Got first project...Help Needed...

[ajlaird]

I was going to say there are plenty of stepdowns on eBay, but it would be neater just to swap in a transformer with 240V in and correct voltages out.

[ddstoys]

Let me know if your upto the challenge of swapping transformers Peach and ill send you the transformer off my demolished Fast draw

[Peach]

Thanks for the offer Daniel,I will let you know if I need to take you up on that....

[ddstoys]

Hey Mate
                Ive dug out that transformer for you ill set it up permanently for 240v so you dont need all the plug set up all you will need to do is take wires off your transformer and swap em to the new one.  How doe that sound to you?

[Peach]

Thanks Daniel,I am getting a stepdown tomorrow,I will try that first and let you know how I go.
Cheers Peach 

[ddstoys]

Cool thats probably the easy way but if you need it its here for ya

[Peach]

I finally got it fired up...
Now to sort out the problems...
The score reels don`t reset,and there is a coil that just keeps on going.
Where do I start ? 
 

[ddstoys]

Which coil is it getting stuck?  First thing i do with a new machine is open it up and manually press all the relays to make sure each switch either opens or closes as it should. I also give each contact a light clean with a points file or piece of cardboard depending on their condition.  Try this first and see how you go

[Strangeways]

OK - So a score reel just keeps going around and not resetting to ZERO ? Or are they not moving at all ?

As Daniel suggested - can you determine which coil is stuck on ?

[Peach]

It is the step up step down unit,I think that is what it is called..
The score reels are not moving.

[ddstoys]

The stepper units are a bit harder to fix. What you need to look for is when the coil that gets stuck on does anything on the stepper unit move? If nothing moves it might be siezed.  Try moving the unit by hand to see if it moves if it does then there may be a switch thats not being activated by the coil to tell it to stop energising. Which stepper is it? Is it in the backbox or under the playfield?

[Strangeways]

The stepper unit will have a name on a label (if it has not fallen off) - Coin unit, Player unit etc.. If there is no name - can you please post the general are of the unit ? ie Head - top lhs etc ?

Here's the start up sequence for your game, explaining what should be happening ;

http://www.pinrepair.com/em/index2.htm#start

[Peach]

Top right hand side of the playfield

[Strangeways]

That looks like the Ball count Unit - I don't have 4 Player I can reference - But I think it is (Daniel - can you look at yours?). Peach - there looks to be a spring loose - just "hanging" - would that be right ?

[Peach]

There is a spring just hanging there but I can`t work out where it would have been..