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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

Source: Repairing Williams System 3 to System 7 Pinball 1977 to 1984, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)