The score displays show garbage.
Garbled displays: broken pin in the MPU display connector
Cause: A broken pin in the MPU connector that carries the display data, plus corroded contacts on the player 1 display plug.
Checks
- Reseat the MPU's display connector with the game off and see if the displays change.
- Unplug displays one at a time to see if one display is dragging the others down.
- Inspect each pin of the display connectors.
Fix
- Repin the broken connector pin and clean or repin the corroded display plug.
Systems
Games
Related tips
- High-voltage score displays flicker: reflow the cracked joints at the display connector
- Score display J1 to MPU J1 connections
- One score display dark: poor contact at MPU J1 pin 20
- Only even-numbered score displays show numbers
- LE: new LED score displays miss a digit or show zeros: pins 2 and 11
- Flickering score displays
- Replace a score display glass
- No score displays light at all
Source: Pinball Repair help group!! (Facebook group)