help needed on my genesis gottlieb sys 80b

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im having problems with my genesis. i have done all ground mods the game is working great but the relay that turns on the motor to expose the body under the playfield is not working properly. during game play the motor wont turn. when i go into the solenoid test the relay and motor work great. any ideas of what im missing? thanks for any help!
 
im having problems with my genesis. i have done all ground mods the game is working great but the relay that turns on the motor to expose the body under the playfield is not working properly. during game play the motor wont turn. when i go into the solenoid test the relay and motor work great. any ideas of what im missing? thanks for any help!

Are you sure you've achieved what it takes to actually make that thing open during a game? You have to light all of the body parts a bunch of times. I don't remember how many but I remember it begin extremely difficult.
 
Are you sure you've achieved what it takes to actually make that thing open during a game? You have to light all of the body parts a bunch of times. I don't remember how many but I remember it begin extremely difficult.

I was thinking the same thing....You have to get *all* the letters from the body parts: Arms, Brain, Legs and Body. And then it will reveal the mystery under the playfield.
 
I was thinking the same thing....You have to get *all* the letters from the body parts: Arms, Brain, Legs and Body. And then it will reveal the mystery under the playfield.

IIRC, you have to do that multiple times. It might be an adjustment as well. Pretty sure mine was on factory default.
 
genesis

on my machine you have to complete the body parts once then the flashers turn on under the playfield. the music changes but the motor never turns on, the relay never clicks over? then i go into the test and it works fine? i dont know what im missing? thanks for the ideas!!
 
genesis

i have completed the body parts and hit the target all the way. like i said the flashers and music come on but the motor wont spin. any other ideas? thanks!
 
Wish I could help more.... but my Genesis currently is in the confines of a storage shed - still have the manual though.

You stated that it rotates upon the solenoid test? I wonder if its a chip issue then on the MPU.
 
genesis

thats what im thinking, i has to be a cpu issue. im thinking of selling it so maybe the next person can figure it out? just sucks because its the main goal of the game. still a fun game. thanks again for the ideas!!
 
There is a leaf switch that tells the game where the cover is, if the adjustment is not correct it will not turn the cover in game play, only during test.
Also, you can manually operate the cover just by pushing the relay under the playfield, it will rotate and park again. Its called motor relay A and is located under the playfield near to the motor if I remember correctly.
Page 41 of the manual shows the setup in the schematic.
 
genesis

thanks for the tip. i quickly checked the position switch but need to take a closer look at it. when i run the motor it test it stops as soon as the switch opens but there may be something with that causing the problem. thanks again!!
 
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