One lower flipper does nothing, while any upper flipper still works.
Lower flipper dead on Jurassic Park, Last Action Hero or Tales from the Crypt
Cause: Design fault in flipper boards 520-5033-03 (JP, TftC) and 520-5070-00 (LAH): the lower flippers need their normally closed EOS switch to be closed, so a broken or misadjusted EOS kills that flipper.
Checks
- Check the EOS switch on the dead flipper: with the flipper at rest it must be closed.
- Look for a cracked or bent EOS blade.
Fix
- Adjust or replace the EOS switch. The sturdier later blade has a bend near its tip.
- For a lasting cure, fit 520-5076-00 (three flipper) in place of 520-5033-03, or 520-5080-00 (two flipper) in place of 520-5070-00; both are backward compatible.
- Or modify the original board as described in service bulletin 54.
Systems
Games
Related tips
- Jurassic Park, Last Action Hero, Tales from the Crypt: flipper dead from its EOS switch
- Two flipper boards on WWF Royal Rumble and Baywatch
- Adapting a 520-5080-00 flipper board to non-EOS games
- Flipper rebuild part numbers (pre-Whitestar)
- Solid state flipper does not work: fuses and fuse clips
- Solid state flipper goes up but will not stay up
- Protect the flipper boards when lifting the playfield
- Flipper board LEDs show the cabinet buttons are seen
Source: Repairing DataEast 1987 (Laser War) to Sega 1995 (Batman Forever), Part One, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)