(Topic ID: 80627)

Stern Flipper Test

By steve1515

10 years ago



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#1 10 years ago

I'm new to Stern machines and was wondering if there was a way to test the flippers in test mode. Basically have the flipper buttons flip the flippers. I don't see a way to test holding up the flippers. It seems that the flipper buttons only move though the menus. Is the only way to do this in a game?

Basically, I'm thinking something like on my WPC game where the flippers work while you're in the service menus.

#2 10 years ago

What game please?
faz

#3 10 years ago

Star Trek Premium

#4 10 years ago

You cold probably run Coil Test in the diagonostic submenu to have the machine flip the flippers.

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#5 10 years ago

I tried that, but isn't only a single flip. It isn't a real flipper test as it doesn't test the secondary winding.

#6 10 years ago

I do not believe there is a secondary winding on stern games. Unless I'm wrong they have a single winding that is hard pulsed for the initial flip then pattern pulsed for the hold.

#7 10 years ago

Ah I see. That makes sense. I was asking because I have a flipper that's vibrating loudly some times and wanted to test without starting a game. There is no EOS switch so what Lin says must be how it works. I guess the pulsing must be causing the vibration.

I guess the audible vibration is normal then?

#8 10 years ago
Quoted from steve1515:

Ah I see. That makes sense. I was asking because I have a flipper that's vibrating loudly some times and wanted to test without starting a game. There is no EOS switch so what Lin says must be how it works. I guess the pulsing must be causing the vibration.
I guess the audible vibration is normal then?

Yup. You can try loosening and tightening coil stops but for the most part you're on the same page as the rest of us.

#9 10 years ago
Quoted from steve1515:

Ah I see. That makes sense. I was asking because I have a flipper that's vibrating loudly some times and wanted to test without starting a game. There is no EOS switch so what Lin says must be how it works. I guess the pulsing must be causing the vibration.

I guess the audible vibration is normal then?

Yeah, they all vibrate, but I've seen some excessively loud. I've been successful troubleshooting by energizing the flipper and physically inspecting the flipper mech from underneath. That assembly tends to vibrate a lot and you can usually pinpoint it to something misaligned or tightened too little, too much, etc.

-Wes

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