Tech: CFTBL right flipper weak during multiball when holog..

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Can you disconnect the hologram and see if that makes a difference in
the same time of gameplay? Maybe light is coming from the hologram and
affecting the flipper optos?

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I'd build some kind of protector for the light for the optos then so
you can play it with the hologram on.

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First thing I would do is reseat all the ribbon cable connectors in the
backbox. These are a common source of intermittent connections that can
cause some weird, freaky problems.

Second, I would clean the optos on the flipper button opto boards in the
main cabinet- and maybe even swap from left to right to see if problem
persists.

This could be a light related problem- you have the hologram light on in the
main cabinet- the optos may be picking up some of that light- emulating a
"leaky opto" problem....

Interesting-

Ray J.
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"Bob G." <gbobebay2.nospam@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts or suggestions on this one. A
> Google search found the same problem mentioned here way back in 2002,
Lloyd
> had given a suggestion but no resolution was posted and it was missing one
> detail - that it only happens when the hologram is on.
>
> I've had the game for a long time and it has been working fine, but
> recently started experiencing a weak right flipper only during multiball
> when in rescue mode, and it occurs only when the hologram is on. It can
> only make it about halfway up the left ramp when this happens. Once a
ball
> drains and the hologram turns off, the right flipper is back to normal.
The
> left flipper is ok all of the time.
>
> Just to be sure it was not a line power issue, I turned off everything
else
> that was connected to the same power outlet - as I expected this had no
> effect.
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>

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Wow, that was it. Thanks!

I disconnected the connector to the holo lamp and the flipper is at full
power during multiball/rescue mode.

Bob


<seymour-shabow@excite.com> wrote in message
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> Can you disconnect the hologram and see if that makes a difference in
> the same time of gameplay? Maybe light is coming from the hologram and
> affecting the flipper optos?
>