1. For the Zangief shot there is an opto I think it says switch 40 at the top of the ramp that needs to trigger before it falls into the hole. If you make this shot and get credit for the E Honda shot your opto isn’t registering. Go into switch test and manually try to trigger it. Same thing for Dhalsim. There is a opto after the hole switch 80. Sagat has a rollover switch B5 under the ramp that needs to be made first or it won’t register either since all those shots eventually end up at the e Honda switch. You can trigger all these switches with your finger during switch test mode to see if they are working.

2. This is how it works on mine as well. I haven’t played another copy of the game so wasn’t sure if that was the way it was designed or not, haven’t looked into it. It only registers off the plunge if the shot is lit to collect for me not just to give progress towards car crash.

The optos are the 2 little black plastic things that point at each other at the end of the ramp. Yes just break the beam with your finger or a ball and it should register. You can try cleaning them with a q tip and some alcohol they could just be dirty, they could also not be aligned and just need adjusting or it could be a bigger problem. I’m not near my game right now, but if you can’t find them I can take a picture tomorrow night. As far as the Sagat switch it’s a rollover switch. I generally just press them down to hear a click. If there is no click sound it could just need to be bent up a bit so it pushes down further. If pressing it all the way down doesn’t give a click at all it’s probably broken and you need a new one. If it’s clicking and not registering then you have something else going on.

Congratulations on your new pinball...

Sorry about the fact that it's also the start of your pinball repair career... *grins*

Steve Young at the Pinball Resource can get you a manual if you don't have one. Email him at:

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A manual is VERY IMPORTANT when you own a Gottlieb pinball.

My advice to you is to figure out how to get into 'test mode'. It has a switch test that is very helpful for figuring these kinds of problems out.

If you end up having to replace the optos, it's possible that Steve at the pinball resource has the opto boards, but I frequently just replace the LED's.

I use QED123 LED Transmitters, and QSD124 LED Receivers, but this job requires some disassembly and soldering skills.

As far as testing switches, it's a good idea to test them with a ball instead of pressing on the switches with your finger. Your finger can press some switches further down than the ball would, and then you wonder why the 'tested good' switch doesn't work in game!

Good luck!

For the inoperative switches I believe with this system those are switches that haven’t been triggered in a certain number of games. Possible no one has done the car crash mode in awhile? Does the car crash work when you play it in the game?

Yes always test fuses with a meter, probably 90% of them look blown but 10% might look ok and be bad. You have to take them out to test them a fuse puller is preferable but not necessary
Depends on what meter you have, some have a beep test or continuity test mode where you can just touch each end to the fuse ends and it will beep if it’s good.
If not set to the lowest ohm setting. If when you touch the leads to each end of the fuse it changes to a low resistance reading it’s good, if it stays the same as when you aren’t touching the leads together it’s bad. If you are still unsure how to do this there are several short YouTube videos that demonstrate it. If you can see which fuse goes to which switch in the manual it would save you some time and possibly save you a headache no need to pull a bunch of fuses if they are good and you risk breaking the fuse holder especially on these older games