Reset works but the board still does not boot.
CPU board clock check
Cause: No clock from the crystal and U1 spider.
Checks
- TC2 pins 11 and 12 and both crystal legs should pulse on a logic probe or scope.
- With a meter: about 2.8 V at TC2-11, 2.9 V at TC2-12, 0.3 V on the top crystal leg and 0.9 V on the bottom.
Fix
- Try a new 3.579 MHz crystal Y1 (above J1), though it rarely fails.
- No clock with a good crystal means U1 has failed and the board must be replaced.
Systems
Related tips
- Using an LED to see a bench CPU boot
- Swapped U4 or U5 spider still does not work
- 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
- Testing CPU input buffers Z29 and Z27
Source: Gottlieb System 1 Pinball Repair from 1977 to 1980, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)