Up and down play on the flipper bat ( not back and forth ) ?

( different style flipper, this is for how to set the up and down spacing )

LTG : )

Had a similar problem with a DE Flipper on lower right side of a TFTC. I was helping a friend. So he ordered a flipper coil rebuild kit. That did not fix it. Then he bought a new flipper board. That did not fix it. We finally figured out that the blade switch that the flipper mech opens was bent out of shape. Instead of opening at EOS, End of stroke. It was opening right away. We read an old DE bulletin about these switches failing and shorting out between the blades also. With a new blade installed and set up correctly for EOS, the problem went away.

This Star Wars doesn't have EOS switches.

Assuming they're factory, I would rebuild both connectors on the flipper board, starting with CN2. I would also rebuild CPU board connector CN19.

Yes. Replace with Molex style connectors.

http://www.pinrepair.com/connect/

Hmm, that connector looks good. If it's only one flipper I would look elsewhere. Post a picture of the flipper button switch for the right side..I'm talking the switch inside the cabinet

Not sure which connector that is, but it didn't come from the flipper board. Schematic above shows proper colors and keys. I think he was just asking if that was the style of connector I was talking about.

From looking at your photos, I would check the dip switches on the Rottendog flipper board and make sure they are set for your table.

It looks like those dip switches change the behavior of the flippers.

Edit: Just did a zoom in on the picture. The dips are backwards. Star Wars is suppose to be 110100, but you have 001011.

Take a picture of the dip switches. I can easily spot any issues.

Ah, I see! The switch box is upside down. This is most likely an oversight by Rottendog, since there is a giant 0 and 1 on the board (and a diagram below them).

Try this! From left to right put the dips to these positions.

Down, down, up, down, up, up

I had a similar issue with a FLP023 Rottendog board a couple years back.

Turned out the wrong transistor were installed and ended up blowing and locking on the flipper coil. I believe a batch of these boards were affected.

I think Q1 Q2 & Q3 are supposed to be 2N3906. I’d double check those parts with a meter and at least test to see if the one related to your flipper is reading differently.

You should be able to find more info on the forums.

Edit : link to the issue with responses from Rottendog

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/rottendog-flp023-data-east-flipper-board-issue

Yeah...the flipper switches look good. So I'm inclined to look at the new board too.

Yikes. Mental note taken. Approach RD DE flipper boards with caution.

I'm tempted to ask where you got that board, but it doesn't matter. You know what to do now.

2N5401 and 2N 3906 are both PNP transistors with the same pinout (EBC).

The main, notable difference is that the 2N5401 has a higher C-E voltage at 150V rather than 40V for the 2N3906.

If you have 2N5401's fitted, that's an upgrade/improvement and will not be your problem here. I wouldn't be changing them.

Do you have the original board? If so, is it worth having someone repair that rather than mucking about with this unknown board?

Sorry if you already mentioned this.

Email Rob Anthony and see if he'll look at it for you. Before you send the email, see if you can find the Rottendog schematic for the board and let Rob know if you have it. It doesn't look too complicated, but no idea if it's essentially identical to the DE board. Schematic may be needed.

http://lockwhenlit.com/contactus.htm