January 7 992
STAR* TECH Journal
Williams General Illumination on
Funhouse
Pat Lawler & Tom Cahill
Williams Games
Chicago, Illinois
SYMPI'OM
ADJUSTMENT
You have a problem with the general illumina-
tion. The lower half of the playfield constantly
blows its' fuse. You've looked around and
couldn't find any moving parts near the wires.
Operators should adjust the two screws for the
front molding and make sure that when the games
are collected, that the handle is locked in place
before the coin door is closed.
You replaced the fuse and waited patiently for it
to blow, some time later the GI was still burning
brightly. You left and, sure enough, 10 minutes
later, you were informed
it was out again. You've
noticed the same prob-
lem
on
other
CHECK
Funhouse's.
CAUSE
The lower G.I. being out
is more than likely due
to the handle that locks
the front molding down
shorting to the coin door
G.I. socket it is next to.
1
If the coin door is closed with the handle in the open
position, the operator may have problems with the
handle getting behind the
right coin chute or the
harness to the lights.
CHECK2
Also check that the termi-
nals on the light socket
did not get shorted to-
gether, or the insulation
stripped off.
SOLUTION
A quick fix is either to cover the handle with heat
shrink tubing or wrap it in electrical tape. The
problem will disapear.
Some early games left the factory this way. Later
versions had shrink wrap attached to the
handle.
NOTE
Please note that this shorting of the lock bar has
been on most of the Williams' pinball games, but
some operators have not noticed because the only
lights that would be out when the fuse was blown,
would be the coin door indicators. With the new
WPC system, we have included some playfield
lamps with the coin door.
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