Flipper blowing fuse

[pinball god]

Flipper on T2 blows fuse 102 if you hold the flipper for a short time....say 2-3 seconds. I can see the fuse light slowly and bang/gone.

Just rebuilt flippers as the right hand flipper as was sluggish and intermittently misfiring/flipping when pressed.

Any ideas of what I can try? Thanks

[Strangeways]

What is Fuse 102 for ?

Is the EOS gapped correctly ? Check the diodes on the coils.

[pinnies4me]

Would seem that the high power is staying on, so likely the EoS as Strangeways mentions, might not be closing, so the high power is staying on and the fuse is doing what it should.

[Strangeways]

Spot on Nick - The EOS is not adjusted, or there is a wire loose... The coil will most likely be warm after the first 5 minutes of playing. As stated - the fuse is doing its job !

[pinball god]

Thanks fellas will have a look tonight.

One other question seeing for my troubleshooting I have blown all 2.5A fuses in my possession. I have a few 5A. Will it be ok to use a 5A or best I wait until I get my hands on the correct ones? Will wait until I hear from you before trying.

[pinnies4me]

DO NOT USE THE 5A !!

Sorry for shouting. If you do, the fuse will not blow quickly enough and the coil will burn. Get the correct rating, any Jaycar will have them.

[markc]

i have most of them
all call Owen   he carries most too

mark

[Strangeways]

i have most of them
all call Owen   he carries most too

mark

Not up on your site yet ??

Greg has them -

http://www.rtbb.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_87&products_id=532

Or Jaycar / Dick Smith would carry them

[Retropin]

Or Jaycar / Dick Smith would carry them


Welcome to my irritating world. A world where you set off to Dick Smiths or Jaycar to get 2.5A Slo Blo fuses, a very basic request indeed, only to find they only stock them in M205 size and not 3AG.
Can get 2A or 3A but no 2.5A.
Now had i wanted a battery operated head massager i would definately have been in luck!

So you have a choice, over fuse/ under fuse, change fuse clips or piggy back a M205 to a blown 3AG fuse.
All of which i find bloody irritating!!!!!

LOL-- rant, rant, bloody crappy jaycar...rant rant

[pinball god]

DO NOT USE THE 5A !!

Sorry for shouting. If you do, the fuse will not blow quickly enough and the coil will burn. Get the correct rating, any Jaycar will have them.

Thanks for the warning, my ears are bleeding from the yelling. I thought it would be a poor option but didn't know why the amperage was lower for the flippers. Thanks again

[Creech]

What I found is that you just need to bite the bullet and buy a quantity of each different type from someone like Pinball Life or GPE. That way you will never be short.

[pinball god]

I've check the eos and seemed ok, looked similar to the LHS one. Couldn't find any loose wires as well. The leaf switch that is physically activated by the flipper button seems to be very close to the ball release trigger mech. I can't see for sure but would love to test this theory by raising the playfield and trying the flipper. But no fuses yet. I just wonder if when activated it is also touching metal or something on the ball release mech.

Is this a possibility or highly unlikely?

I'm more of an economical flipper player and don't over do the flippering or need to hold and trap balls, so that's why I reckon the problem didn't become that apparent after the rebuild.

[pinball god]

What I found is that you just need to bite the bullet and buy a quantity of each different type from someone like Pinball Life or GPE. That way you will never be short.

Very good tip, will do exactly that. Ill check my screws & nuts kit and update my supplies of all these "consumables"

[Creech]

Sounds like a good plan.

[pinball god]

Sounds like a good plan.

Hey Creeh, which is a good plan? Plan A lifting the playfield or Plan B getting heaps more fuses or Plan C both. Just wasn't sure of your response so thought I'd add a multiple choice question LOL