It's funny that one would think there was little to no need to explain tilt mechanisms, however it certainly helped me fix a problem where the machine just simply wouldn't start a new game with the press of a button. The problem was an 'always closed' type of tilt switch was open. The TILT light was on and the ball in play light was showing the last ball played. A simple bend of the tilt leaf fixed it, so thank you Mike for taking the time to record and upload this video.
@PinballHelp3 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help! :)
@BM-jy6cb Жыл бұрын
The "slam switch" on the bottom panel is specifically to stop people dropping the machine in order to activate the coin switches to get a free game.
@ivo_huth Жыл бұрын
Those tilt mechanisms were easy to bypass in Bingo pinball machines by drilling a small hole next to it and spraying hair spray on it isolating the contact.
@Titanic417 күн бұрын
The slam tilt on EM will cause the game to not start, as the coin mech can activate with vibrations. In solid state games, slam tilt *will* end the current game.
@sumnertime3518 Жыл бұрын
Just got an earthshaker machine and it keeps going into tilt when machine starts to shake so definitely gonna check all these mechanisms thanks for info good video.
@ThePeterDislikeShow4 жыл бұрын
I remember when they used to use mercury switches!
@jodyjohnson2653 жыл бұрын
I can't find any info about the slam tilt on the internet.
@philipmohlin38873 жыл бұрын
where do i find it
@waynegram89074 жыл бұрын
The Tilt relays are always connected to the ball index relays in EM games? because the ball index relays its purpose is to count the balls or reduce the ball counter?
@Titanic417 күн бұрын
The tilt relay will cause bumpers, slingshots and flippers to be dead for current ball in play. The ball count will increase once the outhole is activated. The ball count increases before tilt relay is released. The ball index relay is activated with tilt relay with one of its switches. Certain Gottlieb solid states had separate relay for tilt status. The ball index relay is used when the ball finishes reaching the playfield after hitting the first switch. If the ball somehow ends in the drain without scoring anything, you'll get the ball back if you haven't tilted beforehand. This can happen if the outhole coil is weak.
@MysticMan18411 ай бұрын
I can imagine after watching this video that new pinball owners are taking those out and having a time of their lives. 😅
@JoeCnNd Жыл бұрын
I got a ball stuck and needed to move the machine and got a tilt on a really good game of baby pacman. I mean good for me. I still got a new high score of 196k but could have had the new high score for my local arcade probably.
@gwn4531 Жыл бұрын
I have a Silverball Mania that has the tilt on all the time. Checked to plumb bob and it is open, slam switch on coin open, tilt on playfield also good. Lift ball also tests open. Is there a connector point that I can test for either a gnd or voltage. Any advice from anyone appreciated.
@Titanic4 Жыл бұрын
Older Bally games have the capacitor on the switches, which are usually closed for a tiny bit amount of time, since they can't scan the matrix very quickly, unlike newer games. Shorted capacitor will act as a closed jumper, which will cause the affected switch to act as if it was always closed. You have to either remove or replace the capacitor on the tilt switch.
@jdavis29213 жыл бұрын
I hate this as it always ruined my games
@gorillaau2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes you need to find the sweet spot when bumping the table.