still having the player one score reel no lighting issue.
ok, so i cleaned the advance unit, which is just labeled advance unit under the playfield, however it does control the 'advances' set in the game by lighting all the lights, so i'm not sure if that is the correct unit.
i did clean all the switches except for the ones in the reset bank, as i still need to pull that out and clean it. i did swap out the bulbs in the player 1 score sockets with known good bulbs, and still nothing.
there were a couple of spots on the continuous stepper unit where the wire was coming apart and not making a good connection. those were replaced and new pieces of wire soldered in. all the stepper units have had the contacts filed clean now, and all the plug/post plugs were cleaned with a wire brush.
at this point i'm not real sure what else to look at, as i can't find a manual or schematic or anything for any of these old gottlieb games. and all the other lights work as they should (with the exception of a couple burned out ones and sockets needing replaced), so i'm at a loss of what to check.