High Speed
Williams, 1986So I have a Williams high speed. just replaced an eos flipper switch I noticed had broken off. No idea how long it had been broken but when I noticed it and checked it the coil was super hot. Now when I move the flipper up it stays magnetized even when game is off. Anyway to fix this without buying a new plunger coil and coil stop?
Quoted from V_piscopo:So I have a Williams high speed. just replaced an eos flipper switch I noticed had broken off. No idea how long it had been broken but when I noticed it and checked it the coil was super hot. Now when I move the flipper up it stays magnetized even when game is off. Anyway to fix this without buying a new plunger coil and coil stop?
Is it magnetized or just binding?
If the coil overheated it is likely deformed and needs to be replaced along with the coil liner. With the game off, if you move the flipper up and down does it move freely? Compare to the other flipper.
If you have a soldering gun, hold the trigger and swirl the coil stop around the side of the plastic body of the gun, pull it away and then let go of the trigger. You can also use a soldering gun the same way to degaus a monitor.
Quoted from Starwriter:If you have a soldering gun, hold the trigger and swirl the coil stop around the side of the plastic body of the gun, pull it away and then let go of the trigger. You can also use a soldering gun the same way to degaus a monitor.
+1 on this tip. The hotter, the better.
Quoted from V_piscopo:I will try again in a bit or did I do this wrong?
So, in order to demagnetize metal properly, you have to reach its "curie" temperature. The curie point for most types of steel is ~770˚C or 1390˚F. If you can't get your soldering iron hot enough, you'll need to break out a blowtorch. Just make sure you take the coil stop out of the game before proceeding to that point!!
You're not supposed to be heating the coil stop with the soldering gun. Remove the coil stop and swirl it around the side of the plastic body of the gun. You're exposing it to a coil of wire with AC current running through it, just like a reel to reel tape eraser.
Quoted from Starwriter:You're not supposed to be heating the coil stop with the soldering gun.
Ah! That totally makes sense as well. Probably a lot safer, too. (OP, if that doesn't work, you can still blast the coil stop with heat to demagnetize it)
I'm an idiot. It wasn't magnitized, it just felt that way. The metal arm with rubber around it that pushes the eos switch was pushing to far and getting caught on the end of the eos switch holding it in place. Now when I went to put it all back together it's so tight I can barely push the plunger. I'll have some time to figure it out in a bit. Any advice?
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