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Did Gottlieb use the same color codes for the wiring on all EM score reels?
Say 1966 & up? or...
(Topic ID: 121581)
Quoted from dasvis:
Did Gottlieb use the same color codes for the wiring on all EM score reels?
Say 1966 & up? or...
you think they were going to make it THAT easy on us??? 
it would have been nice if all wiring had been consistent... not that i would remember, given my brain is swiss cheese these days, but i know some guys would be able to rattle it off if it had stayed the same from game to game...
Ack!
thanks for the encouragement........
yea, i know, not real encouraging... it really would have been easier if there was some consistency...
when i got my first machine, i learned how to read the schematic, and made the (seemingly obvious) assumption that other "like" machines would have consistent wiring... when i got my 2nd machine, i was quickly disabused of that assumption...
Quoted from boilerman:
nope! not that ever encountered
I have found that wires in a few machines did not match the print. I think they ran out of wire and just grabbed a roll of what ever
yea i can remember searching and searching on the schematic for a machine for a color that didn't exist on the schematic... 
and you thought re wiring that head was going to be easy!
Well, the wires are there in the head already & mostly going to the general area where they are supposed to go.. just a matter of hooking them up to the correct places on the mechs (is all).
Looks like I am going to better at reading schematics.
Found a bunch of score reel sets & a credit unit. May have a lead on a match unit out of a pin that's the same year. Just need to check the parts manual to see what contact boards are used in both. Who knows, I might get lucky.
Well, the wires are there in the head already & mostly going to the general area where they are supposed to go.. just a matter of hooking them up to the correct places on the mechs (is all).
Looks like I am going to better at reading schematics.
Found a bunch of score reel sets & a credit unit. May have a lead on a match unit out of a pin that's the same year. Just need to check the parts manual to see what contact boards are used in both. Who knows, I might get lucky.
sit down with a few of your favorite beverages and a schematic, and just sit there and trace "logic circuits" (e.g. what happens if i hit this target and it scores this many points?)... after doing this a few times, it will come to you... 
cool!! almost there!!! i'm really looking forward to seeing it brought back to life... 
Well, the wires are there in the head already & mostly going to the general area where they are supposed to go.. just a matter of hooking them up to the correct places on the mechs (is all).
Looks like I am going to better at reading schematics.
Found a bunch of score reel sets & a credit unit. May have a lead on a match unit out of a pin that's the same year. Just need to check the parts manual to see what contact boards are used in both. Who knows, I might get lucky.
you will get better or die trying!!!
you will have to remap the match unit it will not be plug and play
you will get better or die trying!!!
you will have to remap the match unit it will not be plug and play
go die on that hill marine!!!!
@dasvis... dunno if this will help or not, but this is how i learned to decipher a schematic...
you will get better or die trying!!!
you will have to remap the match unit it will not be plug and play
i believe i have some close-up pics of the 0-9 disk floating around somewhere if he needs pics... 
probably some in the "i'm afraid to clean this thread", actually...
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/im-almost-afraid-to-clean-this#post-1462914
Quoted from ccotenj:
cool!! almost there!!! i'm really looking forward to seeing it brought back to life...
Well, I still have my High hand to touchup & clear, then put back together & troubleshoot...
My Top card to start on, an Alien poker for a friend, a CC Top ten, & the Royal guard.
...but i know some guys would be able to rattle it off if it had stayed the same from game to game...
I know some guys who seem like they can do it anyway.
Got the replay unit & took it apart and cleaned it up. Works perfect, looks perfect. Appears to be a really low mileage unit, zero wear on the coil stops. Score reels should be here soon.
Sat down with the schematic & my Fluke - traced some wires & actually figured out where a couple are supposed to go. This is going to take a while...
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