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ChadTower:
After that I took the left flipper apart to inspect it. I don't have to rebuild it, it seems, as there wasn't much wear on the parts. Not enough to rebuild, anyway. They were very dirty, though, and that would rob it of much power. Cleaned it all up, put in a new sleeve, put it back together.
There is a good amount of play from the top of the playfield, though. I think the bushings (the plastic piece that sits in the hole through which the flipper rod goes) are worn out, giving the flipper too much play horizontally, robbing it of power. Still, what I did should get a good amount back.
ChadTower:
Pulled apart the right lower flipper... mech looks good, bushing came out in two pieces. So I was right about that. Wish I'd looked at the bushing in the flipper I already cleaned up. Now I just have to locate some bushings. Don't want to put in an order for them.
theCoder:
On my first cab I used a $0.99 string of Christmas tree lights for my marquee. I just took it out of the box, then screwed the plastic holder to the back wall. Worked great. One of the things I love about this hobby is the opportunity (challenge) to re-use components from cheap stuff to address potentially expensive problems.
ChadTower:
Heh. Don't know that I'd go THAT far for a machine that's worth close to $2000. If I had a local source for the real bulb I'd have gotten one... it's a $1 part, just didn't have a way to get it without shipping or waiting for my next supplies order.
ChadTower:
Woo, local Betson location has them in stock. They're only open from 8-4:30 m-f, though, and are way out of the way relative to my commute to work. So I guess I leave early this morning.
On the bright side, they have tons of new games on freeplay as they are a coin op distributor. So I will probably be late to work after spending an hour in there. :laugh2:
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