Hi Chrimeg
when testing I like to have the playfield down. Chasing the problem we need the information "Outhole-Relay pulls-in / Outhole-Relay stays pulling / Outhole-Relay quits pulling" - but we have the playfield down and so we cannot see the Outhole-Relay. So I suggested (see post-16, JPG - my three yellow bulbs - the Test-Light hooked-on parallel to the Coil on the Outhole-Relay): Lets mount an Test-Light so we see what the Outhole-RELAY is doing. The Test-Light is outside of the pin - long wires run from the Test-Light through the open Coin-Door to "Coil on Outhole-Relay".
Hi DryDock
I am german speaking - sometimes I struggle with the english language. What I meant with post-46 was / is:
First test: Start a game and accept the ball-given - maybe ball-1, maybe ball-2, maybe ball-3 - whatever ball is given. Then make some points and make 10 bonus. Let the ball drain - what happens. With the new ball: Make some points and make 10 bonus. Let the ball drain - what happens. Etc. until Game-Over.
Second test: Start a game and accept the ball-given - maybe ball-1, maybe ball-2, maybe ball-3 - whatever ball is given. Then make some points and make 9 bonus. Let the ball drain - what happens. With the new ball: Make some points and make 9 bonus. Let the ball drain - what happens. Etc. until Game-Over.
Third test: Start a game and accept the ball-given - maybe ball-1, maybe ball-2, maybe ball-3 - whatever ball is given. Then make some points and make 8 bonus. Let the ball drain - what happens. With the new ball: Make some points and make 8 bonus. Let the ball drain - what happens. Etc. until Game-Over.
Fourth test: ... 7 bonus ...
Fifth test: ... 6 bonus ...
etc. --- 5,4,3,2,1,Zero bonus ...
I need to understand the "Bonus counting down when a ball has drained". See the JPG, "encircled light-blue and encircled dark-blue" are the Score-Motor-Switches. I believe that when the Bonus-Count-Down starts and then steps rhythmically: On every turn of 120 degrees the SCM-B-4 acts once as well as the SCM-E-2 acts once. So TWO steps down on every turn of 120 degrees. And when looking at one full revolution (turning 360 degrees) therefore SIX steps down. Please do a new test - put exactly six bonus on the Bonus-Counter - have the playfield lifted - simulate with a finger "ball is lost" - listen to the Bonus-Count-Down-Stepper and watch the turning Score-Motor.
Please confirm or write what happens - I expect "having six bonus on the counter - they will be stepped down within exactly one full revolution, turn of 360 degrees" - what happens ?
As long in time as the pin is busy stepping down the Bonus-Ladder: The Outhole-Relay is not allowed to pull-in - means the Test-Light is not allowed to light-up. See towards the bottom of the JPG (my "red 1") - please check "a Switch on the Bonus-Unit that is opened / closed by a stud on the turning wheel / cam - closed only in position-Zero - truely open in positions-1,2,3,4,5,6 etc." This switch has wired-on wire-black-yellow, wire-black-green --- please check this switch.
See top, left on the JPG: When the Outhole-Relay pulls-in BEFORE the bonus-unit has reached position-zero (the Test-Light lights-up before the bonus-unit has reached position-zero): We must hinder the Outhole-Relay to pull-in with an sneaked-in Push-Button. You wait until the pin has counted down the bonus - THEN after a second: You push the push-button. The wire to be cut is the connecting wire "one side of the coil has a short wire running to 'switch mounted on the relay' ". Greetings Rolf
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