Gottlieb System 1 Cable

Replacement Control Board to Driver Board Cable for use in Gottlieb System 1 Pinball Machines.

Self Repair Notes:

If some or all of the pins on your cable need to be replaced (see information below) you can purchase the following parts at electronics suppliers like Mouser, Digi-Key or Allied Electronics. Cut off your existing pins (one at a time, so you don't mix them up) then strip the wire, and crimp on a new pin. We may provide a kit a some point, but for now, we are providing this information for those who have asked for help.

Part

Part Number

Notes

Pins (contacts, terminals)

Molex 08-50-0106

or Molex 08-52-0072

Connector 24 Pin

Molex 09-01-6241 (available from Great Plain Electronics)

only needed if your connector is broken

Crimp Tool (Economy)

Waldom/Molex W-HT-1919

about $20 If using this tool you may consider also soldering the wire to the pin for a better connection.

Crimp Tool (Professional)

Sargent 3136CT
or Molex HTR2445A

about $150

Extraction Tool

Molex 11-03-0016

about $15 This tool is a must for removing the pins, insert the tool under the pin to release the locking tab, then remove the pin by pulling on the wire, it should come out gently if the tool is properly inserted.

These new cables have all new parts. If you have replaced the control board and/or driver board, you also need one of these cables. This cable is the cause of many problems with these machines, from machine not working or starting, lamps or solenoids that don't work or work intermittently. If you replaced an old control board that had battery acid damage (green or white looking dust on the board or connector pins) then you definitely need one of these cables. This cable could solve those problems! This is the cable that goes from the A1-J5 connector on the bottom of the Control Board to the A3-J1 connector on the top of the Driver Board.

Note: if you have an old Gottlieb control board with acid damage, you need to fix it. This cable will fix damage already caused buy acid damage to the pins on the board.

Examples of battery acid damage:
(click on pictures for larger view)

Example of bad pins:
(Pins on left has greenish or whitish tint) (pins on top right has tab broken)

Example of bad pins in connector:
(3 pins on left are old, whitish tint, tabs have lost tension-sits lower in connector, causes bad connections) (3 pins on right are NEW, bright shinny, full tension, good connection)

Advantages of our NEW cable.

All new components, not 30 years old! New connectors, new pins, new wire.
(Wire colors my vary from pictures.)

NEW pins. The pins on old machines can loose their tension over time, they can also have poor connections due to battery acid damage from old control boards.

NEW connectors. Old and brittle connectors that are cracked can cause loose connections on the pins.

We use larger 20AWG wire on the control wires, this provide a stronger connection on the new pins to avoid the potential of being pulled out or broken off.

Our cable has nice curved design as opposed to the original straight across layout. Ours fits nice on the original Gottlieb control board or the replacement Ni-Wumpf or Pascal PI-1 boards.
Original Cable:

Our NEW Cable:

Upgrade your machine now!

Currently Available for the following System 1 Machines.

System 1

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Cleopatra, Sinbad, Joker Poker, Dragon, Solar Ride, Countdown, Close Encounters

Charlie's Angels, Pinball Pool, Totem, Hulk, Genie, Buck Rogers, Torch, Roller Disco, Asteroid Annie & The Aliens

Please note: Kit includes one System 1 Cable Assembly .

Troubleshooting Existing Boards and Cables

Our new driver board can correct problems ranging from dim lamps, not working lamps, not working chimes, or drop targets that won't reset. You can test some of these features with the self test mode on the CPU control board. See your manual for instructions on how to test the outputs of the driver board. If you find that some of your lamps still don't work even after you have replaced the lamp, the problem could be in the driver board. If your drop targets don't always reset, the problem could be a transistor on the driver board.

System 1 machines have been known to have problems with CPU boards that have leaky batteries that have caused corrosion to the cable between the CPU board and the driver board. You should check the pins on the connectors to see if any pins are broken, corroded or weak spring force. If you have replaced your CPU board with a new version because of battery corrosion, you should definitely check the connector pins. Order a new cable with our driver board!

There is also some good information on connector problems located here:www.PinWiki.com

IMPORTANT WARNING...never remove the connector at the displays or control boards or driver board without first turning the machine OFF. You will probably damage the control board!

Driver Board Components and functions

Driver Board Chip #

Driver Board Transistor #

Output ID (L=Lamp #)

Lamp Function (example only, see manual for your specific game)

Game over relay

Tilt relay

High game to date

Same player shoots again

Red rollover

Purple rollover

Top yellow rollover

Bottom left yellow rollover

White rollover

Q10

L10

Top white target

Q11

L11

Bottom white target

Q12

L12

Not used

Q13

L13

Not used

Q14

L14

Advance

Q15

L15

Advance

Q16

L16

Advance

Q17

L17

Advance

Q18

L18

Advance

Q19

L19

5X bonus

Q20

L20

3X bonus

Q21

L21

4X bonus

Q22

L22

2X bonus

Q23

L23

1000 bonus

Q24

L24

2000 bonus

Q33

L25

3000 bonus

Q34

L26

4000 bonus

Q35

L27

5000 bonus

Q36

L28

6000 bonus

Q37

L29

7000 bonus

Q38

L30

8000 bonus

Q39

L31

9000 bonus

Q40

L32

10,000 bonus

Q41

L33

Right yellow rollover

Q42

L34

Bottom yellow rollover

Q43

L35

Not used

Q44

L36

Not used

N/A

Q25

SOL#2

KNOCKER

N/A

Q26

SOL#3

TENS CHIME

N/A

Q27

SOL#4

HUNDREDS CHIME

N/A

Q28

SOL#5

THOUSANDS CHIME

N/A

Q32

SOL#1

OUTHOLE

N/A

Q31

SOL#6

WHITE DROP TARGET RESET

N/A

Q30

SOL#7

PURPLE DROP TARGET RESET

via Q29

Q45

SOL#8

RED DROP TARGET RESET

Disclaimer...The Boston Pinball Company L.L.C can not be held responsible for damage to your machine as a result of our products. Our products have been tested on many, but not every machine represented on these pages. The assumption is made that your System 1 or System 80 Gottlieb Pinball Machine reflects the design documentation available in the original Gottlieb manuals and technical documents. Your are responsible to make sure your machine is in working order and reflects them before installing our products. We gladly accept returns on our products, but any damage to our products as a result of an improperly wired or malfunctioning machine will result in a refund that is prorated based on damage. We are not responsible for typographical errors on these pages.
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