everlasting getaway multiball

[ben76]

Hi all,
I've finally got my getaway pin back home the other week after play expo. It all boots up and is playable....

However get a multiball and it keeps firing out any balls you loose. It does have its advantages though as we've got a 10 month old baby in the next room and I sit him on it and he loves watching the balls fly past, the lights, etc. I really should fix it though! as ever lasting multiball sort of ruins the game :/

As above as its in the next room to the baby I'm wondered if a switch had been stuck on, don't think one is though as I think I've narrowed it down to only happening when you have 2 balls locked.

This could be a slow fix due to nap time, but any ideas guys

TIA

- Ben

 

[Fintan Stack]

I had this exact same problem with a game once. Turned out to be a switch in the ball trough that was stuck on. Might be worth checking.

 

[ronsplooter]

Maybe something to do with the ball saver never shutting off after starting multiball? Not sure what would cause that though.

 

[Moonraker]

Check trough switches and number of balls in the game!

 

[Bigbloke]

My getaway occasionally did that. I was told it was a bug in the L-2 ROM (code ROM I presume?) and that L-5 ROM fixed it. But I never bothered swapping them, and I no longer own the machine, so I can't say that will fix it Might be worth a try if you can source/borrow a ROM and you're running L-2 and none of the above (and probably more accurate) answers fix it. Gee, I'm really selling this answer

 

[ben76]

Cheers guys. It did do it once before and a switch was stuck on but it did it permanently so as this is only on ball three I thought it maybe different, as also it had sat with the balls in it. After play expo it was stored without.
It is running on L-2 and I did get an eprom programmer for my birthday. Think I may give that a go as I've not written to any chips yet. Just read them. For the chip it maybe time for a Street Fighter 2 bootleg Jamma pcb to die.... (I've got a few for parts for my arcade stuff) will look into all the suggestions though.

Cheers guys

- Ben

 

[Carl Spiby]

My getaway occasionally did that. I was told it was a bug in the L-2 ROM (code ROM I presume?) and that L-5 ROM fixed it. But I never bothered swapping them, and I no longer own the machine, so I can't say that will fix it Might be worth a try if you can source/borrow a ROM and you're running L-2 and none of the above (and probably more accurate) answers fix it. Gee, I'm really selling this answer

Hasn't happened whilst I've had it.

Don't install L-5, makes more problems than it solves.

 

[Bigbloke]

Hasn't happened whilst I've had it.

Don't install L-5, makes more problems than it solves.

When I say occasionally I mean maybe 4 or 5 times in 6 years! Unless you're playing 24hrs a day, I doubt you'll have seen it since you got it!

I guess it could be a sticky switch and with cleaning (both mine and yours) it's gone away. What makes you say L-5 is junk? Have you tried the one I shipped with the machine? (Just interested and it might help Ben)

 

[ben76]

It's still on L-2 I messed with the switches and all is good again

I was having a great game whilst "testing" got Red Light Mania on my first ball. Then did crap lol

Cheers guys

- Ben

 

[Carl Spiby]

When I say occasionally I mean maybe 4 or 5 times in 6 years! Unless you're playing 24hrs a day, I doubt you'll have seen it since you got it!

I guess it could be a sticky switch and with cleaning (both mine and yours) it's gone away. What makes you say L-5 is junk? Have you tried the one I shipped with the machine? (Just interested and it might help Ben)

Just from reading what's on the net about it, it doesn't really fix anything from L-2, just what L-3 and L-4 broke.