Pinball machine (Williams Road Kings) ID:129 - Revision history

Nick.boers: /* Troubleshooting */

2024-07-14T19:30:55Z

Troubleshooting

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	==Troubleshooting==		==Troubleshooting==

	*If pressing start button results in soft sound repeated three times "dugga dugga dugga" the machine can not find both balls. One may be stuck/hiding in the playing area or the limit switches that detect the balls near the launcher may be dirty or damaged.		*If pressing start button results in soft sound repeated three times "dugga dugga dugga" the machine can not find both balls. One may be stuck/hiding in the playing area or the limit switches that detect the balls near the launcher may be dirty or damaged. It could also be one of the fuses.
	*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.		*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.
	*Sound volume control pot/knob is on the inside, left wall, about 12" in from the front door.		*Sound volume control pot/knob is on the inside, left wall, about 12" in from the front door.

David.chernenkoff: /* Documents */

2023-05-31T18:37:39Z

Documents

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	==Documents==		==Documents==
	Manual is available as a PDF online and on paper inside the machine.		Manual is available as a PDF online and on paper inside the machine.

			https://www.ipdb.org/files/1970/Williams_1986_Road_Kings_Manual.pdf

	==Troubleshooting==		==Troubleshooting==

Nick.boers: typo repair

2023-02-11T16:44:20Z

typo repair

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	*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.		*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.
	*Sound volume control pot/knob is on the inside, left wall, about 12" in from the front door.		*Sound volume control pot/knob is on the inside, left wall, about 12" in from the front door.
	*TILT: The ~~til~~ switch is a metal rod hanging inside a round hole in a piece of sheetmetal on the left side wall just inside the door. It may be jammed to one side by the manuals or other contents of the machine.		*TILT: The tilt switch is a metal rod hanging inside a round hole in a piece of sheetmetal on the left side wall just inside the door. It may be jammed to one side by the manuals or other contents of the machine.

	*Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!		*Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!

Nick.boers: /* Troubleshooting */

2023-02-11T16:43:48Z

Troubleshooting

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	*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.		*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.
	*Sound volume control pot/knob is on the inside, left wall, about 12" in from the front door.		*Sound volume control pot/knob is on the inside, left wall, about 12" in from the front door.
			*TILT: The til switch is a metal rod hanging inside a round hole in a piece of sheetmetal on the left side wall just inside the door. It may be jammed to one side by the manuals or other contents of the machine.

	*Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!		*Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!

Nick.boers: /* Troubleshooting */

2023-01-21T17:40:00Z

Troubleshooting

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	*If pressing start button results in soft sound repeated three times "dugga dugga dugga" the machine can not find both balls. One may be stuck/hiding in the playing area or the limit switches that detect the balls near the launcher may be dirty or damaged.		*If pressing start button results in soft sound repeated three times "dugga dugga dugga" the machine can not find both balls. One may be stuck/hiding in the playing area or the limit switches that detect the balls near the launcher may be dirty or damaged.
	*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.		*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.
			*Sound volume control pot/knob is on the inside, left wall, about 12" in from the front door.

	*Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!		*Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!

Nick.boers: /* Troubleshooting */

2023-01-06T20:50:23Z

Troubleshooting

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	==Troubleshooting==		==Troubleshooting==

	* If pressing start button results in soft sound repeated three times "dugga dugga dugga" the machine can not find both balls. One may be stuck/hiding in the playing area or the limit switches that detect the balls near the launcher may be dirty or damaged.		*If pressing start button results in soft sound repeated three times "dugga dugga dugga" the machine can not find both balls. One may be stuck/hiding in the playing area or the limit switches that detect the balls near the launcher may be dirty or damaged.
			*Powers on but won't feed balls? Check fuses in top cabinet. Front 'glass' lifts up and out, panel swings to the left exposing electrics.

	* Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!		*Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!

	==To do==		==To do==
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	===Functional===		===Functional===

	* Diagnose fuse blowing problem		*Diagnose fuse blowing problem
	**Likely culprit: bad solenoid on jet bumper (already disassembled - discoloured)		**Likely culprit: bad solenoid on jet bumper (already disassembled - discoloured)
	* Replace left flipper solenoid		*Replace left flipper solenoid
	**This is the cause of the left flipper sticking on the down-stroke, and the repeated blowing of at least one fuse.		**This is the cause of the left flipper sticking on the down-stroke, and the repeated blowing of at least one fuse.
	** Order new solenoid		**Order new solenoid
	* Replace all rubber bumpers		*Replace all rubber bumpers
	** Order new bumpers		**Order new bumpers
	* Realign flippers		*Realign flippers
	**They keep getting out of alignment no matter how much they are tightened. Maybe threadlocker would help?		**They keep getting out of alignment no matter how much they are tightened. Maybe threadlocker would help?
	* Descale copper contacts		*Descale copper contacts
	**Better current flow = better power from flippers		**Better current flow = better power from flippers
	**Ian did one in Feb 2016.		**Ian did one in Feb 2016.
	**Consider replacing with a different type of switches		**Consider replacing with a different type of switches
	* [Optional] Replace lights with LED equivalents/rewire motherboard to work with LEDs		*[Optional] Replace lights with LED equivalents/rewire motherboard to work with LEDs
	**Rutger wants to do this pretty much immediately (as of Feb 2016).		**Rutger wants to do this pretty much immediately (as of Feb 2016).
	**Frollard is not so optimistic, because the existing matrix depends on the incandescent bulbs' resistance, making LED replacement complicated and likely not at all power-saving.		**Frollard is not so optimistic, because the existing matrix depends on the incandescent bulbs' resistance, making LED replacement complicated and likely not at all power-saving.
	* Resolder top front speaker wires		*Resolder top front speaker wires
	**Only internal speaker works; top disconnected		**Only internal speaker works; top disconnected
	* Find replacement coin rejector		*Find replacement coin rejector
	**Player 2 quarter slot rejector missing		**Player 2 quarter slot rejector missing

	===Formal===		===Formal===

	* Redo exterior paint job; replace decals on side		*Redo exterior paint job; replace decals on side
	**Repaint?		**Repaint?
	**Vinyl decal?		**Vinyl decal?
	** Image original artwork		**Image original artwork
	** Vectorize artwork		**Vectorize artwork
	** Sand down to wood		**Sand down to wood
	** Prime and seal		**Prime and seal
	** Reapply artwork		**Reapply artwork

	[[Category:Ongoing projects]]		[[Category:Ongoing projects]]

Nick.boers: Added a troubleshooting hint

2023-01-04T02:51:14Z

Added a troubleshooting hint

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 __NOTOC__
-== Documents ==
+==Documents==
 Manual is available as a PDF online and on paper inside the machine.
-== To do ==
+==Troubleshooting==
-=== Functional ===
+* If pressing start button results in soft sound repeated three times "dugga dugga dugga" the machine can not find both balls. One may be stuck/hiding in the playing area or the limit switches that detect the balls near the launcher may be dirty or damaged.
-=== Formal ===
+* Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!
-* <i class="fa fa-square-o"></i> Redo exterior paint job; replace decals on side
-** Repaint?
+==To do==
 ** Vinyl decal?
-** <i class="fa fa-square-o"></i> Image original artwork
+===Functional===
-** <i class="fa fa-square-o"></i> Vectorize artwork
-** <i class="fa fa-square-o"></i> Sand down to wood
+* Diagnose fuse blowing problem
-** <i class="fa fa-square-o"></i> Prime and seal
+**Likely culprit: bad solenoid on jet bumper (already disassembled - discoloured)
-** <i class="fa fa-square-o"></i> Reapply artwork
+* Replace left flipper solenoid
 [[Category:Ongoing projects]]

Cjs: Cjs moved page Pinball machine (Williams Road Kings) to Pinball machine (Williams Road Kings) ID:129: Update name to follow naming conventions

2019-01-31T04:08:46Z

Cjs moved page Pinball machine (Williams Road Kings) to Pinball machine (Williams Road Kings) ID:129: Update name to follow naming conventions

← Older revision	Revision as of 04:08, 31 January 2019
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Cjs: added id and updated image link

2019-01-31T03:55:47Z

added id and updated image link

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	\| permission = Open to All		\| permission = Open to All
	\| certification = Self-taught		\| certification = Self-taught
	\| ~~itemphoto~~ = ~~[[File:Pinball,_Road_Kings.jpg\|350px\|thumb\|right~~\|The pinball machine, showing its location to the left of the large laser cutter. The laser cutter's honeycombs and a laser-cut skull are visible in the background.]]		\| id = 129
			\| caption = The pinball machine, showing its location to the left of the large laser cutter. The laser cutter's honeycombs and a laser-cut skull are visible in the background.
	}}		}}

Ian Oliver: updated functional status

2019-01-27T09:08:18Z

updated functional status

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	\| arrived = 2012 or earlier		\| arrived = 2012 or earlier
	\| location = Next to [[laser cutter, large (Rabbit Laser RL-x-1290)\|the large laser cutter]]		\| location = Next to [[laser cutter, large (Rabbit Laser RL-x-1290)\|the large laser cutter]]
	\| status = Working as of ~~2016~~-05-26		\| status = Working with a few things broken as of 2019-01-27
	\| permission = Open to All		\| permission = Open to All
	\| certification = Self-taught		\| certification = Self-taught