So I picked up a super clean Buccaneer a few weeks back, first I cleaned up the switches in the back box, then started working on the score reels ( I have a considerable amount of experience working on my El Dorado-back in 2015) It took some time to figure out that I had a broken bolt on my ball count stepper, Once I fixed the bolt- the stepper unit worked properly, I compared the stepper unit with my El Dorado stepper, The Buccaneer ball count stepper unit is set the same.

I cleaned the major switches on the bottom cabinet, I put the head on, then tested to see where we were at- If I manually reset the ball count stepper, I could play a game, all 5 balls then the end, It scored and worked for the most part...Then I continued to clean every switch in the game- that’s when things went south

If the ball count is in the 6th position, I believe that’s the end of game- when I hit the coin door replay button- I get the bank reset and the AX switch gives a little quick buzz- if I reset the stepper manually I get R energizing and staying on- Ax gives a quick buzz, play field lights come on for a second and it shoots the ball out to the plunger and it’s instant tilt- once the ball drains it does the same thing until it gets to the end of game on the ball count stepper- so the stepper is working, going through the 5 ball cycle....I’m sort of lost on what to do next

I don’t have a manual or schematic yet

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I should add- when I manually energize ax- It resets all 4 score reels

Start relay fires- bank resets and Ax gives a quick buzz- this is what happens if the ball stepper is in the 5th and 6th position
With or without points on the score reels

Yes cleaned well, and set tight like my working El Dorado

Ax relay^^^

It would seem that Ax gets a pulse but doesn’t latch, what are the things that can cause this (This seems to be the issue in the start up, that was there before I handled it?)

Second- what did I do that’s causing the tilt- like I was saying before- I could play a game when I reset the ball count stepper manually- now it’s just tilts

All 3 slam/tilt switches are clean and making good contact.

I have 2 switches disconnected- the tilt bob and the one next to the tilt bob- then the last one is under the play field- and that one is open...I think these are the 3 that need to be open...On my El Dorado, I have the same 2 that I mention above- and it works fine? Is there some reason on the Buccaneer, where I have to have all switches connected?

I have the tilt bob and rolling ball tilt switch disconnected on my El Dorado^^^

The latch holds just fine when manually tripped

Thanks- I’ll keep at it^^^

Hooked the 2 tilt switches back up, so all 3 tilt switches are open, still tilts- I’ve gone through and checked- the main switches on the bottom cabinet, maybe 10 times now...I can’t see anything wrong with them?

This should be a big help, the ball count stepper functions, but doesn’t reset, none of the 4 things happen, but since the ball count stepper functions- can I rule this out as one of the four things that have to function- I order to get Ax to latch?

I’ve brushed up on the pin repair site and boy have I made some bush league mistakes- pretty darn sure I smoked my score motor yesterday- PBR rebuilds score motors? How much does that cost?

Electrocute- could be a curse?

Blew a fuse and I smelled burnt something- replaced a fuse and the score motor just hums.

Your right- under closer inspection- I smoked the S coil.

MarkG
Just to make sure, the rolling ball tilt has the orange and white and the brown and red wires- so does the tilt switch under the play field... The tilt bob just has 2 Orange and white wires.

On another thread, a game had 3 tilt switches and the tilt bob- for what looked like a total of 4 switches?

Does the Buccaneer have 3 open tilt switches plus the tilt bob? I’m going to test the resistance, but wanted to make sure I’m not missing a tilt switch, meaning- is there one I’m missing?

Thx- Mark

I’m back for a second try…over 2 years later- the issue with the play field tilting and the power to the play field going off was the hold relay not energizing- I manually pressed it on and it lets me shoot the ball around, when I manually reset the ball count unit

When I press the start button- the bank resets and the start relay gets a big spark and the AX relay does a little bzzzt sound- and that’s all that happens. Everything looks good with the switches responsible for the reset and start up, but I’m at a loss for what’s not working- any further thoughts on what to check would be appreciated.

I’m confident I can do that after watching the video- I have to up my troubleshooting game…Thx Howard

I need to make a long jumper wire today, what I have managed to do, the motor 2C switch wasn’t even making contact- I cleaned and adjusted the switch- now when I hit the start button, I get a spark from motor 2C and no more big sparks coming from the start switch- so I’ll jumper the others to track down the problem.

Question- what switch on AX am I looking for- more like what wire color? From the S relay to motor 2C is right there on the snipet
Of the schematic, but those wire colors that are on S and motor 2C are not on the AX or ball count unit.

So I went from the bounce switch and tested the S switch with the black and red wire- got the S to fire
Now- can I go from the black and red wire switch blade and test the blk and red wire switch on motor 2C?
And from there- take the Blk and red switch from motor 2C and touch the power side of the lugs on AX?

Correction- the S relay in question doesn’t fire- I have the schematics now- what’s down stream of the S switch in question?

Update- so many things were wrong with this machine- a piece was put on backwards on the score motor- there were internal shorts in 1 or 2 of the switches- I called in a pro and now it’s playing good down at my vintage clothing booth- down at the Orange circle for anyone familiar with Southern California
So we have closure on this one.

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