(Topic ID: 70452)

Star Wars Data East issues

By dakabln

10 years ago



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  • Latest reply 10 years ago by Lonzo
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#1 10 years ago

As I know you hear this a great deal, I am new to the hobby! I purchased my first machine, and it is playable, I am hoping to get it 100%... Issues I am having

Left orbit relaunch kicker not activating(getting power and as ball rolls over switch, display notes relaunch active but no kick)

Some playfeild lights not illuminated, even after putting in new bulbs....95% of other lights work...this includes inside r2d2..infact one side of lights in r2 works, the other side doesn't?

Dot Matrix display...I have 2 columns of lights on the display not working...is it possible to diagnose and repair myself..?

Thanks a ton for any help!

David

#2 10 years ago

Left orbit- Bad coil, broken coil wire, broken diode on kickback coil or bad transistor on driver board.
Playfield lights- Burned GI connector on board
DMD- Bad/misaligned ribbon cable, or large square connector on power board needs reflowed/replaced. Possibly DMD board pins needs reflowed.

#3 10 years ago

thanks Shawn!

On the orbit-how do I diagnose the transistor? Is it only if its "blown" or is there a test I can do to it?

Similarly, what is the GI connector on the lights? how do I locate it on board?

Really appreciate the quick help

#4 10 years ago

GI is top right of the power supply board. Probably brown and crispy.
Look at the schematics to get the correct transistor number.

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