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Help with ball getting trapped by pop bumper

By Homeslice666

2 years ago



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#1 2 years ago
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Homeslice666

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Please forgive me if I posted in the wrong sub forum.

I have a Williams Travel Time (EM, 1972) with fresh rubber and a mild restoration. This isn't EM specific.

I'm having an issue where a ball will bounce off a pop bumper, hit one rubber band, hit the pop bumper again, and begin an endless bouncing cycle. The only way to stop it is to activate the tilt switch.

Any ideas on how to fix this? I need to tweak the rubber ever so slightly to create a different bounce. Oddly enough it is only one pop bumper. The ball is bouncing between the right pop bumper and the band just below it.

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#2 2 years ago
 
LTG

LTG

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US Hopkins, MN

12y 191K 56,991 24 7

OP
Quoted from Homeslice666:

Any ideas on how to fix this?

Playfield level left to right ?

Try a smaller or larger rubber ring.

LTG : )

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#3 2 years ago
 
LXL

Isochronic_Frost

Saratoga Silverball

7y 221K 9,412 108 1 1

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Quoted from Homeslice666:

Please forgive me if I posted in the wrong sub forum.
I have a Williams Travel Time (EM, 1972) with fresh rubber and a mild restoration. This isn't EM specific.
I'm having an issue where a ball will bounce off a pop bumper, hit one rubber band, hit the pop bumper again, and begin an endless bouncing cycle. The only way to stop it is to activate the tilt switch.
Any ideas on how to fix this? I need to tweak the rubber ever so slightly to create a different bounce. Oddly enough it is only one pop bumper. The ball is bouncing between the right pop bumper and the band just below it.
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The only time I’ve seen that is the infamous Af-Tor video where it burned out the pop bumper coil.
I’m wondering the same as Lloyd, maybe the game isn’t level, or maybe it’s pitched too flat?

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#4 2 years ago
 
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iamdrunker

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US Palm Desert, CA

5y 54,300 660 6

Is it hitting the 1-1/2" band to the right of the out hole?

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