Fish Tales - lazy flipper

[MadNat]

My Fish Tales has a slow returning left flipper. I rebuilt both flippers, coils and bushings about 18 months ago, there is no obvious binding on the bushing, but it has an annoyingly slow return after it flips.

Doing the Flipper test - it’s not obvious to me what Hold tear is supposed to do - is what is a good rest and what isn’t? But when I test Left Flip Hold, the flip flops up as normal, right flip hold the flipper slowly flips (if that makes sense?).

Do I have an issue with the flipper hold circuit on my left flipper? Or something else. Any advice very welcome

Ps any comments on what the hold tear is supposed to do would cure my curiosity!

 

[AlanJ]

have you loosened off the flipper bat shaft and then slowly retightened it. i have noticed that on my bally’s which have 2 grub screws, if you tighten one screw all the way first then the other you can end up with same issue. i now always part tighten each screw in turn and it gives a much better shaft alignment

 

[CHRIS B PINBALLS]

I will more likely be mechanical than electrical

 

[DAFlippers]

The hold is a weak hold, move the flipper to the top and the hold should hold the bat there. The plunger is probably mushroomed or other mechanical drag in the mech. Take it apart and look. If mushroomed then Dremel or file a chamfer on the end. If not, check sleeve etc.

David

 

[MadNat]

have you loosened off the flipper bat shaft and then slowly retightened it. i have noticed that on my bally’s which have 2 grub screws, if you tighten one screw all the way first then the other you can end up with same issue. i now always part tighten each screw in turn and it gives a much better shaft alignment

I reckon it was this Alan. I had to remove the whole flipper assembly and realign the bushing, tightening each of the grub screws in turn to get an even alignment on the mounting plate. I did put a light coating of silicon grease on each of the flipper shafts while I had them apart.

Fishy is Flipping Furiously now!

 

[AlanJ]

brill. well done.