Moved the game from my buddy’s place. The strobes aren’t working now. I looked at the wiring and I am not seeing anything loose. Anyone have suggestions on what may have happened between point A and point B?
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Moved the game from my buddy’s place. The strobes aren’t working now. I looked at the wiring and I am not seeing anything loose. Anyone have suggestions on what may have happened between point A and point B?
Quoted from statictrance:All flashers or some flashers? If it's a few I'd bet a resistor came loose. If it's all, check the fuse.
All playfield flashers are working. It’s just the three rotating topper strobes that aren’t working.
Quoted from GRUMPY:There is a fuse for just those lights and motor in the back box.
Fuse “looks” good. What size fuse should it be? There’s a 4 amp fuse and the strobes worked before I moved it. So I’m thinking it’s not the fuse.
Quoted from Gorgar666:Beacons? Maybe the rubber belt fell off?
Rubber belts are all in place and in tact.
Quoted from statictrance:Check the snubber board in the backbox - might be a wire loose. Confirm the transistor on the board is working in test, etc etc...
Wires are all secure. I need to test the transistor. Any good tutorials specific to the F14 snubber board out there?
I’d like to thank the following for their troubleshooting advice on non-working beacons:
/statictrance
/gorgar666
/grumpy
/inkochnito
/oneangrymo
/cletus
.....and the winner is.... cletus!
I checked everything closely then finally pulled up the playfield and voila! Two connectors hanging loose. Plugged them in and now game is back to fully functioning.
Thank you all! Time to play some F-14!!!
Need more help...strobes working, but now the top end of the coils is out. Both slings, the pop bumper, and the divertor coils. None are working. I’ve checked all connections under the playfield and everything appears tightly connected. Does anyone know which fuse might need looked at? Any other thoughts are appreciated!
Quoted from FLASHBALL:Also, in case you aren't aware, you might check and make sure all of those coils are okay and the plunger is moving freely. A blown fuse is often a sign of a coil that has locked on. Or sometimes the fuse was just old or undersized.
Fuse pulled and tested good.
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