Recently acquired my first EM which is a Target Alpha. I’m still struggling with some minor issues but making headway putting all the pieces together. Once I understand more I’ll probably be able to check this.

Questions:
1) is this only related to 3 ball play or 5 ball as well? Currently set to 5 balls but pretty easy to roll the score so I expect I’ll move it to 3.

2) are all/most machines not set up correctly from day one? Or is this typically something that happens over time or if maintained incorrectly... ie should I expect my machine has this problem... or need to look for it?

3) as for scoring bonus correctly, i interpret the rules and design to be that the bonus score is only related to drop targets... ie. one bonus per dropped target... 15k maximum or 30K on last ball for double bonus... correct ?

Thanks!

Oh... and 4) this is only related to the final ball extra bonus scoring... or could be a problem with each ball.

Thx

I am in the process of cleaning up and annotating my TA schematics file. I was going to ask if others can confirm the error in the TA sequence chart (Not just Canada Dry) but searched and found another post that indicates it’s incorrect in Solar City, and mine on TA still shows it at beginning of cycle and has not been updated. I’m going to modify it on my schematic.

Great post! Also helps me understand how multiple motor switches work together as AND and OR functions which will help me debug other problems. Very kewl.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/gottlieb-solar-city-bonus-unit#post-5172797