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Taf flipper issue

glyn davies

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hi
So I've got a issue on my taf where the bottom right flipper isn't working right
When fired it fires but then chatters and drops back off it doesn't hold in up position

All other flippers are fine

Can some one point me in the right direction please
 
Hold coil not working so either a broken wire in the coil or a wire off one of the coil tabs.
 
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Yea checked them to no issue
Took coil of cleaned it still same
Took connections off board re seated still same
 
Hello, glyn,

Addams will have a special 'Flipper coil test' incorporated into the test routines. Get into Test Menu, then step through to the Flipper Test section. Each winding of each coil can be pulsed individually, so select the lower right flipper - I think the primary (power) winding comes up first. Then select the 'hold' winding, which seems to be the problem here. The test pulse should be able to move the flipper paddle, but only weakly, since the power winding does most of the work in actually flipping the flipper.

If the hold winding isn't working, the Start button calls up help information, such as wire colours, connector pins, and driver transistor number.

As mentioned above, the most likely cause is a broken hold winding in/on the coil. If you're careful, it's possible to by-pass all the Fliptronic driver stuff, and check the coil by grounding the correct terminal (for the hold winding, in this case). Disconnect the wiring connector for the coil returns from the Fliptronic board first, then simply take a jumper wire and connect one end to the grounding braid running around the inside of the cabinet. Identify the hold winding terminal, AIR it's furthest from the 'live' terminal, which mustn't be grounded. Then touch the free end of the jumper to the hold terminal, which should energise the winding. With the power winding the circuit should only be made briefly, but the hold winding is meant to remain On so you can clip the wire in place on the terminal.
 
Hello, glyn,

Addams will have a special 'Flipper coil test' incorporated into the test routines. Get into Test Menu, then step through to the Flipper Test section. Each winding of each coil can be pulsed individually, so select the lower right flipper - I think the primary (power) winding comes up first. Then select the 'hold' winding, which seems to be the problem here. The test pulse should be able to move the flipper paddle, but only weakly, since the power winding does most of the work in actually flipping the flipper.

If the hold winding isn't working, the Start button calls up help information, such as wire colours, connector pins, and driver transistor number.

As mentioned above, the most likely cause is a broken hold winding in/on the coil. If you're careful, it's possible to by-pass all the Fliptronic driver stuff, and check the coil by grounding the correct terminal (for the hold winding, in this case). Disconnect the wiring connector for the coil returns from the Fliptronic board first, then simply take a jumper wire and connect one end to the grounding braid running around the inside of the cabinet. Identify the hold winding terminal, AIR it's furthest from the 'live' terminal, which mustn't be grounded. Then touch the free end of the jumper to the hold terminal, which should energise the winding. With the power winding the circuit should only be made briefly, but the hold winding is meant to remain On so you can clip the wire in place on the terminal.

Very helpful and well written advice. This forum is awesome.


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in hold test, can you move the flipper with hand in up position and look if it stays there ?

You probably have a broken wire in flippercoil (Hold coil)
Look for a loose wire on the coil lugs.
probably the wire of the coil is broken just after the lug (coil side)

can you replace the coil ?
 
Just pulled the fuses and tested them all ok tryed the coil again and now works
 
Eos make no difference in fliptronic. If your coil winding are good then you should see the SAME voltage on all three coil tabs when you measure on a dc scale with your black lead on a ground point. Notionally 70v. If one is missing then the coil is bad. If all the same then your problem lies elsewhere.
 
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