(Topic ID: 81685)

TZ lock won't release - sometimes

By btw75

10 years ago



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#1 10 years ago

Switch Good! Solenoid good! Sometimes the lock won't release though. In game play, when the problem occurs, I can stop the game and check the switches and that switch (lower lock) shows closed. I can go to the solenoid test and then it pops easily. Mechanically the bracket, solenoid, and switch are in good tight condition.

I don't know where to start, but the good news is that it is repeatable without too much trying.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

#2 10 years ago

The green wire and what ever color stripe on the switch, I'd put a jumper from it to another switch/same color wire farther away and see if it works.

Even if it shows closed, sounds like a poor connection along the way.

LTG : )™

#3 10 years ago

So you've seen that even though the machine knows the switch is closing that sometimes it doesn't really know its closed?? These aren't like EOS switches which need "enough" contact to fire something, its just a binary signal, right?

Not above trying the solution, I just like to think about the hypothesis.

#4 10 years ago

I had a similar problem and if i remember correctly it was a switch in the ball trough that was causing problems the game would not get the ball count correct and when a ball got locked it wouldn't kick it out.

#5 10 years ago
Quoted from larrys1:

I had a similar problem and if i remember correctly it was a switch in the ball trough that was causing problems the game would not get the ball count correct and when a ball got locked it wouldn't kick it out.

Thanks!
Good idea, I will check this out next time. I just got a credit dot so hopefully that all matches up.

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