Giving EM flippers a bit more travel

Bending the resting flipper stop slightly gives more stroke and a deeper V when the flipper is held up, which helps cradle the ball on 2 inch flipper games. Re-set the bat's rest position afterwards.

Systems

• Electro-mechanical

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Source: Repairing Electro-Mechanical (EM) Coin Operated Games to 1978, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)