I bought a Genie last week at a very nice price for a beautiful example. I talked them down because while it would start up, it wouldn't play. I've gotten some molex pins and a crimper for re-pinning, and I've replaced any loose pins in the backbox. Please see the video at the link below for what I see on the display.

My A1J6 connector also appears pretty battery damaged (image attached). Does anyone have experience with a similar problem? It sounds pretty textbook for these from what little I've read.

My question is - Based on the display, is that likely what's causing the problem, and if so, is it possible to save the CPU board or should I start looking at the Flippp? I went in knowing I might have to go that way, but if I can save that kind of money I'd like to explore any option.

I'm new to all this, any direction you can point me in will be helpful.

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That's very interesting, I hadn't seen the LISY1 before. It would certainly keep the cost down.

I re-pinned any obvious issues yesterday, but I will repin the entire connector and see if I am able to get a connection. Thanks!

so looking at the slam switch on the door, it is bent open. Still not 100% that I have a solid A1J6 connection, but if I did, it still wouldn't connect.

I've got a buddy with soldering experience who can mod the board per the pinrepair guide in a few days, but has anyone just bent an out of shape slam tilt back? I'm trying to think of a good way to cause it to make reliable contact.

so we've made the mod, and I now get a proper boot (wait 5 seconds, then high scores)

but I still can't start a game, so I'm still having issues either at A1J6 connector or in the coin mech. Does anyone have any reading on this? I suspect it's board damage, as there is definitely some visible, but I'd like to go over the coin mech before spending money on a replacement cpu.

I'll go through these switches next, I have re-pinned the connector and wiped down the connector on the MPU, but there is some battery damage visible there.