Goto menu to switch test and then move flipper by hand and see if it registers. If it don't check switch at flipper. Or you have flipper in wrong and the is not making contact with switch.

you have here fish tales flipper coils
http://ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=861&picno=48936&zoom=1

or read manual for proper colors of the wires and care about the diodes

you have fliptronic board you might have burn a transistor also check them with a digital multimeter before solder a new coil you have to read schematics !

according to the manual, the Q3 is the left flipper 'drive' transistor, and the Q9 is the 'hold'. good chance you blew that if you mis-wired the coil

-jon

In ohms (resistance) mode, put one lead on the center lug of the transistor and touch the other lead to the left lug. If the transistor is good, it should cause the coil to fire.

Just make sure u know which flipper is yur prob, cuz yur thread title says 'left' and your post says 'right'

-jon

Am I misreading that or are you using your DMM as a jumper?

That's another way to say it. You read correctly.

Interesting idea. Wouldn't it be better to use the current setting on the DMM. That way the "jumper" is fused, preventing any damage to the DMM if someone accidentally jumpered across a high current circuit? Just curious.

Good question. I was taught this trick by one of the senior pin guys back in my RGP days.

Always worked like a charm this way, but I'd be interested in input from anyone else who knows.

Hey bigehrl, I did a little checking and came up with the following video from an instrumentation company. Looks like they recommend the current setting.

30 years in electronics and I've never heard of this trick, but I like it. Even an old dog can learn new tricks. Thanks for bringing it up.

Here's the text from the video listing if you don't want to watch the whole thing:

Temporarily "jumpering" two points in an electrical system is something technicians may need to do in order to test the response of a system. A safer way to do this than using a piece of wire is to use their multimeter, set to measure current. This way, the jumper current goes through the multimeter's fuse. In the event the technician makes a mistake and connects to the wrong points (resulting in a short-circuit with lots of current), the fuse blows instead of creating a dangerous arc as would happen with a straight piece of wire!

ok, makes sense. i appreciate the tip! thankfully i got lucky in the few times i did it using diode test...

not the first bullet i've dodged in pin repair!

-jon