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NIB Hobbit Black Arrow - 1st Issue - Windlance not firing

By DarkWizard

7 years ago



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#1 7 years ago

So, my new Hobbit Black arrow has its first real issue. The windlance/kickback isn't firing. I haven't had time to open it up and even look at it yet, but its been working fine for over a month or so and now just stopped working. Since it is so integral to getting the ball back out with basically every mode that starts with the right ramp (which seems like about 99% of them) the game is basically impossible to play without it working.

Even though I don't have any real information yet other than that it doesn't work. I figured I would start this post and post progress. Sadly I am at work all day, and will not be able to do anything on it until later.

#2 7 years ago

Best to probably just wait and look for a loose/broken connection when you get home. Until you totally rule that out, your really just going through a multiple of possibilities.

#3 7 years ago

Keep us posted. Half a dozen things it could be, but the Coil Test menu should be your starting point. Try to fire the coil in there, and see if it works. If not, you know it's in that circuit somewhere (loose/broken wires, connector loose on the chassis/io board, etc. If it does work, then you know it's in your switch that would normally fire the coil (so check that in Switch Test).

#4 7 years ago
Quoted from Hogbog:

Keep us posted. Half a dozen things it could be, but the Coil Test menu should be your starting point. Try to fire the coil in there, and see if it works. If not, you know it's in that circuit somewhere (loose/broken wires, connector loose on the chassis/io board, etc. If it does work, then you know it's in your switch that would normally fire the coil (so check that in Switch Test).

Ok, well the one thing I did have time to do last night was do the coil test. It doesn't fire in the coil test at all.

#5 7 years ago
Quoted from DarkWizard:

Ok, well the one thing I did have time to do last night was do the coil test. It doesn't fire in the coil test at all.

Next test is continuity from the coil to the IO board. You have a digital multimeter?

#6 7 years ago

Now that's what I call customer service. JJP directly helping someone on here to fix there game.

#7 7 years ago

also, make sure your coin door is closed or the coils won't fire. check the interlock switch to make sure it is working properly. (this only applies if all the coils were not working, not just the kickback). may not be necessary for this specific topic, but someone else finding this thread later may have missed it).

#8 7 years ago

Found it... I fixed it last night. It took me 2 days to find my soldering iron... I haven't worked on any games for about a year. Thankfully this was an easy one to get warmed back up with. Next up... my IJ4 Ark Auto Load switch...

Thanks guys

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