-..J.....--rAR TECH JOURNAL
February 1994
WILLIAMS STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
WEAK UPPER RIGHT FLIPPER
Jonathan Deitch
Namco Cyberstation
Atlanta, Georgia
SUBJECT
CAUSE
Upper Right flipper fix on Star
Trek: The Next Generation pin.
The reason for this, near as I can
tell, is crud in the flipper sleeve
(maybe dust?) that collects dur-
ing shipment. I can't think of any-
thing else on a brand new pin that
could cause this problem.
PROBLEM
As shipped, Star Trek: The Next
Generation pinball games may
not have a strong enough upper
right flipper to make the left
ramp (If you own this game,
you'll understand exactly what I
mean -the players will tell you).
the crank), replaced the sleeve
after wiping off the crank shaft,
and dribbled some 3 in 1 Oil on
the pivot point.
AND Now
Now it works like a charm!
PROCEDURE
I removed the coil stop, removed
the coil (which is mounted *back-
wards*, wire terminals towards
Took about 24 hours for the oil
to penetrate the pivot, and the
ball zips up the ramp every time.
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