El Dorado
Gottlieb, 1975Hi, i am in the middle of fixing El dorado. Great game..i have a couple of things i need to do like getting points from pop bumpers and fix one of the score reels but i am a little overwhelmed with the lower drop target bank as it doesnt reset at all. I think somehow the switch isnt getting juice as i cant manually trigger it. I do get points for the targets, the upper one does reset when all of the targets are down.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated?
so your lower bank of 5 won't reset the targets into their up position but the score/reset motor stops?
like you can start a game with the any of the 5 targets down?
Quoted from Rikoshay:so your lower bank of 5 won't reset the targets into their up position but the score/reset motor stops?
like you can start a game with the any of the 5 targets down?
Yes, excactly. That is what i thought was odd. I can start and play a game no problem.
okay, next i'd try to find out if the 5 bank target reset coil is getting a pulse.
no, wait, what about the switch on the other side of the drop target bank?
is it closing and making contact when a target drops?
Quoted from Rikoshay:okay, next i'd try to find out if the 5 bank target reset coil is getting a pulse.
no, wait, what about the switch on the other side of the drop target bank?
is it closing and making contact when a target drops?
All the switches make contact when drops and give me points, they also make contact with the other bank to let know every bank target is down to reset but only the upper goes back up. I havent check if the coil is getting a pulse but i also dont think the switch to tell the coil to reset isnt getting a pulse either.
just confirming here......
see the switch in the pic that sits atop a spring steel flap?
on the opposite side of the drop target switches, facing the left hand side?
my understanding, which could be wrong, is that when a target drops this switch opens letting the reset motor know a target is down.
but thinking a bit more, I think the banks coils get pulsed regardless.
it may only open when all drops are down.....it's been a while.
you could confirm this....upon start up does the rear target bank coil energize even with all targets up?
IMG_6555 (resized).JPGyou could put a 24 volt car/truck globe across the terminals of the coil, it should flicker if it's getting a pulse
Quoted from Rikoshay:you could put a 24 volt car/truck globe across the terminals of the coil, it should flicker if it's getting a pulse
That will burn out the bulb because this circuit runs on full line 120v power.
Quoted from HowardR:That will burn out the bulb because this circuit runs on full line 120v power.
thanks for the correction and apologies for misleading anyone, I thought the reset banks were 28volt.
having a schematic makes a difference and me wrong.
I saw this thread about el dorado i am having a problem with my drop targets after moving my machine down stairs first off one of my targets broke off so in search of anyone with an extra target i could pay for or have on the top target bank? (JUST NEED 1) also all the drop targets drop but the first 6 on the top reset bank do NOt score any points please help anyone thanks
Quoted from DodgersFan32:anyone with an extra target i could pay for or have on the top target bank
Available here http://www.pbresource.com/eldorado.html
Quoted from DodgersFan32:all the drop targets drop but the first 6 on the top reset bank do NOt score any points
Sounds like a broken common wire on the drop target bank.
Quoted from HowardR:Sounds like a broken common wire on the drop target bank.
Where would i notice that and is that something that has to be soldered? And honestly i dont think that is the problem because when i lift the plafield up and push down on the individual switch stack for each one underneath points score? But they are adjusted perfectly the same as the last ones that do work? Also looking for used from someone on here
Quoted from HowardR:The drop target scoring also runs through the Advance unit disk and wiper. If some work and others don't it should be easy to find the difference with the usual techniques of alligator clip jumper wires and blocking switches open with paper.
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Thank u i will check this out tonight if i have questions i will dM u
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Reykjavik
Boulder, CO
