Surf Champ
Gottlieb, 1976
Surfer
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Quoted from MikeO:On the Surf Champ I was playing this weekend it moved the light to the far left lane at the start of each ball.
My Surf Champ won't start alternating the lit lanes without hitting the spinner first. Normal? Doesn't seem so if folks are saying the 'lit' lane is a skill shot off the plunger.
Quoted from MikeO:What I saw was that the spinner is what moves the lit lane among the five lanes at the top of the playfield.
What we also noticed is that the stepper would reset to the far left lane at the beginning of each ball. If yours is not resetting to the left lane the switch that controls this may be stuck open or closed, whatever it uses to control this. I would expect to find that switch on the AS relay that controls which lane is lit. Probably on the bottom side of the playfield.
Resetting to a fixed point at the beginning of each ball for this type of stepper is not unusual. I have a Gottlieb Outer Space which has a 10 position spinner (and ten lamp positions) that resets to the same starting point at the beginning of each ball. On Outer Space every ten clicks of the spinner earns you a bonus.
OK, makes sense that this would be something to shoot for off the plunger. Mine stays unlit UNTIL the spinner is hit, then will cycle through. This is how every ball starts. I learned something today...that I have more issues. Question: in a situation like this...how would someone know (without seeing another game played)? By reading the schematic?
I just watched 8 different videos of Surf Champ play. 3 acted like mine (had to hit spinner to start lighted roll overs). 3 had the top left roll over lit prior to plunge. 2 had #2 lights lit prior to plunge (wasn't on 3 ball).
Maybe a Surfer/ Surf Champ owner in the know could chime in on how this game is supposed to start. Thanks
Quoted from CactusJack:Yes, in most cases, the schematic would explain how it "should" work.
In the case of Surf Champ, the advance unit is the KS relay (AS mini stepper). There is a leaf switch that rides on the cam labeled 1:5. This means, it is closed every 5 steps (or two positions out of the 10 in one revolution). The switch is fed by a switch on the O (Outhole) relay and a pulse switch off motor 1A.
So, when the ball falls in the outhole, it will step up to five times to get it to the home or starting position, which appears to be the far left roll over lane.
Thanks!
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