Hi. I picked this up at the York show for a price I'm really really happy with and it has a really nice playfield and backglass (7 or 8 out of 10) which definitely counts to me. I was unable to fix these mechanical issues while at the show which is fine, I think people still had a lot of fun playing it nonetheless as I left it on the floor and even moved it towards my other machine later in the day to switch it up a bit and to allow others to play and enjoy it more as well.
Anyways, moving out the main point and the issue here, I think it might be one big related set of issues, something with the trough relays or something I would guess. The game runs forever, it sticks on Ball 5 forever. No amount of playfield switches or other processes will end this cycle, besides starting a new game (then draining the ball to officially start it to get power back to the playfield) or turning the game off and on and starting a new game, draining the ball as said above or turning it off and draining the ball into the trough then turning it on and starting a game, etc., nothing really weird there besides the big issue, just being specific just in-case it matters! Doesn't make a difference if it is set to 3-ball or 5-ball; it will go up to Ball 5 (as so on) as normal just minus the "LAST BALL IN PLAY" light being lit for either ball 3 or ball 5 under this configuration. The game does not tilt on it's own but if you tilt it on purpose/accident (the correct way, no bugs here) it will stay stuck in tilt even after the ball has returned to the trough. The switches down there are fine.
I heard this could be related to an issue with the match unit (0-9?) and indeed the match unit does not move at all unless you do so yourself, nor does it shake like it's stuck when it should move. It vibrates but I can't tell if that's from the other parts in the backbox doing that. The 1-point bell on it works I believe. The coil sleeve is black from the factory it seems but regardless it doesn't looked cooked or burnt up and it moves easily by hand so I don't think it is an issue there.
Also my advance doesn't switch around like it's supposed to but I think that's another issue and I'm hoping to fix the other issue first. Thanks! Very happy with my first wedgehead and being friends with some big time wedgehead collectors, I'm very happy to join the club (I would be regardless!). I'm only 17 but EMs and early solid state are very well represented in my collection. No DMD here! Thanks all for any help.
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