Reset and clock are good but the board does not boot.
CPU address and data line check
Cause: Failed spider chips.
Checks
- Probe TC1 pins 1-13 for pulsing.
Fix
- If they pulse and the bench LED still never lights, or if they do not pulse, the spiders are bad and a replacement CPU board is needed.
Systems
Related tips
- Using an LED to see a bench CPU boot
- Dead CPU board: first checks
- Aftermarket System 1 CPU boards
- Check the TC3 jumper plug on the CPU board
- Powering a System 1 CPU board on the bench
- The six Rockwell "spider" chips on the CPU board
- Swapped U4 or U5 spider still does not work
- Spare chips for System 1 boards
Source: Gottlieb System 1 Pinball Repair from 1977 to 1980, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)