Robocop and later: lane change is on the cabinet flipper switch
With the solid-state flipper boards that arrived on Robocop, the cabinet flipper switches carry only low voltage, so the lane change switch was moved there instead of being stacked on the EOS switch. This removes a common cause of switch matrix damage.
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Related tips
- Solid state flippers, Robocop and later
- Switch matrix burnt out on a pre-Robocop game
- Solid state flipper boards are in the cabinet, not the backbox
- Old-style flipper parts do not mix with the Apollo 13 and later style
- How Data East solid state flippers work (Robocop on)
- Flipper EOS switch role from Jurassic Park on
- Flipper board LEDs show the cabinet buttons are seen
- Jurassic Park and later: the solid state EOS switch
Source: Repairing DataEast 1987 (Laser War) to Sega 1995 (Batman Forever), Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)