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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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#471 9 years ago
Quoted from vid1900:

I fixed a Tri Zone where one flipper had much more travel than the other.
Someone had installed 2 different coil stops.

COIL-STOP.jpg 24 KB

I have a BK2K and I was going to do the flipper upgrade, Do I need to get the System 11 coil stops if I'm buying the kit or do I use the ones that come with the kit?

Flipper Kit
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=983&parent=0

Coil Stops
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=61&pg=1

Thanks! Great Instructions Vid, can't wait to get started.

#476 9 years ago

Will do, Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.

3 months later
#564 9 years ago

This may not be applicable, but it seemed like a place to ask.

I have a 1972 Swinger, The flippers have been removed by the previous owner. From what I understand, these are the first Williams DC flippers. Since I have to replace the flippers, Should I get the ones listed here, or are the EM flippers totally different?

Thanks Vid!

#566 9 years ago

That's exactly what I needed, Many thanks again for all you do for Pinball.

#569 9 years ago
Quoted from vid1900:

The EM flippers looked like these early SS mechs:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/vids-guide-to-upgradingrebuilding-flippers/page/6
If you want the ultimate "playability" then install the new style flipper mechs.
You could end up with the best playing Swinger in the world.

I was thinking last night, When I upgrade my flippers in BK2K, can I use the old ones on the Swinger?

1 week later
#579 9 years ago

Just got my new flippers, now I have to re-read all 12 pages because I forgot mostly everything I read. Getting old sucks.

I want to try and put my BK2K flippers in my '72 Swinger, not sure if that's possible or if I should just stick with the kind that it came with. Maybe I'll know after I re-read this thread.

#587 9 years ago

I hope they make a movie out of this. Now that would be a good reason for popcorn!

1 week later
#647 9 years ago
Quoted from vid1900:

Lane change switches usually last a long time, unlike EOS switches.
Clean them by pulling a crisp $100 bill through the closed contacts and go.

Do not skimp out on this part. I tried using a $20 bill and was less than happy with the results.

3 months later
#782 9 years ago

Would having the shorter bushing in the older game cause airballs? My Aztec gets crazy airballs off the flippers, I'm thinking this might be why, need to check when I get home.

#784 9 years ago

Thank you sir, I have a set and I'll swap them post haste

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