# Magic Girl Pinball Magna Flipper Attempt #2

**Source:** Kaneda Pinball Podcast YouTube (main)  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2017-02-24  
**Duration:** 1m 17s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRgWrI3KqR8

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## Analysis

Kaneda performs switch diagnostics on Magic Girl pinball, attempting to troubleshoot magnetic flipper functionality. The right orbit switch is not registering any signal in switch test mode, preventing the power-up feature from working. Kaneda plans to lift the playfield in a follow-up video to investigate the underlying wiring and mechanical connections.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The right orbit switch on Magic Girl is not registering any signal in switch test mode — _Kaneda performs switch test diagnostic and confirms 'we are getting absolutely nothing from that one' when testing the right switch_
- [MEDIUM] The right orbit switch may not have a wire attached to it — _Kaneda states 'I don't even know if there's a wire attached to that switch. I can't see' while inspecting the playfield_
- [HIGH] Other switches on Magic Girl are functioning properly in switch test — _Kaneda confirms 'Everything's working' when testing other switches in the diagnostic menu_

### Notable Quotes

> "So this is what would read. There's nothing. And I don't even know if there's a wire attached to that switch."
> — **Kaneda**, mid-content
> _Identifies the core issue: the right orbit switch either has no wiring or is completely non-functional_

> "we are getting absolutely nothing from that one"
> — **Kaneda**, near-end
> _Confirms definitive diagnostic finding that the switch is not responding at all_

> "Let's lift the play field and show you guys what's underneath this in the next video just so you can get a sense of, like, the underneath workings of Magic Girl"
> — **Kaneda**, end
> _Plans next video content to investigate playfield underside and wiring architecture_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Magic Girl | game | Pinball machine being diagnosed and repaired; experiencing magnetic flipper functionality issues |
| Kaneda | person | Content creator performing switch diagnostics and troubleshooting on Magic Girl; hosts Kaneda Pinball Podcast |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Switch diagnostics and troubleshooting, Magnetic flipper mechanics, Magic Girl playfield issues
- **Secondary:** Wiring and electrical connections

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0.5) — Kaneda approaches the troubleshooting methodically and professionally, without frustration or strong emotional reaction. The content is problem-focused and educational.

### Signals

- **[product_concern]** Magnetic flipper feature on Magic Girl is non-functional due to upstream switch failure, preventing gameplay feature intended for the machine (confidence: high) — Right switch 'would read to light power' but is completely non-responsive; this prevents the magnetic flipper system from activating
- **[product_concern]** Magic Girl exhibits missing or non-functional wiring on right orbit switch, indicating potential manufacturing or assembly quality issues (confidence: high) — Right orbit switch registers no signal in switch test; Kaneda cannot locate wire connection and suspects wiring is absent

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## Transcript

All right guys, so we were trying a minute ago to get the magnetic flippers working on Magic Girl and I think we found like the issue is that the switch that would read the right orbit to light power, it's just not registering anything. So you know everything else, this is a switch test break, you want to... It's a pretty cool switch menu system here. As you press things, it tells you where it's at. Mine saw a switch is there. Let's see, you got the... You got the switch under here. Everything's working, but when you go here, there's right switch. So this is what would read. There's nothing. And I don't even know if there's a wire attached to that switch. I can't see. but we are getting absolutely nothing from that one. So I don't know what to tell you. I could lift the play field. I could do that. You know, let's lift the play field and show you guys what's underneath this in the next video just so you can get a sense of, like, the underneath workings of Magic Girl, all right?

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