T2 Hotdog

[pinball god]

the hotdog set of flashers are dead on my machine. The globes check out ok. Any idea on where to go from here?

[MartyJ]

Which ones are they?

Are any other flashers out or on the same string?

Maybe a fuse, or maybe a transistor..

[pinball god]

checked fuse F111 and ok, all flashers seem to work except for the 4 hotdog ones. I even pulled out and reconnected J107 connector. Still no go

[MrFixit]

Hi There,

If everthing looks fine with the fuse and wiring then try getting a wire and briefly shorting the metal tip of Q42 (on the driver board) to ground (one  of the board mounting screws will do), if the flashers come on then more than likely you have a dodgy transistor (TIP102), if not then you have a wiring problem, maybe the power wire that runs to the flashers has come off somewhere, good luck

[ajlaird]

Hi there MrFixIt, good to chat over at the Expo.

[pinball god]

Hi There,

If everthing looks fine with the fuse and wiring then try getting a wire and briefly shorting the metal tip of Q42 (on the driver board) to ground (one  of the board mounting screws will do), if the flashers come on then more than likely you have a dodgy transistor (TIP102), if not then you have a wiring problem, maybe the power wire that runs to the flashers has come off somewhere, good luck

Had heaps on, and finally got to this thread. Thank you for the advise and will give it a try tomorrow (Friday). Will report on findings. The hotdog has been dead for all this time but been doing decals, mods, help at Mark's, spending cash etc etc . Sorry for the very very slow repsonse but much appreciated

[pinball god]

Had a quick look and tugged and measured wires and voltages. I reckon one or two of the lamp sockets look a little dodgey, but after wiggling stuff I notice the lamps work again.

So not really fixed but figure a bad connection somewhere.