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TouchMaster 7000 Issue

By SilverballSleuth

5 years ago

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#1 5 years ago

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SilverballSleuth

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I know this isn’t a pinball question - but I think there’s gotta be a couple people here that could answer this question.

I picked up at TouchMaster 7000 upright the other day for $20. When it turns on it states that a “Touch Screen Controller Not Found.”

I drilled the locks yesterday in hopes that I could simply reseat the connection and it would be fixed. Not the case. The touch screen controller has the green LED on indicating that it is getting enough power.

What’s the next thing to do? Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

#2 5 years ago

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ryanbrooks

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Oklahoma City, OK

6y 87,800 1,143 20 1

Couple things:

Is the controller serial connector connected to the CPU?

Touch the screen. Does the LED blink off and on when you touch the screen? It could be the touch screen. It could be the controller. I can’t really remember how to check them. That was many moons ago

In all honesty, I’d think you would be money ahead to convert it to an LCD so long as you could get a replacement monitor using the same drivers. Most everything now seems universal (thanks ELO) but a Touchmaster is older.

If I remember right, those were the RS 232 3M controllers in the off white case. I’ll check some old of our tech note books and see if I can’t dig up a controller or some more info.

#3 5 years ago

USA

SilverballSleuth

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Hi there Ryan, thanks a bunch for your reply.

The connection is very tight, I cleaned it and it looks okay on my end.

The controller is absolutely in a white case, with a green LED.

I’ll check to see if the LED blinks when I touch the screen.

Thanks and look forward to hearing back from you.

#4 5 years ago

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SilverballSleuth

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6y 58,800 1,205

Quoted from ryanbrooks:
Couple things:
Is the controller serial connector connected to the CPU?
Touch the screen. Does the LED blink off and on when you touch the screen? It could be the touch screen. It could be the controller. I can’t really remember how to check them. That was many moons ago
In all honesty, I’d think you would be money ahead to convert it to an LCD so long as you could get a replacement monitor using the same drivers. Most everything now seems universal (thanks ELO) but a Touchmaster is older.
If I remember right, those were the RS 232 3M controllers in the off white case. I’ll check some old of our tech note books and see if I can’t dig up a controller or some more info.

So - I started touching the screen with the game on to see if it blinked. The LED becomes much brighter when the touch screen is pressed.

#5 5 years ago

USA

SilverballSleuth

Inactive member

6y 58,800 1,205

BUMP

#6 5 years ago

USA

SilverballSleuth

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6y 58,800 1,205

Bump

#7 5 years ago

MAR

Mrjamma

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Gate City, VA

11y 39,650 524 26

Enter the game test mode and do a touchscreen calibration.

#8 5 years ago

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ryanbrooks

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Oklahoma City, OK

6y 87,800 1,143 20 1

OP
Quoted from SilverballSleuth:
So - I started touching the screen with the game on to see if it blinked. The LED becomes much brighter when the touch screen is pressed.

Sounds like you have a bad controller. I’ll look tomorrow or Friday when I’m at the shop. If I have one, I’ll never need it again and I’ll ship it to you.

#9 5 years ago

USA

SilverballSleuth

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6y 58,800 1,205

Quoted from ryanbrooks:
Sounds like you have a bad controller. I’ll look tomorrow or Friday when I’m at the shop. If I have one, I’ll never need it again and I’ll ship it to you.

That’s fantastic, thank you so much.

Quoted from Mrjamma:
Enter the game test mode and do a touchscreen calibration.

Sadly, this did not work.

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