(Topic ID: 207941)

Fun-Fest back box lights

By DCRand

6 years ago



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#1 6 years ago

Working on what I think is the last (current) Fun-Fest problem. The upper three quarters of the back box lights are out, working one day, out the next. Interestingly, they occasionally very faintly flash when playing. Traced the wiring on the schematic. The 15v fuse is fine, the brown wires go to the coin unit, and a gray white wire goes from the coin unit to the first light in sequence, the 1 player light. The pic shows the gray white wire connecting to the bulb socket, and kind of shows the common / return bare wire and tab. Used multi meter to trace voltage. When black wire clipped to the bare common, on the back box, no voltage at the bulb, the gray white wire out of the coin unit, or the brown wires into the coin unit. When clip the black wire of the meter to a play field bare common, have 6 volts to all three wires, but no lights. Ran a jumper from the play field common to the back box common, no effect. Officially out of ideas. Help.

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#2 6 years ago

It's one of the two middle switches on the Lock relay. The other does playfield. Be careful poking around because there is a 115 v. sw. there as well.

#3 6 years ago
Quoted from currieddog:

It's one of the two middle switches on the Lock relay. The other does playfield. Be careful poking around because there is a 115 v. sw. there as well.

Currieddog, thanks. It was the switch contact. Didn't think it was a switch since was working one day, and not the next. Appreciate the help. Everything working great now.

#4 6 years ago

For some reason that is kind of recurring problem, but easier now that you know where it is. I played with that sw. a few times on my F-F.

#5 6 years ago
Quoted from currieddog:

For some reason that is kind of recurring problem, but easier now that you know where it is. I played with that sw. a few times on my F-F.

Well, glad you knew about it. Saved me a lot of time and effort.

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