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Gottlieb surf champ problem

By Spart007

1 year ago



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#1 1 year ago

Hi, A friend has asked me to try and fix this. When the ball falls into the out hole , the motor just spins and is doesnt fire it out again.
I have looked for a schematic but not found any. Any advice welcomed thanks. I have fixed my Williams Paddock sevral times but never seen a Gottlieb.

#2 1 year ago

I have found schematic but...still advice welcome, thanks

#3 1 year ago

There are only 3 switches involved in kicking the ball out from the outhole. A switch on the O relay makes the score motor turn (that's obviously working), then these 3 switches need to be working correctly. If one of the 3 isn't closing, you'll have to figure out why.

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#4 1 year ago

The problem might be that the machine is stuck in bonus collection mode, keeping the score motor running via the bonus score relay. When the bonus unit counts down to zero, a zero position blade switch ( probably a make/break switch ) will transfer power from the bonus score relay to the O ball return relay, allowing the ball to be kicked out from the outhole. Clean and adjust switch if needed.

#5 1 year ago

You can also inspect to make sure both wires are still soldered to the terminals of the out hole solenoid. A broken-off wire or poor solder joint could result in your issue.

Alternatively, you could use jumpers to directly send power to the solenoid terminals to verify the solenoid is functional. I've jumpered from the coin reject coil inside the coin door before, but even using a 9V battery should make the plunger at least twitch.

#6 1 year ago
Quoted from paulace:

There are only 3 switches involved in kicking the ball out from the outhole. A switch on the O relay makes the score motor turn (that's obviously working), then these 3 switches need to be working correctly. If one of the 3 isn't closing, you'll have to figure out why.
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