Whirlwind Miss Fireing Cellar Hole.

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My Cellar hole been miss fireing. Sometimes just fire off for no reason then sometime it continues to fire after it's fired a ball out with no light to indicate it. Anybody have any idea what this could be? Hope it's not a board issue.

Also the Ramp did something similar. It would click like it's about to go up but wouldn't. It would just kind of pulse from time to time but wouldn't go up fully unless it was suppose to.
 
For the cellar hole - check the switch - may just need adjustment, or may be some debris down in there causing it to stick.

For the ramp - try manually activating it, with the game off. Mine does that from time-to-time, and it's typically a case where the mech. is hanging up above the playfield, on the flat plastic to the left. Typically, this occurs when the ramp is raised, and the game wants to lower it, but sounds like the opposite in your case. Either way - look for a mechanical obstruction, and make sure it's not binding.

Unlikely to be a board issue in either case, bottom line.

Good luck!
 
Take the glass off, start a game and bang on the table near the cellar. If it fires
you're dealing with either a loose connection and/or you've got a flaky switch.

As for the ramp issue, visually inspect the mechanism top and bottom side. You can remove the arm that attached tot he ramp and trying manually moving it up and down.

And 100% agree not a board issue.
 
Oh good the boards looked great I know you can't tell by looking but no battery acid damage or anything. Don't look like they've ever been touched.

I'll check into your guys suggestions. Thanks so much really appreciate the help.
 
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