Have been working the bugs out of a recently acquired Jumping Jack. Now that it's to a somewhat playable condition, the problem du jour is that both kick-outs smack the ball into the glass. With the glass off, the right kicker launches the ball up and over into the shooter lane. Both kickers have had the ends bent image.jpgto the side, all hardware under the board appears to be in original condition. The coils are plain brown wrapper, ohm out at 3.1, tested in circuit. Schematic calls for a 1496 coil, which I believe is 2.95 ohms. Will add that the transformer lead is not on high tap.

Is there some not-apparent mechanical adjustment that limits the travel of the arm? Is the tension of the spring on the sliding plate of the arm critical? Do I need to unsolder the coils to get an accurate read? Probably overlooking something obvious, as usual.

Will appreciate any suggestions.

Thanks, Dirtflipper...always at the ready. Here's another look. It seems the coils are generic with no stamped numbers, so maybe replacing them is a starting point.image-461.jpg

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Sorry, my flashlight and mirror didn't show all...after pulling a coil off, it is indeed embossed Gottlieb 1496. The plates move freely, but the springs are certainly distorted, and maybe pull harder than the one on the ball return, which appears unmolested. Will try swapping springs tomorrow, and give an update. Thanks again.

The spring from the ball return kicker calmed the launch down to an acceptable level. Also rotated the insert, Chrisbee. I think a set of new regulation springs and a little adjusting of the bend will resolve this issue. Thanks, guys!