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The supercharger diverter does nothing, even in solenoid test. The coil, plunger, wiring and voltage are all fine, and the diverter fires if its driver is grounded by hand.

Supercharger diverter dead even in test: open TIP102 at Q81 that tested good

Cause: The TIP102 predriver/driver at Q81 had failed open. Out of circuit it fooled both a component tester and a meter, reading like two diodes back to back, but tracing the logic showed it was not switching.

Checks

  • Ground the driver transistor tab briefly to confirm the coil and wiring work.
  • With a logic probe, follow the signal from the latch chip through each transistor stage to see where it stops.
  • Don't trust an in-circuit or tester pass on a suspect transistor; replace it if the signal dies there.

Fix

  • Replace Q81 (TIP102) for the diverter circuit.

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Source: Pinball Repair help group!! (Facebook group)