hmm...I'll give them a go again....that was my thought, but recall them not lasting in this game awhile back....

I will check my TZ tomorrow for lithium battery voltage. I will let you know what I find.

Honestly? I don't care how long they COULD last. I replace them every year, to prevent leaks.

That's my true question. Sounds like alkalines yearly makes TZ a happy game.

Think I'll be updating my maintenance logs for all my games. NVRAM in some...

How long do the "watch" batteries last? Prudent to change those yearly too?

This, I'm not sure. I don't use the coin batteries in anything (yet) except my Gottliebs, and they have been in there a year. I'm curious how long they last in WPC vs. AA's as well, as I have considered converting over.

My leds are not working well in 3 of the 4. They keep loosing up. Do I need new leds? If so, where did you buy yours?

My TZ has lithium batteries in for over 3 years. The voltage is still at 100%. Not going to replace a battery that does not leak just because it is old.
No age discrimination here.

I had the oddest thing happen to me while streaming this past weekend, and I cannot explain it. Lucky I was streaming so it was all captured on video:

https://www.twitch.tv/abpinball/clip/EnticingBombasticKiwiPartyTime

Basically between balls I was moving the machine to get it centered on camera again, which gave me multiple dangers - instead of tilting though, my game ended outright and a new one started! I thought perhaps it was a slam tilt but I experimented more and a slam tilt is very obvious, shows diagonal lines on screen.

Any ideas what happened here? Almost feels like a code bug or something. It does not appear to be a game reset as it didn’t go through the startup test, and besides it would be super odd for the reset to happen while no coils are firing (low power draw). Game is rock solid too and has never done this again.

1st: what is your credit dot?
2nd: Unable to seen what you were doing, but being bent over like that, it's possible something just held down the start button for 2 seconds, restarting the game.

I checked this the day after - it was just “time & date not set”, no other errors.

Since the start button is recessed it seems unlikely it was reset that way... a puzzler eh!

Anyone happen to have a playfield GI count number written down? I am doing a manual LED swap instead of a kit, and this is my last game don't want to overbuy. Pretty sure I have finally decided on Comet sunlight frosted, and mostly color matching in inserts. Backbox and coin door are done with sunlight as well. Just don't want to overbuy since I doubt I'll need too many extras after I finish this swap.

Bug in the code? Definitely three tilts as the lights went out that many times. Slam tilt seems unlikely given the amount of force needed to actually do that.

Seems that the game just didn’t handle those two tilt events during the bonus presentation.

Both tilt and slam tilt would properly stop the machine from doing anything for a few seconds if activated properly.

What software version?

But why did another game start automatically? That wouldn’t happen if it was a “regular” tilt. Also doesn’t sound likely all three tilts were attributed to ball 3.

hey TZ club - anyone know of a place/person to get reproductions of these lock bar stickers?

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I think Marco sells some of them.

Yep. I just bought 5 sheets. They aren't very expensive either. They also sell a backbox 'warning' decal set. I've often wanted to replace my "inspected by" decals with the actual names of the inspectors - never found them in mass production though.

True, but you'd be amazed at how easy it is to 'accidently' have something press against it - like a phone or wallet in a pocket, fold in the jeans, or belt loop or something. Seen it happen a million times.

Just finished up putting some Cliffy’s on my TZ and got rewarded with my 1st LITZ and overall high score on the game- awesome!!!

Full disclosure I did have to buy in as I missed LITZ by one panel and I just couldn’t not buy in...

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Thanks for your honesty, but booooooooo!

Haha! Saying you are a good guy, but you're not ....

Not mine, but hard to find kicker parts on e-bay for your TZ !

Just the arm is available in a separate auction, same seller

ebay.com link: itm

Wow Twilight Zone and Medieval Madness only 8 votes apart
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/round-4-greatest-pinball-game-of-all-time-tournament-edition/page/2

2 years approximately. I change them every year on the first week of January. Machine switched on of course.

1. credit dot. In display an extra dot is being displayed when something is wrong with the machine (switch is not getting activated for a long time for instance). An operator can now see if a problem is with that machine without switching it off and on again.
You will also get that "dong dong dong" sound when you switch on the machine but with several machines on the floor it's not always obvious which machine is broken

(Although a pinball machine is always "only temporarily fixed")

2. Version 9.4H provides that "feature" out of the box. Now you want to disable that if your lovely kids decide to press that button once you're lost in the zone.

Uh, yes. Thank you for that. I am more than familiar with those features. I wasn't asking for a definition, but asking what was on his machine.

And this has been around a loooooottttt longer than 9.4H.

^^^^^^
This guy

I think the likeliest explanation to what happened to my game is simply the code not handling a tilt at that exact moment in time - strongest evidence of this, as Durzel pointed out above, is the lights flashing three times - two warnings, next one would have been a tilt. If you watch the clip closely, by the time the game restarts I've actually moved away from the game, but the warnings keep coming as the bob moves around.

Fullfilled the special wish for a guy from Canada - first RED clock board ever produced - I think, will look good in a red clock housing ...

Take care and stay healthy my friends!!!!!!!

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Nice, any idea where to buy the leds that fit in there? Mine are not working properly

You can get them from me. What problems do you have, with what colors?? Do you have my board and when did you buy it???

They are red and it came with my TZ so not sure where the board came from but they are little squares with 4 prongs. They seem loose and will light up if I get them just right but the vibration loosens them or something. You can see the left only works and usually it’s just the top left consistently

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Can you make a very good photo of your clock board, so that I can see the top of the board. I cannot remeber, that you bought my board. You must not take you board out, try to make a good photo through the playfield glass, I mus see, if on the top left of the board there a 8 little control LEDs!!! If these LEDs are not there, it is not my board!!!! Nethertheless, I will help you, to get your red LEDs ...

- Ingo

Looks like yours

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Thanks!!!

Yes, that is my board.

Mightbe, that the sockets have become a bit week over time. Please take the 2 right LEDs out and gently bend the 4 legs of the LEDs slightly outwards for 1/2 mm or so and then insert the LEDs again, these should then sit a little more firmly and securely in the sockets.

If that doesn't help, I will solder 4 new sockets for you for free after the end of the covid-19 crisis. But please try to do the little bending first and post a photo ... I want the four red LEDs see lightning

I can’t get them, I’ve tried turning them every way possible and separating the legs. The one that works I can move to any spot and it works every time. Is there a secret on how they sit?

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The LEDs should have a notched edge and this must show to the LEFT side for all LEDs, imprint on board is "C"!!!

Your LAMP 4, that actually lights up, is NOT installed correct!!!!!!!

Attached is the installation guide!!!
Installation Guide INGO TZ-Clock-Board NOVEMBER 2014.pdf

Last shameless post...need 12 votes in under 4.5 hours!!!

Voted earlier... TZ for the win!

I got 3 out of 4 by putting solder on the legs but the 4th keeps flickering. Do you have a site or no a place in the states to order those leds? The good one I can put in any spot and it works every time so might be easier just to buy them. Just looked over the the 1st is flickers too. Please let me know. Thanks!

Clock question... my clock seems to slow down and sometimes stop during modes. It doesn’t always do this but at least 3 times in last 2 days it’s completely stopped before a mode was done. Next mode it normally starts and thus far it always checks out during start up.

Is this a sign of pending clock board doom?

Any clock board COVID specials happening?!

What does it do during a clock test?

Fully restoring my TZ, and looking to add a little bling.

Does anyone have a spare RED or BLUE clock housing they might be hoarding they wanna get rid of?

Maybe the motor relay board or a connector/header. The clock board has the optos and lamps, which should not affect the motor speed.

Haven’t run a separate clock test. Will do that later today.

At startup it spins forward and back just like normal, no speed difference at all.

Ran a clock test - no issues that I can tell.

Ran forward and backward both slow and fast without any issue. Triggered all the right switches at the right time.

If I remember from a number of pages back there is a Pinsider (Twister I think) that is making them now. GLM isn't making them anymore.
Twister's kit - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/twilight-zone-owners-club/page/129#post-4625780

Here's another option
https://littleshopofgames.com/shop/electronics/boards-display-boards/twilight-zone-mini-playfield-switch-kit-tz-mps-kit/

(2nd option is sold out)

I have the set from Twister and can say that they are excellent! Don't hesitate to purchase his kit when he is able to ship again.

These should work for you:

ebay.com link: 100pcs Piranha Flat Top LED Diode Red 4pin Super Flux Lights

After Covid-19 crisis you will gte bthe red ones I use ...