Hi All, First time post so apologies if it’s just n the wrong place....!

About a year ago I purchased a Gottlieb Surf Champ machine. All has been fab and the whole family have had hours of fun playing, it’s a very original machine and one new to pinball but have some experience with 50s/60s jukeboxes.

A small problem has occurred about two weeks ago, when you reset for a new game it goes right through the process perfectly but just dosnt throw the ball out at the end, if I manually flick the ball out it plays normally but when you loose the ball it again dosnt flick it back out....!

Is this something straight forward, for some reason the sollinoid attaches to the ball return dosnt become energised when a ball lands in the cradle

Just wondered if any of you lovely folk could point me in the right direction.

Any advice greatfully received and here’s hopeing it’s fixable as the grandkids will be disappointed over the holiday.

Cheers all

Richie

Thanks for the prompt reply’s, the contacts on the switch Under the ball trough are closing fine I have cleaned them and still no power to the kicker solenoid....!
Where is the return relay located, I can hear that a relay is charged just can’t quite locate it...!
Thanks again

Brilliant thank you how did I not see that I will take a look first thing tomorrow

Hi All
So after some investigation it seems there is no power going to the kicker switch at all consequently not firing the kicker solenoid.
The ball return relay also dosnt seem to energise.
Any ideas from here, as I said im new to this pinball lark, this is my first machine so not up to speed with schematics just yet.
Always enjoy learning though.
Thanks in advance
Richie

Thanks fredsmythson, I dont think the O relay is being energised after reset when there is a ball in the outhole, would it be constantly energised until the kicker released.

I will check the other switches are they all on the back of the O relay.

Thanks

Rich