The game coins up and plays, but each score display shows only one zero in the last digit and the credit count is blank; scores never change.
Scores show only a single 0 and the credit display is blank: failed 7404 at IC31
Cause: A 7404 hex inverter (IC31, next to LEDs 3 and 4 on the board) had failed.
Checks
- Check the logic chips that drive the display data and strobe lines with a logic probe; a dead output on an inverter can freeze every display at one digit.
Fix
- Remove the failed 7404 at IC31, fit a socket and install a new chip.
The displays run on high voltage; power off before working on the boards.
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Source: Pinball Repair help group!! (Facebook group)