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Removing flipper on Surf Champ

By TwilightZone

6 years ago


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#3 6 years ago

Can you send a close up clear detailed picture?

Installing new parts on flippers, pop bumpers, sling shots or any other
moving mechanical parts is a must if you want to own a EM game and have it
play like factory new. You will not need to switch over onto high tap
on the transformer if you rebuild your mechanical moving parts correctly. It
takes time and knowledge to get the best power out of rebuilding any
mechanical moving part. After rebuilding 5 or 6 games you will learn new ways
to make your EM game play more powerful and quicker.

Make sure you check to see if the return spring that gets screwed to the
plastic flipper bushing that hooks onto the flipper hub isn't to tight or
binding. I always drill 3 extra screw holes into the flipper bushing
so you can adjust the tension on the return spring better which in turn will
give you the correct snap back to the normal position after the flipper
is pulled in. You can also check to see if the flipper isn't binding
against the bushing where the flipper rod passes through on the top of
the playfield, also remember to check to see if the plastic flipper
isn't dragging on the playfield too (dragging flippers will wear the
playfield wood out). There should be a tiny bit of play on the flipper
when you pull it up and down after you have completed attaching the
flipper rod to the flipper hub ( the flipper hub has either 1 or 2
small screws that tighten to the flipper rod).

Also re-check the EOS switch for proper gap. The EOS switch should
remain closed until the flipper reaches it's full stroke then open. The
EOS switch must be set correctly or the flipper will be weak no matter
if everything else throughout the flipper rebuild is perfect. Setting
the EOS switch correctly is very important and sometimes must be
adjusted many times to find the adjustment that will give you the most
power to your flipper. Check adjustment and clean flipper switches on
the side cabinet again.

There is also a adjustment you can make on the flipper coil too. Loosen
the 4 small screws that hold the flipper coil to the flipper playfield
bracket. Then pull the flipper coil back and forth (with the metal
plunger and fiber link positioned inside the plastic coil sleeve) until
it sits all the way back against the coil stop bracket (as far as it
can go... away from the link and plunger). Now with the game turn on
press the flipper button on the side of the cabinet and move the coil
around (up and down or side to side) a tiny bit to make sure that the
metal plunger is centered pressing against the coil stop making it nice
and quite and free from buzzing. Then tighten all 4 screws again making
sure everything on the entire flipper assembly is correct and feels
comfortable. This process will give you a full swing of the flipper
increasing it's power to hit the ball harder.

You must also change the plastic flipper coil sleeve, polish the metal
flipper plunger or replace with new one, metal flipper rod, etc.

Sometimes this procedure is easier to do with a extra set of hands, so
if you are trying this out for the first or second time you might want
to ask a friend to help you out by holding parts of the flipper
assembly while you tighten or make adjustments when necessary and
always do one at a time so you can refer back the other if you need to.

Take the time out to try this procedure. You will be amazed how much
better your flippers work.

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