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Games used to come with a flipper gap gauge, but usually these are long gone. Good rule of thumb is the gap should be two business cards thick. Too little gap and it drags, too big a gap and it tends to bind but it usually doesn't happen until you've been playing for a while. I'm thinking the...

Oh c'mon.... Adam doesn't count. (although he does have a purrrdy mouth! LOL) D

Something else that can cause this is improper flipper bat to bushing gap. D

There is/was a local one available for 1K on kijiji last week. (sorry, I don't have the link handy) D

The cap on the flipper is just used as a spark arrest, it wouldn't have any affect on this problem. The only other thing I can think of is mechanical binding. Make sure the flipper bat to bushing gap is set correctly. Too much or too little can wreak havoc on flipper power. D

HBD! D

The TOP DVD's are a must. His old repair guides were (and still are) the best available if you were lucky enough to grab a copy. I haven't really looked at the ninja site too much, but I agree Clay does a great job at it and has helped everyone in this hobby one way or another. D

IPB in the past has always held their own show just down the street from the Westin due to "bad blood" between Gene and Rob / Mike. (although I do recall something about them working things out so IPB might be at Expo now??) D

Have a good one buddy! D

Its funny you mention the Stern flipper feel and your opinion of them being "tighter" and "not as clunky". Most of the seasoned collectors say the exact opposite, that the new Stern flippers feel cheap and wimpy compared to other Mfg's. :) D

Not a bad idea, but quick tip... while you're in there make sure the coil plungers are not mushroomed (and check the coil stops as well). If the plunger is mushroomed it will only chew up the new sleeve, and you'll be no further ahead. D

Thank for all the well wishes guys! This year's was miles ahead of last year's bday of reheated left overs and then doing a service call on a HS2! :) D

That's Stern Pinball, baby! :lol: D

That brings back memories of Stargazer for me... Bought 4 in the span of 6 months! :) D

But Scott... will any of these measures thwart the ninja like skills of the Wong? I mean c'mon, NINJA! D

Ok, so you bash Waison every chance you get... but nothing about Mike Kyzivat? Shouldn't he be just as responsible for the failure of Avengers? What about Lonnie seeing as he's the "Director of Software"??? If Waison is churning out shit code, shouldn't Lonnie be the one rubber stamping it...

Do we have any confirmation that Waison was the one responsible for the rules on Avengers? He's not listed in the credits for software on this game, and he wasn't the lead programmer for TF so not entirely his fault I would think? Not sticking up for him, just not sure he's solely...

Excellent! I can only dream of having the time to work on my own restorations... Maybe next year I'll focus on that instead of everyone else's games! :D D

Ugh... I totally forgot about Centaur. That would fall into the #3 slot for my list. (ok, so my top 3 has now ballooned to a top 5... FML) D

If the connector and wiring to this board are all ok and the issue is on the board itself, I'm sure it can be repaired. (there really isn't much to lamp boards) D