Upper flipper button wired but not used on some games
Some games wire an upper flipper button input that does nothing; the lower button fires both the lower and upper flipper on that side. The Getaway is one example, so do not chase a dead upper-button input on such games.
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Source: Pinball Machines: How They Work & Troubleshooting, Norbert Snicer