The flipper mechanism is probably the most used moving part in a pinball machine. It being in a good shape is important, as a lot of things can be wrong in a pinball machine while it's still somewhat playable, but bad flippers just kill the whole game.
Fortunate for the maintenance point of view, everything is relatively easy to replace and these parts are widely available even for older machines. In some cases little creativity can be used to retrofit newer parts in older games.
A lot of the parts are manufacturer or even platform specific, but since almost everyone uses the same plunger diameter, the coil sleeves for example are truly universal if you get the kind that you cut yourself to correct length.
Parts sellers also often sell these as kits, so everything needed gets replaced at the same time.
A rebuilt flipper mechanism will serve years and makes the game feel like it was new again!
#pinball #repair #retrotech #arcade
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi
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