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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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#2210 5 years ago

1976 Fireball home edition. How to make the flipper strength more powerful? Any suggestions other than a complete rebuild?

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#2214 5 years ago
Quoted from KenLayton:

Are the wires properly connected to the flipper coil and the end-of-stroke switch? Is the end of stroke switch clean and correctly adjusted? Has the flipper assembly been rebuilt yet?

Yes to all but flipper rebuild. Don’t even think it needs one to be honest. Just wanted to know other options before I throw 50 at flipper rebuild kits

#2216 5 years ago
Quoted from Wmsfan-GAP:

Have you taken them apart and looked and the coil sleeves and bushing? Those can wear and cause binding you may not be able to see without a proper inspection.
I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the lug side of the coil should NOT be on the coil stop side. Look at one of the first pages of this thread....

Yes I’ve taken them apart, everything cleaned and polished. This is a home model that hasn’t seen a lot of play compared to other pins of this age. I know about the coil lugs facing the other way but that isn’t making the flippers weak.

#2218 5 years ago

Better now, cleaned contacts on flipper buttons and flipper switches

#2219 5 years ago

Noticed the fish paper has broken off on one switch. Does anyone know any cheap places to get some so I could make a new piece?

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