After moving the game, the left drop target bank stays down and the game acts as if the targets are constantly hit. A relay in the backbox clicks repeatedly while the targets are down, and the reset coil seems to work in test.
Drop target bank stays down while a backbox relay clicks: coil wires loose on the lugs
Cause: The wires on the reset coil's lugs had come loose, so the coil wasn't getting proper power in play. The clicking relay was the game repeatedly trying to reset the bank.
Checks
- Check in switch test that each target registers up and down.
- Inspect the reset coil's solder joints and tug each wire on the lugs.
Fix
- Resolder the wires to the reset coil lugs.
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Source: Pinball Repair help group!! (Facebook group)