TECH: HS2 Divertor Error
David R Gangaware
for a few months now and have learned much from you guys. Great work.
I just purchased my first pin, High Speed II. Upon turning it on, I get the
error message "Check Switch 84. Enter Left Ramp" then "Divertor Error". If
I go to the solenoid tests, the test 10, which is divertor lo, doesnt do
anything. Obviously there is a problem with the lo divertor on the
supercharger. (This explains the fact why the ball never enters the
supercharger when it is lit, only up and around the left ramp)
So, my problem is that I did not get a manual/schematic with this pin (was
supposed to) so I dont even know where to start or what to look for. Any
quick pointers?
Also, I have seen posts saying that getting software revision L-2 is
recommended. Where would I be able to get that update?
Sorry for the newbie questions, but without a schematic I am pretty lost.
David
Ray Johnson
>
> Hello to everyone in the group. I have been reading posts in thie newsgroup
> for a few months now and have learned much from you guys. Great work.
>
> I just purchased my first pin, High Speed II. Upon turning it on, I get the
> error message "Check Switch 84. Enter Left Ramp" then "Divertor Error".
Test the "enter left ramp" opto switch while in the game's "switch
edges" or "switch levels" test. This opto switch is the opto pair at
the mid-to-lower portion of the ramp- an electric eye, basically. Break
the beam with your finger and you should see a reaction on the display
when in the switch test. If not, then you may have a bad opto, broken
wire, or other problem(s) upstream.
The divertor error may be a result of the bad ramp entrance opto
"switch". The ramp entrance switch is what signals the computer to
activate the divertor.
>If
> I go to the solenoid tests, the test 10, which is divertor lo, doesnt do
> anything.
This is because there are two windings in the divertor coil- a hi power
and a lo power. To get the divertor to even move, the high power
winding must be activated. If just the low power is applied to the
coil, then there is not enough energy to open the divertor arm- only
enough power to "hold" it open. So if you hold open the divertor arm
during this test with your finger, you will detect that the "hold" or
"low power" winding in the coil is in fact doing it's job and helping to
hold the divertor in the open position. It just doesn't have enough
power to fully open the divertor from the closed position.
> Obviously there is a problem with the lo divertor on the
> supercharger. (This explains the fact why the ball never enters the
> supercharger when it is lit, only up and around the left ramp)
No- the ramp entrance switch is what signals the divertor to open. My
guess is that the divertor hi and low both work. Even if only hi works,
the thing will still open for an instant, but not unless triggered by
the ramp entrance switch.
> So, my problem is that I did not get a manual/schematic with this pin (was
> supposed to) so I dont even know where to start or what to look for. Any
> quick pointers?
>
> Also, I have seen posts saying that getting software revision L-2 is
> recommended. Where would I be able to get that update?
L-2 is not available from Williams anymore. I have a copy here and can
make you a new chip with L-2 software if you need it. E-mail me for
details.
L-2 has some fixes that help the Supercharger run better and avoid
costly damage to the Supercharger driver board, which can occur when
more than 1 ball is in the Supercharger with L-1 software. L-5 is the
latest available software (never a L-3 or L-4 released), but L-5 is
reputed to be very bug-ridden- even moreso than previous software
revisions.
> Sorry for the newbie questions, but without a schematic I am pretty lost.
No problem- you should be able to get a new manual for your game from
Pinball Resource- e-mail them at: pbres...@idsi.net
Hope that helps!
--
Ray Johnson
Salt Lake City, Utah
Got pinball? And how!
Bill
Congradulations on your new pin! You are going to love it. I love my HSII.
I had a very similar problem with my machine. It drove me nuts for a few
hours until I figured out what was happening. The Supercharger diverter
coil is actually two coils wound onto the same core. It has a low power
winding and a high power winding. If you look at the connections for the
coil, you will notice that it has three connections. One is common and the
second is the low power tap, and the third is the high power tap. The reason
for the double windings is that this solenoid acts as a continuous rather
than momentary solenoid. When my coil malfunctioned, it would energize the
solenoid but would not hold the diverter for more than a couple seconds. I
finally figured out that the initial winding was pulling in the diverter but
the winding that was supposed to hold the divertor was burned out. I
verified this by marking and disconnecting the coil and doing a continuity
test with an ohm meter. One winding showed a fair amount of resistance while
the other winding showed an open indicating that it has burned out.
The coil part # is Williams A-14701. I got mine from an operator who special
ordered it from a second source manufacturer. It was pretty inexpensive
($12) but I had to wait for them to wind it. It took about two weeks to come
in. A note of caution: make sure you connect the new coil up exactly the
same way as the old coil came out. The windings are different guage wire and
serve different purposes. One to engage the diverter and one to hold it. If
the coil checks out then you probably have either a bad wire or a bad driver
transistor.
The diverter lo driver transister is Q56 The diver high is Q82
Let me know how you fair with the repair! Also let me know if you need
anything else as I have all the documentation. Have you figured out "Secret
Mania" yet? :)
Sincerely
Bill Barnes
David R Gangaware
David
David R Gangaware wrote in message
>Hello to everyone in the group. I have been reading posts in thie
newsgroup
>for a few months now and have learned much from you guys. Great work.
>
>I just purchased my first pin, High Speed II. Upon turning it on, I get
the
>error message "Check Switch 84. Enter Left Ramp" then "Divertor Error". If
>I go to the solenoid tests, the test 10, which is divertor lo, doesnt do
>anything. Obviously there is a problem with the lo divertor on the
>supercharger. (This explains the fact why the ball never enters the
>supercharger when it is lit, only up and around the left ramp)
>
>So, my problem is that I did not get a manual/schematic with this pin (was
>supposed to) so I dont even know where to start or what to look for. Any
>quick pointers?
>
>Also, I have seen posts saying that getting software revision L-2 is
>recommended. Where would I be able to get that update?
>
>Sorry for the newbie questions, but without a schematic I am pretty lost.
>
>David
>
>drga...@eos.ncsu.edu
>
>