Well here is my first machine...
Its a complete dog to be honest and far from being as described.
I have never owned or repaired a pin before.
She was bought not coining up and with several issues.
This is all she did when turned on:
She has a new mpu and you can get into test modes and get some features and sounds to function but she's pretty sick and dim lamps etc.
Found the earth to the upper cabinet wasn't connected to anything.
Nice bright lamps and the mpu will run through its tests correctly.
I decided to give her a shake down.
First up it had no balls (added balls)
Wouldn't coin up? Re-soldered the cut wires from the switches and replaced the connector from the loom. Now accepts old 10p's and gives credit.
Game wouldnt start?
Hmmm, set to work and found a fault on the tilt meaning the game wouldn't function or load the first ball.
cut the offending diode out for now to remove the tilt function.
Ok so I could get the game to start but no flippers or solenoids so had to manually enter the ball into game. Lets take a look at the Driver.
I got two with the machine, Both horlix'd
Started on the best of the two and replaced:
Checked the voltages and I now had the 5v to the transistors.
A nice working board set up
Next I ran a full test and still had some solenoid issues on the PF.
Turned out to be the solenoid expander relay board on the underside of the playfield.
A couple of switches cleaned and I now have a nice bright and fully working vector
Will Upload a vid when I can play her with correct size pinballs to avoid damage.
Deathrow2013-06-26 22:42:21
Its a complete dog to be honest and far from being as described.
I have never owned or repaired a pin before.
She was bought not coining up and with several issues.
This is all she did when turned on:
She has a new mpu and you can get into test modes and get some features and sounds to function but she's pretty sick and dim lamps etc.
Found the earth to the upper cabinet wasn't connected to anything.
Nice bright lamps and the mpu will run through its tests correctly.
I decided to give her a shake down.
First up it had no balls (added balls)
Wouldn't coin up? Re-soldered the cut wires from the switches and replaced the connector from the loom. Now accepts old 10p's and gives credit.
Game wouldnt start?
Hmmm, set to work and found a fault on the tilt meaning the game wouldn't function or load the first ball.
cut the offending diode out for now to remove the tilt function.
Ok so I could get the game to start but no flippers or solenoids so had to manually enter the ball into game. Lets take a look at the Driver.
I got two with the machine, Both horlix'd
Started on the best of the two and replaced:
Checked the voltages and I now had the 5v to the transistors.
A nice working board set up
Next I ran a full test and still had some solenoid issues on the PF.
Turned out to be the solenoid expander relay board on the underside of the playfield.
A couple of switches cleaned and I now have a nice bright and fully working vector
Will Upload a vid when I can play her with correct size pinballs to avoid damage.
Deathrow2013-06-26 22:42:21
