Got the machine with the hold relay taped down and what looks like a cord going to a nonexistent switch. The wire spliced in with the brown wires is connected together and runs to the front of the machine.

I have read Clay's repair and the pinwiki on adding a switch, and noted there were some differences between the two. What is the best procedure to install a power switch?

Thanks!

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If I don't install a power switch, then what is needed to remove the hack. Is it as simply as installing a new power plug, removing the extra wires for the switch, and setting the hold relay so it's not jammed shut?

I will mention that I am not too familiar with EMs.

I switched out the cord, and now need help on how to start a game. I removed the extra wire and released the hold relay now game will not start. Looked at Clay's guide and game looks like it is on free play. Back light will come on if I manually trip the hold relay. What am I missing?

Let me know if you need better photos or different angle.

Note: The switch on the orange and green wire is closed even though it looks open in the photo.

Thanks!

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The credit wheel seemed to be off 180 degrees. I rotated and and moved it by hand and the switches are in proper position. However, I am not getting a game to start.

Here's a recap of what I have done.
I replaced the power cord and removed two wires that were connected to neutral and the hot that were tied together. Game was working before I did this, and now just need to get it back to original state. There are no coin mechs on the game, and tried to manually add credits and still no game play. If I manual trip the hold relay, the backbox lights up, so I am at least getting power .

Any other ideas?

I saw that, too and switched it around. Still not getting the game to start? Is my wiring on the power cord incorrect? I hooked up the hot to the fuse, neutral to the iso, and ground to the iso frame. The hack had the hot and neutral connected. Does the new power cord need to have this, too?

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Dr_of_Style- thanks for the help so far. I will double check contacts tonight after work. Just frustrating that it was working with the hack and now is not. I will keep you (and others) updated on it.

It simply comes down to "I'm an idiot". I removed the playfield to have more room to solder in the cords and forgot to plug back in the connectors. I wanted to test the power first and make sure everything was good, and left the game for a couple days to come back and completely forgot about the connectors. Plugged those back in and everything is working as it should! The Coin stepper did need some work, so not all was lost.

Thanks for all the help. Definitely appreciate it!!