Help with Party Zone Dancing Dummy

sk8ersublime

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Hey Guys,

I am trying to fix a Party Zone. The rod that holds up the dancing dummy came out of the spot where its held. It looks like the part that holds it is part of the coil? solenoid? Im not sure of the terminology here in the pinball world.

Does anyone have a Party Zone and could tell me what I need to fix it? The coil or whatever is popping and would make the dummy dance. i put the rod back in the place, but it quickly fell out the first time I hit the dance off. The place where this is held has two small holes on each side, where the two bumps on the rod are suppose to hold it in place.

Also, the left bumper doesnt appear to be function when the ball hits it. When the ball got stuck and it was trying to clear everything, the bumper moves. Any ideas on that one? Sorry if these are stupid questions...ive never really worked on a Pin before just vids....


Thanks!
chad
 
Not sure on the dummy part, but if the bumper works on ball search, but not during a game, it is not seeing the switch made. Go into self test and see if the bumper switch registers. If not, look underneath the playfield for a broken switch wire.
 
Thanks! I'll give that a try. I have a picture of the dummy part but I'll have to link it to my computer since tapatalk uploads are too small.
 
I had the same problem with the Dummy on PZ you have to knock the pin back so that it will hold it securely or run a very very small screw through it to hold. Your issue with the slingshot may be the same as mine, it was in constant contact with the switch and would not actuate the slingshot. I went through and adjusted the contacts and it works fine now.
 
I looked at the bumper near the top of the play field, and the ring around the bump (the part the ball makes contact with) gets stuck in a down position, and then the bumper doesn't react.

The place where the dummy is held, the hole where the pin goes looks like its broken. Do you know what this part is called and where I can get a new one? I'm slowly getting into Pins...
 
I dont know that you can get a new one, ours was a u-shape on one side and hole on the other and the pin that goes through the shaft had worked its way out, we knocked the pin in the shaft back through and it went in fine. You can you a hammer and punch and slowly work the pin back after you set it in. Post up a pic so I can make sure exactly what your situation is. As far as the bumper I thought you were talking about the slingshot on the lower playfield, I replaced a coil in the center pop bumper because it was dead. If your pop bumper works during test mode then you have something else going on. You can unplug the game and remove the coil and clean the shaft with 000 steel wool and use alcohol to clean the sleeve if it has alot of buildup on it. there is alot of wiring around those bumpers underneath so make sure you unplug it. you can text me a pic if you need to 615-545-5100 Collin
 
Thanks!

So the U is normal? I thought it was a broken hole! That's good news! Ill mess with the pin.

For the bumper, it only works if I manually move the little ring up before playing, but ultimately it gets stuck again after a few pops.
 
ours had the U. I think it may just be designed that way. and the pop bumper can be taken apart and cleaned, it sounds like it is binding/catching somewhere
 
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