happy4444
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Hey Guys,
Those of you that have this machine I am in need of your help.
What first happened was the other day i turned on the machine, and automatically i kept getting the popping from the back ball popper behind the skull (no ball in it). Just that popper would pop about 4 or 5 times then stop. Then i would be able to hit start and load a ball and play a bit but my black drop target actuator directly under the skull was giving me issues. I removed the glass and would hand roll the ball into the skull and eventually the black stopper would drop and then id be able to roll the ball all the way back into the popper. But then again it would go through the lost ball initiation until it eventually would pop it into the cannon.
I opened up the machine and found the bracket that held my actuator switch broke. I ended up making an exact replica out of sheet metal (shown in picture). I put everything back but was unsure what the lever was supposed to hit to be activated. On the inside of the machine I was unsure if it went where the black ball stopper drops down once hit under the skull on the playing field or further below where the piston comes out the bottom.... i have pics attached of where its located.
However i tried several angles of where to place the switch arm but i kept getting almost the same results with the back popper going off several times when i turn on the game...AND when a ball eventually makes it behind the skull. I'm more or less confused at how the broken bracket affects the popper behind the skull unless A solenoid is busted and the actuator switch both breaking at the same time is a coincidence. I did however hit the actuator switch in the pic and it DOES work but I am unsure of what its purpose is.
If i lost you please let me know lol
Any help would be great before a call a pinball repair guy up.
Thanks and happy new year
Nick


Side view of switch

Back view (you can see the switch and the arm and where its positioned to hit.) I'm not sure if its supposed to hit the black part or the metal tab further below to be activated... i tried both and the problems weren't fixed.

Those of you that have this machine I am in need of your help.
What first happened was the other day i turned on the machine, and automatically i kept getting the popping from the back ball popper behind the skull (no ball in it). Just that popper would pop about 4 or 5 times then stop. Then i would be able to hit start and load a ball and play a bit but my black drop target actuator directly under the skull was giving me issues. I removed the glass and would hand roll the ball into the skull and eventually the black stopper would drop and then id be able to roll the ball all the way back into the popper. But then again it would go through the lost ball initiation until it eventually would pop it into the cannon.
I opened up the machine and found the bracket that held my actuator switch broke. I ended up making an exact replica out of sheet metal (shown in picture). I put everything back but was unsure what the lever was supposed to hit to be activated. On the inside of the machine I was unsure if it went where the black ball stopper drops down once hit under the skull on the playing field or further below where the piston comes out the bottom.... i have pics attached of where its located.
However i tried several angles of where to place the switch arm but i kept getting almost the same results with the back popper going off several times when i turn on the game...AND when a ball eventually makes it behind the skull. I'm more or less confused at how the broken bracket affects the popper behind the skull unless A solenoid is busted and the actuator switch both breaking at the same time is a coincidence. I did however hit the actuator switch in the pic and it DOES work but I am unsure of what its purpose is.
If i lost you please let me know lol
Any help would be great before a call a pinball repair guy up.
Thanks and happy new year
Nick


Side view of switch

Back view (you can see the switch and the arm and where its positioned to hit.) I'm not sure if its supposed to hit the black part or the metal tab further below to be activated... i tried both and the problems weren't fixed.

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