Flipper switch and cabinet capacitors to reduce sparking

[John McRae]

Hi,
Looking for some guidance on capacitor specs for the flipper EOS switches and flipper cabinet switches on Bally pins in the 6 million dollar man and Future Spa era.
From some of the discussions on the site it seems EOS switches used were 2.2uf 250v and flipper cabinet switches 0.1uf 500v.
I located some 2.2uf 250v in metalized film and 0.1uf 500v in ceramic disc . Will these do the job or should I be using something else? I also saw some mention of metalized polyester film capacitor, is this the same as metalized film?

Thanks in advance,
John

[John Robertson]

Post by John McRae
Hi,
Looking for some guidance on capacitor specs for the flipper EOS switches and flipper cabinet switches on Bally pins in the 6 million dollar man and Future Spa era.
From some of the discussions on the site it seems EOS switches used were 2.2uf 250v and flipper cabinet switches 0.1uf 500v.
I located some 2.2uf 250v in metalized film and 0.1uf 500v in ceramic disc . Will these do the job or should I be using something else? I also saw some mention of metalized polyester film capacitor, is this the same as metalized film?
Thanks in advance,
John

Hi John,

Those caps you found should do just fine.

John :-#)#