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Card Whiz left flipper moves from position
« on: February 21, 2013, 09:46:59 PM »
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          My Card Whiz left flipper drops from its home position after a bit of use. I have swapped the flippers over but this is still happening. I thought if I got the grinder out and made a flat spot in the shaft where the lock bolts hit the shaft all would be good but then if I put the flat spot in the wrong spot what then? This problem cannot be unique to me. What have others done in this position?

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Re: Card Whiz left flipper moves from position
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 11:28:14 PM »
Whats your grub screw look like?.. if its all rounded then it will have little " bite"

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Re: Card Whiz left flipper moves from position
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2013, 09:07:23 AM »

Sounds like you need to replace the flipper shaft. When you say you swapped the flippers, did the problem follow the flipper ?
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Re: Card Whiz left flipper moves from position
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2013, 09:19:57 AM »
When I swapped the flippers the problem remained on the left side. I might try and find some replacement grub screws and give that a go.

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Re: Card Whiz left flipper moves from position
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2013, 09:35:53 AM »
When I swapped the flippers the problem remained on the left side. I might try and find some replacement grub screws and give that a go.

So it is not the shaft.

Can you physically move the flipper shaft within the pawl ? Sounds like the grub screws are not holding.
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