Space Shuttle : multiball leaf switch not activating

[Smart Bomb]

Space Shuttle : multiball leaf switch not activating

This is blowing my mind. The multiball on my space shuttle pin ALL OF THE SUDDEN does not activate. It is not a board problem. It is a leaf switch / lever arm issue and I hope i explain this corretly

I can't wrap my hear around why NOW all of the sudden, the lever arm, when hits the leaf switch, it isn't activating the multiball. I took the leaf switch out and activated with with my fingers by touching the leaf switch accordingly so the multiball DOES work when activated by leaf switch.

When the leaf switch is in position, the lever arm swings up and lifts the top leaf arm slightly.....but the top leaf arm is not touching the leaf arm below it or anything for that matter...so how did the multiball leaf switch even work in the past then? Its not touching anything before lever arm raises it and its not touching anything after being raise (and as it swings up it does not touch the bottom leaf arm at all..doesn't even slightly graze it).

From what I can tell by activating it with my fingers the multiball is activated by the bottom leaf arm touching the short leaf arm that is between the top and bottom leaf arm. So I figured, "Ok..maybe the lever arm fell out of position??? (but how??) and its supposed to lift the bottom leaf arm to touch that short leaf switch.

But there is no way to make the bottom leaf arm get lifted by the lever.....there is no way for the lever or bottom leaf arm to be configured to here the bottom is lifted by the lever.

What am I missing here gang? It ALWAYS worked...the leaf switch and lever was never touched before this issue.

How should the multiball leaf switch and lever arm be set up? Which leaf arm is supposed to be lifted by the lever and how should that lever be positioned in conjunction with the other leaf arm???..should it be touching another leaf arm?

PS: sorry for the crummy hand writing on the pics..i was writing using a mouse pad haha

 

[grantopia]

The switch should be normally open, when the ball hits the gate it should close the switch.

 

[Smart Bomb]

The switch should be normally open, when the ball hits the gate it should close the switch.

So the lever arm should hit under the bottom leaf arm switch and push it up into the top leaf arm switch?

As u can see in the pics the lever arm doesn't come anywhere near the bottom leaf arm...the lever rests too far away from the bottom arm for the bottom arm.to rest in it.....based on what u r saying the borrom arm shod be resting on the lever....and when ball rolls thru the hate it lifts the bottom leaf arm to touch the top......but there is too much of a gap between bottom.arm and lever for the bottom arm to rest in it.

 

[grantopia]

So the lever arm should hit under the bottom leaf arm switch and push it up into the top leaf arm switch?

As u can see in the pics the lever arm doesn't come anywhere near the bottom leaf arm...the lever rests too far away from the bottom arm for the bottom arm.to rest in it.....based on what u r saying the borrom arm shod be resting on the lever....and when ball rolls thru the hate it lifts the bottom leaf arm to touch the top......but there is too much of a gap between bottom.arm and lever for the bottom arm to rest in it.

That is correct/what should happen. Are you sure you have the right switch and it's mounted correctly?

 

[Smart Bomb]

That is correct/what should happen. Are you sure you have the right switch and it's mounted correctly?

Yes and yes....it always worked...now it doesn't look like it ever should have worked.

 

[grantopia]

Yes and yes....it always worked...now it doesn't look like it ever should have worked.

Well I can't really explain how it worked before...maybe the longer leaf slipped under the gate? In any event, you'll either need to get the switch mounted correctly or make sure it's the correct one in there so it doesn't happen again. My guess is one of those two since it sounds like the switch was good to begin with...

 

[Smart Bomb]

I got it..i had to bend the 1/4" tip of the leaf switch to almost a 45 degree angle for the switch arm to touch the leaf arm.

it doesnt seem like it should have to be that way to work but it does.