TZ Pinball Powers Off - HELP!! - 1st Pinball

[otto]

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Here is the first link that came up with Google.

http://www.wihatools.com/701serie.htm

I am sure there are many others.

You may be able to get them locally at Sears or another hardware store.

Otto

CARGPB11

My web page: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-Ottoslanding

"jhwilsonsc" <jhwilsonsc@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Otto,
>
> I have tried, and I can't get to the boards. The lock is binding and I
> tried going up between the translite and the wood and pushing up or
> pulling down on the mechanism doesn't realease it. Where do I get a
> security torx bit (with the center hole)? I tried Home Depot in
> Charlotte tonight, but they do not sell them. I would like to take a
> look at the connections as you suggested.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> PS: I see you use Bellsouth, you aren't from around Charlotte by any
> chance are you?
>

 

[Guest]

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For info on causes and solutions of reset problems like this, see our
website at: www.actionpinball.com in the Technical Articles section. We
have an article that talks about the dozens of possibilities for this
problem and the common remedies.

Ray J
--
Action Pinball & Amusement, LLC
Salt Lake City, Utah USA
Web: www.actionpinball.com

We're serious about pinball. Anything else is just for fun!



<adi@txpinball.com> wrote in message
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> Twilight Zone is the most finicky pinball machines when it comes to
> voltages. It doesn't like spikes (others seem to tolerate it much better),
> and it doesn't like when the voltage drops below 115V. make sure you let
the
> electrician know all this. There are some surge suppressors, or whatever
> they call them the word escapes me now, Google for it, that are out there
on
> the market, doing the same thing.
>
> Best of luck and enjoy your machine.
> Adi
> www.txpinball.com
>
>
> "jhwilsonsc" <jhwilsonsc@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1118719255.555121.52000@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> > There are a LOT of receptacles & two overhead lights on this circuit.
> > In fact, when my kids were playing pinball today, I noticed the lights
> > in an nearby bedroom would dim at times.
> >
> > Tuesday, I have an electrician coming to run a new circuit. I will run
> > the TZ on it for a while and see how it works being on a new, dedicated
> > circuit which I will have the electrician do some tests with the
> > Pinball on.
> >
> > This machine continues to frustrate me. Tonight, I had multiball and
> > it reset. Several hours later, I scored 700K and entered the Lost in
> > the Zone mode and it didn't reset. Go figure??
> >
>

 

[Guest]

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Found the right torx bit an removed the translite. I unplugged and
looked at every connector. The only burned one I saw was the top Red
wire on J101. Other than that, all were very clean and no viewable
damage. How do I go about replacing this connector?

I had the new circuit installed today and have been running so far with
no resets. Only played about 6 games though. I did have the
electrician measure the circuit voltage while I played the pin. The
lowest it dropped to was 118.5 during a multiball with the upper
playfield active.

I hope my problem is solved, but we will see. I hope to have the new
9.4H rom tomorrow so I can force it into LITZ and really test the reset
issue. Where exactly do I install the new ROM chip. I looked in the
back box but was unsure exactly which one it was, even with a diagram I
saw on another website.

Thanks,
Jim

 

[otto]

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http://marvin3m.com/connect/index.htm


Time well spent and it is something you must learn to do if you want to fix
your own games.


Have Fun!!

Enjoy!!

Otto

CARGPB11

My web page: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-Ottoslanding

"jhwilsonsc" <jhwilsonsc@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1118790492.026082.230840@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Found the right torx bit an removed the translite. I unplugged and
> looked at every connector. The only burned one I saw was the top Red
> wire on J101. Other than that, all were very clean and no viewable
> damage. How do I go about replacing this connector?

 

[Adi]

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You install it on the CPU board. it is the long skinny board on the left, it
has 3 LED lights on it and 4 AA batteries. The position is U6. To see how it
looks like go here:
http://www.txpinball.com/dead_cpu_fixing.html

You will be able to see the U6 position in the pictorial there. It is very
important to put the new ROM chip the correct way, not backwards. The chip
that is in there now (socketed), has a notch on one side that corresponds to
the notch on the board. You have to put a new chip in the same way. To
remove the old chip use a small blade screwdriver and VERY GENTLY pry it
out. Then, VERY GENTLY put the new chip in and make sure it fits the socket
properly. It will be best if you don't do all this with the board still in
the backbox. Disconnect it and take it out and do the swap, then put it back
and reconnect. It is not really hard, if you're careful and take your time.
Best of luck and please post back if you have any additional questions.

Adi
www.txpinball.com


"jhwilsonsc" <jhwilsonsc@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1118790492.026082.230840@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Found the right torx bit an removed the translite. I unplugged and
> looked at every connector. The only burned one I saw was the top Red
> wire on J101. Other than that, all were very clean and no viewable
> damage. How do I go about replacing this connector?
>
> I had the new circuit installed today and have been running so far with
> no resets. Only played about 6 games though. I did have the
> electrician measure the circuit voltage while I played the pin. The
> lowest it dropped to was 118.5 during a multiball with the upper
> playfield active.
>
> I hope my problem is solved, but we will see. I hope to have the new
> 9.4H rom tomorrow so I can force it into LITZ and really test the reset
> issue. Where exactly do I install the new ROM chip. I looked in the
> back box but was unsure exactly which one it was, even with a diagram I
> saw on another website.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>