Valley Cougar FM

[JFCabin]

I received this dart board and I am trying to getting it working again. There are some cosmetics like lights burnt out etc. but I am not worried about those items at the moment. Currently when you power the unit on, some push buttons flash real quick and then 501 button is light up continuously. It appear that it is locked up on that, the reset button on the circuit board seem to make the buttons flash real quick and then right back to 501 locked up. I can not even seem to get into test mode. (maybe it me not knowing what I am doing) Does anyone have some suggestions or help full hits on where to start.... The unit appears to be in good shape, I have taken all segments out and cleaned them and removed all the old broken tips etc.

 

[JFCabin]

Another side note, the gentleman that gave it to me stated that free play was enabled, but from when I can tell I don't think this model has free play as it does not use sw3 per the manual? which would make me think I need to use coin slot and or install a credit button?

 

[JFCabin]

Am I potential posting in the wrong spot? Does anyone have any other suggestions for sites or forums?

 

[87 t-66]

Maybe reach out to shelti and see if they service them.

 

[JFCabin]

Shelti no longer services these. Tony T was the gentleman that did these but is no longer with the company. The hunt is on to try and locate Tom T. I did not know his last name so not sure how to track him down.

 

[ccwillia]

I have a similar board but the buttons are on the lower portion of the board under the game instructions. Mine came with a standard and revised manual. The 3rd rocker on switch 3 is for free play for mine. Enabled should have the right side down. When you turn the board on it should show FP in the center lighted section.

 

[ccwillia]

I had some extra time today so i pulled my display apart. Hope these pictures help

 

[JFCabin]

Man that helps a ton. I probably know why mine no longer works. None of that stuff is mounted, wires are all loose in there and the power wires were shorting out as those special little plastic isolators are not with my unit either. You certainly did not have to do that but I surely appreciate that.

do you have a picture of the back side of the aluminum casing. There are two silver things attached to it....

Also the yellow wire, is that connect to the isolator protecting it from grounding out or is that nut tighten up to the aluminum housing grounding it?

 

[JFCabin]

I have determined my wiring is a little different. which must have to do with just being different year machines.... yours seeams to have more wires and the ribbon cable connects differently. But this confirms what I has assumed to be a problem.

 

[ccwillia]

The back of mine just had small nuts that held the stand-offs that the board mounted too. One of the stand-offs had a ground wire attached to it.

 

[JFCabin]

mine looks a bit different

 

[ccwillia]

Sorry mine did have those voltage regulars on the back ( your 3rd pic ) that is where the ground wire was connected. I guess i should have take more pictures. I have a couple bulbs out so i may pull it apart again if i can find replacement bulbs online.

 

[JFCabin]

I am interested to understand more on your yellow wire, it would seem like its on the plastic isolator, but if a bolt was ran thru the hole in theory the bolt is ground and it would seem as if that is getting grounded in some fashion?

 

[JFCabin]

Sorry mine did have those voltage regulars on the back ( your 3rd pic ) that is where the ground wire was connected. I guess i should have take more pictures. I have a couple bulbs out so i may pull it apart again if i can find replacement bulbs online.

The additional ground wire that was connected to one of the studs.... where did that wire go to on the other end? Mine did not have this but want to add it in as it appears the upper displays had some grounding issues...

 

[ccwillia]

It ties into 2 other wires in the metal cover that hides the wires running across the top. It looks like one of the wires goes to the fluorescent light fixture and the other goes down behind the dart board somewhere.

 

[JFCabin]

Thanks for the photo, they diffidently changed some things between our two model. I have mad some progress on my unit. I have the games working now, audio working now etc. My top display is still the issue. What I have found as of just now is I need to replace one of those voltage regulators. It is not putting out the power. I just desoldered them today to check the output and one has output voltage and one does not.

 

[JFCabin]

Little hard to see but desolder the cap from the regulator and checked to ground with no voltage