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TAF lamp matrix problems that are driving this newbie crazy

By Timberhusk

3 years ago


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#7 3 years ago
Quoted from crashnt20:

He is right. Check the diodes, that could be the issue too. Did you replace any lamps?

Is it ghosting? Are all three or so lights the same brightness? If not the same brightness it is ghosting. If ghosting get non ghosting leds. That game is known for it. Next a diode. Test each diodes with a meter. The next thing and most likely it is the power driver board is bad. Had the same thing on a attack from Mars last night. You could test that board in another machine. If it does strange things in the other game that is your issue. Good luck.

#18 3 years ago
Quoted from BrianZ:

. Multiple inserts all lighting up with same intensity? Or just one that is bright, and the others are dim? If there all "bright" than we can rule out the ghosting problem..... usually with ghosting, the others will flicker or be dim, but not bright (with LEDS)
I maybe missing something, did this problem exist prior with incandescent? Or dont know? This thread was focused on Ghosting....but it sure doesn't sound like it.
Again, if several are full brightness, I'm going towards a short or board issue. I have not seen LEDs in this game (even ghosting cheap ones), all come on with same brightness.....

Would these happen to be Rotten Dogs? There is an old post where someone had gotten a faulty RD board that was illuminating multiple lights in the switch matrix. It's not unheard of.
The post: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/taf-lamp-matrix-issue-too-many-inserts-on-at-once#post-3227289

That is my first question. Why were the boards replaced? Was it a lighting issue? If the previous board was dead. You could have replaced without fixing the problem. If so you could have just fried the new boards. The rotten dogs aren’t fused the same way. That is why I suggested testing in another game. If the RD that could be the problem as please check the above thread. If a short you can to resistance test all the way through.

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