The Tangles’ Trunk Fix Kit is a kit of parts for Theatre of Magic that upgrades your Eddy Sensors and incorporates a fix for the ToM “Trunk Error”.
The Trunk-Fix-Kit consists of three (3) Smart Eddy boards and a redesigned DC Motor Control board. The Smart Eddy boards replace and improve on the original out lane and trunk detection boards. Using the specially designed DC motor control board, an interconnect cable works with the Trunk Smart Eddy to fix the prevalent and annoying lock-up problem in ToM's game firmware.
TRUNK-LOCKUP
The Theatre of Magic game has a bug in its firmware, resulting in the trunk entering a safety lockout state randomly when a trunk hit is detected while it is rotating. This kit rectifies the problem through a combination of the firmware in the Smart Eddy board and an interconnection cable to the DC Motor board. The Smart Eddy installed in the trunk position will suppress ball detections whilst the trunk is in motion.
IMPROVED OUT LANE DETECTION
The Smart Eddy (TPP-1023) provides superior detection of balls in the out-lane, improving the effectiveness of ball saves through the Magna save (hocus-pocus). The ToM game code does not return balls that are missed by the Magna-save. This can be very frustrating. By improving the reliability and sensitivity of the out-lane ball save, the Smart Eddy is a very popular upgrade for Theatre of Magic owners.
SENSOR OPTIONS
The Trunk-Fix-Kit can optionally be ordered with replacement sensors. Whilst the Smart Eddy board is fully compatible with the original sensors, we recommend customers consider the sensor replacement options to ensure the highest detection reliability.
We highly recommend replacing out-lane sensors when installing the Trunk-Fix-Kit as these tend to lose their reliability over time and through their exposure to high vibrations.
The Trunk PCB sensor is not subject to as many failures, but many repairers and game refurbishes like to replace this item for the sake of completeness.
The base kit includes:
3 x Tangles’ Smart Eddy boards (TPP-1023)
1 x Tangles’ DC Motor Control Board (TPP-1029)
1 x Trunk-Fix interconnect cable (TPP-1100)
(All 4 boards are supplied with replacement plastic stand-offs)
OPTION - All Sensors – adds:
1 x Trunk Sensor PCB TPP-1072
2 x Outlane Sensor TPP-1066
OPTION - Outlane Sensors – adds:
2 x Outlane Sensor TPP-1066
