Black Hole driver board: which transistor runs which coil
Q60 (2N6043) "HOLE" four-bank reset, solenoid 1. Q57/Q58 "BLACK" five-bank reset, solenoid 2. Q61/Q62 lower playfield yellow four-bank reset, solenoid 5. Q63/Q64 lower playfield white three-bank reset. Q53 knocker, solenoid 8. Q59 (2N6043) outhole, solenoid 9. Lamp drivers that switch coils or relays: Q9 (L8) ball return gate via playfield Q3, Q13 (L12) lower hole kicker via Q4, Q14 (L13) upper hole kicker via Q1, Q15 (L14) ball lift kicker via Q5, Q16 (L15) shooter lane ball release via Q2, Q17 (L16) relay "U", Q18 (L17) relay "L", Q19 (L18) wireform ball gate relay.
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Related tips
- Black Hole: run the backglass motor only during a game (transistor method)
- System 80 driver board transistor types
- Black Hole playfield-mounted transistors Q1 to Q5
- Black Hole up-kicker on a pop bumper driver board
- Coil stuck on that is driven through a playfield-mounted power transistor
- Black Hole up-kicker rarely needs the driver board conversion
- Correct up-kicker coil for Black Hole and Haunted House
- Driver board lamp connectors A3J2 and A3J3
Source: Repairing & Upgrading Gottlieb System 80 Pinballs from 1980 to 1989, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)