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Williams, 1990Always nervous after totally rebuilding a game. This is about my 5th or 6th and I am always petrified hitting the power switch for the first time. Well no smoke or flames thankfully, but this is all I am getting on the display. Must have something plugged in wrong. I am checking my pics, anyone have a clue?
Thanks
IMG_7145 (resized).JPGClose Chad, the long ribbon cable was flipped on one end. Now I get the bottom display on, but the top one does not work. It worked prior to the restore. I see a crack in the glass of the very right end of the top display. Will a display work with the glass cracked? I am thinking it was already cracked before the restore and I just didn't notice it, but not 100% sure. I did not drop it or bump it hard at any time.
Quoted from fossmin:Will a display work with the glass cracked?
Usually not. Looks like your first post shows it had life.
With power off, reseat both ends of the display ribbon cable again.
Looks like your first post shows it had life, even though the ribbon cable was plugged in wrong at that time. That suggest there is a data problem. Did you reset the short ribbon cable on the back of the display?
Because both lines light (though incorrectly) I think the “crack” you mentioned is not the issue.
Check out Pinscore if you settle on a new one though. My best suggestion (I don’t have the resto experience you have) is that it is any one of the ribbon cables. Try re-seating them all. Check the diagnostics menu for errors. Check all fuses for continuity. Look at MPU and other pertinent boards for a burn mark or corrosion on the components. Try a new ribbon cable connecting to the display.
My FH did all kinds of crazy things in the display and some resets when the resistors below the batteries were corroded. Bought new MPU board with chip (said bye to the batteries). Problem expensively solved, but corrosion will recur even if well cleaned/repaired, so I went there when I saw the problem.
Quoted from PinballManiac40:Probably best to see if you can test the display in another FH or a BOP. They use the same display. Hopefully you have a local pinball friend you can visit to test it out.
Plugging in the ribbon cable in wrong usually doesn't damage the display.
I forgot I had a display from when I converted my BOP to a 2.0. Put that in and it fired right up. Not sure what happened with my FH display. Worked perfect before I tore the game down and it was treated with kid gloves the whole time.
Thanks guys!
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