Gottlieb Top Card. Power it up, push the start button, a game is subtracted from the credit wheel and all the lights lite up, the start relay pulls in and everything resets and the start relay releases, the hold relay pulls in (and stays in), but nothing works. No flippers, nothing on the playfield, the ball count doesn't move to ball #1, nada.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

The ball doesn't move. Just stays in the outhole under the apron...and the switch under it does in fact make. Removing the ball from the hole, and closing the switch it would roll over if properly kicked out, also does nothing.

The Q relay is the, 8-K Sequence Complete...and it looks to be properly adjusted.

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I have nothing labeled Outhole Relay. Could it be the "Ball Return relay" (O) ? Am I correct that what you're calling the "outhole switch", on the schematic is labeled "Ball Return Switch", which would mean your "outhole relay", on the schematic is called the "Ball Return relay" (O)? (image of what I believe to be the relevant part of the schematic is attached here).

Starting a game, then manually closing the trough switch does nothing.

Thanks so much for helping.

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Assuming the above is correct, if I HOLD in the Ball Return relay (it doesn't lock in), the score motor turns and the ball is kicked up. Still though, nothing "works" (no flippers, nothing on the playfield).

TIMME! You got it! It was in fact a switch on the back of the Ball Counter out of adjustment. thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU! If I could email you a 6 pack, I would.

IT PLAYS! Looks like there's some other playfield scoring issues, but these should be easier and within my grasp. I hope one day I get good enough at this to help others.

THANK YOU to everyone for helping.