(Topic ID: 301268)

Spy Hunter sound issue

By nobra81

2 years ago



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    #1 2 years ago

    I have recently retired. So I have time to get back into my pins. I noticed the volume on my spy hunter machine is very low.
    The volume knob seems to work but like it doesn't get very loud at all. I'm guessing must be something on the sound board. I'm not very savvy when it comes to the solid state machines. Played mostly on the ems. Would appreciate any thoughts on where to start.

    thanks
    Steve

    #2 2 years ago

    Start at top and do 1 step at a time till problem solved

    1. Make sure both potentiometers or volume knobs are clean by twisting them and using a contact cleaner. There is a volume knob on the soundboard.

    2. Pull soundboard out and check for cold solders on the connector pins on the back of board

    3. Reseat any chips on the soundboard that are in chips seats

    4. New connector for sound board maybe needed to b made

    5.Lastly caps may need replaced on sound board

    Sometimes it is more than this. Sometimes you can actually see a burned area on the board with catastrophic component failures.

    #3 2 years ago

    I got lucky and didn't have to go past step one. I turned the knob on sound board and the volume increased greatly. I had to turn it down a little. Everything else looks good accept two lights on the board. There is no voltage coming to them unlike the surrounding lights. I guess this is probably a problem on the light board? It really makes the game fun to play with the sound. Thanks very much for your help.

    Steve

    1 week later
    #4 2 years ago

    Running light issues on spyhunter are common. First try a new bulb. It starts with the light socket itself. Is the light socket good, or is it bad. It may have faulty tack welds on the socket.
    The next issue is the pins going to the boards on the connectors. Sometimes they lose the connectivity or need to be reseated or repinned.
    When checking for these issues you may see a clue as a light coming on if the game is on. Then you know that you're on the right track. With that being said it is easy to Mash lights together and burn out a transistor on your light board.
    If you're getting nothing from the previous steps you should replace the transistor on the light board. Best to look up which transistor is relevant to your light in your schematic.
    So in the future while changing the lights on these Bally games it is best to do that with the game off

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