Hello,

We have a close encounters of the third kind pinball that is having some issues with the rotowheel. It rotates as it should when triggered to do so, but rarely does it register a score when you hit it. I have done some investigating and it appears to me that there is something out of adjustment. when the wheel stops the targets are off by enough that they end up between the contacts behind the rotowheel. So when you hit a target it is not contacting things behind it and registering. If we pull the glass and hold the targets in their proper position and then press the targets they score normally.

I looked at the gear that drives the rotowheel and it does not look worn as best I can tell. Can someone please let me know if there is a way to adjust the rotowheel to correct this? If there is no adjustment can someone tell me what they suggest to reconcile the situation?

Regards,
Chris Farmer

Thanks Biffbar. Will take a run at it. I am curious...if there is no wear to the gear how much slop would you expect the rotowheel itself to have? I know subjective question LOL. Appreciate your help. I dug some on the site but must have not used the right search term.

Chris

Awesome thanks again Biffbar. That is super helpful. I will report back once I get the chance to do all this

Update to this post. I was down at my dad's and with the machine this weekend. Loosened the 3 adjustment screws and adjusted the rotowheel until the targets lined up with the contacts. Also checked the 2 allen head screws that hold the roto wheel assembly while I was at it. The allen head screws were tight so nothing to do there. Took a couple times before I got the roto wheel alignment dialed in. All is working now.

Thanks for all the help Biffbar!!!