So I just had to replace my flipper coil and when I started up a new game all was fine. Half way through the new coil stopped working. I found the connector halfway off the board and reseated it. That fixed it at first. Now, the new coil will only start working after flipping both flippers at the same time. They will both engage when you do that, and then the new one will continue working, for a while. It seems to stop again after a while, and double flipping will immediately get it working again. WTF?

FWIW, I did also replace the buttons and housings, however, I was manually attempting to close the flipper switch while this was happening and it didn't help. I also ran a business card through both the flipper and EOS switches, though I did not burnish them. They do seem to be adjusted correctly. I also gave all the coil wires a good yank to make sure they were still soldered on well.

It seems the more I play, the less it cuts out. I played a couple games in a row and it only cut out once. Again, as soon as I double-flipped it came back and lasted the rest of the time.

OK, good to know. Thanks. Any household type of file I could use, or I need to pick up something specific? Last I looked for this type of EOS switch they seemed to be out of stock, though I didn't check PBR yet.

So, don't use my wife's nail file?