Oh yeah! One of my favourite games. I brought one back from the dead about two years ago and it still has a prime spot in the lineup. It's due for a bit of work, too... some new LEDs to replace the ones from Comet that dimmed, a new left flipper switch...

Yep! Great game.

I made custom drop targets that closely matched the font used in the backglass. Also made some custom purple instruction cards with the Tag Team text.

Gameplay vid I made a couple years ago.

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Does anyone have an unbroken plastic for the drop bank above TEAM? Having a hard time finding one.

Is it yes? I want the answer to be yes. Or "I'm making repros" - that would also be great

Any help out there as to this?
Ball is not being released in to shooting lane, along with the ball won’t eject from the left lower out hole. Far back left and lower right out holes work fine.
These two problems started at the same time.

Jack

Grounding issue most likely; these System 80B games are notorious for it. Inside the cabinet on the side of your power supply board are a bunch of molex connectors with pins all going to the metal chassis. One of those wires isn't making a good connection and it's knocking out some of your solenoids.

If you haven't done the ground mods yet, you definitely should do them soon. Losing the wrong ground pin at the wrong time on a System 80B game can result in some pretty bad damage that is difficult to repair.

Here's more info:

Hey david, thanks for the info...the strange thing is the machine worked fine late one evening...the machine was left on overnight. When I went to play it the next morning,there no sound. I lifted up the playfield, forgetting to take the balls out which rolled to the top of the playfield and one two fell to the lower cabinet. Not sure what I did but the sound came back, I put the balls back in and the problem I described started. How many balls does the game use 3 or 4 ?

Jack

David, I have done the Todd Tuckey grounding modification. After I started having the problem

Jack

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As the sound board was previously working, it's not defective. So, the issue can have several source : the connection between the CPU --> DRIVER --> SOUND BOARD, or the POWER line (soundboard not powered), or the AUDIO line (the audio signal goes thru the potentiometer, and sometimes this one has bad contact).

While the TAG TEAM is a SYSTEM 80B, it still have a simple soundboard (based on 6503/6530). The board can be tested using one of the two DIP located on it : 2018-10-12_09h16_20 (resized).png
Try to set the DIP 1 to ON. If there is a sound, then the problem is on the connection side CPU --> DRIVER --> SOUND BOARD.
If there is no sound, then check the voltages on board, and the audio output way : connectors, potentiometer, speakers.

Got it... 3 balls...noted. I missed that in the manual somehow. when I lifted the playfield and the balls rolled to top, one fell below and two fell to the floor, or I thought. There was already a ball or two underneath the machines, so I wasn’t clear as to how many actually fell out.
Checked the sound with the dip switches, sound came back and game plays as it should, but the ball won’t release into the shooting lane. The selonoid is good and visually looks brand new. When the ball drains, the ball does get shot up on the mini ramp, but then the second solenoid doesn’t activate. As I noted previously, the left middle capture/outhole stopped working also. This outhole will credit the proper points, but not eject the ball, it just keeps making the normal sound it makes and continues to score. I might add, the upper left and lower right capture holes work find. Aside from the balls falling when I lifted the playfield, I can’t imagine what I could’ve done for this problem to start. Puzzled

Update... I’ve done the switch test...With each push of the credit button, the display reads all switches open...however sometimes it reads switch 47 closed. According to the switch matrix number manual, there is no switch 47.
As a recap In case someone is just reading this, I have two problems that started exactly at the same time, the ball is being ejected up the ramp, but is not Being released into the shooting lane. At the same time the ball won’t eject out of the lower left outhole on the playfi, however it does register a score, but just sits there. Any help out there would be greatly appreciated

Jack

Anyone here want to sell their Tag Team? Want to add it to my wrestling memorabilia room.

Hi Tag Teamers, does anyone know the part number for the EOS switch on the upper left flipper? Thanks

I want to join the team! Anyone looking to tag out?

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/wanted-tag-team-pinball
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Don't let a guy in blue undies hold you back.

I joined the team today. It took 56 days of waiting and a nine hour drive.

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Great game. Love ripping that lit spinner.

I installed new drop targets this evening with decals from Cobra Amusements.

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Those look great! I feel like I'll never see an intact "TEAM" plastic.

Love my tag team. That spinner is awesome.

Looking for a Tag Team cabinet, any condition has to be better than mine I just picked up.
Any leads on ANY 80b cabinet appreciated.

Hey folks! Just picked up a tag team, love it! Of course something broke immediately and the copy of the manual that came with my machine is missing the schematics to try to figure out what transistor I need to replace. Anyone ha e a copy they could PM me.

@jonesin9999, welcome to the ring! You should have a copy of the manual and schematic that stays with the game. Order a copy from Pinball Resource or here: https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/DOC1656

Hello, on my Tagteam, the display is separating from the display body. What should I ues to reseal?

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I'm wanting to join the club if anyone has any leads on one or has decided its time to leave.

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone has a source for new or reproduction plastics for Tag Team?

Not that I've found, unfortunately. If someone just did the always-busted plastic above the "TEAM" bank I'm sure they'd have lots of orders.

Took some time and a lot of cold call type messaging, but I'm in the club

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Does each o e have a bell inside the cab? Mine does but it isn't working. Looks like it is wired up correctly. Wondering if there is a setting to enable/disable it?

The bell rings only when you win the special.

I hooked the bell up to the lower left lock kicker on the one my nephew bought. Kind of obnoxious but also pretty perfect for this game/theme.

Thought I’d say what’s up here. Now the owner (sort of) of a Gottlieb Tag-Team Pinball. Awesome game, sadly mine has died.

If anyone has time to take a look I have a thread started here for where my machine is at, and what happened with it > https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/gottlieb-tag-team-start-up-issues

Did you ever get this sorted? If so you happen to recall what the problem ended up being? Under playfield transistor?

I ask because I’m dealing with the same issue currently.

Was playing tonight and never really noticed If the two left drain rollovers so anything. They say last chance and alternate which one is lit. It seems they score 10,000 points no matter which you hit even if not lit. Was there more to it?

If you have a ball locked, and roll over the lit last chance, the locked ball will kickout and you can keep playing.

Nice, thanks

Finally located a NOS backglass for my Tag-Team.

Not does anyone happen to have the measurements handy? I’m measuring the top & bottom lift trim at 26” which seems off from other measurements I’m getting for 80b back glasses, but they also all seem to have variations. Bad girls and others that have a full glass (no speaker box etc…) all seem to be 25”?

Also any recommendations on top/side/lift trim?

I’m assuming also that it’s 1/8” thickness, as I think all of them are…

Thanks for any help here - would be rad to get the trim here in time for the backglass.

Backglass appears to be 26” x 26” x 1/8”

Looks like this size was used three times by Gottlieb: Bounty Hunter, Chicago Cubs Triple Threat, and Tag Team.

Will confirm size next week for people doing searches in the future.

Confirming that the backglass for this game is 26” x 26” x 1/8”

Hope this comes in handy for someone down the road.

I have an extra Tag-Team pin manual if anyone needs...PM me.

Hello All, Does anyone have a spare playfield or a source for an overlay? My tag team's playfield is pretty rough and finding any replacements have been impossible.
Thanks.

Just got my tag team back from tech after being funny for a year or so , replaced all the caps and such, plays great now. Went ahead and shopped and LED it as well. I sometimes have a ball stuck at the upper gate , what is that gate for, it doesn't score anything, and just has a spring on it and goes both ways,

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Looks nice! Great game.

That gate is suppose to score. It advances the lights infront of the lane until you hit it enough to light extra ball. If you shoot that shot quickly, it will sometime not register. It has been a long time since I worked on a Tag Team, but that spring should connect to a switch similar to a spinner leaf switch under the playfield.

Something similar to this:

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