OHEMIO
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Have an issue with my 67' Chicago Coin Criss Cross Ski Ball EM and would like to ask for some advice.
I purchased this em from a collector and like many they don't work once they travel. So I followed the pin repair guide as I did with my 67' Midway Cobra Puck Bowler.
A few days ago I completed my mechanical restoration and played about 10 games with the family in flash mode when the game began to stop registering the numbers on what I call the "1-9 flash card". The Flash game therefore does not work any longer.
Knowing I invested time (total of a month and a half) to meticulously clean the flash motor, fingers, bake light, fingers, flash relay bank, tested the ohms on the relays, looked at all of the wires and connection, score motor, relays. I'm at a loss.
I do have the schematics but have my knowledge is limited regarding the lauguage and if I'm even reading them correctly. I'm doing my best to learn on my own.
So here is how I believe it works after a week of trouble shooting:
1. game is started (game reset in relay bank activated) by the credit button...set up for free play.
2. criss cross is selected (flash game)
3. 1st ball relay is activated
4. the motor scrolls and the 1-9 flash lights one at a time across the bottom of the front back glass.
5. ski ball enters the ball pocket (lets say it lands on 1)
6. flash motor relay pulses - stops the motor at a number 1
7. score motor begins to turn
8. pulses the flash control relay on back door.
9. flash control relay pulses the #1 relay in the relay bank.
10. The #1 relay in the relay bank triggers #1 light on the flash card on back glass.
11. player control step unit moves forward one for the next ball.
12. Score motor stops at 0 position.
Here is what I believe where the problem is. When the flash control relay pulses it's not activating the #1 relay in the relay bank. This is the sequence that I have witnessed over and over again.
One of my thoughts are as I found no broken connectors on switched was to unband the wires and follow them through the game to see if there is a short or issue but not sure that it's worth taking that route.
I know this is a hard core question for the first post. For the first time I don't have an answer and again would like to ask for advice.
Your time and help is appreciated in advance...going to work on it now I'll check back later.
Have an issue with my 67' Chicago Coin Criss Cross Ski Ball EM and would like to ask for some advice.
I purchased this em from a collector and like many they don't work once they travel. So I followed the pin repair guide as I did with my 67' Midway Cobra Puck Bowler.
A few days ago I completed my mechanical restoration and played about 10 games with the family in flash mode when the game began to stop registering the numbers on what I call the "1-9 flash card". The Flash game therefore does not work any longer.
Knowing I invested time (total of a month and a half) to meticulously clean the flash motor, fingers, bake light, fingers, flash relay bank, tested the ohms on the relays, looked at all of the wires and connection, score motor, relays. I'm at a loss.
I do have the schematics but have my knowledge is limited regarding the lauguage and if I'm even reading them correctly. I'm doing my best to learn on my own.
So here is how I believe it works after a week of trouble shooting:
1. game is started (game reset in relay bank activated) by the credit button...set up for free play.
2. criss cross is selected (flash game)
3. 1st ball relay is activated
4. the motor scrolls and the 1-9 flash lights one at a time across the bottom of the front back glass.
5. ski ball enters the ball pocket (lets say it lands on 1)
6. flash motor relay pulses - stops the motor at a number 1
7. score motor begins to turn
8. pulses the flash control relay on back door.
9. flash control relay pulses the #1 relay in the relay bank.
10. The #1 relay in the relay bank triggers #1 light on the flash card on back glass.
11. player control step unit moves forward one for the next ball.
12. Score motor stops at 0 position.
Here is what I believe where the problem is. When the flash control relay pulses it's not activating the #1 relay in the relay bank. This is the sequence that I have witnessed over and over again.
One of my thoughts are as I found no broken connectors on switched was to unband the wires and follow them through the game to see if there is a short or issue but not sure that it's worth taking that route.
I know this is a hard core question for the first post. For the first time I don't have an answer and again would like to ask for advice.
Your time and help is appreciated in advance...going to work on it now I'll check back later.