The Flip

Location changed: No Location → Workshop

New machine added: Black Knight

Rewired to look like reference photos in original problem report.

Closed problem report

Closed Problem: Guest reported that left flipper is intermittently working

For for right flipper, it looks like the same wire is connecting the left and right ports. Attached photo - the grey/blue wire just loops from one side to the other but doesn’t attach to anything else .

Open Problem: Upon completion of flipper rebuild i hit the right flipper and it got “stuck” drawing high power. Subsequently, flipper died. Im pretty sure the continuous high power draw to the solenoid shorted something upstream, but i didnt have time to investigate thoroughly. One additional note, i desoldered some wires on the solenoid on the flipper assembly switch stack. Im confident I resoldered them in the right positions, but it was getting to the end of the day. Attached are pictures of the wiring before i unhooked any of it.

Replaced the left flipper mechanism with an entire new solenoid and mount. Removed previously attached tape and re-soldered existing wires into place.

Open Problem: Upon completion of flipper rebuild i hit the right flipper and it got “stuck” drawing high power. Subsequently, flipper died. Im pretty sure the continuous high power draw to the solenoid shorted something upstream, but i didnt have time to investigate thoroughly. One additional note, i desoldered some wires on the solenoid on the flipper assembly switch stack. Im confident I resoldered them in the right positions, but it was getting to the end of the day. Attached are pictures of the wiring before i unhooked any of it.

Internal documentation (literally)

Open Problem: Hitting the clock spinning flipper in the center causes motor to spin indefinitely. Does not score. 100 point targets also do not score.

Relays do not seem to always work in proper order on clock changes after the first ball relay has been triggered. They don’t move. Here is slow motion video of proper movement

Open Problem: Hitting the clock spinning flipper in the center causes motor to spin indefinitely. Does not score. 100 point targets also do not score.

No particular rollover seems to be involved as far as I can tell

Open Problem: Hitting the clock spinning flipper in the center causes motor to spin indefinitely. Does not score. 100 point targets also do not score.