I know this is probably the wrong forum, but any help would be appreciated.
My Defender will not start a new game. I set #17 for free play(1) and scroll through all of the settings, close the door, push 1 player or 2 player start, and then nothing happens. I have checked the 1 player and 2 player buttons, and they appear to be working fine, I have jumpered the pins on the start buttons, and that does not work. The coin door switch is operating correctly.
On power up, it passes the initial tests, and the screen shows the attract mode, and all appears to work fine.
I have also played around with the settings, taking it off of free play, enabling the coin mech, and adding credits, and a game still will not start.
The machine was working great up until it stopped working, LOL
Thanks for any input.

Maybe I should have mentioned that this is the Williams Defender, arcade machine, not pinball. I know this is the wrong forum, but there is so much knowledge out there, that I thought I would give it a shot.

Thanks for the response Fuko

Thanks

Thank you so much for the help. I have not had any luck. The wiring from the 1 player and 2 player start buttons to the widget board checks good.
I am thinking it may be the widget board.

I found a widget board on E-Bay, replaced it, and the machine is now working great. Thanks for all of the input.

Now for my next issue. The screen flickers sometimes. I know it makes it tougher to troubleshoot when it is not all of the time. Any suggestions on where to look. Thank you so much for the help.