Lightning strike now no scoring

[cdsand5]

We took a direct hit to the building last night and I now have no scoring. Frameworx lgp will boot up, led lights on i/o board but I am getting nothing to the pinsetter interface and I get no signal to the monitors up front. All 12 pair are not working so I cant swap any parts to test them. Did a system reboot up front with no help. What should I be looking for that is fried?

[Stripperbolt]

Pinsetter I/O boards. A few years ago we lost 7 of 'em after a nasty electrical storm here. If you can access the diagnostics menu on a pair, there's a way to see if the interface board is being seen by the LGP. I don't have Frameworx anymore, but maybe someone that remembers how to do it can chime in. I seem to recall having to enter a 5 digit number that adds up to 16(?) to bring up a screen that shows version numbers and a bunch of other info, including what you may need to determine if the pinsetter interface (I/O) is communicating with the LGP.

[cdsand5]

I would do that but I have no working units at all. After several trips up and down the machines I can get 2 pair to turn the monitors on but nothing else. I cant input any names at the bowlers stations and the lanes will not turn on from the front counter. I am thinking we may have lost motherboards.

[me_and_my_68]

Do you have curtain wall mount chassis or the console type that bolt to floor in bowlers area?

[cdsand5]

Curtain wall mount. Been on this all day and I believe I have multiple issues. All of the I/O boards appear to have one malfunction or another, the pinsetter interfaces have no led lights lit, a few bowlers keypads dont work and I think I have 3 bad motherboards. To top it all off the owner wants to be involved in the repairs .

[smurtland]

To top it all off the owner wants to be involved in the repairs .

Oh boy!

[TwinCityLanesFM]

if you had a lightning strike there should be a surge protector on the breaker box for the scoring brunswick required this at install with frameworx. That might be out and your not getting enough power into the system to get the lgp's to start all the way.

[cdsand5]

There is no surge protector and I have 120 volts at each receptical that the lgps are plugged in to. I will be swapping video cables today, I have 1 pair working correctly and can use that as a test unit. I absolutely HATE electronics.

[me_and_my_68]

PM me your number and a good time to call you and we'll work through this
-Marty

[TwinCityLanesFM]

There is no surge protector and I have 120 volts at each receptical that the lgps are plugged in to. I will be swapping video cables today, I have 1 pair working correctly and can use that as a test unit. I absolutely HATE electronics.

then after your all up and running I would tell the boss to install one.

[Pietenpol]

Scoring systems should all be isolated completely. Dedicated outlets, isolated ground back to main service ground. Also as everyone has been asking about a TVSS (trans Voltage Surge Suppressor) that controls the voltage to the dedicated scoring panelboard. Sounds like the lightning strike caused a big surge and took out most of your electronics. All you can do is get one lane up and running then swap out components one by one to see what has been fried and what is good. Then as Twincity said...install one before it happens again.

[sbrooks]

Could you have lost one of the ethernet hubs?

[cdsand5]

After dealing with this for nearly a week now here is what I have found. All I/O boards, 3 video boards, at least 4 llan cards, 1 transformer in the lgp that feeds the pinsetter interface, 14 keypads and 10 Evolution converters, all bad. Half of the house will not turn on from the front desk, 4 pair will not turn on from the keypads but will from the front desk and 2 pair that work perfectly. I need a drink.

[rivmike]

After dealing with this for nearly a week now here is what I have found. All I/O boards, 3 video boards, at least 4 llan cards, 1 transformer in the lgp that feeds the pinsetter interface, 14 keypads and 10 Evolution converters, all bad. Half of the house will not turn on from the front desk, 4 pair will not turn on from the keypads but will from the front desk and 2 pair that work perfectly. I need a drink.

Other than that, all is good? LOL... No, sorry to hear this, It has to be a nightmare! What has the insurance said? Many things could've been weakened and could go soon. Would they replace everything? (Not insurance co. what am I thinking)

[NeverSeenThat]

Other than that, all is good? LOL... No, sorry to hear this, It has to be a nightmare! What has the insurance said? Many things could've been weakened and could go soon. Would they replace everything? (Not insurance co. what am I thinking)

I have been working with a center that had a lightening strike and it can absolutely drive you crazy. We've replaced motherboards, I/O, remote video, ethernet pc boards, CCD box, power supply, camera, and hard drives. We even swapped boards trying to isolate the problem only to have that board fry boards in the LGP that it was swapped to. Talk about getting gun shy. Brunswick told us that it can take 30-60 days for problems to develope so they can be solved because it weakens parts causing random failure within this time frame.
Hang in there. Belive me, I feel your pain!