Moreno Valley, CA
Quoted from Quicksilver1:Hello all, trying to find some answers for an issue I am having with a target reset issue on a new Quicksilver scratch build I just purchased. I have had my "new" Quicksilver for 2 weeks and am running across all sorts of little demons that are popping up randomly since my purchase. I have been able to kind of work my way through each issue so far with help from the builder as well as people here. Unfortunately I am such a "green" pinball owner with not much knowledge of diagnosing and repairing issues. The past 2 days out of nowhere when playing my game, the center bank 4 drop targets are struggling mightily to reset themselves after they are all dropped. They seem to drop fine when hit and reset properly with no issue after the end of each ball, however during gameplay when they are all dropped sometimes it takes 2, 3 or sometimes 4 tries for them to reset to the up position almost like there is not enough power sometimes to push them back up. The arm and reset bar seem to move smoothly. I'm not sure if these pics will shed any light on the matter. I am trying my best to digest info and educate myself on being a pinball owner, but it's not been easy so far. Any help would be appreciated.[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
So is it only struggling if all four of the targets are down, or does it struggle with three or less down too? You can run the coil test in the diagnostics and then manually knocking down various numbers of targets before the bank resets during the test cycle to determine that.
I'd first try this easy test - check the reset arm travel by pushing in the reset solenoid plunger slowly with your finger and see if all the targets easily and evenly reset at the end. (Push in the plunger, not its link or the reset arm). If some or all of them don't, you'll need to loosen the four hex bolts (the rusty ones) and adjust the arm so that when you do the finger test, they reset with ease, and evenly. It could be out of adjustment (from normal wear or just misadjusted or someone installed a fresh coil stop, or some of the bolts were not tightened enough) where the problem is only only showing up with the extra pressure when it has to raise all four targets.
