Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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1 Introduction
- Date Of Manufacture: August, 1978
- Production: 9,950 units (confirmed)
- Theme: Outer Space - Licensed Theme
- Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshot (1), Roto-targets (3), Standup targets (3), 5-bank drop targets (1), Spinning target (1).
2 Technical Info
- Type: Solid State Electronic (SS)
- A1: Gottlieb MPU Module
- A2: Power Module
- A3: Driver Board
- A4: Score Displays 1A4, 2A4, 3A4, 4A4 (6-digits)
- A5: Credits Display (4-digits)
- A7: Tone Board
3 Charts
3.1 Fuse Chart
| Wire in | Value | Wire out | description | location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orn | 5 Amp Slo-Blo | Blu | 115V Primary Fuse | Bottom Board |
| 2½ Amp Slo-Blo | 230V Primary Fuse | Bottom Board | ||
| Wht-Yel | ¼ Amp Slo-Blo | Blu-Wht-Red | Displays 69VAC | Bottom Board |
| Yel | 5 Amp Slo-Blo | Red-Wht | Coils 25VAC | Bottom Board |
| Blu-Blk | 5 Amp Slo-Blo | Orn-Blk | Controlled lamps 8VAC | Bottom Board |
| Yel-Red | 10 Amp | Brn-Red | G.I. Playfield (via Tilt Relay) & Coin Chute 6VAC | Bottom Board |
| Yel-Red | 10 Amp | Wht-Red | G.I. Name & Scene Lights 6VAC | Bottom Board |
| Red | ½ Amp Slo-Blo | Blu-Orn | Out Hole | Playfield |
| Brn-Blk | 2 Amp Slo-Blo | Red-Yel | Target Bank Reset & Roto Unit | Playfield |
3.2 Driver Board Chart
| transistor | connector | code | description | wire color | transistor type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q01 | J5-18 | L01 | Game Over Relay | Wht-Blu | MPS-U45 |
| Q Relay | Match / Game Over Light | Yel-Blk | |||
| Q Relay | Ball in Play | Pur-Red | |||
| Q02 | J5-19 | L02 | Tilt Relay | Wht-Orn | MPS-U45 |
| T Relay | Tilt Light | Wht-Brn-Blk | |||
| Q03 | J5-17 | L03 | High Game to Date | Wht-Brn | MPS-U45 |
| Q04 | J5-15 | L04 | Same Player Shoot Again | Wht-Grn | MPS-U45 |
| Q05 | J5-13 | L05 | Extra Ball | Wht-Pur | MPS-A13 |
| Q06 | J5-14 | L06 | Special | Wht-Yel | MPS-A13 |
| Q07 | J5-12 | L07 | Right 10X | Blu-Wht-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q08 | J5-11 | L08 | Center 10X | Orn-Wht-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q09 | J5-9 | L09 | Right "Hit" | Brn-Wht-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q10 | J5-10 | L10 | Left 10X | Grn-Wht-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q11 | J5-8 | L11 | Center "Hit" | Pur-Wht-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q12 | J5-7 | L12 | Left "Hit" | Yel-Wht-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q13 | J5-5 | L13 | "B" Rollover | Blu-Wht-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q14 | J5-6 | L14 | "C" Rollover | Orn-Wht-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q15 | J5-4 | L15 | "A" Rollover | Brn-Wht-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q16 | J5-3 | L16 | Upper Bulls-Eye Target | Grn-Wht-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q17 | J5-1 | L17 | Spinning Target | Pur-Wht-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q18 | J5-2 | L18 | Lower Bulls-Eye Target | Yel-Wht-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q19 | J3-20 | L19 | 5X Bonus | Wht-Blu-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q20 | J3-18 | L20 | 4X Bonus | Wht-Orn-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q21 | J3-16 | L21 | 3X Bonus | Wht-Brn-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q22 | J3-17 | L22 | 2X Bonus | Wht-Grn-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q23 | J3-15 | L23 | 1,000 Bonus | Wht-Pur-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q24 | J3-14 | L24 | 2,000 Bonus | Wht-Yel-Red | MPS-A13 |
| Q33 | J3-12 | L25 | 3,000 Bonus | Wht-Blu-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q34 | J3-13 | L26 | 4,000 Bonus | Wht-Orn-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q35 | J3-11 | L27 | 5,000 Bonus | Wht-Brn-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q36 | J3-9 | L28 | 6,000 Bonus | Wht-Grn-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q37 | J3-7 | L29 | 7,000 Bonus | Wht-Pur-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q38 | J3-8 | L30 | 8,000 Bonus | Wht-Yel-Blk | MPS-A13 |
| Q39 | J3-6 | L31 | 9,000 Bonus | Blu-Wht-Wht | MPS-A13 |
| Q40 | J3-5 | L32 | 10,000 Bonus | Orn-Wht-Wht | MPS-A13 |
| Q41 | J3-4 | L33 | 20,000 Bonus | Brn-Wht-Wht | MPS-A13 |
| Q42 | J3-3 | L34 | #5 Drop Target | Grn-Wht-Wht | MPS-A13 |
| Q43 | J3-2 | L35 | #3 Drop Target | Pur-Wht-Wht | MPS-A13 |
| Q44 | J3-1 | L36 | #1 Drop Target | Yel-Wht-Wht | MPS-A13 |
| Q32 | J4-6 | Solenoid 1 | Outhole | Blu-Red | 2N6043 |
| Q25 | J2-1 | Solenoid 2 | Knocker | Orn-Red | 2N6043 |
| Q26 | J2-2 | Solenoid 3 | 10's chime | Orn-Blk | 2N6043 |
| Q27 | J2-3 | Solenoid 4 | 100's chime | Grn-Red | 2N6043 |
| Q28 | J2-4 | Solenoid 5 | 1000's chime | Pur-Red | 2N6043 |
| Q31 | J4-5 | Solenoid 6 | Not Used | Yel-Red | 2N6043 |
| Q30 | J4-4 | Solenoid 7 | Roto Unit | Blu-Blk | 2N6043 |
| Q29 - Q45 | J4-2 | Solenoid 8 | Drop Target Bank Reset | Orn-Blk | MPS-U45 - 2N3055 |
3.3 Solenoids
| Solenoid description | Solenoid Type | Power Wire | Fuse | Transfer Wire | Coil Wire Color | Connector | Driver Transistor | Transistor Type | Coil Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | Game Over Relay | Controlled | Red | Wht-Blu | A3J5-18 | Q01 | MPS-U45 | A-16890 | ||
| L02 | Tilt Relay | Controlled | Red | Wht-Orn | A3J5-19 | Q02 | MPS-U45 | A-16890 | ||
| Sol. 1 | Outhole | Controlled | Red | ½ Amp S.B. | Blu-Orn | Blu-Red | A3J4-6 | Q32 | 2N6043 | A-5195 |
| Sol. 2 | Knocker | Controlled | Red | Orn-Red | A3J2-1 | Q25 | 2N6043 | A-5195 | ||
| Sol. 3 | 10's chime | Controlled | Orn-Blk | A3J2-2 | Q26 | 2N6043 | Sound Board | |||
| Sol. 4 | 100's chime | Controlled | Grn-Red | A3J2-3 | Q27 | 2N6043 | Sound Board | |||
| Sol. 5 | 1000's chime | Controlled | Pur-Red | A3J2-4 | Q28 | 2N6043 | Sound Board | |||
| Sol. 6 | Not Used | Controlled | A3J4-5 | Q31 | 2N6043 | |||||
| Sol. 7 | Roto Unit | Controlled | Brn-Blk | 2 Amp S.B. | Red-Yel | Blu-Blk | A3J4-4 | Q30 - UPT | 2N6043 - 2N5875 | A-17891 |
| Sol. 8 | Drop Target Bank Reset | Controlled | Brn-Blk | same fuse as above | Red-Yel | Orn-Blk | A3J4-2 | Q29 - Q45 | MPS-U45 - 2N3055 | A-17891 |
| Left Pop Bumper | Directly | Brn-Blk | Switch | A-1496 | ||||||
| Right Pop Bumper | Directly | Brn-Blk | Switch | A-1496 | ||||||
| Kicking Rubber | Directly | Brn-Blk | Switch | A-5194 | ||||||
| Coin Lockout | Directly | Red | A6J1-11 | Directly wired to Ground | A-16890 | |||||
| Left Flipper | Directly | Brn-Blk | Grn-Blk | A6J5-4 | Button | A-17875 | ||||
| Right Flipper | Directly | Brn-Blk | Pur-Blk | A6J5-5 | Button | A-17875 |
UTP = Under Playfield Transistor
3.4 Switch Matrix
| RETURN 0 | RETURN 1 | RETURN 2 | RETURN 3 | RETURN 4 | RETURN 5 | RETURN 6 | RETURN 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1J7-12 & A1J6-3 | A1J7-13 | A1J7-14 | A1J7-17 | A1J7-16 | A1J7-15 | A1J7-11 | A1J7-10 | |
| Yellow | Blue-White | Orange-White | Brown-White | Green-White | Purple-White | Yellow-White | Yellow-Black | |
| STROBE 0 | Test Button | Spinning Target | #1 Drop Target | #3 Drop Target | #5 Drop Target | #2 Drop Target | #4 Drop Target | Not Used |
| A1J7-2 | ||||||||
| A1J6-8 | Blue-White | Yellow | Slate-Green | Orange-Green | Yellow-Green | Maroon-Yellow | Yellow-Black | |
| Blue | SW.00 | SW.10 | SW.20 | SW.30 | SW.40 | SW.50 | SW.60 | SW.70 |
| STROBE 1 | #1 Coin Chute | Left Target | Pop Bumper | 10 Point Switches (8) | Right Rollover, | Lower | Upper | Not Used |
| A1J7-3 | Switch (2) | Right Return Rollover | Bulls-Eye Target | Bulls-Eye Target | ||||
| A1J6-4 | Orange-White | Maroon-Green | White-Blue | Orange-Blue | Slate-Black | Orange-White | Blue-White | |
| Orange | SW.01 | SW.11 | SW.21 | SW.31 | SW.41 | SW.51 | SW.61 | SW.71 |
| STROBE 2 | #2 Coin Chute | "A" Rollover | Not Used | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Not Used |
| A1J7-4 | ||||||||
| A1J6-5 | Brown-White | Green-White | Brown-Black | |||||
| Brown | SW.02 | SW.12 | SW.22 | SW.32 | SW.42 | SW.52 | SW.62 | SW.72 |
| STROBE 3 | Replay Button | "B" Rollover | Not Used | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Not Used |
| A1J7-7 | ||||||||
| A1J6-6 | Green-White | Yellow-Black | Orange-Black | |||||
| Green | SW.03 | SW.13 | SW.23 | SW.33 | SW.43 | SW.53 | SW.63 | SW.73 |
| STROBE 4 | Tilt | "C" Rollover | Not Used | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Roto Unit | Not Used |
| A1J7-6 | ||||||||
| Purple-White | Blue-Black | Yellow-Blue | ||||||
| Purple | SW.04 | SW.14 | SW.24 | SW.34 | SW.44 | SW.54 | SW.64 | SW.74 |
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