Hi all,

My Hi-Lo Ace has started kicking out an extra ball after the game ends. The "game over" light comes on. If you launch the ball, it will just clink down the playfield - everything is de-energized and the flippers do not work. The ball counter works correctly and the game has no other problems.

I am new to EM's and know just enough to be dangerous, and smart enough to know I don't want to do anything without asking.

Thank in advance to anyone who can help me sort this out. I want to learn how to fix this and gain confidence in my EM troubleshooting skills.

Thanks for your reply. I've done everything you suggested - plunger steps everything on the count unit down and the final position is always on the first contact point on the side of the wheel.

Attached is a picture for the positions of the leafs on the switch on the backside of the ball count unit. I notice there is some rust on the leafs and the bottom one seems to have some mis-alignment; could those things be the problem? If so, what is the best way to clean it? I do have a set of small files if I need those.

Thanks in advance.

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Thanks fredsmythson, I've cleaned all the contacts. No change in behavior. Where would I be able to find out the required contact position of each leaf before and during the final ball? I'm hunting for a schematic.

Thank you currieddog for the schematic! I will do some hunting over the next week and be sure to give follow-up (either in the form of more questions or the solution.)

I appreciate both of you with your help for this new guy.

Problem fixed! Turned out it was the game relay switch. Fixed the gap and all was well.

Thanks again to both of you for your help.