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Started getting an "Adjust Right Spinner" message upon start up. Does that mean it could be the contacts on the Santa Monica spinner leaf switch? I lifted the playfield and verified the contacts are touching when spinning. Should I clean the contacts with a flexstone file? Or has the switch failed?
Quoted from PinballAir:Clean them with a business card or new 100 dollar bill
Sweet! That sounds nice and easy. Thanks for the quick response!
Well, I cleaned the contacts and got them nice and shiny using some crisp 50's I had but I'm still getting the "adjust right spinner" error. Guessing it is a bad switch then?
Quoted from ChrisPINk25:Wires to switch good? Diode good? Could be a bad diode.
Quoted from eyeamred2u:Test the switch and rule it out.
Diode would be the long shot unless a voltage spike blew it.
Just to clarify:
Set DMM to diode mode, make sure leaf contacts are not touching, black lead to banded side of diode and red lead to the other side of the diode and I should get a reading of .4-.5?
If so, I am getting between .566-.588 for all three spinner diodes.
When checking the switch itself, I put the DMM into continuity mode and connect the red and black leads to the back of the leafs (where the wires connect) and then close the contacts? I have to hold the contacts closed for a quick second before the meter will beep. If I quickly pulse the switch, I get sporadic beeps like it isn't registering all of the contacts.
I went ahead and cleaned the contacts again with a business card and rubbing alcohol. Then realized that the leaf arms on the right spinner seemed to be out of adjustment so I attempted to bend them a little closer together and that seemed to help my DMM continuity test but the game is still giving me an error.
Quoted from RCA1:Sounds like it's still a bit dirty. Try cleaning it again. If that doesn't work, the contacts may be shot to the point that just replacing it is better.
Maybe try cleaning it with a $100 instead of a $50.
It sure was. Ended up using some business cards I cut into strips and dipped them into rubbing alcohol. That seemed to do the trick!
Also received my warm white LEDs from Comet, as well as the decal set from Mr. Tantrum this weekend. I tore down the playfield plastics to gain access to the existing LEDs, removed the ramp to install the decal, cleaned all the other contacts, cleaned the playfield and then put a few coats of wax down. (Did I just complete my first "shop" job??)
The game plays even smoother now and is much more enjoyable with the warm white LEDs as seen below.
1 month later
Quoted from RobF:Thought I would share a little mod that I made while restoring my topside. I wanted to update the standard black and off-white spacers used on the plastics. I came up with a tree trunk shape and printed them in green so they would blend in . It's subtle, but I am happy with how they turned out. [quoted image][quoted image]
I would be interested in a set of these if you would be willing to make them. I bet there would be other people interested as well!
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