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by: Ron Kral - Mon, 27 Jun 2022 20:24 UTC

So a friend calls me regarding his Williams Sky Lab.
He turned it on before I got there, then turned it off.
When I got there, it would not turn on. Grrrr.
I opened it up and was looking around. I showed
him the plumb bob and demonstrated it. A minute
later, out of the blue, the machine powered up... WTF??!
Turned it off and it would not turn back on... Really?

Saw something on the cabinet floor I'd never seen before
labeled the "Kickoff Switch". Just what the heck it THAT?
Could it be causing this problem? Anything else I should
look into? Other than a séance or poltergeist...

Any and all observations or suggestions welcome.

Ron Kral

PS: BTW, the problem he called about was a weak
flipper which turned out to be a simple broken wire.

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by: John Robertson - Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:17 UTC

On 2022/06/27 1:24 p.m., Ron Kral wrote:
> So a friend calls me regarding his Williams Sky Lab.
> He turned it on before I got there, then turned it off.
> When I got there, it would not turn on. Grrrr.
> I opened it up and was looking around. I showed
> him the plumb bob and demonstrated it. A minute
> later, out of the blue, the machine powered up... WTF??!
> Turned it off and it would not turn back on... Really?
>
> Saw something on the cabinet floor I'd never seen before
> labeled the "Kickoff Switch". Just what the heck it THAT?
> Could it be causing this problem? Anything else I should
> look into? Other than a séance or poltergeist...
>
> Any and all observations or suggestions welcome.
>
> Ron Kral
>
> PS: BTW, the problem he called about was a weak
> flipper which turned out to be a simple broken wire.
Hi Ron,
IPDB is your real friend:
https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2202
Note the schematics! Everything is there for you!
Yes, the Kickoff Switch turns off the LOCK relay, which is then
reactivated by the Left Flipper Button switch. If this doesn't turn it
back on, check the Kickoff Switch isn't making poor contact...
John :-#)#
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John's Jukes Ltd.
MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
(604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

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by: Ron Kral - Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:38 UTC

On Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:18:13 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
> On 2022/06/27 1:24 p.m., Ron Kral wrote:
> > So a friend calls me regarding his Williams Sky Lab.
> > He turned it on before I got there, then turned it off.
> > When I got there, it would not turn on. Grrrr.
> > I opened it up and was looking around. I showed
> > him the plumb bob and demonstrated it. A minute
> > later, out of the blue, the machine powered up... WTF??!
> > Turned it off and it would not turn back on... Really?
> >
> > Saw something on the cabinet floor I'd never seen before
> > labeled the "Kickoff Switch". Just what the heck it THAT?
> > Could it be causing this problem? Anything else I should
> > look into? Other than a séance or poltergeist...
> >
> > Any and all observations or suggestions welcome.
> >
> > Ron Kral
> >
> > PS: BTW, the problem he called about was a weak
> > flipper which turned out to be a simple broken wire.
> Hi Ron,
>
> IPDB is your real friend:
>
> https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2202
>
> Note the schematics! Everything is there for you!
>
> Yes, the Kickoff Switch turns off the LOCK relay, which is then
> reactivated by the Left Flipper Button switch. If this doesn't turn it
> back on, check the Kickoff Switch isn't making poor contact...
>
> John :-#)#
>
> --
> (Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
> John's Jukes Ltd.
> MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
> (604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
> www.flippers.com
> "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."
Thanks John. You're a great help as usual.
I have trouble reading schematics.

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by: John Robertson - Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:41 UTC

On 2022/06/28 10:38 a.m., Ron Kral wrote:
> On Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:18:13 PM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
>> On 2022/06/27 1:24 p.m., Ron Kral wrote:
>>> So a friend calls me regarding his Williams Sky Lab.
>>> He turned it on before I got there, then turned it off.
>>> When I got there, it would not turn on. Grrrr.
>>> I opened it up and was looking around. I showed
>>> him the plumb bob and demonstrated it. A minute
>>> later, out of the blue, the machine powered up... WTF??!
>>> Turned it off and it would not turn back on... Really?
>>>
>>> Saw something on the cabinet floor I'd never seen before
>>> labeled the "Kickoff Switch". Just what the heck it THAT?
>>> Could it be causing this problem? Anything else I should
>>> look into? Other than a séance or poltergeist...
>>>
>>> Any and all observations or suggestions welcome.
>>>
>>> Ron Kral
>>>
>>> PS: BTW, the problem he called about was a weak
>>> flipper which turned out to be a simple broken wire.
>> Hi Ron,
>>
>> IPDB is your real friend:
>>
>> https://www.ipdb.org/machine.cgi?id=2202
>>
>> Note the schematics! Everything is there for you!
>>
>> Yes, the Kickoff Switch turns off the LOCK relay, which is then
>> reactivated by the Left Flipper Button switch. If this doesn't turn it
>> back on, check the Kickoff Switch isn't making poor contact...
>>
>> John :-#)#
>>
> Thanks John. You're a great help as usual.
> I have trouble reading schematics.
I did a talk on reading schematics at the Pacific Northwest show a few
years back that is up on Youtube. Perhaps that will help you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk1AAO2ihtA
John :-#)#

--
(Please post followups or tech inquiries to the USENET newsgroup)
John's Jukes Ltd.
MOVED to #7 - 3979 Marine Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada V5J 5E3
(604)872-5757 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games)
www.flippers.com
"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out."

You should go home.

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Sky Lab power issue	Ron Kral
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Sky Lab power issue	Ron Kral
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