Hello gentlemen. I acquired a Bally Dixieland Bingo Pinball a while ago and when I power it up the Control Unit Motor gets very hot. It seems like it's trying to run both directions at once. I turned the fan blade to see what parts move and which one's don't when power is applied to it. Was wondering if I have a motor problem or mechanical one. I put credits on the Credit Register, turned it off and back on and all the credits were removed so I assume the control motor has rotated. Was wondering if the Control Unit assembly possibly needs maintenance. I saw from previous posts that the assembly shaft is under heavy spring tension. I'm new to these machines and have little knowledge of their operation. There are times I turn on the game and I hear the Control Motor assembly turning and other times I just hear a loud hum and the Control motor is extremely hot and NOT turning. I really don't want to try to obtain a motor if I'm unsure and really don't know where I can obtain one. Hope I'm not too vague with my description of the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

OK. Made some progress. Control Unit Motor turns out to be OK. I can add credits and sometimes the game will start by itself and deliver balls to the shooter lane normally. Gives me the first ball, sensor at top of shooter lane senses the first ball being shot, then the next etc. At first I could actually play all the balls and the game would end. When the ball entered ANY hole the light for that hole flashes but doesn't stay on(not sure if that's normal or not). Now I start a game and the first ball is deliverd to the shooter lane but the game never ends and it keeps delivering balls, hole lights don't flash anymore and I have an endless game with no scoring. Will have to investigate some switch contacts somewhere but not sure where to start. Any help at this point would help trememdously as, at least I can get the game to show some signs of life. Thanks guys for any help you can give.