The flipper fuse blows.
Flipper fuse blows
Cause: Usually a bad or misadjusted end-of-stroke (EOS) switch.
Checks
- Inspect and gap the EOS switch on each flipper.
Fix
- Adjust or replace the EOS switch.
Systems
Related tips
- Flippers dead: fuse and coil voltage
- Where flipper power comes from
- Measure a flipper coil
- How flipper power is routed by generation
- Three flipper mechanism generations
- Most flipper faults are EOS switch faults
- Fire a flipper coil by grounding it
- System 3-7 flipper coils are series wound
Source: Repairing Williams System 3 to System 7 Pinball 1977 to 1984, Part One, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)