New club member as of today! I just picked up one that is really dirty, all the rubber is gone and about 1/3rd of the lights are out (that is all stuff I can do!).
But as usual, the Heli doesn't work. The blades spin, the heli can rotate in place (after I put the roller back on the friction wheel), but it is stuck in the upper position and I can't even move it by hand. I have the yellow coupler under the playfield that connects the two gears. I took the motor bracket off the bottom of the playfield and I can't move the gears by hand. Should I be able to freely rotate them?
The other issue (that I've found) is that none of the back box lighting is on. I have a manual and will continue google searches, but if anyone has any pointers on those two issues I'd be greatly appreciative.
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Got Heli motor working, it was seized up from being dry/dirty. Cleaned gears, lubricated them and lubricated the two little access holes, now the Heli zips through its full range.
Still working on back box, replaced fuse, checked relay in switch test and cleaned contacts but still don't have back box lights.