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Data East Playboy 35th help trouble shooting

By metalkatt

7 years ago

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Issue 1: I presume the champagne kicker is immediately firing upon power up. If that is the case check Q4 on the ppb for a short.

Issue 2: You are correct, sounds like you're not getting the low power voltage. There should be a schematic of the solenoid power in the manual.

Issue 4: Go into switch test and see if the switches are working. Check for bad bulbs.

Issue 6: Clean and reseat all connectors to the board (both ends). Reseat any socketed chips on the board. Make sure the board is properly grounded (all of the mounting screws installed and tightened).

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The 9 volts for the flippers are attached to a grey/green wire that goes directly to the power board. I don't know the easiest way to check it, but I do have a DMM, and used it to check the voltages on the check points that are on the power board itself and they seem to be in check. Maybe I need to rebuild that entire plug that the 9 volt wire is built into?

Have a look at the following for troubleshooting flipper issues: http://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Data_East/Sega#Flipper_Issues

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How do I check the Q4 for a short with the DMM? Still new to using it and not sure what reading I'm looking for. I know it acts as a switch and I think the outer legs need to be the same reading, otherwise if one is different, that means one side is closed??

The following link provides info on testing transistors (towards the bottom of the page): http://pinballrehab.com/1-articles/solid-state-repair/tutorials/120-electronics-tutorial-transistors

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Right return switch - the ball runs over it on its way to the flipper - is reading as the Right coin, instead(ugh), and the Right outlane switch - right ball drain - is reading as the credit button!! ....so, now I understand why everytime it was draining out that lane the game would end abruptly. Now what?!? On the handy dandy switch matrix, each pair seem to be in the same row so that makes things interesting....

Make sure that only one switch is indicated on each of those tests. Very different problem if two switches are indicating rather than one. If it is only one then check the switch matrix diagram in the manual and verify the switches have the correct wiring going to them.

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