Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum and I've got a (hopefully) simple question. My girlfriend has an old Bank-A-Ball that mostly works just fine but it has a few quirks. The main thing I've been trying to fix is the coil that controls dumping the balls from the "out-hole"/"game over" tray to the shooting lane during the start sequence. When you start a game the coil energizes and pulls a lever that allows the balls to roll from the tray below the out-hole to the shooting lane. Under *normal* operation the coil would then power off and the lever should snap back to the "blocking" position to prevent balls from dropping through the out-hole and going straight back to the shooting lane. The machine I have keeps that coil energized and keeps the lever pulled back so any ball that drops through the out-hole goes straight back to the shooting lane. It's easy to work around: I just drop a coin in, start the game, flick the lever back in place, and presto, everything works fine.

Anyone have any ideas about what's keeping this coil energized? I've looked at the contacts and the coil and everything seems in order. What else should I look at?

Cheers and thanks,
M.

Hi Chris!

This is Mike G., we had talked on the phone in the past after Mike from Orbit had given me your number. I think I'm still on your repair list somewhere down near the bottom. Anyway, you're bang on the money about the scoring. When I shoot the ball into the upper playfield I can see the coil doing the "herky-jerky" whenever I hit one of the three 10pt pop-bumpers, but the coil just won't release back to it's resting position. I took a look at the switches and relays again but since I don't know what to compare it against I'm not sure what needs to be open/closed/gapped. I can upload some pics if that would help?

Thanks very much for taking the time,
Mike