I have a Hot Tip em machine with a very strange problem with the drop targets. If you start a game and none of the drop targets are down it starts normal. If you start a game and one drop target is down from the previous game upon reset it resets all score reels and drop targets but starts on second player ball one. When that ball drains it goes back to player one second ball, when that one drains it goes to player one third ball. It does not matter which of the 6 targets are down but if at least one is down it does the strange startup. This is a new one on me. Any help anyone. Bill

I looked all over for the switch on the schematic but can't find it. Do you have any idea where it might be. Also it isn't just one perticular target it happens if any one of the six are down.

I just checked it and it does not do anything. Do you have any idea what actuates it.

Thanks I'll check into it and let you know.

So I checked that relay and it works properly. I believe that just advances playfield features each time all six targets are dropped and reset during gameplay. I don't see anything related to starting new games. I think it might be as mentioned by someone else a switch that is supposed to open to stop all scoring until game is reset. The problem is I can't find that switch. Do you have any idea where it is?

Thanks, they are not all opening. I'll have to dig a little further into it. Unless you have an idea what to look for.

I totally agree with you and I think it probably is the reset relay. I'm just having a hard time tracing it down.