Six flashes, then no attract mode, and the LED does not settle to a dim glow.
Six flashes only: 43 V, U10 or U14
Cause: No +43 V reaching the zero-crossing detector (fuse F4 on the rectifier board blown is most likely), U10 PIA or its socket, or U14.
Checks
- Check F4.
- Check for about 21 V DC at MPU TP3.
Fix
- Replace F4 and find why it blew, or replace U10 or U14.
Systems
Related tips
- Flicker but no first flash
- Three flashes only: U10 PIA
- MPU stops before the 7th LED flash (no 43 V)
- Logic probe states in attract mode: U9 6800 and U12 555
- Intermittent or dead MPU from old closed-frame sockets
- Logic probe states in attract mode: U16 9602 and U15 MC3459
- Seven flashes but no attract mode
- Garbled player 1 display and strange play from a bad 5101 RAM
Source: Repairing Bally Electronic Pinball Games from 1977 to 1985, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)