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airborne balls

By pappy

11 years ago


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#1 11 years ago

i replaced the 3 drop targets in the center playfield on my system 3 gladiators. now the ball hits a target and goes airborne. i read somewhere to stiffen them up, which i did. i think it's worse. any ideas?

#2 11 years ago

I had the same problem when I replaced mine on SW. I put some of the foam pads on them that pinballife sells and it made it better. I still get an air ball once in a while but not as often. Here is a link to the pads.

http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=410&parent=0

#3 11 years ago

where would you put the foam pads on a drop target ?

#4 11 years ago

opps, missed the drop target part

1 year later
#5 9 years ago

My Maverick does this...ever figure out how to remedy this issue?

#6 9 years ago

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This has happened twice in a week that I have owned the game! Ball flew off drop target bank with 8's on it and landed on a plastic above wireform habitrail.

#7 9 years ago

Anyone have any suggestions on how to keep this from happening?

#8 9 years ago

Raise the spotlight up so that the ball can't get stuck?

#9 9 years ago
Quoted from snyper2099:

Raise the spotlight up so that the ball can't get stuck?

Lol. I actually did that the other day and that has kept it from getting stuck up there. I was hoping to find a way to keep the balls from taking flight to begin with. Some sort of drop target adjustment maybe?

#10 9 years ago

Once I waxed the PF and rebuilt the flippers on my Maverick, I had the same thing (new drops as well). I live with the airballs, but have been considering some sort of "roof" above and beyond what's already there.

#11 9 years ago

Good to know it's not just mine...lol. Extending the "roof" is actually a pretty good idea... Wonder if just bending down would make a difference?

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