Like most folks, I'm not the original owner of my TZ machine. I noticed two odd flathead screwheads on the playfield, in the left spiral ramp. (see photo below) A few times, but not all that often, a ball will get stuck on the far one. It's probably become magnetized due to its proximity to the magnet there, but that's just a guess. Seems weird to have exposed screwheads in the path of the ball, but I don't have another copy of the machine to compare it with. Are these supposed to be here? They're holding the big solenoid that drives the ball diverter. Thanks in advance.

Bob

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Yeah, that's about what I expected. So, without those screws, how is the big solenoid for the ball diverter held up?

Sigh. So, curses on the idiot who made such an inept repair, and even more curses on the crook who sold me the machine without disclosing this to me. I guess I could use some plastic wood to smooth over those screw heads, and a little paint to make it look close to what it should.

Damn.

Yeah, that's the plan. And it's very low on the priority list. I've played the thing over a thousand times and the ball got stuck there only twice. A little plastic wood to smooth it over (the screws are a bit recessed), some gentle sanding, a little paint to make it look normal, and a small mylar patch will serve the main objective, which is to keep it from pissing me off! In fact, if I use the white Plastic Wood, I'll only need one color of paint, the midnight blue. Thanks, all. You guys are amazing.