The game boots and the supply voltages are good, but the general illumination, controlled lamps and solenoids are all dead, in any game the driver board is fitted to.
WPC driver board: lamps, GI and coils all dead, CPU fine: broken blanking trace
Cause: The blanking/enable signal that lets the driver board outputs work was not reaching its logic chips: a fine trace from the J113 ribbon connector to the first chip had broken underneath the F115 fuse holder.
Checks
- With a logic probe, check the enable/blanking line from the CPU ribbon (J113) at the driver board logic chips; if it never changes, follow the trace back toward J113.
- Look closely under and around the F115 fuse holder for a cracked trace.
Fix
- Remove the F115 holder if needed and repair the broken trace with a jumper wire, then refit the holder.
Systems
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Source: Pinball Repair help group!! (Facebook group)