Quoted from sparky672:

I agree with both of these statements. Very very unlikely every winding in the transformer is blown. And besides, the voltage for some of your lights is still coming from someplace.
Are you sure you had your meter set to read "AC", not DC volts? Depending on the meter and absent any offset voltage, when reading AC using the DC setting, it shows zero.

Quoted from yamangold:

Took a look at my split second this morning, my transformer is quite different than yours, part # 37-9718. note it has lugs 16, 17 & 18 which are missing on yours?
the manual also shows a jumper between 1-3 and 9-11 for 115V.
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Quoted from slochar:

6 is an output did you mean 1 and 5?

Quoted from Rikoshay:

thanks for pointing this out sparky672 , I have corrected it from using the words 'lugs' to 'pins'.
apologies to MarkAnderson if this, which I feel it did, put you off.

Quoted from yamangold:

Took a look at my split second this morning, my transformer is quite different than yours, part # 37-9718. note it has lugs 16, 17 & 18 which are missing on yours?
the manual also shows a jumper between 1-3 and 9-11 for 115V.
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Quoted from Rikoshay:

thanks for pointing this out sparky672 , I have corrected it from using the words 'lugs' to 'pins'.
apologies to MarkAnderson if this, which I feel it did, put you off.

Quoted from Rikoshay:

now reading post 56 I understand what is happening, and sorry to have mislead you.
1. change jumpers on transformer to suit your incoming mains, this means removing joiner 9 to 11.
2. add new jumper from 5 to 7
3. remove yellow wire (that goes to J2 pin 6) from lug 9 to lug 7 on the transformer
4. apply your mains to lugs 1 or 3 (tied together) and the other 5 or 7 (tied together) and the ground to a transformer leg.
5. with mains attached and meter on ACV I hope to see you report correct voltages

Quoted from Rikoshay:

now reading post 56 I understand what is happening, and sorry to have mislead you.
1. change jumpers on transformer to suit your incoming mains, this means removing joiner 9 to 11.
2. add new jumper from 5 to 7
3. remove yellow wire (that goes to J2 pin 6) from lug 9 to lug 7 on the transformer
4. apply your mains to lugs 1 or 3 (tied together) and the other 5 or 7 (tied together) and the ground to a transformer leg.
5. with mains attached and meter on ACV I hope to see you report correct voltages

Quoted from sparky672:

And you also have 1 jumped to 3, and 5 jumped to 7, right?

Quoted from sparky672:

And you also have 1 jumped to 3, and 5 jumped to 7, right?

Quoted from Rikoshay:

was by some chance your meter set to a lower AC setting that didn't read the high voltage of 170 VAC?

Quoted from sparky672:

What is your resistance reading from 8 to 10 ?

Quoted from sparky672:

What is your resistance reading from 8 to 10 ?

Quoted from FatPanda:

Just wanted to add that this is rockwell store. He's local to me and a stand up guy. Here is his thread about the store:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/comin-soon-pinball-wire-

Quoted from Rikoshay:

also check the lugs of 8 and 10 and make sure the windings are definitely making contact with the solder lugs.
you can follow the winding back a little from both lugs and if there, you can scrape back some of the coating to ensure continuity, if the wire is bare still check.

Quoted from Rikoshay:

Can you post a clear pic from above of where the wire comes from the windings and join to lugs 8 and 10 ?
None of the wires are stranded that are used for the windings in the transformer that I'm aware of.

Quoted from snyper2099:

First, I want to mention it is great that you got to all expected voltages except for lugs 8-10. This is possible to pull out the wire and get it repaired. BUT, I would not worry about THAT because, according to your post here--->

So, you got a "1 ohms" resistance reading on lugs 8-10. THAT means the wire is actually connected just fine. If there is an internal issue you would be HARD PRESSED to repair it without some experience with such things. First, you need special magnet core wire and it's hard to "turn" multiple windings manually and get everything correct. PLEASE don't assuming you need a new transformer until you exhaust all other options. They are hard to find and expensive.
Does you meter go ABOVE 200VAC for testing? Perhaps the voltage expected there is over 200VAC ? Although the chart here says it should be 170VAC...
from my experience, it could actually read at something like 205 or event 215. For example, if your meter is set to 200 and the volts are 210, you would get no reading.
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Quoted from Rikoshay:

that's what i suggesting in post 70.
I reckon and hope your transformer is fine.
I don't suggest trying to recondition it.

Quoted from snyper2099:

First, I want to mention it is great that you got to all expected voltages except for lugs 8-10. This is possible to pull out the wire and get it repaired. BUT, I would not worry about THAT because, according to your post here--->

So, you got a "1 ohms" resistance reading on lugs 8-10. THAT means the wire is actually connected just fine. If there is an internal issue you would be HARD PRESSED to repair it without some experience with such things. First, you need special magnet core wire and it's hard to "turn" multiple windings manually and get everything correct. PLEASE don't assuming you need a new transformer until you exhaust all other options. They are hard to find and expensive.
Does you meter go ABOVE 200VAC for testing? Perhaps the voltage expected there is over 200VAC ? Although the chart here says it should be 170VAC...
from my experience, it could actually read at something like 205 or event 215. For example, if your meter is set to 200 and the volts are 210, you would get no reading.
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Quoted from sparky672:

I don't believe continuity is broken, because I think he previously stated that he read 1 ohm between 8 & 10. Then again, I am not entirely sure he took that reading with the transformer isolated from the corresponding circuit.

Quoted from sparky672:

Yes. According to your schematic, if you pull out fuse F2, then transformer winding at lugs 8-10 will be isolated from the machine for a proper reading.

Quoted from sparky672:

Yes. According to your schematic, if you pull out fuse F2, then transformer winding at lugs 8-10 will be isolated from the machine for a proper reading.

Quoted from sparky672:

Double check the integrity of your DMM meter leads... sounds like a lead may have an internal broken connection or where it plugs in could be flaky. Not uncommon. Your DMM also relies on an internal battery for resistance readings. Make sure it's good.
Whenever I get flaky readings, I check to make sure my leads are fully seated into the DMM; sometimes they pop out halfway.