theater of magic trapdoor help

blackdogmachine

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OK just picked up a nice TOM for $3300, very nice condition and has the gold trim package. Seems to all be working but I think the trapdoor may have some problems. I dont know the gameplay very good so dont know exactly how the game play flows. I do get into modes where it says "shoot the trap door" and its not open. So thats my main question, any pointers or opinions on whats right or wrong? it will kick balls out of trapdoor just fine, just doesnt seen to open itself to shoot into it.
 
Go into solenoid test and see if that coil even works.

If you have to dig deeper, common issue on your game is coil stop broken off, after that broken wires, etc.

LTG :)
 
door

well yes the door will open in test and kick out the balls, just doesnt seem to open to receive a ball during game play when it says shoot trap door
 
There's only one mode where you shoot into the trap door I believe. Its after you hit the standup targets (2x2) and then shoot up the main ramp, thats when the trap door should raise and you can shoot into it for a short time before it drops again.

It has to be a switch not working right.
 
got it

ok I looked at some older posts, took the coil assy. apart and someone had it lubed up, wiped off all the oil, took out the bottom spring and now its working. not real sure what the deal was but its good now, kinda wierd as I didnt do much to it???
cool pin, other than playing one at a bowling alley and another movie place I had never played one, the two I had played were not in good condition at all. This reminds me of my TOTAN, game play, voices, sounds toys ect are very simmilar to TOTAN.
Anybody know what the deal is on the gold trim? factory option or had it been done?
Im happy with the machine, nice clean TOM for sure and price was right.
 
the fix

ok here is what you do, replace all 3 of the trap door coils, they are cheap. Take the spring out of the lift coil and put it in place of the heavy spring that is in the coil that lets the balls go through the drain. Dont put any spring under the lift coil. Next go into trap door test and shut the door, it promppts you to drop all the balls in the trunk. At this point you can see what switches are working or not. Adjust the switches, repeat test until they are all working. Next is the bottom ball trough drain, the balls hang up in there like crazy. I messed with it like mad with no good results. The fix is to get the aftermarket williams trough from Marcos or some one like that ($120). It has round rails instead of a bent wall trough. It also has a neat lever you can lift to lock all the balls in place when the play field is lifted. DONE. My TOM trap door and drain work perfect now every time.
Just did the super bright LED kit and it really gave it new life, translight looks way better too.
 
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