Coil wraps

[Crashramp]

Hi guys, what kind of paper is used on coils? Is there anything special about it?

[robm]

Don't think so - i printed some files out just on coloured paper, cut the strips out and glued them on.  Makes a nice finishing touch.

[Steevsee]

I often wondered the same.

Will normal paper hold up under extreme heat situations?

They certainly add the finishing touch to a coil rebuild though.

[femto]

Will normal paper hold up under extreme heat situations?

I am a photocopier technician so I can advise that the fusing section of a photocopier gets to around 200 degrees centigrade and paper goes through that no worries. A coil will not get anywhere near that temp but it will get pretty hot for a long period of time which will eventually burn the paper as the original coils do. In my estimation the paper used for coil wraps would be just normal paper. Having said this I know nothing about coil paper and am just voicing an opinion. Hope this helps in some way.

[Crashramp]

Will normal paper hold up under extreme heat situations?

I am a photocopier technician so I can advise that the fusing section of a photocopier gets to around 200 degrees centigrade and paper goes through that no worries. A coil will not get anywhere near that temp but it will get pretty hot for a long period of time which will eventually burn the paper as the original coils do. In my estimation the paper used for coil wraps would be just normal paper. Having said this I know nothing about coil paper and am just voicing an opinion. Hope this helps in some way.

 Yep thanks, all posts have been helpful. 

[johnwartjr]

Original Bally/WMS coil wrappers are not just regular paper, they are a special type of paper. It can get wet. It can be scrubbed. Regular paper just falls apart when it gets wet.

I've printed new wrappers on paper and had them work just fine, but if you want the original look, Planetary Pinball has reproduced all the coil wrappers.

[Crashramp]

Original Bally/WMS coil wrappers are not just regular paper, they are a special type of paper. It can get wet. It can be scrubbed. Regular paper just falls apart when it gets wet.

I've printed new wrappers on paper and had them work just fine, but if you want the original look, Planetary Pinball has reproduced all the coil wrappers.

Thanks John, I've had a look on Planetary Pinballs site before and unfortunately there's a few they don't have, which as is usually the case, are the ones that I need. I thought I just print my own anyway but wasn't sure on the paper. The paper on the old Bally coils on my Flash Gordon almost look like masking tape with Bally and the coil numbers on them. I doesn't worry me to much if the papers not 100% correct but if the options there why not do it, I think.

[pinsanity]

I have sets of the Planetary Pinball wraps and they are actually more like a decal/sticker than paper (more durable). As John Wart Jr said they are able to be cleaned with water without tearing the decal or rubbing off the text.

Yes, you are right the top surface of the PP wraps also has a very similar feel to masking tape.

Crash, what coil wraps do you need? I may be able to assist.  

[Crashramp]

I have sets of the Planetary Pinball wraps and they are actually more like a decal/sticker than paper (more durable). As John Wart Jr said they are able to be cleaned with water without tearing the decal or rubbing off the text.

Yes, you are right the top surface of the PP wraps also has a very similar feel to masking tape.

Crash, what coil wraps do you need? I may be able to assist.  

Thanks that would be great. I'll have to get back to you later with the coil numbers. I'm out of the state for most of the week and don't have them written down anywhere.