(Topic ID: 225260)

Flippers sometimes just stop working (Fire)

By Puffdanny

5 years ago



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#1 5 years ago

My game plays fine most of the time but every once in a while both flippers will stop working mid game.the first time I checked the flipper buttons,switches,solders.....and found a loose solder and took care of that and it worked fine when I turned it back on.the next time it happened I opened the back box made sure everything was snug turned it back on and it worked fine.well neither of those were my problem as it continues to do it after playing a decent amount of games (12 or more) and after turning off for 5-10 minutes will operate fine again.anyone run across this problem?

Everything else works fine when flippers go out verified with the glass off.

#2 5 years ago

might be dumb question, have you check to see if your losing voltage at the coils when they stop working?
sound like a cracked solder header pin.
Also just for the heck of it change out coil fuse, not sure if fire has separate fuse's or not.

#3 5 years ago

I didn't see separate fuses like on f14 but I did pull all fuses and check for any corrosion because I had half my back box lights go out on f14 and it was just a little corrosion on fuse and holder.I haven't checked the voltage but I'm having company over tonight so I'm sure they'll go out so I will.

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