Frispel
sedan 2001
Check the flipper coil with a DMM set to ohms. With the game turned off, try this: * Notice the three solder lugs for the flipper coil. One of the outside lugs has both a thick and thin coil winding attached to it. This is the "common" lead. * Put one lead of the DMM on the outside common flipper lug (the one with the thin and thick coil windings attached to it). * Put the other lead of the DMM on the middle lug. A reading of about 4 ohms should be indicated. This is the high powered side of the coil. * Put the leads of the DMM on the two outside lugs of the coil. For fliptronics games, a reading of about 125 ohms should be seen. For non-fliptronics games, a litle more than 4 ohms should be seen until the the flipper is moved manually to the full extended position, opening the EOS switch. Now about 125 ohms should be indicated. * If approximately these readings are not seen, the flipper coil is bad. Typically the hold side of the coil goes bad more often that the power side.