VertexGuy
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Easy to replace those components, but it may have done more damage to the board in and around where it caught fire
Tim
Assuming the linkage moves freely and is not broken, you want the coil AND sleeve. When a coil gets that hot, it warps the sleeve. See the posted manual for the coil number. If the new coil doesn't have that diode on it, move it from the old one. Just put it on the new coil with the band facing the same way and make a note of which terminal had the single wire and which had the double. Easy stuff. Also, since you're new to this, never lubricate plungers and sleeves. They are designed to work dry.
You're probably not even facing $30 worth of parts to put this behind you. It's not a huge deal.
i ordered a coil that comes with a sleeve and a diode .
Now by plunger ,, you mean that shaft with the spring around it that looks black right?
i also have a spare coil that that says 900 on it instead of 850 i can rob for parts
if i have to i guess. sleeve wise. it was a knocker from an older williams pin
and it looks and operates mint.
Do Not Use the other coil.
900 is for the number of turns on your original coil. 850 is less. It may not work at all.
Replace the coil and sleeve, check the plunger (yes, the black thing) for mushrooming against the stop (the part inside the coil). If it is mushroomed, you can use a good file to file off the material and restore the bevel profile it is supposed to have, and it will probably work for years.
I think i found the cause of the blown transistor.