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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: tk1959 on January 27, 2007, 07:59:02 am

Title: trouble with skateball pinball
Post by: tk1959 on January 27, 2007, 07:59:02 am

I have a bally skateball piball game. The problem is if you hit both flippers at the same time the game shuts down. I had a pinball service tech in town look at it and he was unable to determine why. I have changed all the flipper coils with new one. Anybody have any ideas what else to check?

Title: Re: trouble with skateball pinball
Post by: Kevin Mullins on January 27, 2007, 09:17:59 am

Sounds like a current draw on the power supply of some sorts.......

Take a look here:
http://www.pinrepair.com/bally/index3.htm#reset (http://www.pinrepair.com/bally/index3.htm#reset)

Title: Re: trouble with skateball pinball
Post by: SirPeale on January 27, 2007, 12:39:12 pm

Check your bridges first.

Check your power connectors for burnt ones.

This is pinball 101.  Sounds like you need a different tech.

Title: Re: trouble with skateball pinball
Post by: tk1959 on January 27, 2007, 07:04:15 pm

Thanks Peale and Kevin. Kevin that sight you gave me was great. I will check everything later

Title: Re: trouble with skateball pinball
Post by: tk1959 on January 30, 2007, 09:32:30 pm

Kevin,
ended up being the capcitor, I replaced it and everything is fine. Thanks :applaud:

Title: Re: trouble with skateball pinball
Post by: ChadTower on January 31, 2007, 09:13:32 am

You still want to check your connectors for burnt ones.  Those hard crashes kill connectors and burnt connectors eventually kill other things that are much nastier than a dead filter cap.  Any connector that has burn marks on it or around the male headers needs to be replaced.  Not cleaned, replaced entirely, both male and female sides.