Also new to the club a few weeks ago.
My wife loves this game after playing it in an arcade.
It needs some TLC, but was playable right away, so that was a bonus compared to most of the projects that we have picked up for our collection. This is our first game from the DMD era, so lots of new things to learn about.

Some questions:

Is there a threshold for getting a new high score to date? I upgraded to the 2.0 ROM and it said that all settings were reset to factory. I changed a couple, like free play and disabling the buy in for extra balls. It has yet to prompt for any initials, and only shows master magicians after a game. With the original 1.2 ROM, we had gotten prompted a couple of times.

Is there a way to determine the correct screw types for the ramps and plastics? There are several missing that I’d like to replace.

Minor accomplishment:

I got an error early on regarding the left eddy sensor. I discovered (thanks to info from pinside) that alternate board for the trunk sensor had been installed and it wouldn’t take the adjustment. I found the resistor and capacitor values in the technical guide and replaced them with the correct values. Now the hocus Pocus ball save works great.

Dave

Does anyone know the part number and how unobtainable this is? It’s missing on our game.

Thanks,
Dave

Thank you both for the info. I’m gradually figuring out what pieces in this game need to be replaced or are missing. I’m spoiled by the fact that it is playing so well as it is, but I don’t want to start breaking ramps. I like the idea of the clear washer workaround.

Dave

I’d recommend the 2.0 ROM. It’s compatible with the original security chip and has some excellent features/fixes.

I don’t know anything about sound ROM changes.

Dave

Does this help? I happen to have it out while I’m doing a cleanup and playfield protector.

Dave

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I just got done doing all new rings, cleaning, and a playfield protector on our game. The list in the manual has a lot of errors. The lists on the titan pinball site were pretty much copies of the manual, so I ended up doing 2 orders and having a little pile of spares…

But, it’s still nice to have it done and clean.

Dave

Has anyone experienced having the ball get stuck at the start of the wire ramp, just behind the right ball gate up at the top right side? You have to wait for the ball search to lift the gate and the shake the heck out of the game to get it to roll into the lanes. If the tilt bob was properly set up it would be fatal. Thanks for any input.

Dave

Thanks! I was thinking along the same lines, so I’m going to give that a try.

I did the same task earlier this year. I forgot to put the flipper rubber in the back even though I had read about it on this thread. I was missing the same rings mentioned above as well as one on the triangle of posts above the right outline. There are grooves for a short ring on the two bottom posts and my game had a ring there.

Our TOM does the same thing when it’s powered up. The initial tone is louder than the regular volume and there are no faults. We’re on the 2.0 ROM.

Dave

The manual describes the sensor adjustment process. I’d do that first. If it works for a while and then goes out of adjustment, you can decide on a new board or replacing the adjustment potentiometer (if you are able to solder). If it doesn’t work, you can check cabling and then order a new board. Assuming the game was working when you first got it, that sounds like a reasonable cause.

Good luck,
Dave