Insight, please.
The slot machine eject/kick-out on my Twilight Zone TZ sends the ball out with so much spin/angle that it drains (between the flippers) half of the time.
The solenoid plunger looks reasonably flat on the rubber part.
Is there a fix to get more consistent ejects/kick-outs from the slot machine? At least so it doesn't drain so much?
TIA,
Tim
On 2022/07/05 5:13 p.m., Tim Kuo wrote:
Insight, please.
The slot machine eject/kick-out on my Twilight Zone TZ sends the ball out with so much spin/angle that it drains (between the flippers) half of the time.
The solenoid plunger looks reasonably flat on the rubber part.
Is there a fix to get more consistent ejects/kick-outs from the slot machine?
At least so it doesn't drain so much?
TIA,Is the VUK assembly solid and is the coil sleeve good?
Tim
You could try a weaker coil so the ball doesn't come out so forcefully.
Or possibly add a 15 to 25 OHM 25Watt potentiometer in series to adjust
the output strength of the original coil?
These are things I would try if mechanically the assembly seems just
fine. I have an assortment of potentiometers lying around the shop to
play with, not something everyone has...
John :-#)#
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On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 12:14:07 AM UTC-4, John Robertson wrote:
On 2022/07/05 5:13 p.m., Tim Kuo wrote:
Insight, please.Is the VUK assembly solid and is the coil sleeve good?
The slot machine eject/kick-out on my Twilight Zone TZ sends the ball out with so much spin/angle that it drains (between the flippers) half of the time.
The solenoid plunger looks reasonably flat on the rubber part.
Is there a fix to get more consistent ejects/kick-outs from the slot machine?
At least so it doesn't drain so much?
TIA,
Tim
You could try a weaker coil so the ball doesn't come out so forcefully.
Or possibly add a 15 to 25 OHM 25Watt potentiometer in series to adjust
the output strength of the original coil?
These are things I would try if mechanically the assembly seems just
fine. I have an assortment of potentiometers lying around the shop to
play with, not something everyone has...
John :-#)#
It was a broken weld in the scoop for the slot machine.
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