CPU-controlled lamps are all out; TP1 reads no DC.
No feature lamp voltage at TP1 (-18 board)
Cause: Tarnished or heat-damaged F1 fuse clips, or a shorted BR1 if F1 is blown.
Checks
- Inspect the F1 clips for browning and weak spring.
- If F1 is blown, test BR1.
Fix
- Replace the F1 clips with tin-plated beryllium copper ("BC") clips; brass clips cannot carry the current.
- Replace BR1 if shorted; this is common.
Systems
Related tips
- None of the controlled lamps light
- How Bally controlled lamps are powered and switched
- Dim controlled lamps and a buzzing expander relay
- No general illumination after a new rectifier board, fuses good: check the bulbs
- Finding a short that blows GI fuse F5
- Find a short that blows the 20 A GI fuse
- Controlled lamps dim and TP1 reads about 2.8 V instead of 5.4 V: half the bridge open
- One controlled lamp does not light
Source: Repairing Bally Electronic Pinball Games from 1977 to 1985, Part One, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)