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.
Addams Family is looking grubby. Make it shine!
Regular cleaning
To keep play fun and to minimize wear and tear, we regularly clean and wax pinball machines. Here’s how:
- remove the glass
- remove all balls
- using only wax and a microfiber cloth, clean and wax the entire playfield
- using Novus 1, clean the plastics
- check every elastic; replace if cracked or stretching, otherwise clean
- clean all the verticals, including targets
- replace any dead bulbs
- tighten any loose screws
- check flipper strength
- replace the balls with new ones
- play a test game
- wearing gloves, clean both sides of the playfield glass
- close it up
Cant detect third ball in multiball area, leading to failure of kickout. Switch for top multiball trough was functional initially during testing but stopped working suddenly. To my knowledge i did not short any connection or do anything besides actuate the switch manually, random spotty failure might mean switch failure? Unsure
Ball is occasionally getting stuck in the scoop (not ejecting). Also ball has gotten stuck at the bottom of the out lane.
Lights are out:
Left and right slingshot lamps
Lower left lane lamps
Lower right lane lamp
Lite 2 Bear Kicks/left inlane light is out. Tried replacing bulb but no luck. Bad socket/connection?