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Rectifier board TP3 has 12 V but MPU TP2 has none.

+12 V at the rectifier board but not at MPU TP2

Cause: A burnt pin or broken wire in the orange 12 V line.

Checks

  • Inspect rectifier board J3 pin 8 (orange) for burning.
  • Follow the orange wire to solenoid driver J3 pin 12; it loops back out on J3 pin 11 to the MPU.

Fix

  • Replace the J3 pin 8 header and housing pin; this pin burns often.
  • Many boards carry a TP1-TP3 jumper on the solenoid driver to protect the loop.

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Source: Repairing Bally Electronic Pinball Games from 1977 to 1985, Part One, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)