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Williams, 1987
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Lacey, WA
Quoted from Chosen_S:1. Lock 3 balls, listen for “condition green” call out
2. The snubber board relay under the playfield sound like it needs solder reflowed on the pins, or the relay is bad
Yikes, sounds fun. I’ll try to find a local tech to take a look at it.
Quoted from ajfclark:You can also test the Green GI solenoid in the standard coil test menu. Should turn the green GI on. As mentioned by Chosen_S, the boards are notorious for cracked solder joints and often just need to be reflowed.
I’ll start with checking the solenoid in the coil test menu. Thanks for your help (and Chosen_S). I’ll report back when I have time to look at it.
Quoted from DumbAss:Agree that it is easy if you have the correct equipment. Be careful with board work. It is recommended to use a temperature controlled soldering station rather than a fixed power soldering iron.
There are repair technicians local to you (Thurston County or south Pierce County). It's not really a buy/sell but you can post asking for help in the PNW buyer/seller thread. I would offer to help you but the last time I drove down to Olympia it was 1.5 hours due to I-5 construction in Tacoma and near JBLM. It raises my blood pressure and for a 5 minute job ... that's too much.
I appreciate all the help and input from you guys! I am comfortable making some adjustments and mods but I am horrified of doing soldering and board work. I understand that it’s a 5 minute job for those who know what they’re doing and I may post on the PNW page. If you are traveling through the area soon, please let me know. I’ll make it worth your while (a couple of nice 6 packs and gas money?). Traffic has improved through JBLM with the I-5 improvements, but it is still crazy at times.
On another note, I need to LED this machine badly. It is so dark especially after seeing what these can be with LEDs. Any recommendations? I see the two bulb options for full Cointaker kits.
1 week later
I am getting the adjust switch 61 error, which is the right bumper. What should I be doing and looking for as I adjust the switch? I am trying to ensure that the distance between each metal layer of the switch looks like the switches for the other two bumpers but it still won’t engage. Is there anything else I should be doing?
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Special thanks to Pinsider DumbAss for his tireless assistance, patience, and teaching over the last two weekends in helping get my Space Station to 100%.
After initial concerns about why the green GI wouldn’t light up and why my right pop bumper wouldn’t activate, he helped me trace both of them to board/relay issues along with revealing several crispy housings for connectors.
I now have a fully functional, solid, and LEDed Space Station. More importantly, though, I also know a lot more about diagnosing and troubleshooting this machine, where to start when certain issues arise, and when to ask for help. What a beautiful game. I’m looking forward to many, many return visits to condition green world.
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Quoted from Chosen_S:That plastic , clear with art is the most commonly lost piece on space station, I had to purchase an entire plastic set to get mine years ago, I hope you can find the single by itself
Yikes, I’m hoping to luck out and not have to buy a whole set for that one piece.
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