(Topic ID: 109621)

Spirit Of 76 ejection issue

By smersh

9 years ago



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#1 9 years ago

is there a switch on the score motor that could be out of whack so not to give power to the out hole ejector and center collect bonus? They both work just seems like the are both firing weak.

#2 9 years ago

No, as far as SW go they work or don't work. Try cleaning the sleeve of the coils and clean and oil the pivot points.

#3 9 years ago

Try cleaning the zero position switch on the bonus unit. Dirty contacts will present an increased resistance, causing weak operation of coils.

#4 9 years ago

Also can you tell me what I should be looking for on this issue.... game was working fine as it should,,,, now on rather it be 1,2,3,or 4 players when that ball is played and drains, after it ejects the as it rolls over into the shooter lane. The machine like skips players 3 I believe.

#5 9 years ago

Fixed. Posted another topic.

#6 9 years ago
Quoted from Chrisbee:

No, as far as SW go they work or don't work. Try cleaning the sleeve of the coils and clean and oil the pivot points.

Say what?

#7 9 years ago

Just a follow up Chrisbee! Ummm No! As I did find out, contact on one stack on score motor was not good. Gaped and shaped, Works better then ever. Not sure if you are supposed to oil anything on a pinball machine?

#8 9 years ago
Quoted from Chrisbee:

Try cleaning the sleeve of the coils and clean and oil the pivot points.

Quoted from smersh:

Just a follow up Chrisbee! Ummm No! As I did find out, contact on one stack on score motor was not good. Gaped and shaped, Works better then ever. Not sure if you are supposed to oil anything on a pinball machine?

Chris is right, sleeves/plungers can be cleaned and polished. I usually polish them up with Meguiars paste wax before reassembly. No lubrication what so ever on sleeves/plungers.

Plastic on plastic -or- nylon on nylon -or- either of those on metal do not get lubrication.
Generally speaking metal on metal moving parts should get lubrication, either a good quality grease or -a drop- of oil.

Cleaning out the old lubrication, general cleaning and re-lube should be part of a regular pinball maintenance schedule.
Me?
I prefer to do this regular maintenance on all my EM games and jukebox in the spring. Cleaning old lubrication, applying new. Remove the PF, flip upside down and carefully inspect for unusual wear, parts which worked loose etc. PF gets cleaned/waxed, cab vacuumed and blown out with air etc.

My major maintenance schedule is every 5 or 6 years. All points get a light cleaning, steppers get disassembled/inspected/cleaned. Any sign of rust gets stopped. I do everything in a regular maintenance schedule and also replace PF rubbers, polish plastic posts, touch-up etc.

#9 9 years ago

Thanks Steve.

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