Gottlieb coil wrappers are colour coded

Many Gottlieb coils have a coloured paper wrapper, and the chart lists the colour beside the number (for example A-4893 red, A-5194 blue, A-16570 green, A-17875 yellow). A faded number can often be narrowed down by wrapper colour plus a resistance reading.

Systems

• Electro-mechanical
• Gottlieb System 1
• Gottlieb System 80
• Gottlieb System 80A
• Gottlieb System 80B
• Gottlieb System 3

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Source: Master Cross Reference Chart of Coils for Coin Operated Games (last edited July 25, 2016)