After adjusting something under the playfield with power on, no switches work.
Switch matrix dead after a screwdriver slip under the playfield
Cause: A coil lead (50 V) was shorted to a switch lead. This blows the switch matrix fuse (F115, F101 on WPC-95) and usually destroys CPU board U20 (ULN2803), often U14 (74LS374; U23 on WPC-S/WPC-95) as well, and can kill LM339s on opto boards.
Checks
- Check F115/F101.
- Test or substitute U20 and U14/U23.
Fix
- Replace the fuse, U20 (socketed from WPC-S on), and U14/U23 if needed; check opto board LM339s.
- Work under the playfield with the power off.
Systems
Related tips
- Switch matrix chips on the CPU board
- Why CPU U20 fails and how to replace it
- "Check Fuse F114/F115" (F106/F101 on WPC-95): step-by-step
- Lamp matrix faults with all lamp transistors good
- BR1 (D11-D14 on WPC-95) and the board around it scorched
- One switch does not work
- Switch columns to U20 pins
- Testing CPU switch columns with the switch levels test
Source: Repairing Williams/Bally WPC Pinball Games from 1990 to 1999, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)