Elvira and the Party Monsters
Bally, 1989Ok guys need your help. On my elvira and the party monsters. Every time I shoot into the skull lock the game resets.what would cause this.i check the switch test and the only thing is coming up is check switch 52 safety lock.this wouldnt cause the game to completely reset would it? This just started happening in the last day or two
Quoted from radfordian3505:Ok guys need your help. On my elvira and the party monsters. Every time I shoot into the skull lock the game resets.what would cause this.i check the switch test and the only thing is coming up is check switch 52 safety lock.this wouldnt cause the game to completely reset would it? This just started happening in the last day or two
When you say the game resets, what do you mean? Starts a new game with player 1 and score of zero?
Are there any other switches closed when you shoot the skull lock and this happens?
Did you recently repair/replace any switch/diode/wire? Maybe a switch is miswired or diode on backwards.
I would test every switch in the same row and column as the skull lock in the switch test to see if anything unusual happens.
What would cause the game to go back to attract mode, though? If it was starting a new game, I would think a short or diode problem was reading as the start button being pushed. But going into attract mode is different. Perhaps it thinks there was a drain and game is over.
OP, does this happen on the first ball in play, or does it only happen on the last ball in play? Do you get a game over sequence, or does it just go right into attract mode?
Try removing the batteries to reset the game. I know this sounds odd but I had a similar issue and it solved the problem. My tech was the one that mentioned it because he had a similar issue with an Elvira years before and that’s what Williams told him to do. It’s something with the memory. Good luck
Quoted from Nokoro:What would cause the game to go back to attract mode, though? If it was starting a new game, I would think a short or diode problem was reading as the start button being pushed. But going into attract mode is different. Perhaps it thinks there was a drain and game is over.
OP, does this happen on the first ball in play, or does it only happen on the last ball in play? Do you get a game over sequence, or does it just go right into attract mode?
It does it as it rolls over the skull lock switch 29.which is in the same column as switch 52 in the switch matrix
My test report says check switch 52 safety lock and I did and it didnt register. So my guess is it's a bad switch and it is killing the row even though all the rest register.but the game resets only when I hit the one right after the skull entrance switch 29
Quoted from PinballManiac40:I would test every switch in the same row and column as the skull lock in the switch test to see if anything unusual happens.
All registered except switch 52 safety lock
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