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Game Plan Sharpshooter 2 Flipper Assy Substitute

By mstire

4 years ago


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#1 4 years ago

I just picked up this Sharpshooter 2 project and have most of the bugs worked out. The flipper assemblies are a mess though. There are no two parts alike between the 2 besides the base plates. The coils are dead, one EOS is just a play field switch the other is in bad shape, different coil stops etc.

Pinball Life sells complete assemblies ( https://www.pinballlife.com/full-flipper-assembly-for-williams-machines-from-021980-to-081983.html )

Has anyone converted to these? Will my voltage be compatible? It has 2 coils available, how do I know which one to pick? Will they be strong enough?

This just seems like the right way to go with replacement parts being readily available.

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#4 4 years ago

Are you saying this would be a better choice? https://www.pinballlife.com/full-flipper-assembly-for-classic-stern-machines-031980-to-021982.html

This one has multiple coil choices as well. How do I know which one would be best for my machine?

#6 4 years ago

Thanks Slochar.
This helps a lot. The 500 coil sounds like the right choice. My research tells me the original Game Plan coils were pretty lively which led to broken drop targets common on the Sharpshooter games.

Pinball Life lists a J-25-500 and a J-26-500. What's the difference and which one is the better choice?

#7 4 years ago

In comparing classic Stearn and Game plan schematics it looks like Stearn supplies 43 VDC to their flipper coils and Game Plan is 24 VDC.

What options do I have?

#9 4 years ago

Thanks Quench.
Maybe Terry at Pinball Life will let me buy the assembly without the coil. I don't see a compatible coil on their site.

#13 4 years ago

Thanks for everyone's help. I went ahead and ordered the set that was on Ebay. Thanks for the lead Funky

Included complete right and left flipper assemblies, one complete pop bumper assembly and a coil for the drop targets. $75.00 / free shipping.

They looked pretty good in the photo so I'm hoping they will work out for me.

#16 4 years ago

Thanks kbliznick. This is great information.

Knowing this I may still go this route and re list the Ebay set. Just depends on how they look when I get them.

Having brand new, dependable assemblies with readily available parts is pretty appealing.

I think there's plenty of room for the Williams set but would get measurements to ensure a good fit.

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