Hello!

Just got a Flipper Pool in excellent condition. It had been sitting in someone's basement for about 20 years. Most everything seems to be working except for a few problems. First, I need to replace all the rubber and many of the lights are burned out, missing or the bulb sockets need to be cleaned.

I have several problems with the machine and hope someone here can help me resolve them.

1. On the card it says "Hitting 15 numbers resets pool ball rack". In testing the machine with the glass off - after hitting all 15 numbers nothing happens. All 15 balls stay down and the machine doesn't re-rack/reset the balls at the top. Is there one more switch or target you need to hit to have the pool ball rack reset? Is there a switch or relay underneath I should check for pool ball rack reset? After reading about this machine I am glad that it still has all the plastic pool balls that appear at the top as you hit the numbers.

2. When I hit the special it scores 100, but I don't hear a bell. Is there a switch I should check for the 100 bell on the two specials?

3 When I hit the number 9 the ball drops at the top but the light doesn't go out. What switch would I check for that?

4. Sometimes I've gotten a few free balls on my first ball out of the gate. I'm not sure what target is giving me the free ball. . .

This thing looks like it was restored 20 years ago and then sat in a basement un-used until this week. . . so as far as maintenance goes - it's been years. I don't think it was played much by the condition of the machine and case. . .

It came with the schematic! I can solder and I'm pretty good at fixing electrical things.
I am located in Middletown CT if there are any em pinball wizards in the area. . .

Thank you!

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Thanks Howard!!

The disk and wiper on the Ball Rack Advance Unit is not turning far enough when the 15th ball is hit. If I rotate the disk slightly clockwise the balls reset/re-racked at the top!

Should I re-align the disk and wiper by loosening the three screws on the front of the disk and turning it slightly so the wiper makes contact with the correct pin? Or do I loosen the allen head screw at the back of the disk and realign the wiper that way?

I checked the switches and figured out that when you hit the number the relay pulls down and opens the lower switch which is the light. After hitting the number I found that if I pushed it down slightly the light would go off. So I bent the upper arm on lower switch up a little and now the light shuts off as it should. Many thanks Howard!

The disk is adjusted as far as it can go clockwise. The allen screw wouldn't let me adjust it - it found the indent each time I tried.
Should I lengthen the slots on the disk with a drill so I can adjust it the 1 degree I need?

I was thinking of trying your first suggestion today. I don't like the idea of drilling that disk. . .

My last question is: why doesn't the 100 bell ring when I hit the ball 6 mystery score target light is lit? It should be worth 100 when the red mystery score target is lit

Thank you so much Howard for your help!

I was able to successfully fix the Ball Rack Advance alignment using a combination of the allen screw and three screws on front! Thank you!

Ball 6 does score properly between 100 and 500 pts when mystery score light is lit and 50 when the light is not lit. The ball is recorded properly and drops, the light turns off. The bells just don't ring. It works perfectly on the Ball 14 side.

Where is that bell switch located?

I got the 100 point bell working! There was a wire disconnected! Everything seems to be working now!

Thanks for all your help!