chriswhitworth
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Have had our Hook machine since it was new back in 95. Has worked just fine over the years, but occasionally, the newest grandchild will get too enthusiastic with it and get the machine out of sync.
Specifically, I get an error message on the pixel panel below the score area that says "one ball missing". When you po0wer up the game, you hear all the "ejectors" - not sure of the term but the actuators that cause the balls to pop out of whatever hole they fall into, cycle in sequence like they are looking for the "missing" ball. Of course it isn't missing but is somewhere it shouldn't be. The net effect is that when you hit "Start", a ball pops into the launch chute, as it is supposed to, but immediately after, a second ball is loaded as well.
In the past, I have just called the pinball repair guy, but it seems that this is more on the level of a reset than a repair. Unplugging it and plugging it back in does not solve the problem.
Anyone have any tips, suggestions? I don't want to just open it up and hope for the best.
Specifically, I get an error message on the pixel panel below the score area that says "one ball missing". When you po0wer up the game, you hear all the "ejectors" - not sure of the term but the actuators that cause the balls to pop out of whatever hole they fall into, cycle in sequence like they are looking for the "missing" ball. Of course it isn't missing but is somewhere it shouldn't be. The net effect is that when you hit "Start", a ball pops into the launch chute, as it is supposed to, but immediately after, a second ball is loaded as well.
In the past, I have just called the pinball repair guy, but it seems that this is more on the level of a reset than a repair. Unplugging it and plugging it back in does not solve the problem.
Anyone have any tips, suggestions? I don't want to just open it up and hope for the best.