on this? I also noticed and not sure if related, but when the ball hits the pop bumper outside of the stage doors, the doors will go slightly open and close while it hits the bump target. Thanks.

I noticed that my PM says version 1.03. Do I need to upgrade? And what are the benefits if I do? Thanks.

Thanks for the info. I have this same exact issue. I ended up pulling the assembly out and cleaning it thinking that may help. It does seem to run better, but occasionally it will get hung up. I will get the update and report. Thanks again!

Now I've done it. The ball was stuck while in play today. So I gave the machine a good bump. When I did that the display screen went all crazy on me. It was showing wierd things then nothing. What should I look for to get this going again. Thanks.

I will give that a try. I see your from A2. Lived there for 36 years. Even worked at Pinball Petes for a minute. Go Blue!

Ha. That's okay. You still have time to be saved.

Mine had the same issue. For me I removed the trunk and cleaned the optos underneath. I also had to realign the sensors. Hope that helps.

Thanks again. It was the short ribbon cable on the back of the display. It came loose underneath where you couldn't see it.

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Got this in the mail today. Can't wait to install. Thanks Cliffy's.

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I am interested.

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I wanted to know if this sounds right. Its about the ball lock. For example, I can make my very first shot when starting the game onto the left ramp and the ball goes to LOCK 1, without activating the lock ball. Is that correct? or is there supposed to be a sequence that lights the ball lock. Hope this makes sense. If this is not correct, what would be the fix? Thanks.

I know thats how to activate the lock, so I wonder why mine isnt doing that. Like I said i can make my first shot of the game and if it goes up the left ramp it goes to LOCK BALL. What would be the fix so that I have to hit the three lock ball targets to activate LOCK BALL. Thanks.

I will check the skill level. I am not sure which roms I have, but I know they are not the latest. Thanks.

Skill level on normal. I got home and I noticed the lock 1 light is blinking right when you start a game. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Any suggestions? My display has gone out. It did this a few months ago and it was the small ribbon cord that came loose. This time it is not coming on and I noticed an unpleasant odor when i removed the backglass. Is there a way to trouble shoot? or anything I should look for? Thanks.

I think you are on to something. Here is what I found pictured below. Can this be fixed? Or needs replacing?

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Can someone tell me the part number for the display driver board pictured above. When i do a search on the internest I am coming up with a few different numbers. Thanks.

Thanks all for the replies. I am going to order a board and not try to repair. Is there anything that could be done to prevent this in the future? or was it just my lucky day.

Okay, so I did find the part number on my board and it reads B0015502. I did a search on the net for a replacement and found nothing. Pinball parts Australia and Marco both have a A0015500 display board. Will this work? If not does anyone have a spare or a source for a new one? Thanks again.

Anyone come up with an extra display driver? My part number show b0015502. Thanks.

Anyone come up with an extra display driver? My part number show b0015502. Thanks.

My PM is acting up. When I start up a new game the drop targets reset. When that happens the game shuts off for a few seconds then comes back on. It will do it almost every time I start a new game. Sometimes I can get past it, but if I shoot it into the genie bottle, when it ejects ball back into play field it will shut off. Help. Thanks.

Looking for a Pinball Magic DMD power board part # B0015502, let me know if anyone has the part or a source. Thanks.

Had a few things burn up on the circuit board, not real sure the correct terminology. what is the cost of a color DMD for Pinball Magic?

I have a question maybe someone can help me with. I had to order a new power board assembly. My board says part number A0015204. The place I ordered from said that they had the same board, so I purchased it. When it arrived today, I noticed that it says part number A0015205. The last number is different, although they look identical. Does anyone know if this will work? Thanks.

Thanks, I will give it a try. I was really excited when I found the part, and got sick when I saw it wasn’t the same part number.

I sent it in along with the display driver to get repaired. The machine would randomly power of and restart, I was told it was the power supply board.

Still looking for a Pinball Magic DMD power board part # B0015502, let me know if anyone has the part or a source. Thanks

Can you please list the parts needed and a link if possible? I know it’s probably listed somewhere in this thread. Thanks.

Does anyone that upgraded to a color DMD have an old board they want to part with? Part # B0015502. Thanks.

I have been using the power supply board and it seems to be working fine. Now I just need a Display Driver Board so I can see the graphics.

If I order the Color DMD designed for BBB and install it in my Pinball Magic, will I have full color? When I see other Pinball magic owners with a Color DMD it is a different color, but it is all one color. When you watch the video on Color DMD website for the BBB screen it show different colors. Not sure if that makes sense.

Thanks for the info RDoyle1978. Does anyone have one they want to sell? Thanks

I have been dealing with no display for a long time, it is in previous posts. I havent really had time to mess with it other than I have bought two display drivers and still nothing. The first display driver said not tested, so I figured it must have been bad. The second one said works, but still nothing. So assuming the second driver works and still no display, what else should I be looking at? And yes I know I should just buy the color DMD, but I was trying to save money. But I almost could have bought a color DMD by now. Anyway I would like to to work with what I have before finally end up buying color DMD, I know I wont regret it. Thanks.

Yes it is the 4X4 board. I will measure voltage at all pins and report. Thanks for the reply.

Here is the results of first board. I have a voltage meter but really not sure how to use it. So I attached a picture of voltage meter settings and a diagram of results. Probably not even close to what you need. But here you go. Thanks.

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So ground the red probe and use the black on the different pins?

I get same reading, just the negative and positive reverse. May be doing this wrong.

Here is a pic with the new changes. I circled the ones that had a different reading. Still not sure I am doing this correctly. I am going to measure outputs with other 4x4 board installed.

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They both read .501 on D5 & D4. Same thing in other board I have except they both read .505

No worries on the delay, this thing has been sitting in my game room like this for almost a year. I measured and got .453 Volts on both orange wires. That was with both J1 & J2 unplugged from board. Thanks

I got 101.3 and 113.5

Again, not sure if doing this correctly. I put the meter to ohms. It started out with a 0.L on the screen. When I put the black probe on one orange wire and the red probe on the other orange wire it read 0.00 then went to 157.1 I probably just need to buy a color DMD and hopefully be done. Thanks a lot for all of your help.

This is what I show. Not sure of brand

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ebay.com link: Lot of Capcom Pinball Magic plastic ramp parts

There is a TopHat in this bundle.