Status changed: Good → Broken
Right flipper completely non-functional.
Soldered in the new solenoid. The previous soldering job was ugly because so many wires come in. So I jumpered some extensions with heat shrink at the joint.
Note: when working on this machine, use a blanket as pictured, especially if soldering. This prevents things dropping into the cabinet where they can be maddeningly hard to deal with.
This left flipper assembly has been trouble. In August and September, William noted the sleeve is both stuck and too short, which is certainly a reason for all the misbehavior. He ordered a new solenoid and possibly a full rebuild kit.
For now, I swapped the spring washer back to the top, but I can tell that the short sleeve is giving us nasty metal to metal contact. I found the replacement solenoid and put it in the cabinet (see photo). This should be soldered in as soon as practicable.
Left flipper solenoid is loose in its bracket, so the linkage gets to funny angles and sometimes it sticks . All mounting hardware is tight. Perhaps a washer is missing.
The left solenoid part number matches the right,though they are of differing vintage.
Status changed: Ordered → Received
Guest reported that the left flipper is finicky. When I tried to play, the flipper didn’t respond to half of the inputs