So, I am finishing up the restore on my LW3 and I am tweaking the game after putting it all back together.

So, I have a new PPB and Power supply board, new flipper rebuild kit (complete - springs and all), new flipper coils and sleeves, new flipper buttons but not switches etc. and now the flippers will not hold. They give a good solid pulse so it works just not holding. I have double and triple checked my wiring and soldering, the coils were purchased and are supposedly the right ones. I have searched the forums and there is a lot out there but the flippers worked before I did the restore and now they do not so hoping someone else had a similar experience on a Data East DMD vintage pinball that can help me out.

Hope someone has some good direction for me from what I have seen there is a lot it could be...so far I cannot see anything wrong with it. I have heard Data East games can be a little strange since they have no EOS switch.

I read the one about fuses in this game, making sure the coin door is closed, checking the flipper switches - is far the basic little things seem OK. Again the coils are new, the sleeves are new, the flippers were completely rebuilt.

not a rottendog flipper board - the PPB is....

I checked the fuses they all ohmed good but maybe I should just replace them - says 3amp SB....I may have them....

I will double check connections but the flippers work - they just do not hold, so I cannot trap the ball only a pulse. Hit the flipper and it will actuate just not hold up

There are no dip switches on the power supply board or the play field power board PPB.

The MPU is existing and I didn’t change anything from before.

So for speed to get this working to get it out of the living room to make room for the Christmas tree…I bought another flipper board and that appears to be what solved it. I would guess a bad fuse holder on the old board.