Pulled a rookie move. Mixed black & white molex on Williams System 4
I have owned several System 3-6 machines in the past, and for whatever reason, I had a complete brain lapse this time. I picked up a Flash a couple days ago and it was working until my dumb ass switched the two black and white molex connectors leading from the playfield to the backbox.
Now everything I have read tells me I have truly screwed the pooch in terms of now having to repair the PCBs. I am willing to swallow my pride and accept that fact. However, one thing to note is that I never actually started any games, so technically, no solenoids were activated while the connectors were backwards. My question is, did I still cause damage to the PCBs even if no games were successfully played? Or was the damage already done when I booted the machine?
FWIW, I am almost done kicking myself. A few more kicks ought to do it.
I have owned several System 3-6 machines in the past, and for whatever reason, I had a complete brain lapse this time. I picked up a Flash a couple days ago and it was working until my dumb ass switched the two black and white molex connectors leading from the playfield to the backbox.
Now everything I have read tells me I have truly screwed the pooch in terms of now having to repair the PCBs. I am willing to swallow my pride and accept that fact. However, one thing to note is that I never actually started any games, so technically, no solenoids were activated while the connectors were backwards. My question is, did I still cause damage to the PCBs even if no games were successfully played? Or was the damage already done when I booted the machine?
FWIW, I am almost done kicking myself. A few more kicks ought to do it.
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