Hi All,

First time pin owner starting with a Data East Star Wars 1992. Been about 2wks in nostalgic bliss and also 2wks of fun issues. Almost every day something likes to stop working. I leave it turned off when not in play and usually unplugged.

Got it from Great American Pinball as shopped with new LEDs and no other mods.

A bit of a panic here. Got some friends coming tomorrow to show off my DESW, but when I turned it on today to play, the ball isn't launching. The fire button does the skill shot but no ball action. It then plays the starship flying sound on a frequent loop. Fire button doesn’t do anything at this point. It does not go into ball search either bc I think it still thinks it’s in skill shot. Power cycled it a few times and unplugged from the wall too for a few min. After the power cycle, I press the start button, and it says "0 balls missing," does a ball search but the plunger doesn't go. I've run diagnostics and the launcher coil does not fire.

I'm a total newbie. Can someone give me troubleshooting pointers? I took a look under the hood, but have no idea what I'm looking for. I've also posted in the DESW Club thread.

It’s just this coil. They look fine but not sure what I’m looking at.

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Your guidance was right!!! I gently touched the purple wire and it’s not connected. Is this a soldering job? I’ll need to go get one of those.

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Thanks for the quick help, all!!! Back in action.