Star Tech Journal

STAR*TECH Journal
November 1987 (10)
Premier Field
Conversion For EOS Assy
By
Premier Technology
Bensenville Illinois
Field Conversion Kits are now available
which utilize a new Errl-of-Stroke assenbly
design. This design eliminates the wear on
the Errl-of-Stroke switch blade.
ARENA has a new design incorporated on the
flipper assemblies. 'Ihese kits are
retro-fits to all Premier ganes prior to
ARENA.
Order nurrbers for kits are MA-988 and
MA-989. 'Ihe following charts are part
descriptions and installation
instructions.
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FIELD CX:>NVERSION KIT
MA-988 and MA-989 Utilizing A New
Errl-of-Stroke switch Assenbly
1. The following parts listing identifies
the parts provided for Kit MA-988 which
utilizes one switch, (End-of-Stroke).
ITEM
DESCRIPI'ION
PART NO.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
switch Cover
switch Bracket
Flipper Lever Assenbly
Flipper switch
S-40 X 5/8" RHMS (2)
5-40 x 5/16" FIL HMS ( 2)
Instruction Sheet
465
25368
25425
25436
FA-2
FA-9
25563
2. The following parts listing identifies
the parts provided for Kit MA-989 which
utilizes two switches, (Errl-of-Stroke and
switch Matrix).
ITEM
DFSCRIPI'ION
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
switch Cover
465
switch Bracket
25368
Flipper Lever Assenbly 25425
Flipper switch
25437
5-40 x 7/8" RHM.S SEMS (2)FA-7
S-40 x 5/16" FIL HM.S (2) FA-9
Instruction Sheet
25563
6.
7.
PART 00.
3. Figure 1 illustrates an explcxled view
of a right hand side flipper unit with two
switches as viewed from the underside of a
playboard. Follow the step-by-step
procedure to incorporate this field
change. The procedure for a left hand side
flipper mit utilizes the same
instructions.
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STEP-BY-STEP ProCEIXJRE
1. TUm power off, renove front noulding,
top glass and set aside. Using a grease
pencil or pieces of masking tape,
transpose the relative position of the
right flipper bat on the playboard.
2. Lift the playboard up in the servicing
position and loosen the two flipper lever
assenbly socket head cap screws with an
5/32" allen head wrench. Renove the
flipper and shaft assenbly and set aside.
3. Mark and tag each wire on the flipper
switch assenbly and unsolder all the
wires.
4. Rem:>ve the coil JIOtmting bracket and
stop, renove the coil/sleeve and the two
spring washers and set aside.
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5. Reroove the coil nounting bracket.
6. Unloosen the spring hooked on the top
side of the flipper lever assenbly. Renove
the old flipper lever assenbly and
discard.
7. Renove the nounting screws, switch
cover and the old flipper switch assenbly
and discard.
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8. Attach to the flipper unit frame,
switch bracket (25368) using the two
(FA-9, S-40 x 5/16" screws). Position the
plate so that the two screws go through
the non-threaded holes of the switch
bracket.
9. Attach the switch cover ( 465) and the
switch assenbly (25437) to the bracket
(25368) using the two (FA-7, S-40 x 7/8"
screws), tilting the blade downward (A)
as you tighten these screws. During gane
operation the flipper switch will be
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