Firepower – Update 2/22/10

I found the problem with Firepower.  The coin door lockout coil was measuring properly (Over 50 ohms) but it was bad.  I put in a higher slow blow fuse (4 amp versus the standard 2.5 amp) and immediately heard the coil buzz.  Just a FYI… you can safely substitute a higher amp fuse temporarily… and I mean temporarily!  I had the game on for 5-10 seconds until i found it.

I disconnected the coil and the game starts up but the bottom right pop bumper is locked on.  I didn’t notice the pop bumper for a minute or so though so the coil got a bit hot.  No biggie, no damage done :)   The ball release coil is dead.  I went to short the ground wire to ground to see if the coil was good and it doesn’t fire.  I did the same to the ball save coil and it sparked.  Something not good… now it doesn’t fire.  Looks like some more board work!

So to summarize I still need to fix:

1.  Bottom Right Pop Bumper
2.  Ball Release Coil
3.  Left Ball Saver Kicker
4.  Install Flipper Rebuild Kit

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