About two dozen switched-illumination lamps in the middle of the playfield stay off while the top and bottom sections work. The feed still measures around 6.5 V.
LE: middle playfield lamps dead, check the hidden fuse block
Cause: On this Limited Edition, a three-fuse block (one fuse per playfield illumination run) is mounted on the underside of the playfield under a wiring bundle and is not in the schematics. One fuse had failed without looking blown; it still read some resistance but could not carry the lamp current.
Checks
- Follow the black-with-white-stripe feed wire for the dead section from the power supply to the playfield.
- Look under the main harness on the underside of the playfield for an extra fuse block.
- Do not trust a visual check or a resistance reading; swap in a known-good fuse.
Fix
- Replace the fuse feeding the dead section.
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Source: Pinball Repair help group!! (Facebook group)