Hi I lifted the main playfield to work on the lower playfield and started a game (without ball). Without realising it, a switch was made and a minute later I noticed smoke from a coil on the main playfield. Switched it off and let it cool down but now when I try to play a game the Pascal board says 'Err 2' which apparently means 'no current is flooding through coil, although it is energised'. It says this for coil 9 which it the outhole (where the ball starts). When I go to test mode none of the coils fire and all say 'Err 2'. I've unsoldered coil 9 but the diode is good and the coil is good. I haven't tested the overheated coil or attached capacitor etc. I'm a total at this but it looks as though there is no current to the coil circuit?

When I checked further I discovered that one on the capacitors on the bottom of the cabinet had a loose wire which I reconnected but still no joy.

Any ideas? Could it have been the overheating coil? I attach photos of the overheated coil and the now reattached blue capacitor (think I wired it back correctly).

Matt

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Thanks, you were bang on. I thought I'd checked everything - what an idiot!

So fixed this and things worked for 10 mins then there was a problem with the coil in the pic above. Again it blew the same fuse and the Pascal board shut the machine down. I'm a total novice but I unsoldered one end of the coil and checked it and the Ohm reading was 0.9 which according to the guide I've been reading means it's shorted or something. Is this right and I guess it have blown the same fuse again?

I tested the diode which read about 0.55 one way and no reading the other which I think means it's ok?

Finally I tested the capacitor and my meter gave a reading of 4.1. Not sure what it should be though?

Why did I take on such a complicated machine for my first project!!

Thanks

Matt

Thanks, I think I know what locked it on - when I tipped the playfield right up the weight of the kicker (attached to this coil) closed the switch. I didn't notice (doing something on the lower playfield) and the smoke started. I've learnt that if I put the playfield up, press start to test the lower playfield I'd better separate that switch....or not press start!

Do you think the capacitor is ok with that reading?