Was playing a game. In multiball, had the Elwin with 2 balls on the left flipper and 1 on the right. Was about to start working on scoring and both flippers died. It was ball 3, so game ended. Started another one real quick and flippers still dead. Pulled the back glass after checking for the lower flipper coils being really hot (there were not). Smelled burning in the back box. There is a brown spot between the mpu/driver board and the sound board, but that may be just from the resistors on the lamp panel that sit pretty much right there. Checked all fuses and all were good, except the flipper power board fuse. Dead. I had removed the main board from the game to look behind for any burns before I realized that brown spot was likely from those resistors. All looks fine on the board. I rebuilt the power supply fully last year, so I'm guessing something died on the flipper power board, like the bridge. I read that CPU lockups can cause that fuse to blow, but no other coils were having issues or acting wonky. Just a double cradle for a few seconds when they died. Gonna test that bridge, but figured I'd put up a post to see if anyone had other ideas. Gonna post a couple pics as well, for reference.
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Did you experience any weird smell? I didn't want to just replace it since I had the smell also.

Bridge and resistor tested fine on the flipper board. Was late last night, but lifted the playfield this morning and found the upper left flipper EOS switch blade was broken so it was not opening. That coil is seized. Issue found. While the game is open, I'll replace all EOS switches. Thanks for the ideas. Guess I should've waited till I had a chance to check under the playfield before posting.

Installed a new coil and EOS switch. While playing a test game, the flippers died again and that same brand new coil is now ruined. It was super hot to the touch and when cooled the plunger will no longer fit into it. Not visibly melted like the last one. EOS has an eighth inch gap, as it should. Diode orientation was the same as the old coil, so I transferred the wires one by one to the proper lugs. Anything else cause this or do you think the EOS was the issue again?

While waiting for my new flipper coil, another issue is happening. Most all other coils and flashers are not working correctly. I did a coil test and here are the coils that work: knocker, both magnets, bell and coin lockout. When all other coils should fire, the backbox flashers for the lizard eyes flash instead. The only flasher that works properly is the lower left flasher above next the the LIZ targets. When all others should flash, the same backbox lizard eye flashers flash. It is my understanding that this game does not use the AC relay set up, so I'm not sure what happened. This game was totally fine until the flippers died due to that EOS switch causing the coil to melt, thus causing the fuse to pop on the flipper power board. Any ideas on what might have caused this?

Thanks,
RC

I do have 29vdc at the power supply and am getting power at the coils. 22vdc.

Any ideas?

Bump again for the smart guys

Wanted to be a bit more clear after some advice. Here is what goes on during a coil test:

1 - outhole solenoid = fires lizard eyes (solenoid #13)
2 - 3-bank solenoid = fires lizard eyes
3 - 4-bank left solenoid = fires lizard eyes
4 - 4-bank right solenoid = fires lizard eyes
5 - lockup solenoid = fires lizard eyes
6 - lockup flasher = fires lizard eyes
7 - magnet left flasher = WORKS
8 - ball feed solenoid = fires lizard eyes

9 - magnet left (through relay board) = WORKS
10 - magnet right (through relay board) = WORKS
11 - GI relay = WORKS
12 - 3-bank flasher = fires lizard eyes
13 - lizard eyes flasher = WORKS
14 - knocker solenoid = WORKS
15 - bell solenoid = WORKS
16 - coin lockout relay = WORKS

17 - kicker left solenoid = fires lizard eyes
18 - kicker right solenoid = fires lizard eyes
19 - magnet right flasher = fires lizard eyes
20 - UNUSED
21 - UNUSED
22 - UNUSED

For the coil voltage, I placed my black lead on the ground braid and red lead on either lug of the coil.

All coils get 25vdc right, except flippers?

The flipper coil that melted was the upper left. I replaced it and moved one wire at a time to the same lug locations. New coil diode was the same orientation as the old.

I'm not sure how I could've killed a PIA, but it is possible.

I took pics before I unplugged stuff and put it back the way the pic showed, I believe. I can double check again when home. I agree the issue is a weird one.

Thinking this little red guy is my issue. Traced the voltage front the PS to the connector and get 29vdc on both sides. Then it enters the playfield at this flasher and one wire is broken. This is where my voltage drops to 22vdc. Must've broken from me having to lift and lower the playfield so much recently.

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All back together and working good now. Found the reason the brand new coil burned was the new EOS was misadjusted. Looked good when activating the coil manually from the link, but there was so much play, it wasn't opening wide enough with just the plunger. New plunger this time with the new coil. Replaced all other EOS switches while under the hood also. Reattached that red power wire to the flasher and the rest of the game came back to life as well. Played a couple test games and good to go.