75ohm
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Had this in the EM forum... copied here and deleted there...
First time pinball owner, going for it with an EM.
Long story short, something doesn't seem quite right for me and I've troubleshot to the point that I'm asking for help. I've found the information at pinrepair.com for EM to be outstanding but my lack of familiarity has me stumped at this point!
When I first got the machine home last week the plug was in bad shape so I replaced that and turned it on. Nice lights... and that was about it. Cutting to the chase, let me drop a quarter in and see what happens, nothing. Open the coin door, switches are all bent and the wires are mangled on the coin drop...
First question, if I can manage to straighten these out, what are the correct positions? Referencing section 2C from pinrepair.com, I could assume that no contacts on the switches should allow for a reset, correct?
Upon further reading, I find section 4B reference to free play - feasible and is a good idea. Let's dig in! No credits on the display, clip the top switches... power on. Press the button, cool... the reels zero out... but no ball pop (forgive the reference - is that what it's called?)
I check the switch for the ball and all looks in order. Back to the credit wheel... double checking the pin positions for zero credit and all looks in order... or does it?
If the wheel rotates clockwise as oriented in the picture, the max credit switch will make contact when the lower pin makes contact with the lower switch... so I think. I also deduce that I can move the pin to enable more credits... but that's a guess.
Second question, what am I doing wrong/what should I be focusing on if I can't get the ball into play?
Thanks for your help!
75ohm
First time pinball owner, going for it with an EM.
Long story short, something doesn't seem quite right for me and I've troubleshot to the point that I'm asking for help. I've found the information at pinrepair.com for EM to be outstanding but my lack of familiarity has me stumped at this point!
When I first got the machine home last week the plug was in bad shape so I replaced that and turned it on. Nice lights... and that was about it. Cutting to the chase, let me drop a quarter in and see what happens, nothing. Open the coin door, switches are all bent and the wires are mangled on the coin drop...
First question, if I can manage to straighten these out, what are the correct positions? Referencing section 2C from pinrepair.com, I could assume that no contacts on the switches should allow for a reset, correct?
Upon further reading, I find section 4B reference to free play - feasible and is a good idea. Let's dig in! No credits on the display, clip the top switches... power on. Press the button, cool... the reels zero out... but no ball pop (forgive the reference - is that what it's called?)
I check the switch for the ball and all looks in order. Back to the credit wheel... double checking the pin positions for zero credit and all looks in order... or does it?
If the wheel rotates clockwise as oriented in the picture, the max credit switch will make contact when the lower pin makes contact with the lower switch... so I think. I also deduce that I can move the pin to enable more credits... but that's a guess.
Second question, what am I doing wrong/what should I be focusing on if I can't get the ball into play?
Thanks for your help!
75ohm