Hello again all,
Update:
First up, BIG thankyou
to Steevsee, who has been giving me additional assistance via PM. His help has been invaluable.
I purchased a snazzy digital multimeter for a great price from Jaycar and tested the switch and diode. The switch seemed fine but i couldnt get a reading off the diode.
Another trip to Jaycar today and bought replacement diode (And treated myself to a Gas powered soldering iron too - got to love cordless). After installing the diode i found i still had the problem (I'd obviously not checked the diode properly, after removal another check found it to be in working order).
I bit the bullet and rung Amusement Worx here in Adelaide for a quote on repairs. Surprisingly i was put through to their technician who offered me assistance over the phone. After explaining everything i had done he got me to check the switch matrix in the manual, then test all the switches in each column and row related to the problem switch in the trough.
Low and behold, a related switch in a bumper further up the machine appears to be dead. I've shot an email to Greg (RTBB) to see if he has the switch. With any luck i'll still be able to fix it myself and be back playing real soon.
If not, i can call Amusement Worx back and they will sort it out for me.
I want to thank everyone for their help on this thread. It's greatly appreciated from a novice pinnie
