Status changed: Requested → Ordered
Filter capacitors for power board. Order a fair bit of extras, since we’re only going to be replacing one, but every machine of this era has 5 on the power board alone.
Status changed: Fixing → Good
Reset “Thing Flips” data to account for new location
The eject arm has officially been replaced, and the old worn-down arm has been discarded.
If the original issue persists (the ball not moving into the chute), further analysis will be performed.
At the very least, the eject arm has now been replaced. This would be considered a consumable/wear item.
Switched to coin op, $0.50/play.
Some of the connectors were replaced at some point and weren’t done correctly. One is split in half and missing the key pin. One is upside down and loose. A few are missing their keys. Check all the molex’s just to ensure they’re where they should be and keyed.
5v rail measures at 4.8v even after replacing open rectifier. Stable voltage, but may cause issues down the line. Most likely due to filter cap.
Replaced BR for 5v line. Still low but much better. Reseated connectors. Appears to have fixed for now
Closing for now. Think the issue may have stemmed from 5v rail being low. Also reseating connectors probably helped