(Topic ID: 205187)

STTNG Left Launcher alignment calibration

By Occelot

6 years ago



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#1 6 years ago

Hey guys, is it possible to adjust the alignment of the left launcher? It is a little off and sometimes causes the ball to gets stuck where the ramp meets the launcher as it tries to load and then goes into ball search mode.

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#2 6 years ago
Quoted from Occelot:

Hey guys, is it possible to adjust the alignment of the left launcher? It is a little off and sometimes causes the ball to gets stuck where the ramp meets the launcher as it tries to load and then goes into ball search mode.

It is, you need to adjust the left cannons so that the home switch closes just before the crank reaches its apex; if you adjust it to close in the exact spot the cannon needs to be, the cannons momentum could carry it past a tiny bit. It sounds complicated, but it really isn't, you can accomplish this by either adjusting the switch itself, or loosening the four phillips screws that hold the cannon to the shaft and rotating it into position by hand; I would do the later as its much easier, but you may find that you will need to make a mark switch adjustment afterwards if the cannon wont fire when in the proper positions.

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#3 6 years ago

wow, thank you, that was super insightful. OK, so, I had the playfield up, but just put it down. I should be able to adjust the four screw option from the top of the playfield right? Pin_Guy

#4 6 years ago

Yep, just loosen them, turn the cannon and lock it down.

#5 6 years ago

Pin_Guy Hey that was super easy. Thank you so much :

#6 6 years ago

Thanks for that insightful post Pin_Guy !

3 years later
#7 2 years ago
Quoted from Pin_Guy:

Yep, just loosen them, turn the cannon and lock it down.

Don't know where I'd be without you on this restoration, Pin_Guy - thanks again. Perfect alignment.

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