You say "fuses look ok".... did you pull and test them? Never eyeball a fuse.

Welcome to Pinside!! You may also want to check the fuse under the play field. Lots of folks don't know it is there. If you have a multi-meter of any kind, set it to 'continuity' to check fuses. Pull the fuse completely out of the game and put the leads at each end. If you get a continuous beep, the fuse is good. If there is no sound, the fuse is blown.

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Get ready to learn some new tricks Pinball is a little bit different than cars.

Unless your experience with houses involves carpentry you can forget your house repair skills, as well.

And....if you start getting serious about this pinball stuff get ready to go buy some new tools because most tools you have to work on your car won't work too well on a pin.

I believe i had same issue with my Sinbad. I reseated the game rom, didnt pull it out completely, just lifted it a bit.

Welcome to "Our thing"Sorry to hear this story!! As a older Pinhead,I would suggest you take the offer of having a tech look at your Pin!!You can ask questions about your pin,and maybe gain some insight to its operation! He may see something else that should be addressed!Gain all the knowledge you can get at this early stage! Routine cleaning,as I see kids with Candy?Sticky fingers make sticky Flippers! What kind of rubber bumpers are you using?? The standard Black ones will be making garbage on your PF! Get some Titan Flipper Bands!How long has that ball been there??Go to any site and get a few better Balls!Lots to know,and lots to find out the hard way!! Have fun,and don't be shy to ask questions!! Joker Poker is a excellent first choice!Remember what we all say,You can't just have one !!!

I agree with the above. Looking over someone's shoulder would be a good thing... and folks usually enjoy fielding questions.

Have the tech come over and pay attention

Please turn your game off and unplug it while checking fuses. The service outlet is live even with the game off so don't let the kids or the cat in there.

Let the tech come over and show you the basics.

Top left chip on the mpu, be carefull to not pull it entirely. Because the pins will bend easily.

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Don't ignore this advice!

Unless you like that kind of thing.

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You should have spotted that earlier with the big "blown" and the big arrow pointing at it.

I will go away now.

Good to hear you are hero status again. Cool story w/the nostalgia factor of the game for you. I was in your shoes as a newbie once, but you will learn as you go along. The internet has a lot of good repair info and this site has been invaluable for me. It feels good to get one up and running again.

Just to be clear, did you pull them out and check with a meter ?

LTG : )

Yep, 2 weeks and 2 machines. Your right on schedule.

When checking fuses, set your meter to continuity. Leads to either end of the fuse. If you get a tone, fuse is good. No tone, fuse is bad.

you're a little late, but you get a thumbs up for trying to help.

Funny. I was the first person to respond.

Point is: he didn't need to set his meter to ohms. Just set it to continuity and get an audible check when going over fuses.

Just giving some advice for the future.

i'm by no means a repair expert, but in general, if a fuse blows, doesn't that mean something caused it to blow? shouldn't he make sure there isn't a short or a solenoid stuck on?

If it blows the same fuse again, I'd start looking for problems. Until then, enjoy it. Sometimes fuses blow. I agree w/ having a tech check her out. I had a guy help me get mine going at my house years ago and I watched and asked a lot of questions. I learned things. I never knew how to solder until I learned working on my pins. Sounds like you've got pinball fever................there is no cure.

Measuring the resistance of a fuse in ohms mode is a better test than listening for the beep in continuity mode. Meters set to continuity mode can still beep when measuring up to 120 ohms resistance!

The resistance reading you get in low ohms mode across a fuse (removed from the fuse holder) should be the same as when you touch both meter probes together - i.e. zero ohms.

I had a classic Stern with displays not working and the high voltage fuse measured 4 ohms resistance (having become fatigued). Upon replacing the fuse the displays came up. Relying on the beep in continuity mode would have indicated the fuse was still good when it wasn't..