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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.

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