(Topic ID: 5441)

Bally Bow And Arrow score reel

By 808815808815

12 years ago



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    #1 12 years ago

    Hey, i just recently bought my very first pinball machine. its an EM 1974 Bally Bow and Arrow. i have had a couple problems, but after a couple hours of examining the parts of the machine i had been able to fix them. i now have a new problem, and i cant find a solution. i have been at it for a couple of days, and i have read the manual cover to cover at least 20 times. My problem is, i was playing the game, all was working well, then when i hit a 10 point bumper, the point reel spun to one, but got stuck half way. i was worried it would get burnt out, so i quickly shut off the machine. i assumed it was just stuck and i could wedge it loose, but that wasn't it. i think i have narrowed it down to the contacts that support the 10 point reel. if anyone has had a similar problem, i would greatly appreciate your response. Thanks.

    #2 12 years ago

    Ah, good old Bow and Arrow. BD and I have a particular fondness for that machine!

    #3 12 years ago

    Make sure the plunger on the score reel moves smoothly when you trigger it by hand.
    You may want to replace the coil sleeve as it may be dirty and gunky.

    #4 12 years ago

    Hmmmm......sometimes it takes a lot of trigger time to get the score reels right
    3-4 times I sometimes go back until they work/run the way I like it.

    A few other places you can look
    1) the relay that controls the 10 point score reel
    2) Playfield contacts that are worth 10 points

    Next time you set the game up for play ball1 /player 1 hit all the 10 point targets and/or rollovers by hand and see if any one contact causes the problem to re occur.
    Sounds simple but a lot of times after a re-ring job the contact gap can get too close.

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