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Coil Replacement Advice (C37, Gottlieb A-9736)

By lint

5 years ago



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#1 5 years ago
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lint

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Hi All, this coil behind the coin door (in a C37) just started making a loud buzz and the game is not restarting after tilt among other game play oddities. I have two questions as I am new to EM pinball; 1. Should I replace it with the same coil # or are there better equivalents out there (R20-5 or A-7677)? 2. Can this coil be eliminated from the circuit since this game will always be a home game set on free play? Everything I have read about the coil makes it sound like it is for coin door lockout.

Any and all advice and tips welcome,
Todd

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#2 5 years ago
 
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stashyboy

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Eliminate the coil or just disable it. That's what I do. Generates a lot of heat and like you say, can Buzz. They're usually burnt by the time they reach this stage of the game. I snip off one of the wires and put a small wire nut on it and tuck it out of the way.

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Quoted from lint:

Hi All, this coil behind the coin door (in a C37) just started making a loud buzz and the game is not restarting after tilt among other game play oddities. I have two questions as I am new to EM pinball; 1. Should I replace it with the same coil # or are there better equivalents out there (R20-5 or A-7677)? 2. Can this coil be eliminated from the circuit since this game will always be a home game set on free play? Everything I have read about the coil makes it sound like it is for coin door lockout.
Any and all advice and tips welcome,
Todd

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#3 5 years ago
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lint

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Quoted from stashyboy:

Eliminate the coil or just disable it. That's what I do. Generates a lot of heat and like you say, can Buzz. They're usually burnt by the time they reach this stage of the game. I snip off one of the wires and put a small wire nut on it and tuck it out of the way.

thank you, I will try that.

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#4 5 years ago
 
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pinhead52

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Quoted from lint:

thank you, I will try that.

Yea unless you are a purist and use quarters with all your games, snip off a lead. There may be two leads one 1 lug, make sure these stay together.

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