Just got done putting all the LEDs in SW. I put the balls back in slide the glass back on and fire it up! But then it says 2 balls are missing ok so I adjust the ball return micro switch thinkin that's the problem. Nope. Now it doesn't say any balls are missing but all the coils pop when I hit start and the DMD turns off and it won't start a game!! Any ideas???
Ok got a game started but now it doesn't recognize when the ball drains. I even tried activating the ball return micro switch myself and nothing. What the hell is going on?!?!?
Quoted from DarthPinhead:Ok got a game started but now it doesn't recognize when the ball drains. I even tried activating the ball return micro switch myself and nothing. What the hell is going on?!?!?
Check the wiring to that switch and make sure no wires came loose.
Im tryin everything here mike! Its the same switch you help me with a looong time ago never switched it out but when I run a coil test that one doesnt go off. Does that mean its a bad coil? I also put the LED's in while the machine was on. Is that bad? Thanks Mike
P.s. Im glad your back!
Quoted from pinmike:Do you have the correct amount of balls in the game?Try reseating the ribbon
connectors on the MPU board.
Not exactly sure what that is. Im guess the board behind the backglass? Could I have blown a fuse? I looked and none of them look blown but then Ive never seen a blown fuse lol
Quoted from DarthPinhead:Im tryin everything here mike! Its the same switch you help me with a looong time ago never switched it out but when I run a coil test that one doesnt go off. Does that mean its a bad coil? I also put the LED's in while the machine was on. Is that bad? Thanks Mike
Never change bulbs or work on your machine with the power on,Thats how shorts
can happen.Switches do go bad over a period of time and have to be replaced they
dont last forever,Check for a blown fuse.
Quoted from pinmike:Never change bulbs or work on your machine with the power on,Thats how shorts
can happen.
If i did short something, is that really bad??? How do I know/fix that? Thanks again Mike!
Shorts can be a real pain in the rear but it sounds more like the switch has gone
bad and is not registering.Are there any other things you've noticed thats not working?
BTW,Blown fuses can sometimes be seen but not always,Its always good to check
with a MM.Also,Check the wiring on that coil and the wiring on the switch,make sure
none of the wires came loose.
No not yet but Im givin in for tonight Im beat. Ill order a new switch tomorrow and wait and try that I guess. Another thing thats weird is even when I put the ball somewhere else (like the R2d2 or death star holes) it just shoots it out right away. O well good night Mike thanks again and Ill let ya know how it goes once I get the new switch.
Quoted from DarthPinhead:No not yet but Im givin in for tonight Im beat. Ill order a new switch tomorrow and wait and try that I guess. Another thing thats weird is even when I put the ball somewhere else (like the R2d2 or death star holes) it just shoots it out right away. O well good night Mike thanks again and Ill let ya know how it goes once I get the new switch.
Ok,Post back how things go and your welcome 
Quoted from DarthPinhead:Another thing thats weird is even when I put the ball somewhere else (like the R2d2 or death star holes) it just shoots it out right away.
If this happens during testing and the high power is not shut off its completely
normal because the switch activates the coil.
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