Bram Stoker's Dracula
Williams, 1993So I just waxed my BSD and now about 1/3 of my castle lock shots derail after passing the diverter.
Game is level and at about 7 degrees. Ball flys off into the pops and another ball is fed into the trough since the game thinks it's locked.
Anyone else experience this and come up with a good fix?
Quoted from joe2012:
are both prongs of the wire form in the holder near the diverter? is the ramp bolted down to the plastic above the 3 center targets? joe
Yes and yes.
also you could post the problem in the bram stokers Dracula club. joe
Good idea. Thanks!
Mine started doing this after I replaced the coil for the right flipper with a little bit stronger one. I have not tried to adjust anything as of yet. It only happens if I make a perfect shot up the ramp from a moving ball coming down the outlane.
Joe
Quoted from Doot77:
I've had this issue when my wireform was misadjusted but not from excess speed from waxing. Have you tried to adjust it?
I don't see any way of adjusting it other than adding a washer to where it's connected by the center targets. I would think that this would actually make it worse as it would lessen the bank of the curve.
Previous owner said he never had the issue but I don't think he ever cleans his games. 
Problem has been resolved. Small piece of gray foam tape on diverter. No more derails while heading to castle lock. Foam slows the ball down enough to keep it on the habitrail.
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