Ghostbusters (LE)
Stern, 2016
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Stern, 2016
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Stern, 2016
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My right flipper button on my Ghostbusters Pro started behaving erratically and now has stopped functioning altogether. The flipper coil works fine in the test menu. Leaf switches and all connections look fine. No other issues besides a single dead pixel. Any ideas for further diagnostics before I call my distributor here in the Milwaukee area?
Quoted from PinMonk:Test the actual switch instead of just looking at it. Switch test mode.
Nothing happens when I press the switch in switch test mode.
The leaf switch appears to be fine, leafs are making solid contact and the wires are firmly soldered to the switch and ground tabs. I've tried following the wires, but they get sort of lost in the large bundle about three quarters back in the cabinet. I'm pretty sure I identified the wire colors, though and I've looked at all the connections on the spike board and nodes 8 and 9. So far, I can't see any wires that look loose or disconnected, although I agree that the behavior seems to point to faulty wiring.
Wow, it's definitely a problem at CN9, thanks! I could push the wires up in there to activate the right flipper, although it was still erratic and didn't always work. I'll try the jumper thing. What's the best way to do that, just a wire?
The jumper activates the flipper perfectly. It has to be the wire connected to pin #3 that isn't connecting properly, since the ground is shared and the left flipper works fine (***Edit*** That's not true, since there are two wires, right?).
I don't actually own a multimeter and I'm not sure what to do at this point, since the solder points at the button look fine and the wire seems to be properly seated in the 8-pin connector. Would you guys start with the connector? Some guidance about how to proceed would be much appreciated.
I watched a Youtube video to figure out how to safely pull the wires out from the connector. Then I tested the ground and switch, holding them right up against the pins and voila, it worked! It looks like the switch wire lost some metal at some point. It's just not enough metal to properly connect to the switch pin, if that makes sense. I'm on my desktop right now or I would post pictures. Sorry about that. But I want to say a big thank you to you guys for helping me out with this problem.
One more question, regarding the dead pixel, is that indicative that the life of the DMD may be coming to an end? I bought the pin direct from a local distributor about a year and a half ago. Is there a standard warranty on these types of parts? Just asking to see what you guys know before I call.
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