The Bally Game Show
Bally, 1990Ok, so this question is for a friend. He played this game fine on site and picked it up today to drive home. (8 hours). Now that he is home on some boot ups it states adjust failure, on others it says factory settings and he can navigate the menu but the flippers and slings are active while doing so. I suggested first thing to replace the batteries on the board and he did but still has the same issue. Any ideas? Thanks.
Also just a test I ran with him. I had him change the special award to ball and turn the game off and on to see if it changed back and it did not. So I dont know but I would assume that means his batteries and memory are fine. Also found out that when he boots with the door open is when it says "Factory Settings" and when he boots with the door closed is when it says adjust failure.
Battery holder may be bad. A common failure. Pull the batteries out and inspect the contacts. If any are broken or missing, replace the holder. Ideally, you'll use a holder off the board so if the batteries leak, you don't ruin the board.
If that is above his/your skill level, and you need help, let me know.
It's also possible that the battery holder is corroded, and that's causing a connecting point to be unreliable. Take a close look at all 6 legs of the battery holder.
It'll say either adjust failure or factory settings depending on whether the coin door is open or not, typical sign on battery issues. Like suggested probably needs a new battery holdet, cleaning up corrosion may work too depending on the damage
I had this same problem when I bought mine. The batteries had never been taken out, so they were all corroded and the battery pack itself and broken off from the board. I had my tech mount a new battery pack to the inside of the cabinet and wire it to the board. You’ll still have to go through and set up all your game adjustments, but when you power off and then back on, they will be saved.
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