Just cleaning things up on the old machine but when I put the glass on and powered up, I have no flippers and no ball loaded to shoot.

I am going to dig through my dusty old manual and see if the fast blinking light on the daughter board means something. I just don't know.

Any ideas, anyone?

Thanks!

Warren

All the documentation I have simply refers to it as the daughter board. It is to the left of the large board in the Back Box and has 4 AA batteries on it. This board has on the upper left side a set of three LEDs, one of these is flashing fast. I will be happy to include a picture if that will help.

Thanks!

I did a full Reset hoping that might restore things but I can set it for Free Play. The display is suspicious in that it seems to be missing a lot of information I normally see on it. Of course, I don't know what is missing. Normally, on Power-Up the solenoids all hit briefly as if to eject stuck balls and the arm of the Cryo-Claw swings over and back. But now it just sits there quietly with no ball action. If I hit the Launch button, it makes the correct sound for a ball being shot out but there is no ball in the trough.

Thanks,

z

Thank you. Do you know why one of the lights on that board would be blinking fast? I haven't found it in the manual yet.

You are definitely who I was hoping to meet. My Demolition Man machine does everything EXCEPT solenoids. I can power it up, hit the START button and it makes the sounds it should. Hitting the BALL LAUNCH sounds right but the AUTO PLUNGER doesn't fire. No ball is brought up from the trough. I can take a ball and roll it around the play field and it acts just like the game is fully functional but NO FLIPPERS but the ELEVATOR goes up and down. This is notable because in the testing of the solenoids, the only thing shown as not working is the ELEVATOR.

I am not adverse to paying someone to come out to fix my baby but I am in Salmon, Idaho. Missoula is our closest city and it is a three-hour drive away. I am really hoping one of you guys who is a genius at fixing anything can guide me.

Thanks so much. Do you know where I can buy one?

z

I am not sure if I answered this question already but no, the trough coils don't work. It looks like I have lost the 50 volt power to that board.

I unplugged two of the ribbon cables. One was the CPU to the driver board. I think I misaligned it when putting it back on because on power-up on a single light came up on the play field. I powered down and reseated the cable but probably burned out something with that mistake. I have a new cable on the way but I strongly suspect that something else is wrong. I have checked the fuses I have found so far and they are all good. Was really hoping a fuse went out from the misdirected 50 volt line.

I will have to check the docs to see where it is but I have meter and can check. I assume that's 50VAC?

Yes. It makes quite a racket if I leave it open

No kidding... DC. Thanks. I will let you know what I find. Where is a good negative contact point?

I thought I found it. A 7A 250V fuse was burned out on the Power Driver Board, F112. I replaced it, powered up and it blew again as I watched. The only positive thing is that I know which fuse if blowing out. I really hope one of you guys can give me a next step to do. I ribbon cable I had to order from England has not arrived yet.

BTW, thanks for being so gentle with a newbie!

I have no flippers but all the flashers are working... I think. I have nothing that requires higher voltage like the ball launcher, trough loader, and any kickers.

Sorry everyone. I was in an accident Thursday and have been in the hospital since. I have been discharged but I am not moving well yet - not well enough to work on the pinball machine. Hell, I haven’t even looked at the motorcycle yet. Back at it soon. My sincere thanks to everyone.

I could not post from my iPad so I am re-writing my comments.

My efforts so far to repair my Demolition Man game have been frustrating. Does anyone know of a tech in the area who could come to Salmon and repair my machine? Salmon, Idaho is not close to any large city but is about 100 miles from Missoula, Montana.

Any help finding someone would really be appreciated.

Warren