Judge Dredd weak flipper

marlboroa

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My Judge Dredd has a weak lower right flipper that makes it a pain in the asss to make the Dead World shot. I have a rebuild kit comming for it but in the mean time what else can i check. To me it moves fine and has the up and down play. The coil test fine. Its just a weak flipper. Any idea's??
 
Sometimes weak flippers can be something as simple as a dirty coil sleeve. New sleeves do wonders if the old one is dirty and gunky.
 
yea i have new ones on the way. I also cleaned the old ones and the shaft. It didnt make any change. still weak. oh i also filed off the mushrooming on the shaft and stop. I cleaned the flipper optos too.
 
yea i have new ones on the way. I also cleaned the old ones and the shaft. It didnt make any change. still weak. oh i also filed off the mushrooming on the shaft and stop. I cleaned the flipper optos too.

Does it have the correct coils? Check the number on the wrapper against the manual.
 
How about your EOS switches? Are they open? Are they only closing at the end of the flipper movement?

Other than that, I say do the rebuild and see how it feels then.
 
When you do the rebuild, don't forget to do the bushing that goes through the playfield as well...
 
wow this game is so much better when the flipper works like it should. i put in a rebuild kit and changed the coil even though the old one tested fine. I figured i ordered it so i might as well use it. ill keep the old one for a spare. my score has improved alot too. im up to 470,000,000
 
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