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EM Pinball issue
TopJimmyCooks:
--- Quote from: Karetaker on January 19, 2015, 07:47:11 pm ---Lube is a bad idea even for the mechanical parts. It's a dirt magnet and eventually you will end up tearing it apart again and cleaning it. If you get them good and clean they don't need any lube. With these EM's you always start with cleaning the switches and tearing down the steppers and cleaning them. Generally that cures most of the problems.
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Sigh. There is one place where a certain type of teflon lube is used. It is true that it's for electrical contacts, not really for mechanical operation. Read enough of the literature (Ken layton's link below) that you know where that goes and then go under the hood.
DONT start tearing down the steppers and cleaning them. Find the main problem and fix that one, then proceed to the next, smaller issue in turn. Get the machine working 100% or close first. then when you start monkeying around and trying to Clean and Adjust everything and ---fudgesicle--- it all up, you'll at least know where you were messing about and therefore where to go and undo your mistakes. Take good advice from someone that successfully fixes em's on a regular basis.
pbj:
Do not tell newbs to take apart steppers
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g.robert:
Thanks again for all the input... Issue is resolved for now, still may have to work on the sticking 8 on player 2. I'll review all supplied info prior to seeking further assistance. Family and friends are enjoying playing the game for now. Action sure is slow compared to the KISS PB I have... :applaud:
Karetaker:
If you never take a stepper apart how are you supposed to learn how to take a stepper apart? Good Lord it's not an Apollo Rocket it is a stepper. Pretty straight forward stuff if you ask me. I never tore a stepper apart before I tore my first one apart. I didn't have any problems with it. As for lube I don't care what anyone says I've rarely come across a situation that required it. Furthermore, go back and read.... he didn't use Teflon lube. I can't say I've ever read a single article on EM's in my life. I was too busy fixing them in dark smoke filled bars with a flashlight. ;D The only thing I ever recall putting lube on/in was the motors in a six card and neatsfoot oil on the leather washers.
jennifer:
"Dark smoke filled bars".... OMG, how I miss those. :'(
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