diff --git a/src/devices/machine/sensorboard.cpp b/src/devices/machine/sensorboard.cpp
index c1f8eea0655..a011a0da2fc 100644
--- a/src/devices/machine/sensorboard.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/machine/sensorboard.cpp
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ sensorboard_device::sensorboard_device(const machine_config &mconfig, const char
 	m_magnets = false;
 	m_inductive = false;
 	m_ui_enabled = 3;
+	set_delay(attotime::never);
 
 	// set defaults for most common use case (aka chess)
 	set_size(8, 8);
 	set_spawnpoints(12);
-	set_delay(attotime::from_msec(75));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/ave_arb.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/ave_arb.cpp
index 429bd1ad74e..e242e004094 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/ave_arb.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/ave_arb.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ void arb_state::v2(machine_config &config)
 
 	SENSORBOARD(config, m_board).set_type(sensorboard_device::MAGNETS);
 	m_board->init_cb().set(m_board, FUNC(sensorboard_device::preset_chess));
+	m_board->set_delay(attotime::from_msec(100));
 
 	/* video hardware */
 	PWM_DISPLAY(config, m_display).set_size(9+1, 12);
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/cking_master.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/cking_master.cpp
index cdd60a16cc5..cfb72a740ac 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/cking_master.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/cking_master.cpp
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ void master_state::master(machine_config &config)
 
 	SENSORBOARD(config, m_board).set_type(sensorboard_device::BUTTONS);
 	m_board->init_cb().set(m_board, FUNC(sensorboard_device::preset_chess));
+	m_board->set_delay(attotime::from_msec(100));
 
 	/* video hardware */
 	PWM_DISPLAY(config, m_display).set_size(9, 2);
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/fidel_sc8.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/fidel_sc8.cpp
index 299e5b5e28c..dd05867c457 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/fidel_sc8.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/fidel_sc8.cpp
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ void scc_state::scc(machine_config &config)
 
 	SENSORBOARD(config, m_board).set_type(sensorboard_device::BUTTONS);
 	m_board->init_cb().set(m_board, FUNC(sensorboard_device::preset_chess));
+	m_board->set_delay(attotime::from_msec(100));
 
 	/* video hardware */
 	PWM_DISPLAY(config, m_display).set_size(9, 8);
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/novag_diablo.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/novag_diablo.cpp
index 1bea1422d24..9f3f7a9f83c 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/novag_diablo.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/novag_diablo.cpp
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ void diablo_state::diablo68k(machine_config &config)
 
 	SENSORBOARD(config, m_board).set_type(sensorboard_device::MAGNETS);
 	m_board->init_cb().set(m_board, FUNC(sensorboard_device::preset_chess));
+	m_board->set_delay(attotime::from_msec(100));
 
 	/* video hardware */
 	SCREEN(config, m_screen, SCREEN_TYPE_LCD);
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/novag_savant.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/novag_savant.cpp
index 6e46812e0c2..d9288786145 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/novag_savant.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/novag_savant.cpp
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ void savant_state::savant(machine_config &config)
 
 	SENSORBOARD(config, m_board).set_type(sensorboard_device::BUTTONS);
 	m_board->set_ui_enable(false); // no chesspieces
-	m_board->set_delay(attotime::never);
 
 	NVRAM(config, "nvram", nvram_device::DEFAULT_ALL_1);
 
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/scisys_cp2000.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/scisys_cp2000.cpp
index 567bddeef2f..03686be28a7 100644
--- a/src/mame/drivers/scisys_cp2000.cpp
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/scisys_cp2000.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ void cp2000_state::cp2000(machine_config &config)
 
 	SENSORBOARD(config, m_board).set_type(sensorboard_device::BUTTONS);
 	m_board->init_cb().set(m_board, FUNC(sensorboard_device::preset_chess));
+	m_board->set_delay(attotime::from_msec(100));
 
 	/* video hardware */
 	PWM_DISPLAY(config, m_display).set_size(4, 7);