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Offline Tensikka

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Re: Cue Ball Wizard
« on: April 22, 2011, 07:34:35 AM »
Some images from parts, first upper playfield target bank that 8-ball hits. It was in good shape so basic cleaning and it looks like new.

Other images are from flipper mechanisms. Some dirt removed and assembled with new moving parts.

I know that these are quite boring stuff but these takes time so much to get it done right. And when playfield layout seems to be quite simple, there is 17 different solenoids under playfield. Going through all of them was quite big project that didn't give that much satisfaction, after all it's all hidden under the hood. But now it's good to know that there shouldn't be any hassles with solenoids for long time.

According to solenoids, I faced some odd behavior. Two solenoids stayed on after they deployed. One VUK and other pop bumper. First I got scared that there is some electrical problems but no, solenoids stayed "on" even with no power. I turned out that some parts had magenitized during resoration causing this problem. And I could only find two different solutions: heat or beat. Because VUK's plunger tip is plastic, heating was ruled out, so beating was left. So I throwed it as hard as I could to my garages concrete floor and suprise: no magentism any more. Great.
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