Arcade Collecting > Pinball
Roadshow switch issue - Resolved
smartbomb2084:
Cool.. Glad to hear it...
You aren't completely home yet though... SOMETHING caused U20 to die..
You still need to physically check all the switches in that column for shorts... This time DO use your eyes...
And... THANKS FOR POSTING BACK YOUR RESULTS!!! :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:
We can't learn if we don't know the outcome of our attempts to fix things.
:cheers:
Zero_Hour:
Roger that on checking all the switches for shorts. I'll have some time before the new IC gets here, so no excuses for not doing it.
I'll let you know how everything goes once the new chip is in. And i'll get some pics of the machine up as well, because NEW (old) PIN!
ChadTower:
IMO Roadshow is a very underrated game. It's very similar to Twilight Zone and yet half the market price. I've never quite understood that. If you look at the two playfields side by side they are almost mirror images right to left.
Zero_Hour:
Completely agree with it being an underrated title - though I don't know for how much longer. I look at it as kind of a "Pat Lawlor's Greatest Hits", as it has a lot of his best known design elements in once machine. Lately I've been seeing them for close to, or over 4k, Though I guess a lot of that is just average creep in pin prices over the last few years. I found this one for 2800, and decided to pull the trigger.
It's another title that my wife and I played a lot back in the day, so I knew it would be a well received addition. I get to tick off Widebody and Pat Lawlor design off my pinball checklist.
It'll be a while before I'm ready to add another one to my collection, but I'm pretty sure it will be an 80's vintage when I do.
The only real gripe I have with this Roadshow is that the backbox was redone with LED's and they are a mix of Red Green Blue and Yellows that really look like crap, especially in low light. At least that's an easy fix.
Zero_Hour:
Was able to check the switches over the weekend, and couldn't find any shorts in the affected column's switches.
The replacement chip for U20 arrived today, and thanks to U20 being socketed on WPC-S boards, I was able to replace it in short order. Everything tests, and works as it should.
I'll try and get some pics up later tonight.
:cheers:
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