Coil fried and plunger sticking in it ?

Sommething else sticking it ?

Or that score reel needs a thorough cleaning if it won't turn.

LTG : )

Does the game even start to play like that? It should not. If it does play, you’ve got bad switches on the score reels.

Like Lloyd said, bad coil or locked on coil. You should be able to index the score reels when power is off.

Ok. So you know the problem is with that score reel. The game knows there’s a problem somewhere, which is why it won’t play.

You’re going to have to clean the score reel

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and for future reference and to avoid confusion, the 'counter' is the little device in the cabinet that keeps track of games played; this is a 'score reel' problem.

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Are you trying to advance by pushing the plunger?

The videos will show where the plunger is. It’s the piece that is attached to the metal rod that goes into the coil when the coil is energized, and goes back out of the coil when the coil is no longer energized.

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Excellent!!