I have a striker xtreme that turns on all fuses good etc but the game won't start while in freeplay mode. I was fixing my kicker target but the coil shorted the switch for a second..I smelled a bit of something burned but no other issue. all fuses are good. not sure where to look next.
Quoted from ludikris:if I go to dedicated switch test, the start button doesn't register.
What other switches are not working? It is probably a whole row or column if you sent coil voltage down a switch wire.
You may have blown chips on the MPU by sending high voltage to the switch matrix. Have you inspected the MPU for any obvious signs of damage?
https://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sega/Stern_White_Star_Repair#Switch_problems
Quoted from ludikris:so would one transistor halt that many functions including game start?
Well, that's certainly *a* problem, but it might not necessarily be the *only* problem. Go ahead and replace it and then test everything again.
Quoted from ludikris:so would one transistor halt that many functions including game start?
Yes, it can.
On my Big Buck Hunter Pro the wire to the Elk got hung up on a coil and when the Elk came out it ripped the wires out and shorted blowing a transistor like this.
All the GI worked, but the start button would not work and all the switches on that cuircuit were out.
I replaced the burnt transistor and it fixed the problem.
You are also going to want to test any of the switches on that cuircuit. In my case it burnt up one of the roll over switches along the way.
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