I have a Gottlieb System 3 Cactus Jack's that plays no music, sound effects, or voices. The sound board and aux sound board both have flashing LEDs. There is no double squelch when the game is powered on. Fuses all test fine. The voltage from the transformer to VR1 on the Auxiliary Power Supply is 16 VAC, a little higher than the 12.6 VAC stated in the manual. The output to the Auxiliary Sound Board is 80 mV instead of 12 V. VR1 gets hotter than a $2 pistol too. The sound test does not work. Pressing the reset switch, SW2, on the sound board does not appear to do anything. I have already replaced VR1 thinking that was causing the problem but nothing changed. I think the only other issue could be one of the 4 diodes on the Auxiliary Power Supply. These traces are extremely delicate, so before I start shotgunning, I wanted to see if anyone could help pinpoint the problem or diode. Thanks!

YeOldPinPlayer thanks for the response. I have read pinwiki extensively. Unfortunately, it gives no guidance on voltage issues. What I have found after replacing VR1 and the 4 diodes on the Auxiliary Power Supply is that it is functioning properly. When I unplug the Sound Board at P2, the reading at the end of both power supply lines to the Auxiliary Sound Board and Sound Board at P2 jumps back to the voltage leaving VR1, +17 VDC. When P2 is plugged into the Sound Board, the reading from VR1 drops to 80 mV and VR1 becomes as hot as molten lava. So, the problem is originating on the Sound Board in the +12 V line, I think. The +12 V line looks relatively simple. It only passes through 2 3403 Op-Amps. I don't know how to test those before just replacing them. Could it be a problem even farther down stream than the Op-Amps that is causing the +17 V to drop to +80 mV and the Voltage Regulator to overheat?

For anyone else experiencing a similar issue, I replaced the OpAmps at B1 and A5. The voltage returned to normal and the sound works.