Hi all

An old mate called me up and wants me to go look at his Mary Shelleys Frankenstein......yes me  
All is perfect - but the display 'just stopped working'
NO display at all.

I have never seen one of these games in the flesh and apart from the ( maybe) obvious, checking of connections....is there anything specific to these games / this title that has maybe seen this issue raised before?

Any tips before I go and make his game even worse than what it is now  ,,,,would be appreciated  

I have a FRANKENSTEIN pinball machine and on a irregular basis on power up, the fuse to the large dmd display blows. I have another member/friend who has one as well and his does the same thing. It is always the fuse (99percent) and if not the fuse, the cable for the dmd can play up which is why Bay Area/Marco Spec etc offer a replacement Upgraded cable for apx $14 to $20 which stops issues..

Grab the Franky Manual and u will see easily which fuse it is. I dont usually suggest installing a slightly higher value fuse than is normally reccommended, but I increased the value of the fuse only just slightly and it fixed the issue.  I note on these Sega models that do incorporate the largest DMD in them, they dont like being turned on and off very quickly. Turn the machine on and leave on for a few minutes, then turn off. If u turn it on, then decide 5 seconds later to turn straight off, then turn straight back on again, it usually blows the fuse for the large DMD. My machine is a Aust delivered low use machine, and my mates is from the UK, both share fuse issues for the large DMD if turned on and off too quick etc, otherwise the DMD screens are usually bullet proof, and its usually the fuse or cable as suggested.

Also, i did have a service bulletin stapled into my manual by the former owner, and its a factory issue which also raised the fuse value for the DMD screen by apx 20 percent, so it seems the fuse value here on release was too low.  

hope it helps !