(Topic ID: 248114)

Monopoly puts additional ball into play randomly

By glasairpilot

4 years ago



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#1 4 years ago

Ok, this is a new one for me. When playing Monopoly the game will randomly kick a ball out of the trough and put it into play while a ball is already in play. It does not advance the ball count and when one of the two drains it does not stop play. It may be coincidence, but it seems to mostly happen when a shot to the "Roll Dice" is made.

My son also said that during Land Grab the machine indicated a coil failure. From what I read I could have a bad opto in the trough. Could this also be the problem causing an additional ball during play? Thanks guys!

#2 4 years ago

Bump. Have the day off today, so trying to troubleshoot.

#3 4 years ago

Check your trough optic board. Common problem. Make sure plugs are making good connections and the solder on the back of pins looks good. Also make sure opto are clean. There is a plug on the front and back side board

#4 4 years ago
Quoted from Gexchange:

Check your trough optic board. Common problem. Make sure plugs are making good connections and the solder on the back of pins looks good. Also make sure opto are clean. There is a plug on the front and back side board

Thanks guys! You were right. The emitter opto had bad solder work on the pins. You could put pressure on the pins and the lights would go out. I took both opto boards off and reflowed the pins on each. Works perfect now - thank you!

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