I was hoping someone here could help me out with a couple of pics for my laser assembly - https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pic-needed-for-austin-powers-laser-assembly#post-4270476

@gameover1173 have you taken a look from the top down for your Austin problem? Something topside may be causing friction on the spinner causing it to slow down.

My game is on location but I should be down there tonite. I'll take a look and send some pics once I get there.

Here's a pic of mine, pretty much the same. I have some dried grease on the center pin but I think someone added that. Normally there's no need to grease metal/nylon contact. It looks like your spring has a little bit of slack, you may try shortening the run on it. Maybe try cleaning the side of the disk that makes contact with the micro switch. I would also look at the bushing set in the playfield between Austin and the disk to see if it's gummed up if you haven't already.

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If any of you guys do end up pulling your mylar be sure to put a small patch or some frisket on the drill section of the playfield. When the scoop shoots the ball out it will eventually wear a divot into it. Every Austin I've seen on location has this wear in the same spot because of it. I'm surprised to hear that some playfields were mylared, mine definitely was not.

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bicyclenut I disabled the post that holds the balls in there, now they aren't held momentarily after making the shot or starting FB multiball. Others have bent the wire form towards the flippers that sits just under the front of the toilet lid. Bending didn't help on mine when I tried it however.

After viewing the last few posts I'm a little confused. DON all of the original settings are still available in v3.02 thru AIP settings. If your running an arcade with the public paying good money to play your games why wouldn't you have them running as the manufacturer recommended and designed? Were you expecting a real time machine for one of the most affordable titles of this era? $60 to replace a belt once every 20 years seems pretty resonable. Also a simple flipper rebuild should probably solve any issues with soggy/weak flippers. Our Austin has been running like a dream for 4+ yrs with very little maintenance.

Merendino option 38 in the adjustments menu controls the ball save timer. It reads as "Freeze Time" instead of ball save. I set mine to 8 sec instead of auto. The ball save is different than modern sterns as its a hard count even while in the pops. You get unlimited saves while it's active.