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Newbie to the pin scene and my first pin I now own it taxi. I had to replace a flipper sleeve today and after replacing it and powering it back up the machine defaulted back to factory settings. Not a big deal but I cannot get it back to free play. I hit the advance switch and it goes to the music test and will got go any further in the options. Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Quoted from jmountjoy111:The switch in the middle is depressed. Two of your buttons are just push buttons but the middle one is a two way switch. Push it to release and then enter the menu again
Of course factory settings restored usually means the batteries are dead. You should replace those if you haven’t already
I understand the switch concept but when I press the advance button it only advances to the first test which is the music test and will not advance to any other audit or test modes.
So I picked up a ground up restore on a taxi that was done to try to help out with some issues it's been having since the work was completed. The main one I am looking for help with is the display. It does not work. It worked when he picked it up but cut out and stopped working. It is a pinscore display fyi. He sent it back and they got him a new one. He installed it and played a number of games then it cut out again. Its hard to believe it's another bad display. I am in the process of getting it home and set up but wondering where I should start?
Quoted from bowtech:So I picked up a ground up restore on a taxi that was done to try to help out with some issues it's been having since the work was completed. The main one I am looking for help with is the display. It does not work. It worked when he picked it up but cut out and stopped working. It is a pinscore display fyi. He sent it back and they got him a new one. He installed it and played a number of games then it cut out again. Its hard to believe it's another bad display. I am in the process of getting it home and set up but wondering where I should start?
Upon inspection I did find these burnt but I cannot make out from the online diagram what they control
20200823_164937 (resized).jpgQuoted from Barr993:Definitely crispy. Q75 is left bumper and Q77 lower bumper, I'd look for something common there. Test both transistors and R104. The resistors R96-98 look like they need to be reflowed. Looks like there may be a trace on the back of the board that saw some heat too.
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Thanks for the help. Do you think I should just replace the transistors? If so, any idea of the part number? I can't see to locate it on Marcos
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Is that at the top?
Quoted from brainmegaphone:Here is a photo - there is clearly something in my plunger that is not in yours. I looked in the manual for a parts breakdown but did not see one.
According to Funhouse manual (which I have handy) it requires shooter sleeve part #03-7357 however I have NO IDEA if this is a similar part for Taxi or not and given they are not the same system I would not assume without verifying somehow...
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Thanks for the help. I'll see what I can find.
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