(Topic ID: 110914)

what causes a game to turn on/light up, but not play?

By Amarillopinball

9 years ago



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  • Latest reply 9 years ago by woz
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#1 9 years ago

Asking about a stern meteor, if that helps. Could it be an easy fix?

#2 9 years ago

A non booting CPU.

#3 9 years ago

What you are seeing is the ground illumination. The path the power takes to get to them has the least to go wrong (only 3-4 problems on the early SSs). Everything else goes through circuit boards, bridge rectifiers and such which have numerous failure spots

With any issue like this you would need to check voltage at strategic points and then go from there

Mike V

#4 9 years ago

so would a mpu board from marco be what I need?
http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/ULTIMATE

#5 9 years ago

Need more info. When you say "light up", do the score displays light up and the machine go into attract mode?

#6 9 years ago

displays dont come on, makes a few chimes but that is it

#7 9 years ago

dead battery , turn game on for about 30seconds , not sure if coin door has to be open or not(so leave open). then click your the game off/ on , off/ on. this will by pass a dead battery. game will boot up IF its a battery problem. sometimes you have to repeat steps 2 or 3 times. I hope this helps cheers

#8 9 years ago

thanks I will try that.

#9 9 years ago

Take the backglass off and check CPU leds for flashes. Count them.

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