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Issue: 1997-April - Vol 19 Issue 2

STAR*TEcH
Journal
April 1997
SEGA PINBALL
FLIPPER ALIGNMENT SPOTS
a
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
TEAM SEGA PINBALL
Joe Blackwell, Eric Winston, Ted Kilpin,Jay Alfer
Sega Pinball, Melrose Park, Illinois
Starting with our game Lethal Weapon 3 through our cur-
rent games, we had added two (2) spotting holes to help the
technician ensure the flippers are aligned correctly. There
is one ( 1) small spotting hole at the front end of each flipper
bat (see Fig. 1, Ref. A).
Proper alignment is achieved by centering the ends of each
flipper bat to each spot mark. The Flipper Bats can become
out of alignment with excessive use or if the assembly was
removed / loosened for servicing.
PROCEDURE
(1) Lift playfield and support.
(2) Loosen the Hex Nut and Socket Head Screw (tightens / loosens Pawl to shaft) just enough so that the
Flipper Bat & Shaft moves with some resistance (see Fig. 2, Ref. B).
(3) Center the end of each Flipper Bat to each spot mark (see Fig. 1, Ref. A).
(4) Retighten the Socket Head & Hex Nut (closing the Pawl onto the Flipper Shaft) ensuring the Flipper Bat
is now in the correct position.
Fig. 2
Flipper Bat
Please Al.so Note: Ensure there is minimal up &
down movement of the Flipper Shaft and Pawl.
The space between the Pawl and the Flip-
per Bushing (white plastic) should be no
more than a 1/32" (see Fig. 2, Ref. C). Any-
more or less may cause premature failure to
Flipper Assembly Components. If there is too
much up & down movement, refer back to the
above procedure steps & adjust accordingly.
Fig. 2 Note: Our current Flipper is shown (used from
Batman Forever through current). The old style flip-
pers did not have a hex nut.
April 1997
Journal
STAR*TEcH
SEGA PINBALL
DOT MATRIX DISPLAY BOARD
4x SPACER ADDITION
TEAM SEGA PINBALL
Joe Blackwell, Eric Winston, Ted Kilpin,Jay Alfer
Sega Pinball, Melrose Park, Illinois
;Fig. 1
We are using the New Style Cherry 128 X 32 Dot Matrix
Display (beige colored display P.C.B.) in our New Sega
Showcase Backbox used on Space Jam and The Star
Wars Trilogy-Special Edition. We have found that the
brackets we are using to mount the display work great
with the New Style Display, but can create a potential
short condition if an Old Style (green colored display
P.C.B.) board is "Swapped-In" as a replacement.
In an effort to aid the operator by ensuring compatibility
with all 128 x 32 Displays, even those used by other
pinball manufacturers, we have immediately added a
spacer between the mounting brackets and the display
board. We are also making available a Spacer Kit, for
those of you that may not have spacers already in stock
(ask for Sega Part N° 500-6206-00, contains 4 ea. 3/16"
Length X 3/8"
11
Head Sems Screw
r- _ #6-32 Qty. X 1/2" Sega Lg. Phillips
Part N° 232-5202-00
4,
'
Medium Dot Matrix Display Board
Qty. 1, Sega Part N° 520-5052-00
'
m+--
3/16" Length X 3/8" 0 .0 . Spacer Gray
,
Qty. 4, Sega Part N° 254-5000-18
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-,
__._
,
***TO BE ADDED***
1
Dot Matrix Disp. Bd. Holder Bracket
Qty. 2, Sega Part N' 515-6623--02
Above depicts the side view of the Dot Matrix Display Board attached to
the Brackets with the addition of the 3/16" Spacers using same screws.
O.D. Spacers).
Figures 1 & 2
shown to the
right, depicts
where the
spacers will need
to be placed.
Please call Sega
Pinball Technical
Support with the
Serial N° of your
game and we will
send a kit out at
no charge.
This view depicts the back view of the Dot Matrix Display Board attached to the Holder Brackets with four screws
& spacers (board shown "broken" to fit this page). FOR HARDWARE PART NUMBERS SEE ABOVE.

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