Section 4.6.
Troubleshooting
Contents
NOTE: Distributor and Positive Ball Lift Troubleshooting matrices are located in their
respective manuals.
4.6 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................. 4.6-1
4.6.1 Troubleshooting Tools........................................................................... 4.6-1
4.6.1.1 Continuity Tester .................................................................... 4.6-1
4.6.1.2 Voltage Tester ........................................................................ 4.6-1
4.6.2 Table Troubleshooting .......................................................................... 4.6-2
4.6.2.1 Respot cells will not pick up or place pins ................................... 4.6-2
4.6.2.2 Scoring Problems (miscounts, no strike cycle, etc.) ...................... 4.6-3
4.6.2.3 Table Runs Continuously ......................................................... 4.6-4
4.6.2.4 Table stops before zero ........................................................... 4.6-5
4.6.2.5 Sweep runs, table does not ...................................................... 4.6-6
4.6.2.6 1
st
ball, sweep goes to guard, table continues to run ................... 4.6-7
4.6.2.7 1
st
ball, table and sweep start then stop .................................... 4.6-8
4.6.2.8 Pin falls over during spotting .................................................... 4.6-9
4.6.2.9 2
nd
ball or strike, table runs to respot instead of spot ................. 4.6-10
4.6.3 Sweep Troubleshooting........................................................................ 4.6-11
4.6.3.1 Sweep starts run-through a second time ................................... 4.6-11
4.6.3.2 Sweep overruns all stopping positions ...................................... 4.6-12
4.6.3.3 Sweep motor trips overload .................................................... 4.6-13
4.6.3.4 Sweep hits gutter at guard position .......................................... 4.6-14
4.6.3.5 Sweep runs continuously ........................................................ 4.6-15
4.6.3.6 Sweep arm hits frame at zero .................................................. 4.6-16
4.6.3.7 1
st
ball, Table picks up pins, but does not respot ........................ 4.6-17
4.6.3.8 1
st
ball, off-spot condition, pins swept, strike scored .................. 4.6-18
4.6.3.9 2
nd
ball, tables doesn’t run, bins loaded .................................... 4.6-19
4.6.3.10 Sweep runs into pit ................................................................ 4.6-20
4.6.3.11 Sweep does not knock all pins into pit ...................................... 4.6-21