6 volt lighting problem

[Amechanic]

Where those lights working? Are your two #63 bulbs working for your coin tray if your machine has them.. It seems to me that you might have to clean your hopper and reels beau plugs..

[DavidLee]

Glad to hear the machine is running again. So, was there a short in the door wiring?
Also I’ve seen that ground wire on the coin lockout, not sure how the machine didn’t blow a fuse.


Coin relay switch is part of the insert coin-coin accepted light control.
Also check the common blue wire that links those lights in the door.

[rdaniel]

This machine drives me crazy!  I checked the lamps for the insert coin, coin accepted and winner paid. All three were burned out so I changed them. Then the machine worked perfectly, for a while. After about 10 minutes of play the three lights again went out.

I checked the lights and all three were good. Looking at the schematic the only switch which controls all three lamps at one time or another is the payout relay spdt. i checked it previously and it seemed to make good contact. Time to check again.

Since the jackpot light works, that tells me that at least part of that switch is working.

Interestingly, I do not know what I did with the wiring on the door, just moved things around gently. i did cut the ground lead from the lock out coin so maybe that had something to do with it.

Additional suggestions with my lights is appreciated.

rdaniel

 

[rdaniel]

Once again cleaned, inspected the spdt switch on the payout relay. Made sure that it was making good contact. So now it works as it is supposed to. I hope that it lasts this time.

rdaniel

[RiseLikeRa]

Richard:


In our previous conversations you said that you liked the challenge of working on these old EM's.  Well it seems that you got one this time.  I did not contribute because you were in the hands of experts with skills far superior to mine. 


Glad that you are back on track because I know you are close to a perfectionist when it comes to your slots.  I bet that your where vexed beyond measure at times however you got that challenge, and the victory.  Bravo to all!  Long live NLG


Ra

[rdaniel]

Nice to hear from you T. Hope all is going well with you and family. Happy 4th.

While it can be frustrating, there is a certain level of satisfaction in understanding how our EM's work and in making repairs. I sometimes think these machines have a mind of their own when it comes to problems. That was the issue with that 873 of mine. But persistence and many burned fuses later things are now working OK.

Richard