Earthshaker
Williams, 1989There are two gates in the Zone 6 loop, one (or both) of which must complete Zone 6 when it's active. However, these gates seem to do nothing during gameplay. No points, no sound, no spotting of zone 6 when it's flashing. Zone 6 can and is spotted during other means, such as skill shot. The gates work fine in the switch test. Where do I start?
See the green wire and what ever color stripe ? I would take a jumper from that wire and hook it to a known working switch with the same color wire and see if things improve - I'm thinking poor connection around the game.
If that doesn't do it, try new switches next. ( even though yours seem to work ).
LTG : )
Disregard! I figured it out. It seems that someone had tried adjusting the left gate switch in the past. It did work during the switch test with the ball, but I found that it was VERY intermittent. In order for Zone 6 to be completed (or any loop bonus to be awarded) both gates need to be triggered in quick succession. Since the left gate was barely making switch contact, this wasn't happening. I adjusted the switch and now it's working every time. It feels good to have fixed it, but it's something I should have caught earlier. Live and learn! 
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