Episode 228 - Magic Screen Misalignment Symptoms

For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast·podcast_episode·4m 5s·analyzed·Oct 25, 2015

Analysis

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TL;DR

Magic Screen misalignment in Bounty causes unintended bingo numbers; Baldridge provides diagnostic and repair guidance.

Summary

Nick Baldridge discusses a Magic Screen misalignment issue discovered in his Bounty bingo pinball machine, where misaligned fingers on the Magic Screen unit were causing unintended numbers to be spotted on the bingo card. He provides technical guidance for diagnosing and fixing this common problem in Magic Screen games, including the importance of marking disk positions before disassembly and proper cleaning/lubrication procedures.

Key Claims

Magic Screen unit misalignment or improper finger contact causes numbers to be spotted that weren't actually selected
high confidence · Nick Baldridge describing his diagnosis of the Bounty machine issue; personal hands-on experience with the specific game
No Magic Screen games have a spotted number feature by design
high confidence · Nick Baldridge stating this as established knowledge about Magic Screen game mechanics
Shifting the bingo card position left or right changes which number is incorrectly spotted when Magic Screen is misaligned
high confidence · Nick Baldridge describing specific behavior observed during gameplay on his Bounty machine
Proper Magic Screen repair requires marking disk and wiper disk positions before disassembly to ensure correct reassembly
high confidence · Nick Baldridge providing technical repair methodology based on hands-on experience

Notable Quotes

“if the magic screen unit comes out of line or if one of the fingers is not making properly or is making across multiple rivets it will light a number that you haven't made”
Nick Baldridge @ ~2:30 — Core technical explanation of the Magic Screen misalignment problem and its observable symptoms
“to my knowledge, no Magic Screen Games have a spotted number feature. If you're seeing numbers spotted, then likely you need to take your magic screen unit off and clean the rivets”
Nick Baldridge @ ~3:45 — Clear diagnostic guidance for identifying Magic Screen problems in any bingo machine
“in order to do this, you have to reset the screen to the default position, and then mark your disk and mark the rivet disk as well as the wiper disk before taking it off”
Nick Baldridge @ ~4:15 — Critical procedural step for safe Magic Screen disassembly and reassembly

Entities

Nick BaldridgepersonBountygameMagic ScreenproductFor Amusement Onlyorganization

Signals

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restoration_signal: Nick Baldridge provides detailed diagnostic and repair procedures for Magic Screen misalignment in bingo pinball machines, addressing a specific technical issue affecting game playability
high · Detailed explanation of symptoms, diagnosis process, and step-by-step repair methodology including marking disk positions, disassembly, cleaning, and lubrication
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product_concern: Magic Screen units can develop misalignment issues where rivet contacts make improper connections, causing unintended bingo numbers to be spotted
high · Nick Baldridge encountered this issue in his Bounty machine; provided specific diagnosis that misaligned fingers were causing the problem
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content_signal: Podcast episode serves educational function for community members maintaining Magic Screen bingo machines, providing troubleshooting guidance
high · Episode explicitly addresses diagnostic symptoms and provides step-by-step repair procedures applicable to other Magic Screen games

Topics

Magic Screen maintenance and repairprimaryBingo pinball machine diagnosticsprimaryEM pinball restoration techniquessecondaryGame room organization and upkeepmentioned

Sentiment

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Transcript

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0:00

What's that sound? It's 4 Amusement Only, the EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast. Welcome back to 4 Amusement Only, this is Nick Baldridge.

0:16

Short episode tonight, and please pardon the dishwasher in the background. Everybody's favorite noise. we had a friend over tonight and spent some time getting the game room in order it was still rather torn up from the return from New York actually I've been busily working on games and trying to get everything in top playing condition and have been neglecting you know, picking stuff up so So I went through today and cleaned up and everything is looking good But I went through and played all the games of course to see what new problems had developed

1:11

And everything was acting very well, except for Bounty. Now, I went to play that. It was immediately spotting the number 5. I said, hmm, I think I know what that is. And what I assumed and was correct about is that the game needs to be fully shopped. Now I had done a light shopping and fixing when I got it, but I hadn't done a full teardown on the game yet to make sure everything was working beautifully. So one of the units that I hadn torn apart yet was the magic screen unit And if the magic screen unit comes out of line or if one of the fingers is not making properly or is making across multiple rivets it will light a number that you haven't made. So in this case, on the default bingo card, it was the number 5. When you shifted a position to the left or to the right, it would change the number that was spotted. Now, I was able to kind of work this problem out just by playing the game for a little while, but in order to cure it completely, I need to take everything apart and clean it. So, just a note for those of you with Magic Screen Games, if you're seeing numbers spotted, and to my knowledge, no Magic Screen Games have a spotted number feature. If you're seeing numbers spotted, then likely you need to take your magic screen unit off and clean the rivets reinstall and inspect and make sure that multiple rivets are not being contacted at once Now, in order to do this, you have to reset the screen to the default position, and then mark your disk and mark the rivet disk as well as the wiper disk before taking it off. and from there you can clean as normal and lubricate.