Just picked up my first EM. Have been reading about the subject online and trying to get the score motor to stop running. Have tried cleaning all the contacts on the stepper units, moved the score off of 0 to see if the reels reset (they were originally all on 0 and score motor was running), checked for broken/ loose wires and still not able to get the game to reset.

Can one of you tell me what the switch on the inside of the door is called, what the purpose is and whether it is open or closed?

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I have highlighted the switch in question for clarity

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Thanks to all who posted.

HowardR- I am not able to decipher that schematic yet. That is something I am trying to learn now. Thanks for posting.

I checked all of the wires and switches on the score reel and everything looks okay to me. The door switches look good as well. Yet the score will not reset and the score motor keeps running. The score motor brake is adjusted properly and I have cleaned the contacts on all stepper units.

No broken or damaged wires that I can see.

I'm thinking it may have something to do with the credit wheel even thought I have set the credits to greater than 1 and the game still wont start.

Will post more as I learn more.

Removing the score off of 0 did nothing to stop the score motor and the scores did not reset. Everything in the score reels looks good and I believe is correctly adjusted. The issue is likely in the AX Relay. I was able to adjust it enough to get the score motor to stop spinning. However, I had several credits on the machine and the credit wheel went to 0. The ball did not enter the shooter lane.

I added more credits and tried again and the score motor kept spinning. I believe the adjustments are all out of whack on this relay as it looks like a previou owner messed with it. Anyone have a photo of what the relay should look when properly adjusted? Where the blades sit in the holder? Or lastly, where I can get a replacement?

TIA