X-Men (LE)
Stern, 2012My iceman ramp cycles during the game.
It activates, then swings across the playfield, as it approaches the lhs ramp stop it rubs against the wolverine claw then retracts.
It does this over and over, only locking into place across the playfield perhaps 1 out of 5 or so times.
Is this a common issue?
Is it caused with the ramp grazing wolverine?
Thanks.
Robert
Check that the limit switches (there are 2, one at each end) are properly activating. This should be available in the Game Specific Tests.
Regarding the ramp hitting Wolverine, I have heard of people bending and tweaking the arm to alleviate that issue. Probably some posts on that buried in the thousand page X-Men thread 
Best solution for Wolverine is to remount him slightly...it's pretty difficult to get that toy in the exact right spot - if he's off a centimeter the ramp will hit one arm or the ball can get stuck or deflected off the other. Might be a switch issue, but if the claw is blocking it to the point of stopping it, the game thinks it's never getting to the other side. Just test the switch under the playfield w/ your finger in switch test...rule out a switch problem.
Pbcorpse is on the track. I'm pretty sure it's the limit switch. Wolverines claws are pretty bendy, that shouldn't be the problem.
It doesn't stop it, the ramp will go to the lhs and stay during test.
Both limit switches work.
When the ramp is moving to the lhs, it his the wolverine and activates his switch. Could that cause the ramp to cycle back?
Robert
It hits wolverine just enough to activate his switch, barely grazes his claws but enough to activate him.
I called Stern about this for my LE and their fix was to bend the ramp up. Put one hand on the beginning of the metal part of the ramp and then lift up on the end of the ramp. It doesn't take much and is a quick fix. I eventually moved Wolverine over so then it became a complete non issue.
Ok, this is interesting. If the Wolverine switch is actually activating as the ramp moves left, I wonder if the ramp is working as it does in the Sabretooth mode which causes the ramp to switch positions as Wolverine is hit.
As alluded to above by ZZZ, if the Wolverine switch is taken out of the equation, does the ramp cycle?
I tried to loosen the set screw at the motor, and it's really tight so I stopped before I stripped out the hex.
I may try again or bend the ramp.
Robert
When I disconnected the switch on the wolverine, the ramp worked normally, well I've only had the game 3 days. In any case the ramp didn't cycle back and forth.
Robert
Quoted from MrSanRamon:When I disconnected the switch on the wolverine, the ramp worked normally, well I've only had the game 3 days. In any case the ramp didn't cycle back and forth.
Robert
Sounds like you found the reason the ramp is moving erratically, now you just need to figure out how to keep Wolverine from being hit by the ramp.
I put two 3/8 diameter flat washers on the post that holds the Storm ramp, on the LHS sling upper hold down.
That lifts the ramp and the metal piece that the iceman ramp lands on when it swings over.
Now the ramp clears the wolverine's claws.
Robert
Quoted from MrSanRamon:I put two 3/8 diameter flat washers on the post that holds the Storm ramp, on the LHS sling upper hold down.
That lifts the ramp and the metal piece that the iceman ramp lands on when it swings over.
Now the ramp clears the wolverine's claws.
Robert
You can also make Wolverine less sensitive (he has Daddy issues) by adjusting the switch from underneath the playfield that activates him.
I had this issue as well. I remember I adjusted one of the two switches under the Ice Man ramp. The one on the left side.
Quoted from jorge5240:How do you like Xmen?
It's fun, but I've only had it a few days so it's difficult to say how much fun it will be in 2 years.
I still don't really have the rules down yet, just trying to get the thing dialed in.
I got my replacement Transisitor Board yesterday and will install it this weekend.
Robert
It can tka ea little while to appreciate XM because it is a difficult game. However, once you understand the rules and can start hitting the shots, the game can become pretty addicting. The Storm shot is my personal nemesis. I keep going back to her just so I can hear the campy callouts. 
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