(Topic ID: 261516)

1953 united chief shuffle alley troubleshooting

By ejl22boo

4 years ago



Topic Stats

  • 4 posts
  • 2 Pinsiders participating
  • Latest reply 4 years ago by MarkG
  • No one calls this topic a favorite

You

Linked Games

No games have been linked to this topic.

    Topic Gallery

    View topic image gallery

    transformerDiagram (resized).jpg
    Schematic (resized).jpg

    You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider MarkG.
    Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.

    #4 4 years ago

    The purple and blue wires provide 115 volts AC (or VAC) to the input terminals of the transformer. You probably only need to use the Normal input tap. The Low input tap was more necessary in the 1950s when this game was made to allow for variability in supply voltage across the country. With 115 VAC pulsing through the primary winding (on the left side of the schematic) the transformer should generate 6 and 30 VAC at the outputs. In the game you should be able to measure 30VAC (or a little more) between the yellow and black wires shown in the schematic which is the supply for the solenoids, relay coils and motors. The 6 VAC for the lights would be between the yellow and whatever wire runs off to the light circuits (labeled J for jumper in the schematic). Note that the yellow wire is common to both the 30 VAC and 6 VAC circuits, but don't think of it as ground or neutral.

    Before putting the transformer back in the game you might want to read up on how to make the game safer with a new line cord at:
    https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/replacing-line-cords-plugs-wall-sockets-vids-guide

    /Mark

    You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider MarkG.
    Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.

    Reply

    Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.

    Hey there! Welcome to Pinside!

    Donate to Pinside

    Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!


    This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/1953-united-chief-shuffle-alley-troubleshooting?tu=MarkG and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.

    Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.