(Topic ID: 236697)

El Dorado match feature always comes up "40" as the match

By AdjustFailure

5 years ago



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#1 5 years ago

My El Dorado works 100% except one thing that bugs me, it always comes up with "40" as the match at the end of the game.

I am guessing it is a simple thing like a stuck counter, wheel or relay but not sure where to look.

#2 5 years ago

Look in the head, and you should see a two sided small stepper unit - with the machine at game over, index it and see if your numbers change.

#3 5 years ago

Take a look at my video at


I go over general information about this relay.

#4 5 years ago

Thanks to both for pointing in right direction, that is helpful to isolate where to look to trouble shoot the match feature.

By the way Vic_Camp I noticed in your overview YouTube video of your Gottlieb EM collection,
you have blinking/flashing bulbs behind many of the backglasses that seem to flash faster than the typical GE #455 bulbs ...
what type of bulbs do you use for that?

#5 5 years ago

The match unit should tie to the 10 point relay. It rotates 1 position everytime you score 10 points. Check the schematic to be sure, but it could be an out of adjustment contact on the 10 point relay or a problem with the match unit coil itself.

#6 5 years ago

Turns out the match stepper unit had jammed and stopped moving. Cleaned that up and now working fine, thanks.

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