Just picked up a lethal weapon 3 the other day. I was playing it that night after I got it home and noticed the drop targets in the top middle weren't coming back up after being nocked down. I took a closer look and noticed the coil for them wasn't working. I figured it was just a bad coil and replaced it. Still nothing. Checked the connector real quick and it looks fine. Checked the back box and no fuses blown. I went back and checked the old coil for continuity (like I should have to start with) and it tested fine. The other set of drop targets work fine. Any ideas here? I feel like its a simple solution and I'm just not seeing it...

So it doesn't kick in the test menu either. I checked the drop target switches and they do register when hit. I noticed that there's continuity between the coils for the two different target banks. If their is continuity between the two and the other works fine, wouldn't that indicate it's not a continuity issue?

I'll give it a check...btw small world, I used to be in ballwin all the time as a kid..even worked at the McDonald's there for a few years.

Since I'm not sure which transistor it is, can I just go thru and test all of them on the board and use process if elimination, or would that risk damaging something? I'm assuming you mean on the driver board. I've got a rottendog mpu/driver board if that matters...

Progress..I shorted the circuit...that seems to have solved the issue (dont quite understand why, but hey, ill take the win). A new issue has arisen though, while shorting the transistor, I touched a couple others as well..now the red large dome light in the back is always on and blinding you when you look at the back corner..suggestions?

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Well crap...I knew it was too good to be true...the coil for the center drop targets is smoked....literally. odd thing is it still works.