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Score motor low voltage and slow! Where would you start?

By cyroute

4 years ago



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#1 4 years ago

So I'm working on a Gottlieb Jet Spin and the voltage at the score motor is only about 20v voltage at the fuse it is 25v. The score motor will try to run but just sits there and buzzes if I help it along it will spin but slower than it normally would. It looks as though the voltage travels through about 12 relays before getting to the score motor jack if I'm reading the schematics correctly maybe im reading it backwards. My plan was to check voltage along the path to see where I'm loosing the 4-5 volts. Not sure if anone has a easier method. The score motor ohms out correctly so i dont think that is the issue.
Thanks,
Joe

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#2 4 years ago

I am not super familiar with Gottlieb schematics but doesn't that show that ANY of those switches will energize the motor (not all of them)? I would use a jumper along the pathway to see where the voltage drop is occurring.

#3 4 years ago

Yes, the switches (C, D, ..., Motor 1C and AX) are wired in parallel so any one of them closing will send power to the Score Motor. If the motor struggles about the same with any of those switches closed the problem is probably elsewhere in the circuit:
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You measure 25 volts from the black wire on the transformer to the red-green wire on the fuse, but what about black to the red-white wire on the Bounce switch?

/Mark

#4 4 years ago

Voltage is correct at the Bounce switch. More work needed.
Joe

#5 4 years ago

Run a jumper from your motor service jack to various points on the schematic to see where the problem is. Start at the RED-GR side of the fuse and work your way towards the score motor.

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#6 4 years ago

Update!!! replaced the score motor motor and the game over relay it was not working. I'm pretty sure it was the game over relay pulling the voltage down but already had the motor 75% out so replaced that too. Only issue now is the coin unit wont reset back to its starting position at the start of a game it will advance but not reset.
Joe

#7 4 years ago
Quoted from cyroute:

the coin unit wont reset back to its starting position at the start of a game it will advance but not reset.

There are 2 circuits that should reset the Coin Unit. So the first thing to check is whether this is a mechanical problem.

#8 4 years ago

HowardR I was able to fix the coin unit it ended up being the AX relay. I adjusted it many time but those things can be a PITA!!
Joe

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