(Topic ID: 202635)

Rudy wont close his mouth after not getting multiball

By cyroute

6 years ago


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#1 6 years ago

Just started having an issue with Rudy. If I start a game with his mouth closed it will work fine. If I get the game ready for multiball where Rudy’s mouth is open but don’t get the multiball his mouth will not do anything after starting a new game. If I manually close his mouth and start a game he works fine again until his mouth is left open. I checked the high-power board on the playfield and the transistors are all testing the same numbers as the other similar transistors on the board. Could this be a transistor on the main driver board if so which one would control his mouth. This game only has about 300 plays on it since being completely rebuilt including new gears and everything else for Rudy. I did not replace the motor for the jaw tho that is original.
Thanks,
Joe

#3 6 years ago

The next game wouldn't start tho if it was the ball trough

#5 6 years ago

Gear is perfect was working just fine up until 2 days ago

#7 6 years ago

I wish i knew that answer. That would help troubleshoot the problem i thought I read somewhere that a transistor or two on the driver board did something nut I can't find it now

#13 6 years ago

Ok i went down and tried it this morning and now it won't move in test or during the game whether his mouth is closed or open

#15 6 years ago
Quoted from pezpunk:

sounds like the gears are binding to me. i replaced the gears on mine a few years back, and they were apparently imperceptibly larger than the previous ones, and they would bind if i tightened the screws on them all the way. i had to leave things kind of loose for the mouth to operate correctly.

are you talking about the gear on the motor or the plastic gears that make the mouth move.

#18 6 years ago
Quoted from Elicash:

I had an issue like this. Turned out it was the motor itself. It was starting to go bad so it would have problems going in one direction but not the other. Or it was intermittent.
I bought a new motor for 40 bucks from Marco Specialties and all is good now.

That is what i thought i do have a motor on order I will update if it helps.

#19 6 years ago

Just an update I replaced the motor and that resolved my issue Rudy is back!!!

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