Phoenix, AZ
The flame roller under the playfield seems to be running backwards. The flames look like they are rolling down not rolling up like the flames in the backbox ( champagne edition). Anyone else seen this before?
(Topic ID: 217899)
Quoted from fattdirk:It's probably your resistor in backwards. Pretty common issue.
Resistor flows either way, a blocking diode maybe.
-Mike
Is the motor an AC type? If so, could be that's the way it is, same as many microwave oven tray motors that can start in either direction.
I asked about this exact thing at a Sharp microwave technical course many years ago and was told by the Japanese engineer giving the lecture: "not fault, feature" (that was his exact response to my question).
Quoted from Grizlyrig:Resistor flows either way, a blocking diode maybe.
-Mike
I was making a joke 
The wires are backwards.
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