I am having trouble getting my pin deck lights to work on my Bally ABC Deluxe puck bowler. All other illumination works, bulbs are new and plugs have been cleaned. Not sure what else to try. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
(Topic ID: 311423)
Sacramento, CA
So I was able to play a few frames and the back two deck lights and the shoot light comes on during certain frames. Is there a switch that controls these lights? Thinking it’s not the sockets since I am getting two of the 6 lights on. Any ideas?
Did you clean the sockets the bulbs are in? Did you verify the bulbs are good with a meter or switching them into sockets that already has a bulb illuminated?
As dsupetbee asked, have you verified voltages are at the sockets?
Are these general illumination lights, or controlled lights? The shoot light sounds like it is a controlled light, I’m not sure about the deck lights.
Thanks for the information. I think mine is maybe something like that too since I can only get the back two on. Any idea how to check this?
Do you have a schematic for your game? That will go a long way to finding the problem. From your description, that it works for some frames (at least the shoot light), you may have some poor/dirty contacts, poor connection at a Jones plug, or a cold solder. I watched a video of this game being played and it appears the shoot light and the 4 front pin lights always go on/off together so they are likely on the same relay (my alley doesn't have a shoot light).
https://www.arcade-museum.com/manuals-arcade/Bally%20ABC%20Bowler%20Schematic.pdf
I don't see "deck lights" on the schematic, but just a cursory look makes me think you have some cleaning to do on the indexing discs.
Quoted from jmw57497:So I was able to play a few frames and the back two deck lights and the shoot light comes on during certain frames. Is there a switch that controls these lights?
The back two and "SHOOT" lights circuit is tied in a set of score motor switches.
That set of switches are open when the Score Motor is in motion, and closed when
it's at rest..
You'll want to check those switches so the two rear and "SHOOT" lights work
consistently..
I believe the front 4 pin deck lights are tied directly to the illumination lights.
You'll want to clean and inspect the Pin Deck's plugin, plugin solder tabs, wiring,
and could be the sockets, but my guess would be those 4 sockets aren't getting
any juice..
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