The two main flipper assemblies in my Sorcerer are a Frankenstein-ish assemblage of mismatched parts, one serial and one parallel coil, a broken lane change switch, etc. Since I need to rebuild them anyway, I want to swap in new coils and do it right. I've seen three configurations on Sorc flippers:
1. Serial coils, SFL-23-600/30-2600. These are the correct coils referenced in the Sorcerer manual.
2. Parallel coils, either 11629 or 11630. I don't know if this was a change from the factory mid-run or an owner switch over to parallel from games that initially had serial coils.
3. Either 1 or 2 above but with the addition of a capacitor. Not referenced in the manual. I'm assuming this to be a factory part as my PF is drilled for big black capacitors that were never installed.
So I was initially going with the factory SFL-23-600/30-2600 and non-capacitor setup just to make things easier on myself, but figured I'd ask first.....
1. What's the ideal setup?
2. IIRC the capacitors help prevent pitting on the EOS switches, but is this really a big factor in a home use pin?
3. Is there an advantage of parallel over serial coils? If I go with parallel, which one is closest in strength to a SFL-23-600/30-2600? Would the EOS setup be the same? Can I keep the old serial coil in the third flipper, which needs no fixing?
4. If I add capacitors, how do I determine which kind?
and on a related topic...
5. The flipper button switch contacts have some pitting on them. Can this be filed smooth, or do I need to install replacements? Is this pitting because it's a high voltage switch as opposed to an ordinary switch? I believe these also have capacitors on them.
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Sana'a
