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More Hot Line gremlins

By Zog

5 years ago



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#1 5 years ago

So, again it's been working well, and another gremlin has popped up. Upon startup, the first digit reel from the right (ones), makes a loud buzzing noise and vibrates like crazy when it hits the 7. I checked the points on the unit and everything seems normal. If I manually roll it through to 0, then the tens reel does the same thing.

I swear this thing is cursed. Previous owners did some strange hacks that I've tracked down and repaired.

#2 5 years ago

What's the 1 Point relay doing when this happens?

#3 5 years ago

Is that attached to the one point score reel? If so, it seems to be turning on and off very rapidly.

#4 5 years ago
Quoted from Zog:

Is that attached to the one point score reel?

The 1 Point relay is connected to by a wire to the 1 Point score reel, but otherwise they're not directly attached.

#5 5 years ago

I’ll try to find it tomorrow

Thank you

#6 5 years ago

Almost certainly in the backbox, and will activate the 1 Point score reel

#7 5 years ago

I think it's attached to the score reel.

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#8 5 years ago

Is the relay on the back of that score reel?

#9 5 years ago
Quoted from Zog:

Is the relay on the back of that score reel?

No, the relay should be mounted somewhere under or near the score reels. There is a relay for each score reel except the 1000s.

That is the coil and related switches for that reel.

If it is only doing it on start up, the reel is trying to zero itself, but something is preventing it from moving past 7.

These are pretty simple reels to take apart and clean and lube and adjust switches on. Strange it is doing it at 7, they usually get sticky on the 9 because it has switches to open and close there.

#10 5 years ago

Thanks o-din. I'll check it out on the weekend.

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