Thanks amxman, I have my spinner adjustment at liberal. I have to find out why, my ball kick out is not working, it did recently. Just a few contact adjustments ago. What a hobby! Thanks

I got it now, I reversed the middle switch on the ball count unit Now it will play. BUT, it still will not kick the ball out. Manually roll ball over subtract ball count, everything is great, then ball drains and stays there. Thanks. Almost there.

I'd like to use a jumper wire, but, where do I connect to?

Out hole switch and coil to switch arm.

The hole kicker coil (that kicks the ball out of the outhole) is fired by a switch on the score motor and a closed switch on the O relay, which is probably not energizing.

This should be the next thing you investigate: why is the O relay not energizing when the ball is in the outhole?

Do you have a schematic for Ship Ahoy?

Double post, ignore.

Thanks leckmeck, here is a shot of my schematic. Thanks so much!

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Sorry, this is better.

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I think i'm learning schematics. I played a couple of games. The only thing is - I can get 100,000 lite to lite, but, no 200,000 or higher. Here is my schematic of this area. Please help me follow the path. Or suggestions to try. Thank you.

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Ship Ahoy has two game modes: add-a-ball and novelty.

In add-a-ball mode, the litebox advance unit steps up each time you get a WOW, which illuminates those little flags on the backglass. When your score goes above 99k, the JX relay lights the 100k light, but that is the highest it goes.

In novelty mode, WOWs are worth 50k points instead of extra balls, so the wiring for the litebox advance unit is different. In this mode, it lights the lamps behind the 100k, 200k, 300k, etc. translucent areas for much higher scoring.

Thanks, Ship Ahoy is a great game. It's up and running then 100%. Sweet Thanks for all your help and expertise. Are you an Add a Ball fan also?

Glad to hear your game is working!

I’d say half my collection consists of AAB titles. They were kind of an infatuation when I began collecting because I lived in Wisconsin at the time.

Hey leckmeck, didn't you do a rehab on Dimension a while back, I also have a dimension. It's almost 100% working. Here's whats going on. Starting a new game, no targets reset. When you get the targets down, and the ball drains, then the targets reset. What contacts do you think are not connecting? Thank You!

My Dimension is still mid-restoration; I had to set it aside because of a large project at work.

But I can take a look at my schematic for you. I'll let you know if I see anything.

Have a look at this annotated schematic. The green lines are the path when the target banks reset during startup. The pink line is the path taken when draining the ball resets the targets. The blue path is circuit they share in common.

My hunch is you have a problem with the make-break switch on DB or the switches on the LB and AB armatures. These armatures are the switches on the other side of the sequence bank. They are operated by part number A-9032, a plate with a small round insulator upon which the switches rest. This insulator prevents the entire sequence bank from getting electrified with line voltage. On my Dimension, these insulators were missing and the switches did not work correctly. See attached picture of A-9032 from PBR’s website.

Dimension Schematic

A-9032

Thanks, I had that carriage unscrewed and upside down working on those miserable hidden switches. I thought that might be shorting. I did put electrical tape on the frame to prevent that. I will put on small plugs in the holes to isolate the two. It will be a couple days, before I can get at that and checking the DB, LB and AB armatures. Thanks for your wisdom and encouragement. I will keep you updated. Thanks

i am exactly at this point with a Team one have tried to adjust the switches but they are correct at position one and switches one two and four are open with three closed at zero position one two and four are closed with #3 open. What I am finding is that at position one on the light box it counts down along with the ball count when it drains. What was your solution for this? Thanks in advance.