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Firepower Targets Cause Tilt

By BriPin

9 years ago


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#2 9 years ago

Check the diodes on the target switches.

#19 9 years ago

Found the repair logs for my Firepower when I first got it.

Discovered that if a ball is locked in left eject hole and spinner is scoring, a right flip will cause a tilt. Caused by incorrect wiring to eject hole & other switches, effectively bypassing the diodes. Also simulates a shorted diode. Someone had moved some wires around.

Notice the rectangle this makes on the matrix.

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#23 9 years ago
Quoted from BriPin:

Banded side away from the row wire?

Yes, row wires go to non-banded side, should never be any wires on the banded side.

#24 9 years ago

Also should have mentioned that the row wires & non-banded side of diode are soldered to a floating tab that is connected to nothing, it's just a solder point. The banded side of the diode is soldered to the switch blade tab.

#46 9 years ago

Congrats! The switch matrix is a finicky creature.

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