Quoted from Biffbar:Will be curious to know how this mod works out for you. I've thought about doing the same thing. Held back because the old drop targets, before System 7, have some design flaws (daisy chained low voltage switch contacts, and dropping targets would only have a moment to register as they fell). Takes some effort to get them working properly.
I have recently done a retro fit, I found to get them to work perfectly & to be very reliable I replace the wiper boards with new siegecraft boards & cleaned some good condition original contacts. I added some teflon lube to the boards (a tiny amount).
The key I found was to have an extra blank wiper (with no contacts) doubling up behind the other wiper with the contacts to increase tension. A single wiper doesn't seem to have quite enough tension to be reliable over time. I have come across few sets of used target banks that have 2 contact wipers per target, so I would say this is from the factory.
I adjust the distance from the back of the target to the very tip of the contacts between 8mm - 8.5mm on both contacts, this seems to be just right. Any more they are a bit too tight & don't drop properly & any less may not make a solid contact to the boards every time.
I didn't have a pic of the "cleaned" contact, but this illustrates what I mean with doubling up the contacts.
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