Greetings. Ciccoball, here...the new guy. I am only slightly experienced with pinball repair many many years ago. i am experienced with electronic repairs being a retired broadcast engineer. PINSIDE looks awesome. I am currently trying to repair (I do not own the machine, I am fixing it for some Special children.) a Bally US version of the 1980 Space Invaders.
To jump right in... when I power up the A4 LED lights flash in the correct sequence and the audio comes up and it seems ready to play but will not out kick the ball. I have bench tested the out kicker solenoid and it is up to spec. This machine has been monkey'd with a lot. I suppose its previous owners were trying to get permanent Free Plays. The door buttons have power to them but they don't seem to work. I saw a good thread here on Pinside but then I realized that the participants were from the UK. Of course the Input AC is different, but I was wondering if the voltages AFTER the main power supply are the same internationally? Also, at the risk of showing my ignorance, whence comes any Test Point specifications data? My eyes are not what they once were and it is getting harder to read schematics in my old age. Also, what is "Aid?" is it some tool once supplied to Bally Pinball repairpeople in a by-gone era?
If anyone could help me it would make many young folk very happy. Thank you in advance.
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