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Happy Clown roto-target scoring problem.

By Peruman

1 year ago



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#1 1 year ago

The Happy Clown I’m working on has an inconsistent scoring problem on the roto target. As you progress through the game, the spotted numbers should award 1-pt, 10-pt, or 100-pts. The point scoring is not consistent. Sometimes it works, most of the time it does not.

But it is only the scoring not working as the CLOWN lights work, if you hit the Star you get the extra ball, and when you complete spelling CLOWN, the bonus moves from 1-pt to 10-pts to 100-pts.

Looking at the schematic, should I be focusing on the roto-target contacts or the M/B relays on Y, 6, and 7?

Thanks

Alberto

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#2 1 year ago
Quoted from Peruman:

Sometimes it works, most of the time it does not.

When it doesn't work do you get the wrong points, or no points?

You might try connecting the brown+black wire in the middle of the schematic to one of the point relays (e.g. the yellow-black wire leading to the Q/100 point relay) with a test lead. That would remove the three Make/Break switches from the circuit. If the point relay (e.g. the 100 pt relay) fires reliably based on what the Roto Target is doing the issue is likely in the Make/Break switches. If the scoring is no more consistent the issue is likely to the right of the brown+black wire on the schematic.

/Mark

#3 1 year ago

Mark, when it does not work, it gets no points

I’ll have to try using the jumper to debug this

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