waiting for parts in the mail, how hard is it to fix sorcerer and cactus jacks......

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waiting for parts in the mail, how hard is it to fix sorcerer and cactus jacks......

hello
i just started repairing my own games a year and a half ago, and i am waiting for parts in the mail to fix 2 games. i was wondering if anyone ever did this before or has any tips/tricks/hints before i start

my sorcerer machine needs 2 new flippers. not the whole mechanism just the plastic white flipper. do i have to take apart the whole mechanism to install these flippers only? ive fixed flipper problems before but never a direct replacement/removal.

and on a cactus jacks machine i have to replace a coil under the playfield that kicks the ball back up onto the playfield. i think thats whats wrong with it. when the ball goes in the hole it will score normally but it will not eject the ball back up on the playfield.

any help/ideas or smartass comments are all welcome hahahaha
 
Flipper bats are usually either loosing a nut or an allen head bolt/nut combo.

However your coil issue - while it could be a bad coil it's not real likely.
Check the easys tuff first. See if a wire broke loose. Check your fuses with a DMM.
Otherwise temporarily ground out the coil and if it fires you've more than likely got a transistor on the driver board that's toast.

And FYI - if your current coil doesn't have a diode on it - ensure the new one doesnt have one on it when you install it.
 
Flipper bats are usually either loosing a nut or an allen head bolt/nut combo.

However your coil issue - while it could be a bad coil it's not real likely.
Check the easys tuff first. See if a wire broke loose. Check your fuses with a DMM.
Otherwise temporarily ground out the coil and if it fires you've more than likely got a transistor on the driver board that's toast.

And FYI - if your current coil doesn't have a diode on it - ensure the new one doesnt have one on it when you install it.

would there be an entire fuse just for this? it seems like everything else works on the machine. i have not tried to fix anything yet but it will be the next game i work on. the previous owner had a piece of tape over the hole. sorry if i am an idiot BUT, how do you ground out a coil? im asking to make sure i do it right so i dont mess something else up. can you visually see if a transistor is bad or will i have to send the board out for repairs?
would a bad transistor still allow the hole to score correctly
thanks
dave
 
Yes it is normal for it to still score even if the transistor is bad.
 
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