wacky gator sensor

marlboroa

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i have a wacky gator and only one gator registers a hit when you hit it. another one registers a hit as soon as it comes out of the hole. the other 3 dont register anything. in the manual it all i could find was a sensor pcb. is this a servicealbe part or am i going to need few new ones. just wanted to see if anyone else has been through this and what was done to fix it. thanks
 
I have never worked on one of these machines but it should be serviceable. Is your manual in an electronic format so I can look at it?
 
update:

ok this game was no fun to take apart. i now have 3 that work like they should. two of them had the harness cut??? i wired them back up and they work. the 4th one had the wires yanked out of the sensor pcb. i soldiered that one back on the pcb where they should go but it still doesnt register a hit. the 5th one is wired up but registers a hit as soon as it starts to come out. its not hitting on anything on the way out either.

heres a pdf but its not very good and its a little different than the one i have. www.crazykong.com/manuals/WackyGator.man.pdf
 
Make sure all the optics on those sensors are clean. (that'll cause erratic operation)

On the ones registering as soon as the gator comes out, make sure the springs are still good that open the gators mouth and the little tab in the back for the sensor is blocking/unblocking the sensor properly.

And of course it very well could be a bad sensor.

Has all the rubber turned to goo on your gators ?
I have a set of five completely tore down right now awaiting parts. (rubber and hardware)
 
hey i didnt know you were a member here. havent checked the sensors yet. its cold outside. i guess im going to take a heater outside and mess around with it some more
 
update again:

i got 4 of the 5 working. i the last registered a hit right away so i checked it over and it had a short in it connector so i bypassed it and no longer registered right away, now it doesnt register at all. i think im going to need a new sensor for that one. i cant feel my fingers and toes anymore so it will have to wait untill tomorrow so i can check it out some more.
 
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