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Williams The Getaway switch matrix
« on: May 28, 2017, 06:02:22 PM »
Hi all,,
I have done this many times before, replaced globes on my pins allways with the power off.
But today I replaced a globe on the underside of one of the slings with the power on and ^&^ ^.^ ^.^  thinking I was not going to touch anything the game reset and I thought Hmmmm  !@#
Now I got two switch row ground shorts on Row 3. and 4.
Kicking my self   @.@
My qwestion is have I shorted the switch rows on U20 on the cpu ?


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Re: Williams The Getaway switch matrix
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2017, 06:40:22 PM »
If you remove connector J209 on the CPU board, do the errors remain?

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Re: Williams The Getaway switch matrix
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2017, 07:29:30 PM »
Will try,
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Re: Williams The Getaway switch matrix
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2017, 11:49:52 AM »
Removed J209 from the cpu, did switch test, no change.
Still has ground shorts switch rows 3. and 4. 


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Re: Williams The Getaway switch matrix
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2017, 02:38:26 PM »
This test basically shows that the fault is on the CPU board, and most likely U20 (ULN2803) as you surmised. 

Best to install a socket when you replace this chip, if one is not already in place.









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Re: Williams The Getaway switch matrix
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2017, 04:24:22 PM »
Thanks for that, have a couple of spare ULN2803 chips but this cpu is not socketed so will have to sent it away to have the socket put in.
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