Hello TZ club members and any members that might be interested in a potential deal. I currently have my 2017 Bryan Kelly restored Addams Family for sale. It is a dream come true and perfect in every way. To make a long story short, When put my TAF for sale, I had (still have) other stuff going on and I had to make the very tough decision to put it and BSD for sale. At that time, a potential trade + cash deal was not considered.

After selling my BSD 2 days ago and after careful consideration, a possible trade + cash deal involving my TAF for a very nice TZ (pretty much the only machine I would do a trade + cash deal for) is looking like something I might be able to do. TAF is still for sale but now that BSD has sold, a potential deal for TAF is possible. I still have a need to sell TAF but if I can get the right deal plus a nice TZ, I can see this happening.

I honestly don't know if there are any TZ owners out there wanting a TAF in the nicest condition possible but go ahead and shoot me a PM if you are. Mostly looking for a nice to super nice TZ. Not interested in a project TZ at the moment. If you wish to check out my TAF, go into my ads profile or go into the Market Place. I posted the full restoration by Bryan from start to finish here https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/taf-restoration-by-bryan-kelly

My TAF has a HEP restored playfield, mods, color DMD, OCD board, Black cloud, Black powder coat job by Ron Woodard, Modfather paint job on thing and thing box, Chrome plated parts under the playfield, every part was replaced with new or fully restored. It plays like a dream. Has about 50 plays only on it at the moment.

My ad in the Market has listed everything TAF has. You can check it out here https://pinside.com/pinball/market/classifieds/ad/47014

Sorry for taking up the space in the TZ club but I just thought this would be the best way possible to reach out to TZ owners.

Thanks a lot guys!

Hey Coyote,

I know this might be a bit off topic but I love Harper's Ferry! Love the casino and the royalicious sandwiches are the Bomb!!!

Looking to become a TZ member soon!

LOL!!! Sounds like a plan! I love the drive to DC from Harper's Ferry too. Might be up there in a few months. Last time I was there, was right around April, maybe March 2015 and It was snowing! I stayed at the Casino Hotel, which was really nice

Trust me, I don't want to sell it but at this point in time, It's a move I must make. I got other stuff going on at the moment. Just sold my BSD and my 2017 modded Metallica is next

BSD has given me some room to do a Sell + Trade for TAF. TZ is about the only machine I would do that for. I plan on keeping my all time favorite Indiana Jones tho. I played some TAF today and that thing plays amazing! So you like TAF better that TZ?

And I'm losing money! This TAF is decked out! Let's see your TZ...you never know!

What are the differences between a sample TZ with a proto playfield VS a "regular" TZ? Thanks!

Thank you!!

Did you restore it yourself? Looks awesome!

Cool! Nice job! Enjoy!

Nice job! Did you fill the coin door hole to apply the decal? Did you cut the coin door hole after the decal was installed?

Hello TZ club,

Don't have a TZ yet but preparing myself to own one pretty soon. I got a question...... Is it true that the clock assembly gets really hot and holes must be drilled around the housing to keep it from overheating? Thanks!

Good to know, Thanks!

I'm sure you can fix that no problem

Don't we all

So I'm finally in the club! Got it from a fellow pinsider. The game is in amazing shape and has lots of cool mods! Just got it off the truck today so I'll post more pics later. I would like to thank Coyote for guiding me through the process. He was very informative and helpful.

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Thank you sir! Coyote really helped me and yes, he really knows everything there is to know about TZ!

Yes it is! I will post a few more pics later today. The game has pretty much all the mods available out there. The only missing mod is (I think) the piano mod, which I intend on buying very soon. First time playing TZ so I got a few questions please:

Can a new game start with the Powerball? Hasn't happened yet but it got me thinking the other day....

I have played a few games and have noticed that sometimes I only lock 2 balls (doors) and then multiball starts. Is this the code or something? Usually it takes 3 locked balls to start MB, but then again, this is my first time playing TZ.

How difficult is it to install the piano mod? Do the light sockets screw or twist into the piano? Seen several versions of the piano mod.

Thanks!

Ok so basically MB can start with only 2 balls locked, correct?

By the way, The game came with a brand new Mirco playfield set. I have no intentions of doing a playfield swap at the moment mainly because the playfield in the game is in excellent shape. I will post pics of the playfield set later today. It is clear coated and no drilling required. It will sell shipping included and for a bit of a discount. PM if interested. Thanks!

Got it. Thanks a lot!

Still at work so I will check on that in a little while. But I'm pretty sure is red. Don't remember seeing pink anywhere....Again, I will post pics soon.

Pics of the Mirco playfield set. Looks like red to me

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It is! Looks really nice!

Yep

I have no idea. This set came with my game.

So I would like to put some fresh batteries in the game. I know the clock is affected by having batteries vs NVRAM. Do you guys change batteries with the game ON or OFF? Will it affect the clock if I change the batteries with the game OFF? The game has a remote battery holder but I still get really nervous (fried a DE PS board one time) changing them batteries with the game ON for some reason. I usually NVRAM my games but not this one

Thanks! I was just wondering about the clock being affected but I'll change them batteries with the game ON.

Been noticing the top ball diverter next to the mini playfield moving up at random for no particular reason during play. It happens very rarely and at random but it does happen. For example, The ball is moving around the playfield and all of the sudden the diverter kicks up one time. Then it doesn't happen for like 10 games or so. It happens at random and no particular solenoid seems to trigger it. Thanks!

Good info, I'll start there. Thanks!

Awesome! Thank you for the picture! I'll check on it later tonight for sure.

I checked mine and the coil lugs are towards the top. There were a bunch of wires near the lugs too. My question is: Are we reversing the coil lugs to avoid them touching other wires? Or are we doing this because the coil was installed incorrectly in the first place? Thanks!

Awesome! I'll reverse the coil lugs and see if that takes care of it. Thanks!

Yes sir, I have noticed that when the ball travels way too fast and the diverter doesn't quite catch the ball. It creates a flush. But my issue happens totally at random and necessarily when a bounce back happens.

No sounds at all, just a flat pull back and release once every 10 games or so. Totally at random

Good luck Coyote! Drive safely!

They look nice! Are they difficult to install? Does the mini playfield have to come off?

Sounds good. This is something I'm looking forward to. Documenting the process will surely make things a lot easier for a lot of us

I like blue. How easy was it to install?

Thank you! How much are they selling for?

Looks great! In what way does the coin door "plug" help when decaling a cabinet? Thanks!

Thanks for the explanation! If it's not too much to ask, What do you use as a plug for the coin door hole?

Got it. Thanks!

New TZ owner question here. I need to relocate my machine to a different room in the house. Due to fitment issues around the house, I have to remove the legs and set the machine upright. I will put a blanket on the floor and just slide the machine into the room. My question is: Do I have to remove the balls from the gumball machine? If so, how? Will the machine automatically load the balls back into the gumball machine upon start up? Thanks!

Thanks for the help guys! I love this club! I was just confused about the gumball machine but now I feel great knowing how to do this properly. It's a very heavy machine so wish me luck! Only the wife is helping me on this move

Thank you! Using both cardboard and a moving blanket

So I moved TZ to another room in the house. All went really smooth. Removed all balls, set the game upright, used cardboard and moving blankets to slide it into the room, put the legs back on and started a game. Everything works great but now, the slot machine kickout will randomly kick some balls to the right flipper, some balls SDTM and some balls to the very tip of the right flipper!

Before moving it, the slot machine would ALWAYS kick it out to the right flipper. The move was from one room to the other and nothing hit or moved the slot scoop at all! I did a visual inspection on it and it all looks to be in place.

Since 50% of the balls do hit the right flipper and the other 50% don't, Is it safe to assume the scoop itself is not to blame here? Do you guys think the coil mechanism is causing this? Any help is much appreciated, as this has turned into a rather annoying issue

Yes, the game is perfectly leveled. Thanks!

Thanks! If I remove the scoop, Do i have to rivet the switch when it comes time to install it?

Thanks! I'll inspect it tonight. Pretty weird it's doing this. Before relocating the machine, it would always kick the ball to the right flipper

Great idea! I'll report back my findings. Thanks!

Wondering if anybody has the clock millions mod? What are your thoughts on it? Interested in buying one being sold by a store in Spain.

Also interested in the piano mod. Which one do you recommend? Does the clock have to be removed to install the piano? Thanks!

So I had some weird stuff happen today. I got the "POWERBALL" call out when a regular steel ball was served to the shooter lane. It happened only once. I then Played a few more games and the actual powerball was correctly sensed several times. Hasn't happened again since.

Then during Powerball multiball, I noticed that one ball was not autolaunched and was just sitting in the shooter lane waiting to be plunged.

I then started another Powerball multiball and noticed the first ball out of the shooter mechanism jump over the mini gate (mini diverter gate) landing in the shooter lane while the other 2 balls were correctly autolaunched.

Any idea why this stuff is happening? Thanks in advance!

Thank you both! I'll look into that. Coyote, by "metal trough guide" you mean the actual arm that kicks the ball into the shooter lane? Sorry for the question, just want to make sure. Thanks!!!

Gotcha! Thanks!!!!

You doing a full restore on it? Restoration is part of the fun! Enjoy!

Nice!!!

Just finished installing a solid brass clock millions mod. It is very well made and looks awesome!!! Street lamp mod is next

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Your game looks REALLY nice! Congrats!

Thank you sir!

Been trying to edit my previous post but the editing rules are different now. So I decided to just reply again. Got it from a fellow pinsider. Thanks!