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firepower solenoid continually fires

By topkat

5 years ago


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#1 5 years ago

Not my day. I installed a play field protector, reattached the spinner hook that I had come off when I loosened the spinner on top, switched out a few bulbs to led's and now the kicker top right near the star roll over target keeps firing when I turn the machine on in attract mode. I put a card in the switch ends to make sure it wasn't being activated from the leaf contacting, and it still keeps firing. I reseated the molex connectors on the board that correspond to the wire color, and reseated the harness connectors. It stopped for a bit ( a minute) and when I lifted the play field slightly it started again..is this a bad coil? all the wires are intact..

#3 5 years ago

Ok. Will
Check again. Mostly the taking apart underneath were screws holding bulbs.
Aside from reatching the spinner On the top it was ball gates. But I will go through all the wires again. Strange

#5 5 years ago

The coin door? What type of switch. I will look there as well

#7 5 years ago

Could reatching the spinner switch cause it? The spinner worked so I assumed that wasn’t an issue.
When I go back in will look coin door switches and all wires
Ty

#9 5 years ago

I went back and looked at all the switches and wires listed. Jiggled everything. Nothing looked wrong and now it works. I guess that’s good? Obviously there is something somewhere that’s close to failing, maybe it means it’s nothing catastrophic though. But it’s worked now for 20 games..appreciate everyone’s input. Will Save this as reference when it happens again

#11 5 years ago

The wires are all intact, no breaks. Not to sound ignorant but .. would a short mean one of the solder connection is bad on one of the switches/connedtons. If so why does that cause a coil to fire ? Curious on electro physics if I. I just need to resolder the one, when found, that is cold. Thanks for your patience

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