A drop target flexes when hit and stays up.
Drop target does not fall when hit
Cause: The plastic target has lost its stiffness with age.
Checks
- Push the target face; it should be rigid.
Fix
- Replace the target (bracing the back with glued material is only a stopgap).
Systems
- Williams System 3
- Williams System 4
- Williams System 6 / 6A
- Williams System 7
- Williams System 9
- Williams System 11
- Williams System 11A
- Williams System 11B
- Williams System 11C
- WPC Alpha-Numeric
- WPC Dot Matrix
- WPC Fliptronics
- WPC DCS
- WPC-Security (WPC-S)
- WPC-95
- Bally MPU AS-2518-17
- Bally MPU AS-2518-35
- Stern MPU-100
- Stern MPU-200
- Bally 6803
- Gottlieb System 1
- Gottlieb System 80
- Gottlieb System 80A
- Gottlieb System 80B
- Gottlieb System 3
- Data East CPU Version 1/2
- Data East CPU Version 3
- Data East/Sega CPU Version 3b
- Capcom
- Electro-mechanical
Related tips
- Drop targets do not fall
- Testing a System 3-6 drop target bank
- System 3-6 drop targets use two switches per target
- Cleaning and rebuilding System 3-6 drop targets
- Stand-in for a broken drop target wiper
- Drop target switch types by system
Source: Pinball Machine Care & Maintenance, Bernard B. Kamoroff (Bell Springs Pinball Alley)