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Offline Hasi

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Drawbridge and some other Problems
« on: October 07, 2016, 05:06:29 PM »
hello,

my game has technical alerts when i start it:

* r. gate stuck closed
* drwbrdg. dn. bad switch
* drwbrdg. up bad switch

the drawbridge, both gates and the right jet bumper does not work any more.

what can i do now?

best regards from austria,

MARTIN HASLINGER
« Last Edit: October 08, 2016, 03:05:44 AM by Hasi »
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Re: Drawbridge and some other Problems
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2016, 05:29:43 PM »
Hello Martin
 
The stuck gate closed I wouldn't worry about. A ball goes by, misses the switch, and game things the ball didn't go by the open gate. Play a few games and it will usually clear the error.
 
There are two switches on the linkage below the playfield for the castle gate. Follow the wires from them to the board, check for broken wire or loose connector killing both switches. If you run the drawbridge test, they both should register.

Right jet bumper - please check in Tests - Switches, the leaf blade switch might need cleaning or adjusting. Then check it's wiring.
 
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Re: Drawbridge and some other Problems
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2016, 05:56:49 PM »
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« Last Edit: October 07, 2016, 11:47:55 PM by schonb25 »
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Re: Drawbridge and some other Problems
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2016, 06:12:10 PM »
Not a fuse issue, he has a broken wire, loose wire in a connector, or loose connector on column 5 of the switch matrix.

Please don't confuse this. English isn't his first language.
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Re: Drawbridge and some other Problems
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2016, 03:18:12 AM »
hello lloyd,

first of all: thank you for your fast reply and support... you're always great!

all problems are fixed now.

the right bumper had a loose connector on the board.

the drawbridge and both gates was the result of a broken fuse (f1/gate on the playfield board).

before removing the fuse you couldn't see that it's broken. it's not damaged by a spike, think it's a mechanical damage (maybe from the shaker). the small wire is a little bit broken at the end of the fuse and so you can't see it without removing the fuse.

i changed the fuse now but you have to do the "autotest" before, if not, the alert is still on and the bridge doesn't work.

thank you for help and best regards from austria!

p.s.: in österreich (austria) spricht man deutsch, nicht zu verwechseln mit australien, wo englisch muttersprache ist. ;)
« Last Edit: October 08, 2016, 03:24:38 AM by Hasi »
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Re: Drawbridge and some other Problems
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2016, 12:06:22 PM »
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Not a fuse issue, he has a broken wire, loose wire in a connector, or loose connector on column 5 of the switch matrix.

Please don't confuse this. English isn't his first language.

I was wrong, Hasi was right. I'm sorry about that.
Lloyd
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