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Flipper Assembly replacement - 1 or both - poll

By Animal

4 years ago


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“When you replace an entire Flipper Assembly, do you change just the one or both?”

  • I change one assembly 2 votes
    6%
  • I change both assemblies if the other is a few years older 29 votes
    94%

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#7 4 years ago
Quoted from mikat11:

Complete rebuild on all flipper assemblies = years of trouble free operation.

This is often unnecessary on newer Stern Machines as the coil stop is the weakest link as the brass rivet on the coil stop often times break before there is any wear on either the coil stop itself or the plunger.

Quoted from mikat11:

years of trouble free operation.

Unfortunately this is not even guaranteed with a new flipper mechanism in a new Stern machine; I've replaced broken coil stops in machines that were less than a year old.

#12 4 years ago
Quoted from mikat11:

I have been repairing pinball machines for over 30 years and the number ONE problem with pinball machines is the FLIPPERS DO NOT WORK.

I have no doubt you are very experienced here, unfortunately your experience is working against you as the the most common flipper related problem on newer Sterns (Spike and later SAM) is that the coil stops actually break with zero wear to the actual stop itself or to the plunger. Now I do replace the coil sleeve as well since there is no reason not to; and I never replace the EOS switch on these newer machines (unless its physically broken) as there is just no reason to.

I'm sure there will be a time that an entire flipper rebuild will be needed; granted I don't know for sure that the OP's HUO machine doesn't have a worn plunger, but I'm willing to bet it doesn't...I'd also be willing to bet there is a small pile of brass dust in the bottom of the cabinet under the flipper that's having an issue.

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