Hi there all, just signed up to this great forum. Im a newbie when it comes to all this pinball business but im aready hooked! Although getting your head around the inside of these machines is at first pretty overwhelming. Learning the lingo etc so please forgive me!
I recently got a 1974/75 Bally Amigo 4 player, all worked well for a few weeks but now have a problem with ball not kicking over to shooter alley. Turn pinball on and press button, all score reels reset ok & the ball fires across to alley, play as normal but when ball drains nothing. If I start game up with ball already in shooter alley & play, when it drains it fires ball over ok but only that one time then nothing the next time. So its like somewhere it cuts out or one part in the trail gets stuck. The outhole contact when manually touched down or with ball obviously is working because it kicks the ball over that one first time, with spark etc.. but not second time.
I know there could be many different scenarios but any ideas where I should start looking? Reading up on things whenever I get the chance but any help out there would be well appreciated.
Cheers

Thanks for the link, will check it out. If ball is aready in alley from start & you play when ball drains scores are addd correctly & ball fires across but then next time absolutely nothing. If you start game up with ball in outhole it fires across but then that time when it drains nothing, no score etc... so both scenarios the machine can only recognize the ball drop & fire it across only the once...
Will have a good look at things today
Cheers

Had a good look around all the relays mentioned above and the score motor but couldnt see anything that was obvious but then again I am swimming abit in the deep end here! Also noticed the lock relay coil sleeve is seriously flaking off so probably best to find somebody nearby to have a nose. Will pick their brain as much as possible aswell.
We're in lockdown here in the UK so will have to wait it out!
Thanks guys for your help... stay safe

Yeeeesssssss!
Cant believe it, got the bad boy fully up and working again. Thanks to all of u on this post for yr help. As i mentioned i sort of gave up but i kept having a nose at the relays u guys all mentioned. It turned out to be one of the contacts on the bonus zero relay not properly making contact.
I know it wont be long until something else crops up but right now ive got a big smile on my face and im just gonna play me some pinball!
Cheers