Bingo Pinballs

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Tech Issue #12

Phil helps Russ

 

RUSSELLCAD@NETZERO.NET The Silver Sails I just bought died at turn-on.

I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO LEARN BEFORE MACHINE SMOKED. ANY HELP WOULD BE

APPRECIATED. 50V CIRCUIT FUSE BLOWS AT TURN ON. PAPER BETWEEN CONTACTS

ON YELLOW SCORE STOP RE. STOPS THIS BUT OF COURSE THIS AIN’T THE CURE.

WHERE SHOULD I GO NEXT TO LOOK FOR PROBLEM/SHORT/BAD THING? ALSO, WHAT

IS A GOOD COIL READING Vs. FRIED IF IT ISN’T OBVIOUS ON COIL .ANY BINGO

TECHS STILL OUT THERE??? THX. RUSS

 

From: Phil (okorange@home.com)
Subject: Re: SILVER SAILS BINGO TECH HELP?
Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball

Date: 2002-02-24 09:38:06 PST

 

To test the yellow step up coil, jump a wire from 21 (blue and red) wire on the yellow score unit step up arm switch to

the side of the coil with the white and brown wire (not the orange and red side). As long as the play

feature relay is not energized, this should activate the coil.

 

Do you have a copy of the schematic for that machine? Which switch prevents the fuse from blowing? There are two switches

on that relay. If opening the single pole double throw switches solves the problem, you probably have a short in the white and

brown wire coming from the relay to the yellow score step up coil. If it's the normally closed single switch, check the white

and blue wire. This runs from the yellow score stop and the magic screen feature unit stop to the magic screen feature unit

step up. The main thing to look for is bare/worn wire. Also, I hope your wire is not totally gray and cruddy and that

you can at least sort of tell what the original colors were.

 

Good luck.

 

 

~ This is great advice from Phil – If your machine smoked, more than likely there is black “carbon” damage to help identify ~

~ The burned out circuit/unit and likely a short is involved – So powering up only the suspect circuit is wise. ~

~ This will keep you from frying the wiring and/or modules and/or parts any further and keep you from popping fuses ~

~ and stopping your trouble-shooting effort ~

 

silver sails - large

 

~ Other than the backglass and paint, Bally’s Silver Sails bingos are exactly the same as the Golden Gate Bingos ~

 

~ The schematics for either one apply to both and the guts are the exact same layout, components, and locations ~

 

 

~ Most “Magic Screen” games are similar in design, operation, and trouble-shooting ~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ Be careful in there, this is live A.C. circuitry when plugged in! ~

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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