Interlocking problem

[deadwood_dup1]

Ok guys. Got one for ya that has come and gone. I thought I nipped this one in the butt but I guess not.

Here is the deal. 1st ball, bowler throws ball. Table up to 0 down to 320 and stops. Change chassis thinking its a logic problem..problem doesnt move. Replaced motor head, worked for about 30 min then started to interlock.

What gets me is that it only does it during a respot. Not during spot or strike cycle. Before when I had this problem it was a simple case of cut and splice. The power cable comming out of the wireway was old and brittle. Cut and splice and re-wired the plug. Problem went away.

Seems to me that the motor is starting up fine and now just looses power at 320.

Question that just popped into my head while I am typing this post is...could TA be out of adj just a "c" hair?? Flat spot in the TA cam? Only reason I say is cuz the swp stops dead at 66. I know the SC and TB cams are adj correctly. Thats the first thing I checked out.

deadwood

[DetroitSignal]

Re: Interlocking problem

Deadwood-

I dunno if you're refering to the table cable plug, but I had a table lose power because the plug was loose. I never had a lot of experience in cam adjustments, but I would think the machine would not interlock safely if something was out of adjustment.

I could also be talking out of my ass. I just got home from a screen and recoat at the lanes. FUMES [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/wink.gif[/img] !!!!

[8270king]

Re: Interlocking problem

Before I would preform major surgery on another plug or cable....I would get out the 136/176 gauge and do all the cam adjustments.

Jerry

[amfpinboy]

Re: Interlocking problem

After you adjust the cams, as the King said, set the SC lever 1/2 turn further out. This reduces the chance for an interlock.

[Mike Stalker]

Re: Interlocking problem

I'm trying to figure out your post, 320? I'm guessing the pins are still in the respot cells and the table has completed one cycle.

Deadwood, reach down by the clevis and put your wire to the off-spot switch back on, it has fallen off and is grounding to the machine.

I thought you'd be pretty keen on preventing off-spots by now! :p [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

[Coors]

Re: Interlocking problem

based on what i think i understand of the prob,

sweep is drifting in, and when the TA-2 initiates sweep thru, the tavle has not cleared the interlock zone.

adjust SB to stop sweep sooner at guard. & make sure the SC & TB levers are switching. (i have seen a machine do something similar to what you described because the SC never engaged, i think it caused some logic prob with the SS chassis)

last guess would be something fell in the term strip under the chassis, crossing the cam signals. (ive seen a beer can tab lay across the term strip, causing the sweep to not run if the bin switch wasnt engaged <<--no joke)

hope this helps, good luck
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[Coors]

Re: Interlocking problem

could also be the table cam cluster needs to be slid left or right as the lever slips off the cam at that point.

[Kat]

Re: Interlocking problem

Deadwood:

Is this a true interlock in the sense that you can manually engage the TB or SC cam and have the pinsetter resume it's cycle? Or, is it that the table is just losing power, thus preventing the machine from finishing its cycle, since the cams are not moving?

Next call you get on this, use your finger and depress the micro on either the SC or TB to remove the interlock condition. If the pinsetter resumes, then we know its something out of time. If it doesn't resume, then its power related.

[Mike Stalker]

Re: Interlocking problem

I reread your post, if it is an interlock and you can't figure which one it is, start from scratch.

Adjust all your cam switch lever distances with the cam guage. Zero out your table and sweep at TDC (top dead center) and set (move) your cams so that the cam studs are parallel to the pin deck.

Now you will have to fine tune your sweep cams from this point but your interlock areas should be clear.

[deadwood_dup1]

Re: Interlocking problem

Thank you for your posts everyone. After further review and although were closed today this problem has been a thorn in my side.

To start off let me say that I have had this problem before. Sweep is dead at 66 so no swp coast. I have not tried to clear with SC or TB.

Mike: I made a mistake. I ment 70 (just before pins enter re-spot cells) not 320. Had my 360 circle backwards.

I will double check everything when we open on friday. Thanx again

deadwood

[the old dirt man]

Re: Interlocking problem

DEADWOOD,
now you went and done it! talking about haunted backends [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif[/img] now your getting haunted machines. the person the (ghost) LOL you seen looking into # 26 is it looking at another machine now [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/confused.gif[/img] LMAO!!
maybe you should try feeding the ghost! LOL
you should try leaving a turkey dinner and a few beers on top of the machine LOL then go and look in a hour and see if it's still there! [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img]
boy your in for fun now! :p

[8270king]

Re: Interlocking problem

Deadwood......you are now on your knees at our mercy....and I like it. [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img]

Jerry

[mambarider]

Re: Interlocking problem

Sounds to me like you have a sweep capacitor going bad. You said that sweep is stopping at 66 but jest a little coasting will cause interlock. Look into top of sweep motor and make sure that sweep motor is stoping fast. Capacitors not only start motors but are used in the brake curcuit as well.

[Coors]

Re: Interlocking problem

dluke, you must work at 4th street bowl. hows barry?

[deadwood_dup1]

Re: Interlocking problem

Jerry:

Crud: Yup.... No leagues tonite so ill see how distruction play does on it.

deadwood