We got my wife a Speakeasy machine a few weeks ago. We had it a week when I shorted it out when I accidently dropped the playfied after changing a bulb.

I learned how to test and replace fuses and I did find and replace one bad fuse. The game now works again. This is just background in case it's relevant. (The fix was done today, btw)

The current problem is the "rotator" or "roulette wheel" on the playfield that spins to give bonus scores, a free ball, subtract a ball, etc.

When an event happens that should activate the rotator, it only actually rotates some of the time. My wife played three games and it never rotated once. I then played one game it worked every time it should. We later played doubles and it worked for awhile, then stopped working completely.

Since we got the game it would never activate 100% of the time it should, but it definitely has gotten worse lately.

I haven't been able to find any info on this online as this is an unusual feature.

Any tips or suggestions are appreciated.

If it matters, it's a solid state, not an EM. (1982, I believe)

Thanks for the tips. Not sure what I'm going to do about it yet, as I'm just learning pinball maintenance skills. It may be on the back burner for awhile while I look into researching learning how to solder. I know enough not to attempt to solder on a circuit board without a lot more experience, so I may have to pay for a repair on this issue.

It does have aftermarket circuit boards insalled. I forget the brand off the top of my head.