Star Tech Journal

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December 1995
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Batman Forever ball bounces to
outlane instead of returning to
play and upsets player.
another ball into play if this does
occur so you may feel the follow-
ing modification is not necessary.
SOLUTION
SYMPrOM
We have de-
Ball exiting from
signed a small
the right wire-
but effective
form ramp (part
wireform rail
:fl:535-7109-00)
that mounts to
into the outside
the playfield to
right return lane
the right of the
sometimes
ramp exit. This
bounce into the
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M
wireform will
right outlane and
prevent the ball
drain resulting in
from crossing over into the
the player losing that ball in play.
outlane from the right return
lane .
PROBLEM
Upset customer due to unwar-
Our EPROM v3.02 (part :fl:965-
ranted ball drain.
0202-00) also will give the player
a freeze or an extra ball if it de-
NOTE 1
tects that the ball was on the ramp
We feel confident that most play-
and after exiting closed the
ers accept a certain amount of
outlane switch first. This also is
random ball movement on the
true of the left outlane if a ball
playfield this adds to the excite-
launches
off the left ramp and
ment of pinball. This particular
falls into the left outlane the la-
area of the playfield appeared to
ser kick will be energized and a
have more than a random occur-
freeze activated.
rence that is why we developed
this modification.
NoTE3
2
The majority of you will have
v3.02 software which will put
NOTE
If the Laser kick was already en-
abled it will be activated again
after the ball has been launched.