Warren, PA
I am sure this question has been answered before, but would it be possible to put B/W flippers on my Stargate?
(Topic ID: 219647)
The Gottlieb uses half the voltage I believe so you can't use the Williams coils. You could probably swap everything else though if the coils will fit.
Quoted from o-din:The Gottlieb uses half the voltage I believe so you can't use the Williams coils. You could probably swap everything else though if the coils will fit.
Stargate is 50v just like wpc. Coils aren't the same, so it might take a bit of adjusting to find which wpc coil works best.
I replaced the upper flipper on a friend's with a wpc mech and it worked fine, but should have used a bit weaker flipper as it occasionally hopes off the habitrail now
Quoted from zacaj:Stargate is 50v just like wpc.
I did not know that! I haven't had it for a while but I was sure my Big Hurt used 25 volt. But it's been a while....
Gottlieb flipper mechs are loud clunky sounding by nature as compared to say wpc or Ball/Williams. Imo
-Mike
Quoted from mrossman5:I am sure this question has been answered before, but would it be possible to put B/W flippers on my Stargate?
I've seen Williams flipper bats installed of the gottlieb ones before, but I haven't seen someone swap out the whole assembly.
Why would you want to? The game wasn't designed for WPC style flippers.
Quoted from ForceFlow:I've seen Williams flipper bats installed of the gottlieb ones before, but I haven't seen someone swap out the whole assembly.
Why would you want to? The game wasn't designed for WPC style flippers.
Would Williams flipper bats even make a difference?
Quoted from mrossman5:Would Williams flipper bats even make a difference?
The bats--not much, although gottlieb bats are probably a bit heavier. A flipper assembly, yes.
Quoted from ForceFlow:I've seen Williams flipper bats installed of the gottlieb ones before, but I haven't seen someone swap out the whole assembly.
Why would you want to? The game wasn't designed for WPC style flippers.
I really want to get a Stargate myself and do the swap on all 3 flipper mechs, just to see what it's like. Stargate is a great game but those horrible flippers kill me. Too floppy to do any flipper skills on, too weak to make the ramps. I might also try putting in short WPC stops to make the flippers go higher, but I'm not sure Gottlieb's throw is a good thing
Quoted from zacaj:I really want to get a Stargate myself and do the swap on all 3 flipper mechs, just to see what it's like. Stargate is a great game but those horrible flippers kill me. Too floppy to do any flipper skills on, too weak to make the ramps. I might also try putting in short WPC stops to make the flippers go higher, but I'm not sure Gottlieb's throw is a good thing
Let me know how it goes!
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