Yes where you may have soldered the flippers and a blob had dropped down
Fuse still blows when lamps have been removed. I removed backbox lamps too for completeness.
When you say a solder blob, like the pic above; they obviously have solder on the lugs... are you saying I'm looking for solder elsewhere on the sockets?
I can't see anything. The bottom is hard to see though, I had my torch and each lamp hasn't got any solder on it it shouldn't have.Yes where you may have soldered the flippers and a blob had dropped down
I've got the sockets hanging out freely now but still the same. I'll attach them all back without bulbs a bit later and try again just incase they're catching something as I lower playfield.As I mentioned previously - check each socket for any possible lug contact causing a short. Sometimes a lug can get bent over and inadvertently touch something.
In some games sockets in densely packed areas have little shrouds around them to prevent this.
Fuse didn't blow until I plugged J126 in
I think it's either J126 pin 1 or pin 2. If it's pin 1, then this is the same socket that sparked a week or so ago.Another way to narrow it down is remove J126. Put a fresh fuse in. Offer the connector up, but DONT plug it on. Just lightly rest the contacts against the pins. Any short will cause a spark when the pins touch, identifying the out put with the short on it. Then use the manual to identify the destination. bear in mind that if theres a short on the playfield, its likely that the driving transistor on the circuit board is also short, and will need to be replaced.
Ok, all good for the fuse however, did a flasher test and the hot dog (the connector in question, stayed on and then I started smelling a burning smell and it got very hot. Immediately switched machine off.
Balls.Glad you found it . Lamp locked on means the transistor is toast.
Coil? I'm talking about the flasher transistor. The flippers are fine. I burned the transistor by having two lugs closed together on a 906 flasher socket (which are weird looking).It could be diodes on the coil. Transistors on the board.
In some cases maybe the coil itself.
Could be many things.