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VID's Guide to Upgrading/Rebuilding Flippers

By vid1900

11 years ago


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Post #6 Get the right EOS switch Posted by vid1900 (11 years ago)

Post #8 Make System 11 Flippers Feel Tight Like Fliptronic Posted by vid1900 (11 years ago)

Post #88 Replace Old Series Coils With New Parallel Coils Posted by vid1900 (11 years ago)

Post #140 Udate Old Solid State Flippers Into Fliptronic Style Posted by vid1900 (11 years ago)

Post #292 List of games with longer/shorter flipper travel Posted by vid1900 (10 years ago)

Post #294 Rebuilding 1967-1979 Flippers Posted by vid1900 (10 years ago)

Post #390 Coil stop differences between system 11 and Fliptronic Posted by vid1900 (10 years ago)

Post #520 Rebuilding Bally Linear Flippers Posted by vid1900 (9 years ago)


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#1856 6 years ago

Hey Vid, just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to make this guide. I just rebuilt my flippers on my Taxi. It was my first rebuild and reading this thread was a huge help. The new flippers are installed and are working without any issues. Making that left ramp now is a piece of cake.

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#1935 6 years ago

Just finished my second flipper rebuild, this time taking on T2. Although the game didn't really "need" it (you could still shoot all the shots and make the ramps), I doubt the flippers had ever been rebuilt. So I went ahead and did it since I hate flaky flippers, after all they are the only real interaction you have with the game.

Although the second time around is certainly easier, I still referenced this guide to make sure it was done right. Thank you Vid for your invaluable input into this hobby, and your in depth explanations. The game plays great with the new snappy flippers.

5 years later
#2814 1 year ago

I just rebuilt the flippers on my ID4, but now the left flipper seems awfully loose. If I try to dead bounce off the left flipper, the ball will hit the flipper and just lose all momentum and roll down the flipper into the drain. It's like the flipper is a shock absorber or something because there is so much loose play in it. I have rebuilt many flippers before but never had this issue.

Anyone else have this issue before?

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