Firepower II
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20221124_110245 (resized).jpgThe right flipper on my firepower stopped working, it also controlls the lane change. there is no spark when the switch engages. looking at the capacitor leg it looks a little toasty, is there a good way to test this capacitor without desodering? also does anyone know where I can get a capacitor that will replace this if it is in fact the capacitor. Thanks for any advice
Quoted from JethroP:Not sure why you have a capacitor on the flipper circuit. I'd remove it, but don't think that's your problem. You have power to the solenoid?
From what I gather the capacitor reduces the arc on the contact with the leaf switch to reduce degradation, the other switch also has one, the solenoid has power, and the left flipper works so it isn't a fuse. with the playfield lifted I can see a spark when the leaf switch makes contact on the left flipper and no spark on the right
Quoted from pete_d:you could just pull the capacitor from the left flipper and measure it.
good place to start, should measure at leat close
Quoted from pete_d:Note that if the capacitor shorted, it might have (probably) caused the flipper to get stuck, then eventually burn something else out.
wouldn't it have blown the fuse though? the flippers on this machine share a slow blowfuses, inspected and looks fine.
Quoted from pete_d:You can start with the capacitor. You could even just take it out of the circuit; as noted above, the flipper should still work fine without it, you'll just get a stronger arc on the switches points
good point, completing the circuit should fire the flipper if it fires its in the switch, if not time to start tracing.
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