Voltages and amplifier are fine but the board makes no sounds.
Sound board powered but not running
Cause: Reset circuit, clock, Scanbe sockets, EPROM, PIA or RAM.
Checks
- CPU pin 40 should be high (reset section working).
- Logic-probe pins 38 and 39 for the clock; if missing, the crystal or its capacitor is probably bad.
Fix
- Replace every Scanbe socket, on the speech board too if fitted.
- Burn and fit a new sound EPROM.
- Swap in a known-good 6821 PIA, then a 6810 RAM.
Systems
Related tips
- Sound CPU pin voltages with the EPROM removed
- Which sound board each game uses
- Sound board jumpers for 2K sound-only games
- Using the sound board test switch
- How System 3-6 games trigger sounds
- The sound board is its own computer
- Type 1 and type 2 sound boards and their switches
- Setting up a sound board for speech
Source: Repairing Williams System 3 to System 7 Pinball 1977 to 1984, Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)