I’d be curious to see if it’s the same playfield cover you find in Creature from the Black Lagoon or Munsters Premium/LE could probably get a new one for $90. I’d be more concerned about what those balls might be doing to the clearcoat/playfield itself. I’ve got a TBL on order and would like to know if these fit. https://www.marcospecialties.com/control/keywordsearch?SEARCH_STRING=545-1079

Ahh yes, thank you..the only one I could find for Creature/Congo was tinted green for some reason. Has anyone verified that these fit TBL??

I experienced the same thing on my Willy Wonka. It ended up being one of the ground wires in the 9 pin harness that connects the coin door to the I/O board. There were two black ground wires shoved into the molex pin in the harness. Will most likely need a multimeter to troubleshoot continuity through that length of wire back to the board. Could also be one of the wires on the interlock switch that senses when the coin door is open/closed.

Took me a while to figure out what was happening..especially without any coin door button functionality. Can’t access the menu etc without them. If you’ve lost all coin door buttons but the coin slots are still lit up (getting power) I’ll bet it’s one of the ground wires came loose.

Sounds to me like your machine is not pitched and or leveled properly. Having a machine leaning to one side or the other can affect a number of things. In this instance the balls not sitting in the trough properly to break the opto and register the drain. Then the trough kicker is not hitting the balls on center and just glancing off. Just a guess. Get a small bubble level that fits between the slingshots.

Check to see if your trough upkicker coil/post is striking the center of the ball. The ball waiting to be launched into the shooter lane should come to rest in a round hole then the coil plunger/post should hit it dead center from underneath. If not you might have to shim it with a couple washers where the coil bracket mounts.

For me personally buying a new machine is all about mitigating risk of losing money on that machine over the course of time. So far every machine I’ve ever bought/sold, no money lost, made thousands on some. Being able to play a machine for a couple years and sell it for what I bought it for or more is cheap entertainment at its finest. The risk of losing money on a TBL is very minimal. Opposed to a Stern Pro/Premium, JJP, Spooky. But you don’t have to wait a year and a half to get those so that’s the trade off I guess.

I have plenty of machines of different manufacturers so waiting isn’t a big deal. I’m just frustrated with the distributor itself more than anything. Every manufacturer product is likely to have some issues. I’ve unboxed a Stern Pro and they had the wires soldered wrong on one of the RGB lights, took a lot of my time to figure it out. If you want a new machine and don’t want to wait forever, something that plays like a Bally/Williams…?? Cactus Canyon SE+/LE would be cheaper. Even though the LE’s are selling for over MSRP, their value will in all likelihood go up once the supply runs out.

Did you ever get that 12/5V power supply I sent back to you Rens?

Really hope you guys acquire some more distributors in the U.S. before announcing your next title. Would love to own another one of your products but I don’t think I can handle another lackluster Cointaker transaction in this lifetime. I’ve gotten 3 machines from CT in the last year only because they had exclusive distribution rights with both Pinball Brothers and DP. Pinball Brothers recently fixed this same issue. Time to allow for competition…not in price but communication/honesty/overall experience!!