Reading Data East / Stern flipper coil numbers
A coil marked 23-1100 is wound with 1100 turns of 23 gauge wire. Lower gauge numbers (thicker wire) and fewer turns both mean lower resistance and a stronger flipper. Older dual-wound coils carry two pairs, such as 22-750/30-2600: the first is the strong power winding, the second the high-resistance hold winding that lets the player keep the flipper up without overheating it.
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Source: Repairing DataEast 1987 (Laser War) to Sega 1995 (Batman Forever), Part Three, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)