Newb pinball question about F-14 operational quirk

jehuie

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So I've got this F-14 Tomcat and it plays great but most of the time when the ball drains, it waits about 10 or 15 seconds before it seems to register that it has drained. Then I hear some solenoids firing like it's looking for the ball. Then another short hesitation and it finally calculates bonuses and kicks the next ball out.

What should I look for? It's not getting any start-up errors or anything like that? Thanks!
 
Clean and adjust the outhole switch. The game doesnt know the ball drained(the switch is not being triggered) so the game looks for the ball. Im guessing the firing of the coils is enough vibration to make the outhole switch make contact.
 
Clean and adjust the outhole switch. The game doesnt know the ball drained(the switch is not being triggered) so the game looks for the ball. Im guessing the firing of the coils is enough vibration to make the outhole switch make contact.

Thank you. That makes perfect sense!
 
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