(Topic ID: 254438)

Tech help: Flipper functions in all tests but not in play

By Cserold

4 years ago



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#1 4 years ago

Never seen anything like this. Iron Maiden LE. Left bottom flipper fires when testing left flipper switch (in test mode) and also fires when testing left flipper coil (in test mode). However; in game play the left bottom flipper doesn’t fire but the top left flipper does. What the?!?!! Any ideas?

#2 4 years ago

Bump. Thanks guys!

#3 4 years ago

Corrupt code maybe?

#4 4 years ago

Is this one of the games with the weird staged flipper switches? I feel like I remember someone talking about Stern trying to use some different setup where one of the switches was NC or something?

#5 4 years ago
Quoted from zacaj:

Is this one of the games with the weird staged flipper switches? I feel like I remember someone talking about Stern trying to use some different setup where one of the switches was NC or something?

It’s a double flipper switch that controls both the top left and bottom left flippers. When In switch test code both the upper and lower flipper switches register when pushing the left flipper button AND both flippers actually correctly fire in test mode. Then you start a game and the bottom left flipper doesn’t fire but top left does (when hitting left flipper button of course).

I’m so confused.

#6 4 years ago

What about flipper strength setting. Worth checking its not 0 by some strange chance, then i would reload code to rule it out.

#7 4 years ago
Quoted from earetz:

What about flipper strength setting. Worth checking its not 0 by some strange chance, then i would reload code to rule it out.

Thanks! Will check that.

#8 4 years ago
Quoted from earetz:

What about flipper strength setting. Worth checking its not 0 by some strange chance, then i would reload code to rule it out.

Actually don’t recall an ability to edit individual coil strength on stern games. Where is this in the menu?

#9 4 years ago

Hey guys. Looks like the issue was occurring when the playfield is down only. When I lift playfield both flippers fire (which is why it was only working when testing because I had playfield raised). Something was probably getting shorted when playfield was lowered (or maybe maybe switch was getting closed). Anyhow, it’s working now.

Thanks!
Craig

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