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The DVD drive sits basically right above this and when I took the cage apart the drive wasn't really housed in there all that well. My best guess is that at some point it bonked down and crushed right there. Hell of a shot, really.

I'm no expert but....I think maybe I found the problem.

And so this is what makes this particular scenario such a challenge. I can get into test mode very easily, but the only way to make any selections in the menu is with.....1P Start. These 3 inputs not working in tandem means that: -I can't coin up the game through the coin switch or the service...

It does stay at 5.08 normally on Pin 17, and if the button is pushed/held it does drop to 0V. But there is no response from the game, it does not register the button press. On the coin switch, there's two wires, the green wire going to Pin 16, and a black ground wire. The ground-to-ground...

All good on Pin 17, this particular cab apparently uses 18 and 19 for the left/right arrows on the cab front, all good there too -- 5.08 normally, 0V when the button is held down. Still no output from the start button on 17 though. 16 does close down to 0V when the switch is held down and...

No copy of the manual unfortunately. The machine shipped with what I think is a replacement parts list/order sheet from Konami, but no manual, and I've had no luck tracking down a PDF. I can definitely try putting the 573 in a different JAMMA cab, but it may take me some time to do that, as luck...

Pin 17 gets continuity, pin 16 does not. And yep, no reboots during measurements, that problem hasn't been happening in the past few days. I have some preliminary pictures of the boards as well, took everything out so I could look for any telltale signs of damage, and nothing jumps out at me...

Was definitely taking measurements wrong on the jamma edge. Thanks for being patient with me, it takes me a while to get used to working with unfamiliar hardware, and most hardware is unfamiliar to me, haha. Anyways, most pins on the jamma (only measured parts side so far) are giving 5.08...

Sorry, to clarify, I was testing the continuity on the buttons in particular, and everything was looking good. A randomly broken probe wire, a trip to the store for a better multimeter, and a little bravery later (I wasn't getting any readings off the jamma harness or edge but maybe I was doing...

Okay, so bit of a thick question, but where exactly in the machine should I be testing these? In the power supply unit? On the Jamma edge? What elements of the machine need power/to be on in order to do those tests with the multimeter? I only barely know what I'm doing with a PSU/Multimeter on a...

Okay, I took some photos, thanks for the early advice! I do have a multimeter, but when I busted it out last night it was dead on batteries and the stores were already closed so I couldn't buy more, fixed that. I don't see any modifications to any of the wiring, it's all clean and organized...

Hello everyone, new to the forums but this is a resource I could definitely see myself using many times in the future. I just purchased a Konami Dance Maniax (System 573 digital) cabinet and when it arrived, the machine booted properly but the P1 start, service button, and coin mech are all not...