Make a System 3-6 driver board work in any game
Steps
- Locate resistors R204-R211 in the upper right corner of the driver board (1000 ohm on System 3, 330 ohm on System 4-6).
- Replace them with zero-ohm jumpers. System 7 boards already have this.
- The modified board then works in System 3 to 7 games; an unmodified System 3-6 board in a System 7 game will miss switch closures.
Systems
Related tips
- Switches missed in a System 7 game with an older driver board
- Driver board switch matrix resistors R204-R211
- System 6 and System 7 driver boards can be swapped for testing
- Switch column or row fault on the driver board
- System 6: game stuck in tilt with switch 1 closed: cracked pins in the 2J2 plug
- Switch matrix column test at 2J2 with Leon's code
- Switch matrix row test at 2J3 with Leon's code
- Board or playfield? The switch test jumper method
Source: Repairing Williams System 3 to System 7 Pinball 1977 to 1984, Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)