6.3 V AC reaches the power supply GI input but not the GI output plug.
GI in at the power supply but not out: check the GI relay
Cause: The GI relay contacts have failed, or the relay is stuck energised because its driver transistor or circuit on the driver board has failed.
Checks
- Unplug the relay coil connector: 3J7 on System 7 power supplies, or the black/red harness plug on Blackout, Scorpion and early Black Knight.
- If the GI now lights, the relay is being held on by a failed driver circuit, or the relay itself is seized.
Fix
- Replace the relay or repair its driver transistor circuit.
Systems
Related tips
- Replacement GI relays
- Test the power supply with its outputs unplugged
- Match and player lamps light at random in play: faulty replacement driver board
- No lamp matrix voltage
- Lamp matrix column test at 2J5 with Leon's code
- Lamp matrix row test at 2J7 with Leon's code
- How the lamp matrix runs 6.3 V bulbs on 18 V
- Never leave a locked-up game switched on
Source: Repairing Williams System 3 to System 7 Pinball 1977 to 1984, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)