Using the start sequence to find where a reset stops

Watch which step of the sequence is the last to happen. For example, on a Gottlieb multi-player whose reels zero but whose motor then just keeps running, the fault lies in the next step: the SB relay and player unit, or a reel zero switch from the step before.

Systems

• Electro-mechanical

Related tips

• Gottlieb start halts after reels reset: S Armature switch
• Start sequence of 1972-78 Gottlieb single players without a reset bank
• Outline of a Gottlieb reset-bank game start
• Bally mid-1970s EM start-up sequence
• 1975-78 Gottlieb multi-player start sequence (Ax/Bx games)
• 1960s-1970s Gottlieb start sequence (score reel games)
• Game never resets: bent coin door switch
• Start sequence of 1950s Gottlieb single players with light-box scoring

Source: Repairing Electro-Mechanical (EM) Coin Operated Games to 1978, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)