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FIREPOWER!!! How hard to hit top lock????

By ScottoKong

11 years ago


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#2 11 years ago
Quoted from ScottoKong:

Hi all
I've been getting my FP back to its former glory.
Just wondering how hard it should be to lock the top ball for multiball??
How do people generally hit it??
From a cradle?
1 time on the fly?
Timed through the inlane?
My Playfield is about 6 deg with original spec flippers.
Finding even my best hit shots fall a little short.
Thanks
Scotto

Yes to all of the above plus a full plunge bounce off the ball gate (if you're lucky). If your flippers aren't right though could be your problem.

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#14 11 years ago
Quoted from sysprog:

Cool Clay, hi-tapping a Firepower! It would be interesting to play one setup like that. To the OP: one other thing to check: the lugs on the bridge rectifier were just the press on type, and must have been a little loose. I soldered all those on and it made a noticeable difference on mine.

Absolutely. One way to check is open the backbox and turn off the lights in the room and then turn on the machine. When I first got my FP and did this, I could see arcing on the BR when I turned it on. That's a bad sign.

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