Re: Battlezone Controls

Al,

Thanks for the advice. Any chance the schematics are online somewhere,
as I do not have any copies of them. I have an op manual, but that is
it. :-(

Thanks

-Marlin

On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 11:43 AM, Al Warner wrote:

> Hey Marlin,
>
> Look at the wiring diagram for the game and trace the ground wire back
> from the controls to the board. All of the switches on your game have
> one
> common ground wire. The ground wire is the one that goes from switch
> to
> switch on your control panel devices. Make sure it's going where it is
> suppose to.
>
> It could be broken in a connector or something. This is VERY common.
>
> Use a meter on contiuity test.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> -Al-
>
>> hello again all,
>>
>> A little while ago, I posted asking what could be the problem if I
>> have
>> no response from controls on my Bzone (I am resurrecting it, it has
>> gone from completely dead to all fixed but the controls agggggh!).
>> Most of you replied that it sounded like the controls were grounded
>> out. Now, I took this to mean that the controls needed to be
>> grounded.
>> (I know, I know, but it was late and I spaced out! :-) What I now
>> realize is that you meant the controls were grounded CLOSED, not open.
>>
>> This makes more sense because as soon as I coin up, the game starts
>> even with the start button disconnected! Sooooo, my question is this:
>> Where do I look for the short? How do I find this bugger?
>>
>> Also, *IF* you say it is in the wiring harness . . . . can I
>> substitute
>> a Red Baron wiring harness without (or with minor ) modifications?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Marlin
>>
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