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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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#1121 8 years ago

I rebuilt my flippers on my EBD using the suggestion to downgrade. Everything works great, however I have one issue. Sometimes when the ball rolls down the playfield hard enough and hits the flipper in the hold position, it doesn't hold firm. Instead the flipper gives a bit, the EOS closes, flipper pulses and rockets the ball back up the playfield.

This doesn't happen all the time. Just sometimes. I have new coils installed so I know its not the coil. My FG (with the old mechs) hold without any problems.

Do i need a different coil stop than what came in the kit or is there something else I should try?

#1123 8 years ago

Thanks. I'll give it a shot when I get a chance.

#1124 8 years ago

I fiddled with the coil stop and still had the same problem. I installed the original coil stops and the flippers hold like they should. The coil stops that came with the kit have that indented ring around the center. (http://pbresource.com/rebuildk/kt-bflip-03.jpg)

The existing coil stops are solid. (http://pbresource.com/rebuildk/kt-bflip-04.jpg)

Do I need to buy the other type of coil stops?

The originals weren't in horrible shape but I'd rather use new parts since the rest of the assembly uses new parts.

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