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Re: Help Please - Gtb Close Encounters DEAD
« on: April 20, 2013, 10:21:31 AM »
I have a bad feeling the small transformer may have died...just a thought at the moment, I haven't tested it yet.  I replaced the on/off switch for the hell of it and no change.

Are transformers sensitive to vibration?

The fuse clips are nice and tight.  I even changed the line fuse despite it testing good...no change. 

Really disappointed at the timing of this one, mini meet tonight and I had spent many many hours on this machine cleaning it up, replacing things like drop targets, replacing coin door etc etc only to have it die a day before the meet. 

You need to eliminate the transformers once and for all, get your meter out, check for voltage on the primary side then check for voltage on the secondary side, this is the only way to eliminate the transformer as the source of your problems.
The best way to find the TRUE answer is to work on one possibility, eliminate and then move on to the next.
However unlikely it is that the transformers are faulty it IS a possibilty and therfore you need to eliminate it.
The transformers are at the start of the power supply chain so why not start there?