No coils work at all.
No coils fire: check the 28 V solenoid supply
Cause: Blown solenoid fuse F2, or a shorted or partly failed 6BR2 solenoid bridge rectifier in the backbox.
Checks
- With F2 fitted and the game on, put the black meter lead on power supply connector 3J4 pin 1 and the red lead on 3J3 pins 6-9: expect 28 to 47 V DC (it reads higher unloaded).
- No voltage: check F2. If F2 blows at every power-on, the bridge has probably shorted.
- Low voltage: the bridge rectifier has probably partly failed.
Fix
- Replace F2 with the correct rating, or replace the 6BR2 bridge rectifier.
Line voltage is present in the cabinet and backbox with the game plugged in; unplug before working on wiring.
Systems
Related tips
- No solenoid voltage
- What the power supply board takes in and puts out
- Test the power supply with its outputs unplugged
- Swapping power supply boards between generations
- No +5 V on a System 3-6 power supply
- No +5 V on a System 7 power supply
- Early Black Knights use the System 6 power supply
- High-voltage supply rebuild parts, System 3 to 11C
Source: Repairing Williams System 3 to System 7 Pinball 1977 to 1984, Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)