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Why can't I level my pinball machine? One foot hovers off the floor

David_Vi

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This is starting to frustrate me.

My leveller and the pf level want me to raise up the right side but I can't get close to level without the front left foot hovering off the ground.

A level in the front of the cab where the rear of the coinbox goes says it's level and the feet are firmly on the ground.
The level and the of sport level show this.
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I've tried adding washers to the lockdown receiver pegs to push the pf up slightly on the right as well as something under the peg to push it up slightly (the receiver seems to have a dent where the right peg goes).


I've used the level at the rear of the pf to make sure the legs at the back aren't making it wonky.

The ball seems to travel in a straight line, should I just use that?

And that built in spirit level, when the bubble is in the centre it's 6degrees, I thought 6.5 was standard unless it's different for Bk2k?
 
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I wouldn't bother with the built in spirit level. Get a spirit level app for your phone and plonk it on the playfield.
 
I wouldn't bother with the built in spirit level. Get a spirit level app for your phone and plonk it on the playfield.
Got a real one and a digital one on reccomendaton of members here.
Before then I was using an app but I'll try it again
 
It's difficult to say without seeing what you're doing. But obviously we have to assume you're lowering the left hand side?
 
Does the ball roll straight down playfield ?
Does it behave the same on both flippers ?
Does it all feel ok when playing ?

If so - good to go. Don’t overthink it with levels .✊
I was just about to say the same thing.
If the ball rolls true, especially near the flippers.
Don't worry about what the level says.
After all the level is only there to guide you to getting the ball to roll true.
 
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