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Twilight Zone goes into test during game play

By meSz

1 year ago


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#1 1 year ago

As title states, game goes into text during game play. I’m searching Pinside I found few post but not specific to the issue at hand.

While playing a game, the game will all of a sudden just go into test mode. You then press the start button and it will start a new game.

I cleaned the optos on the clock snd reset the the connectors to no avail.

#4 1 year ago
Quoted from Coyote:

You can NOT start a new game while in test mode.
Are you perchance meaning that the game is resetting? i.e. Everything goes dark, and the screen SHOWS the message "TESTING" with a progress bar?

Apologies as I am trying to help a guy few miles down the road from me. I threw your question to him and he’s now saying “yeah that’s what it’s doing”. So you’re question is spot on!

However, he sent me a video of it and it did as you stated but now it’s in attract mode and the display has garbage on it and a new game won’t start. Just stays in attract mode. This part is new.

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#8 1 year ago
Quoted from CubeSnake:

+1 on checking the batteries and nearby the batteries. I had the same thing happening on my CFTBL and was POSITIVE the batteries were fine. Checked them and nope, NO leakage-or so I thought. Checked a little closer and saw the the traces has the slightest bit of green corrosion under them. Yep-the batteries leaked (vapor) and got under the traces.

No apparent leakage.
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Quoted from Phatchit:

Also have him purchase the 5v rest board

He has the KAHR WPC Power Fix Daughterboard
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Quoted from Phatchit:

Reset all the ribbon cables a few times In the back box. If they are original have him get a whole new set.

Reset all of the connectors. Haven’t gone the replacement route yet.

Appreciate the assistance all!

#14 1 year ago

so what's the general consensus here? Send out boards for repair/update (if so what boards should be sent out and who would you recommend sending too) or purchase replacement board(s) (again, which boards and recommend manufacturer).

I am not too familiar with this era of machine so looking to do what's best for this guy.

thanks again!

#16 1 year ago
Quoted from slochar:

Worst case scenario - you send all the boards out for repair and they are checked/repaired if needed, boards come back and still does it because one of the causes of this is poor connectors in the cabinet. No fault of the board repair person, or whatever vendor supplied the replacement boards.

certainly understand not holding the board guy responsible if it doesn't fix the issue as it seems there are so many variables that lead to the issue.

Going back in the next day or so, so will look at ay mods and the Z connector to eliminate those as a potential issue.

As for .....

Quoted from slochar:

I was finally going to wipe out the GC someone else put in my STTNG and it reset going into my 3rd final frontier. My entry bonus alone (4 billion) would have put me way over the GC score.)

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