howdy,

Just looked at mine, mine is also on a slight angle towards the player position as is yours. The bottom of the spinner when vertical is approx 21mm (just under an inch) above the play field. Mine does have a diode and is reasonably easy to spin.

How hard is it to move the leaf on the microswitch, if you lift the leaf and then spin the spinner does it move freely. The spinner block is quite heavy and takes a bit to move but that way it should retain inertia after the ball has passed.

I would also look at the spinner shaft, is it straight is it coming close to leaving the bracket at the non switch end and binding, is the leaf staying in the correct bent section of the spinner shaft or "riding high" and making it harder for the spinner to move that way.

Good luck.

here you go, looks pretty much the same to me. Sorry was hard to get a clear shot with the squadron of Klingons in the way.

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Try messing with the arms of the spinner. They probably got bent up a little bit. Your spinner should definitely be at a 90 degree angle with the playfield. That or slightly leaning forward toward the player. That gets optimal rippage.

I had a similar problem with my ST:TNG, If you remove the far screw (cabinet side) you should be able to move the assembly and give yourself easier access to remove the spinner . Clean it up and adjust the arms, they have probably got bent over time especially with the ball hitting it that way. You can also pull up the leaf switch a bit if that is causing it to angle. Finally, make sure your machine is sloped properly. Good luck with that great game, I have never ran out of stuff to adjust and work on with my ST:TNG.

just have to bend the spinner (arms) abit

speaking of warp speeds. I have a really tough time make either orbit shot. Seems like the flippers don't have the dexterity like my LOTR does. Think i need to fiddle with the flipper alignment or just admit i'm a bad shot?

Or you need to rebuild the flippers.