I searched and found limited info on correcting the spinner on JM. Currently my spinner is resting horizontal and not vertical. Is this just tweaking the wire arms? Or is there a common method used to correct this I am missing out on? Thanks.
It spun freely when flicked its just coming to a rest horizontally instead of vertically. I thought there was possibly weights in there that could be adjusted. I had heard about this happening and that its common just didn't know the solution. I found a thread on RGP that mentioned it but didn't state what the solution was. I ordered a new one but was hoping to fix the one on the machine now as its not that old.
I have the same issue at the moment with a JM I am putting back together. I need to go over it a bit more and need to pull the ramps off to do it but I think it may have something to do with the switch holding it in place because the switch requires too much pressure to close. I will go through it again in another day or two I hope and if I figure it out I will post here.
The Johnny spinner sucks...it's just not weighted properly to consistently sit correctly. Mine sits good about 90% of the time, but I replaced it with a brand new one. Crappy design.
OK I finished up removing decals, and putting them on the new ramps so I was able to get at the spinner today. I adjusted the switch so it requires less pressure to close it now and it is MUCH better. I think it spun more in 3 games then it had in the previous 50. I thought I might need to try and add weight to the spinner somehow but this did the trick.
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