Ok, this is prompted by something surreal that happened last night that I still can't explain.
For the most part my TZ is 100% reliable (touch wood). The only error it's ever shown (that wasn't as the result of me purposely unplugging something) is the age-old "Check Swtich 26 Trough Proximity" every few months. A little tweak of the metal detector and all is right as rain again.
Last night I thought I'd try and install a mini post up by the rocket kicker to try and get balls to drop reliably into it (occasionally it will fall out). Simple enough, unscrew one screw, screw in mini post. Done and dusted in no time at all.
Powered on machine to be greeted by the dreaded TEST REPORT. Right flipper E.O.S, Right flipper button, Left flipper E.O.S, Left flipper button, U.R Flipper E.O.S, and so on. What the actual f**k? I've never ever seen those before, and why on Earth would what I was doing cause that? I hadn't even lifted the playfield!
Went into test and pressed both the flippers a few times (all the flippers worked despite the error reports) and the errors went away.
I still can't explain what happened or why.
So - anyone else got any tales of ghosts in their machines? Errors that appear and disappear for no apparent reason? Maybe a flasher stuck on "just cos"...
For the most part my TZ is 100% reliable (touch wood). The only error it's ever shown (that wasn't as the result of me purposely unplugging something) is the age-old "Check Swtich 26 Trough Proximity" every few months. A little tweak of the metal detector and all is right as rain again.
Last night I thought I'd try and install a mini post up by the rocket kicker to try and get balls to drop reliably into it (occasionally it will fall out). Simple enough, unscrew one screw, screw in mini post. Done and dusted in no time at all.
Powered on machine to be greeted by the dreaded TEST REPORT. Right flipper E.O.S, Right flipper button, Left flipper E.O.S, Left flipper button, U.R Flipper E.O.S, and so on. What the actual f**k? I've never ever seen those before, and why on Earth would what I was doing cause that? I hadn't even lifted the playfield!
Went into test and pressed both the flippers a few times (all the flippers worked despite the error reports) and the errors went away.
I still can't explain what happened or why.
So - anyone else got any tales of ghosts in their machines? Errors that appear and disappear for no apparent reason? Maybe a flasher stuck on "just cos"...