Hi all. I just joined the club and picked up a TZ in decent shape but needs some love. Going to tear it down and give a good deep cleaning. There are a few things I could really use help with:
1) clock is broken. It moves correctly on test but not in game. I think from what I've read it's the board. Where's the best place to get one?
2) the game randomly resets into test mode. Not all the time but sometimes mid play.
3) I need a new/spare speaker panel. Anything available under 150? Or know how to fix a dent in the plastic?
4) flippers work but bottom ones are weak. Do I rebuild or something else?
5) inside the door to the left on the bottom of the game there's a random connector like a flipper button. One wire is broken off. Anyone know what's this part to? Here's a couple pics.

Thanks ahead of time. And if anyone knows of spare mods I will like to purchase some along the way. Pm me for those. Thanks!

Jimmy

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For the spam switch, should I completely detach the wires and wrap them or let them be? One is attached now. Thanks.

Sorry, slam switch.

Its going into the boot screen where it shows your errors and everything stops working (flippers, sounds, etc.). I have a broken clock that I ordered the fix for by recommendation from Lermod. But I don't know why that would cause a mid game reset. Thoughts?

Thanks. The cab is filthy so I am in the process of cleaning it out. Going to take some work so I will reset and see if that helps. Will be a chore to get back in shape. Not going to let this one die though.

i switched my flipper opts boards with no change in weak left flipper. I'm confused because they are the stronger 11629's. Should I take those to the recommended mid strength coils? Don't know why I would be having a problem with weakness if they're the stronger coils unless it's causing the game to malfunction. Any help would be great.

I'll take some and post tomorrow. Thanks again

Here are the pics. Thanks- flipper coils and optos.

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Is it worth breaking down the assemblies and cleaning them or simply replace? What do you use for parts cleaning vs table cleaning? Thanks- I'll take the spring off tonight and give a shot. Also probably should at minimum replace sleeves.

Thanks all. I have a few things to try and will be posting results. They are so dirty I need to prob rebuild them just to clean them. As it stands now only the cleanest shot will get the ball up the ramps, otherwise it comes back. Ill paint the white on the optos, take the second spring off and then review how to ultimately rebuild these guys.

I took off the spring and painted the opto and it is much better. Only thing now is that they feel a little "loose" but I can work on that over time. Thanks all- at least playable for now. Except for that test issue. When I get some time I'll review the WPC threads and try to fix that. Thanks again all. Buy y'all a beer if u r ever in Annapolis.

Please help- serious flasher problem. In the middle of an led switch and was testing them when two flashers were "stuck on". One melted in half. Any ideas??

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Well main ground in back of wasn't screwed down. Probably not good. Just got the game. What else should I check?

This one wasn't screwed down. Would that be my culprit?

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Does anyone know why LEDs would slightly dim when flippers are used? I just installed the ultimate pinballbulbs led kit with the two LED strips. I never had this problem before but when I use the flippers they dim slightly and then come back full strength. Its not a huge issue unless you are repeatedly hitting the flippers but kinda annoying, especially when you just paid 200$+ for them. Thanks for the help.

Jimmy

I put the strip in 116 and the DMD went crazy. I unplugged it and put it in the 117 and now they dim slightly. Ill take them out and see what happens later tonight. Just weird.

Does anyone have an extra TZ speaker panel. Everywhere is out of stock. Thanks. Pm me please!
Jimmy