Ive noticed that if the playfield is down almost all the way where the metal hinges under the lock down bar are, if they are resting on the metal, the sensor is normal, if I lower it even about a centimeter, it triggers the sensor on. I cant find anything to be causing it.

Here is the difference of when the field is down and up. Up and the sensor is normal, down and it gets triggered.

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Nice toes.

Monkey sense switch is mounted with two screws on the back side of the rear wall of the playfield. Directly behind the magnet pole in the rear lane of the playfield. Follow it's two wires. It plugs in nearby near the center lower of the raised playfield. I'd reseat it a couple times and then be sure it is plugged in tight.

LTG : )

And now my flippers are an issue. They wont hold if you hold the flipper buttons, just a quick flip.

This game is going back to the distributor. Its a brick..

So I did a power cycle and the flippers work again normally but still having strange issues with the Throne Room VUK. It works sometimes and other times it doesnt and has to do a coil check, all while in the same game.

I am completely out of ideas at this point.

Forgive as I haven’t read all the posts in detail but it sounds like a connector on the main board may be loosely seated. I had similar problem with my flipper and it turned out the connector on board was just sat loosely on the pins. Sometimes the connection was good and all worked fine, others it wouldn’t work at all.
Worth a check. And if you’ve already tried this. My apologies

haha, i noticed that after I posted! lol.

The monkey sense, I believe, is working. When I disabled the monkey mech, the magnet began working. Again, I feel its due to the Monkey Castle Switch being triggered for no reason and keeping the monkey down at the playfield..

There is a black plastic slide switch between the indicator light board and metal coin door. Try messing with that, in case it is off.

LTG : )

No.

It's the switch in the coin door.

Or a loose cable from it.

Tiny Switch upper left inside corner of the coin door.

Should be set to enable.
If you look closely.

Other than that the headphones must be jammed in firmly, all the way in.

Its tight initially, but the jack has to bottom out completely.

The last little bit is important.

I had the same trouble early on.

It does not automatically mute the game speakers.

You have to push the lower button on the outside upper right of the coin door.

The volume adjustment there is for the headphones.

Adjust main volume inside the door also if necessary.

My phones needed to be really firmly pressed in.

Now, perfect.

I also got the external volume control from pinnovators.

It's really nice

Is there a recent update on this game? If so, wondering if it puts the final wizard mode more in reach?

Sorry.

SOTR is sadly out of reach for mere mortals.

I pretty much consider melting the witch to be the grand finale for me... and I’m ok with that. I’m glad theres a little something else in there for the ones who can control the ball with their minds.

Just wanted to mention how impressed I am at the technical advice being given out above. I’m sure it must be maddening to pay $10k for a new pin and not receive a fully working model. I bought a NIB GB in 2017, my second pin after WOZ. I had no issues with WOZ, but GB didn’t work for weeks until a coil and entire node board were replaced, by me, at a time when I had zero experience with pinball repair/maintenance. I felt the same way, $7k+ and the game doesn’t work 100%? I am glad I stuck it out, I still own my GB and WOZ.

Bravo for all the incredibly detailed recent technical support in this thread. So much time devoted to helping other people is fantastic!

Yes, everyone has been great to try and help. Unfortunately my machine is still riddled with problems..

Well, I spoke with Michael at Automated and he was quick to understand my problems and offer a swap with a new machine.

Very happy with them and how they have been regarding my issue and past games.

Its nice when you find a company with great customer service like that.

And another big thanks to everyone on here. I know I sounded like a whiny b*tch at times, but you all tried to help as much as possible and it is GREATLY appreciated!! This forum is awesome!!

Haha, I like that last bit about controlling the mind control!

But just seems like a waste of code if only Keith Elwin and Robert Gagnon are going to see it.

Just kind of wish it was slightly more doable, so that above average players might one day get a chance to see it.

It's a gorgeous game though... Just waiting for someone locally to let go of a nice example

Thats funny. You and I are opposites.
I bought WOZ NIB in 2017, which was my second pin after GB. I had no issues with GB, but WOZ had all kinds of issues at first!
I still have my WOZ, whcih taught me everything I know about pinball machine repair and maintenance, but I got rid of my GB quickly. Man that game sucked. Pretty....but dumb!

Guys with the Tornado mod added.. does that block the emerald city in the background?

It does not.
However the upgraded emerald city piece at back alley creations pairs up nicely with the tornado.

The purple accents make it the better choice.

Yes, thats exactly what I want to get. The tornado has purple in it or the city?

Is anyone attempting a mod to improve or replace the munchkin huts?

Here is a new hut roof that looks great.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/woz-castle-walls-and-cauldron-by-spinny-vinny#post-4081884

The city.

Ahh thanks. Didnt realize that..

Gotta do something about those black screws...

Funny enough, the huts dont bother me the way they are stock..

But further up in that thread... that Witch Cauldron looks great!

This is pinball. Things happen like this. Every single NIB pin I've had has had to have some thing fixed, tweaked, or in some cases even replace parts out of the box etc. And pins will break, and you will have to work on them or fix them.

Now in the rare case there is a ton of problems out of the box, then maybe a swap or something is warranted. Just keep at it.

Glad you got a positive outcome! Looks like it was quite a few issues you had as I read the rest of the thread!

Ummnn I strongly disagree. I have no problem fixing something that breaks but the amount of issues that I had with this new pin was incredible. With all the help I was receiving, it didnt seem like anyone was familiar enough to be able to fix all these problems either.

The people on here were great to help!

Keep reading haha.

My NIB WOZRR75 had a bunch of issues when it was new. JJP was a great help, and really went above & beyond for me.
Plus, all the issues I had forced me to really learn about the machine itself. It kind of taught me everything I know about repairing my machines. Invaluable info!

Can I ask what issues you had? My intent is not to bash but to prepare myself for possible future issues... And as you mentioned, with the amount of analyzing I did over the past weekend, I am much more familiar with this machine which is good..

The cauldron does look excellent.
I tried reaching out a couple of months ago but got no response.

Let us know if you have any luck on that. Curious about the size in relation to the witch. As someone on that thread mentioned, it might be a bit large in scale.

Issues with monkey mech magnet(s), various RGB light boards, needed noise filter, witch mech was completely DOA, other issues I can't think of at the moment

Jjp yellow brick side blades on the ECLE....I really like them.

This game is just stunning. It does better than I was giving credit for too. I forgot a number of the shots it has. It's not just up the middle.

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Well.. The 8GB USB stick did the trick and I was finally able to update my game... Never thought the size of the USB stick would matter but apparently it does.

Jeff

I’ll be damned, it was so quick Delt!... and it looks extremely nice man, congratulations!

Those look great, where do i get them.

Do you have link?

https://www.pingraffix.com/product-page/official-jjp-wizard-of-oz-pinblades

You can come over and take a look at mine if you like. I have the YBR version in my RR.

What is a noise filter? I know my machine has the 2.0 boards in it so that isnt much a concern... The monkey mech seems to be a mess all around. I took a good look at how all that works. Im surprised JJP doesnt offer a replacement on their website. Its easy to take off and put back on..

Awesome! Mine were ordered last week and stuck at USPS god knows where right now.. Im hoping they arrive by the weekend so I can put them on my new machine.

Did you take the playfield out to put them on? They can be tricky and for my GB machine, I took it out, but dont know if I want to do that with this one... The mirror blades on my TWD, I didnt take the playfield out and that was kind of a b*tch since those are thicker haha.

Anyone selling a flying monkey mod?

I thought these were the "YBR" version..

https://modfatherpinball.com/products/wizard-of-oz-yellow-brick-road-pinball-gameblades

What kind of replacement? What is it you need? Once the monkey is dialed in he works pretty well overall. A noise filter is a ground loop isolator like they use in car stereos - cheap and widely available and knocks the surface noise/ static down. If you have an Automated GG (green game) your machine was probably built with one installed at the factory.

https://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-Ground-Isolator-Systems-Included/dp/B01L1NP7YI/ref=sr_1_2_sspa