Pop bumpers...can they be TOO sensitive?

Frax

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I rebuilt one a few weeks ago and while i didnt make any tweaks to the switches it does seem like this bumper is a bit trigger happy. It can bounce the ball between the rubber rings and the bumper 5-6 times before the ball goes somewhere else.

I'm about to rebuild the other two and i dont really mind there being a lot of action or the ball shooting out like its in a Tron disc, but is that "proper" behavior? :p
 
I prefer it that way. I think it's only too much if it never leaves the bumper nest.
 
Space Shuttle.

Im almost 100% sure they dont misfire. Im a pretty heavy bumper and i bump that machine a LOT becuse otherwise the pf wear causes a lot of drains down the middle. Do not remember them going off without the ball being up there.
 
I usually go around a machine tapping the side of the game and tapping the PF to check switches... on LAH the right sling was so sensitive anytime the ball would drop it would fire or anytime I hit the flipper button too hard it would fire...

Really it is about preference because some like little bumper activity and some like heavy bumper activity.
 
hee, thats a great name! I love it!

Not the first time I've heard of it being called that, and honestly, if I ever referred to that area in normal conversation I'd probably use it myself too, at least for the triangle configuration.
 
Pop bumpers on an electronic pinball machine can falsely trigger if the diode on the spoon switch is not connected or poorly soldered. The diode may look connected, but just give it a little tug and it may come loose or you can see it wiggling inside the solder joint. Same thing can happen to other switches near the pop bumper which can also cause the pop bumper to falsely trigger. Examine all the switches in the vicinity of the pop bumper for broken/loose/missing diodes.
 
If you're not getting false pops, they're not too sensitive. They're meant to be really active and lively. One thing I love about Bride of Pinbot is how insane the pops are. They slam that ball around between them.
 
More lively, more likely they are to hit those roll over lanes. In Space Shuttle that equals big points from the multiplier!
 
Pop bumpers on an electronic pinball machine can falsely trigger if the diode on the spoon switch is not connected or poorly soldered. The diode may look connected, but just give it a little tug and it may come loose or you can see it wiggling inside the solder joint. Same thing can happen to other switches near the pop bumper which can also cause the pop bumper to falsely trigger. Examine all the switches in the vicinity of the pop bumper for broken/loose/missing diodes.

Pretty sure when I rebuilt that first one that I did find something loose, but wasn't on the spoon switch. Good info though, I'll be sure to check them all next time I'm under there.
 
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