(Topic ID: 73635)

Bally Centaur not booting up. Problem Solved!

By Squeakman

10 years ago



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#1 10 years ago

I just picked up a Centaur and all was good for weeks until this morning I went to turn it on and everything lights up but no displays and cannot start a game. I am VERY new to the classic Bally games and could use some ideas of where to start to find this problem. Thanks in advance for any help.

#2 10 years ago

Rectifier. Check fuses .. and the general condition of it.

I ended up just swapping in a Rottendog replacement on mine, and she was 100% fine after that.

Sometimes, $75 is worth spending to solve really annoying problems.

#3 10 years ago

Pull the backglass and watch the MPU LED. Is it off, on, flashing x number of times?

Check MPU TP5 for +5v, TP2 for +12v

#4 10 years ago

The LED on MPU is NOT on at all.

#5 10 years ago

Reseat all the connectors. Check voltages on the rectifier board in the cabinet. Check continuity of all the fuses.

#6 10 years ago

Thanks everyone. It was a blown fuse on the board in the cabinet. She's running like a champ now. I think sometimes I let the complexity of these things throw me off. I would think that checking fuses is the first step always, but I am far from good at troubleshooting pins.

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