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Gottlieb Ball Count Unit start position...and missing resistors?

By 4Max

4 years ago



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#1 4 years ago

Hi folks.

So, I'm trying to restore a Hi Dolly back to working order. Few issues, but I'll start with these 2 question to hopefully rule out anything stupid on my part:

The easy question (I hope) is what is the reset position for the ball counter, is it one before the first rivet as per this pic below, or should it start on the first rivet (blue circle)?

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Second question, is I do not see these resistors anywhere physically in the game, (a) would that make a difference and (b) if so, anyone got a picture of where they go? Perhaps Darcy may be able to help me again?

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thanks

#2 4 years ago
Quoted from 4Max:

Second question, is I do not see these resistors anywhere physically in the game,

They're probably in the BPU, ie-behind the disk with the rivets.

#3 4 years ago

look on the front side of the stepper units. I cant tell you the way a location of one of those fooled me about a year and a half ago. Found it, it was ,as I said, front side of a stepper unit in the head in a location next to impossible to see. just outrageous how much time I wasted looking for it. Its there just look for a cloth covered little gizmo that makes no sense and was something I had never had to look for before, located in a crazy spot......you know?

#4 4 years ago

Ah. Yes. Thank you weeze and currieddog found the resistors. Good. Also after a bit of research I found that stepper is correct, ie start position is indeed one before first rivet...so now have to figure out why it’s not doing doing first pulse at startup to get to rivet 1. Stay tuned...

#5 4 years ago
Quoted from 4Max:

now have to figure out why it’s not doing doing first pulse at startup to get to rivet 1

Are you testing under game conditions (playfield down & reset with ball in outhole)?

The Trough switch should activate the Change Players & Add Balls Played (BB) relay.
The BB relay should activate the Add Balls Played unit.

#6 4 years ago

Yep, HowardR I am. I found a couple of things, but will start a new thread as the questions in this post have been answered.

I also found a broken part in the stepper so off to the Parts Needed

#7 4 years ago
Quoted from 4Max:

Thank you weeze and currieddog found the resistors.

Where?

#8 4 years ago

Ah good point! I found them where you and weeze said, behind the disk with the rivets, two small gray oblong resistors!

Sort of here (I re-used my photo, being lazy)

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