Question for Truck Stop owners. Can you easily make the left and right orbits from the lower flippers - specifically the "C" and "Y" ramps. I can barely make it and most times reaches peak only to roll back and out the ramp entrances instead of all the way around. Is it supposed to be a tough shot? I've gapped eos, cleaned flipper cabinet switches and did not notice any change ...

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I do. Great thought though. I ordered a dozen when I bought the machine
Thx

Any other tips from anyone? The balls are the correct (smaller) size. It is simply the flippers and specifically the lowers. Both are equally "weak".

Is there a transistor that drives these that may be weakening?

I'm more inclined to think it's with the EOS switches and ability transmit full voltage. ....how would I use my DMM to test voltage and EOS?

SOLVED!

It turned out to be the EOS switches and probably to a smaller extent the flipper angles (thanks for the reminder crlush as I looked at my flippers and thought they were not set low enough so I moved them down about a full 1/4" each). Notice that the flippers now do not line up with the ball guides but are at a slight obtuse angle to them.

I removed the switches in the first image below (they came with the Bally flipper rebuild kit but there was a service bulletin that came out from Bally in 1989 to replace them) and replaced them with the newer ones along with a capacitor on each.

Not sure I needed to but I also heat shrink wrapped the part of the flipper mech that contacts the new switches as it was bare before as the old switch had a plastic insulator built into the switch itself. Some might confirm for me that this was necessary - seemed a good idea

I can now complete both the left and right orbits! Still a tough shot but a clean one goes all the way around. I've got new cab switches coming and will replace those as well as mine are rough.

Wrong switches

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Correct switches

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