Re: Tech. Gottlieb drop rtargets not resetting
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Re: Tech. Gottlieb drop rtargets not resetting         

Group: rec.games.pinball · Group Profile
Author: GOCATGO
Date: May 15, 2008 19:50

On May 15, 10:48 pm, GOCATGO hvc.rr.com> wrote:
> On May 15, 10:30 pm, rutgersr...@gmail.com wrote:
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>> On May 15, 8:37 pm, Pat in PA hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>> On May 15, 8:08 pm, Gott Lieb? papinball.com> wrote:
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>>>> Is this a solid state game or an EM?  It does matter how to troubleshoot
>>>> the issue, if it's not mechanical in nature.
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>>>> Jim
>>>> CARGPB35
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>>>> rutgersr...@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> On May 15, 7:07 pm, rutgersr...@gmail.com wrote:
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>>>>>>On May 15, 6:59 pm, Chris Hibler team-em.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>>Yup...what Mike said.
>>>>>>>What game are you working on?
>>>>>>>You an reset the game with the playfield up to see if both coils are
>>>>>>>firing.
>>>>>>>Rutgers?
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>>>>>>>Chris Hibler - CARGPB #31www.Team-EM.comhttp://webpages.charter.net/chibler/Pinball/index.htm
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>>>>>>working on royal flush  thanks for the advise   i'll let you know what
>>>>>>happends
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>>>>> Removed the screws and moved the coils to the lowest point for maximum
>>>>> plunger depth and they still never get over the lip.  Looks like the
>>>>> coil plunger only moves a little over 1/2 way.  How do I aligator each
>>>>> coil to a hot coil to test the coil.  When the reset bar is activated
>>>>> each coil moves even if only one is working.  Thanks- Hide quoted text -
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>>> I'd certainly check both fuses on the reset coils. Also look at the
>>> coils closely. Was helping a buddy at York a couple years ago with a
>>> Royal Flush, similar symptom. Come to discover that one of the coil
>>> windings was broken off right at the lug, very hard to spot.
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> 'We' still don't know what game you're working on...could you tell
> us?
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> If you have the coil/plungers adjusted mechanically correct as stated
> in other posts, and still not working, here are a couple of thoughts.
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> #1-Check to see which switch(s) on the score motor powers the reset of
> the targets...may need adjustment or cleaning to give it the 'oomph'
> it needs to power them up.
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> #2-Don't know what game you have, but there are usually screws holding
> the whole drop-target assembly in place, and there is slight allowance
> of adjustment in the whole target assembly by loosening the screws,
> and then adjusting as needed...towards or away from the 'lip' of the
> pf.....if you can understand what I'm trying to explain.  Good luck.
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> Russwww.Team-EM.com- Hide quoted text -
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Royal Flush...sorry...I didn't see that before.
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