darthphunk
Active member
Hey guys.
I have a Simpsons Pinball Party and the garage door doesn't want to open up all the way. The coil fires in test mode, and during play it acts like it wants to open, but it doesn't quite get there. And if the ball DOES sneak under it, it gets trapped because it won't lift all the way to let the ball loose.
Poking around on the internets, most people are saying to replace it with a stronger coil. before I do that, I want to know more about how the coil operates the door. Does the plunger press up on the door itself? Looking at mine, it looks like the rubber stopper at the end of the plunger is hitting the hinge bar for the garage door first. The plunger doesn't seem like it moves smoothly when I move it manually with the power off. Come to think of it... it's probably hitting the crossbar when I am moving the plunger manually. Could that be my problem? Could I just take the rubber tip off of the plunger? I also read I can bend the bracket for that coil.
Any advice?
Thanks!
Attached is a crude sketch of my problem.
I have a Simpsons Pinball Party and the garage door doesn't want to open up all the way. The coil fires in test mode, and during play it acts like it wants to open, but it doesn't quite get there. And if the ball DOES sneak under it, it gets trapped because it won't lift all the way to let the ball loose.
Poking around on the internets, most people are saying to replace it with a stronger coil. before I do that, I want to know more about how the coil operates the door. Does the plunger press up on the door itself? Looking at mine, it looks like the rubber stopper at the end of the plunger is hitting the hinge bar for the garage door first. The plunger doesn't seem like it moves smoothly when I move it manually with the power off. Come to think of it... it's probably hitting the crossbar when I am moving the plunger manually. Could that be my problem? Could I just take the rubber tip off of the plunger? I also read I can bend the bracket for that coil.
Any advice?
Thanks!
Attached is a crude sketch of my problem.