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You've sent your pinball boards to your favorite repair tech and just received them back.<br>
But, when you power on the game, something seems awry. What should I do?

First, as Douglas Adams famously suggested*, <i><b>Don't Panic!</b></i><br>

Most issues are easily resolved and stem from simple omissions. Before you contact your board tech, perform these simple checks.<br clear=all>

<b>The game does not power on like you think it should</b>
#Is the game plugged in?
#Is the game connected to a power strip and is that power strip switched on?
#Are all connectors plugged into the correction location? Connectors sometimes become "lost" behind the PCBs.
#Are all ribbon cables plugged in so that all male pins are correctly mating with the connector? i.e. not a row or column off and with the red stripe connected to pin 1 at both ends.
#Have you "buzzed" the fuses in the game to see if one has blown?
#If connectors separating the head and the body were disconnected, were they reconnected correctly? This is generally an issue for Williams System 3-11 games.

<b>A game can not be started</b>
#Are the correct number of pinballs installed in the game? Some games will not start a game unless the correct number of pinballs are installed.
#Does the game have credits on it or is the game set to free play?

<b>Things to note before contacting your tech</b>
#Are the LED indicators on the boards lit?
#Do the displays light up?
#Did the game produce an abnormal sound like a solenoid locking on?


<i>*The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979</I>