(Topic ID: 252677)

Tales From the Crypt upper flipper

By Gvalgard

4 years ago



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#1 4 years ago

I have a Tales From the Crypt that I recently purchased. I have cleaned up some cold solder's and ball trough issues but I cant seem to pinpoint an issue with the right upper flipper. When I hit the start button the right flipper immediately engages and then blows the coil fuse on the flipper board. I have checked for proper ground and voltage and it all checks out. Transistor on the flipper board maybe? Anyone know what im looking to check or some ideas of where to go? Cheers

#2 4 years ago

Sounds like something with the diode on the coil. Bad, on wrong, broken leg. ?

LTG : )

#3 4 years ago

replace the coil and go from there.

#4 4 years ago
Quoted from LTG:

Sounds like something with the diode on the coil. Bad, on wrong, broken leg. ?
LTG : )

On a modern Stern, the described behavior is a classic sign of a bad transistor. Are Data East machines different?

1 week later
#5 4 years ago

Update, diode on coil checks out. replaced Transistor and Driver. Still same issue but I get 3-5 functioning shots on upper flipper before fuse blows now. Thinking I should try and replace the coil as its relatively inexpensive.

2 weeks later
#6 4 years ago

After a lot of thought and trial and error... I am mortified to admit that the issue was a fuse on the flipper board. I did not know there was a difference between fast and slow blowing fuses. This has been a lesson

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