Etiquette

[BMHouze]

I have just seen my share of browned coils as I flipped to NiB, even a few that the windings were coming off.
It's just a weird style of play to me.

To think anyone watches videos other than porn is absurd.
But yeah, I did watch a quiet fan install video first (once, and I'll never tell).

 

[GUARD]

I wish flippers would auto-drop after 5 seconds for 5 seconds....

 

[a.stebel]

My understanding is that yes you're wrong. you can hold the flipper all day and it won't cause any issues on most machines. The coil coolers are there for when you play a long game and you've charged the coils over and over during a long game since the heat builds up. Holding the flipper puts it in a low power state and it probably actually cools off during that time or stays the same.

I get a little uptight about my machines considering how expensive they are but you have to remember they were designed to be pounded on by drunk degenerates day after day lol. They can take quite a lot.

Stern Whitestar games will blow the transistor if you hold the flipper up for an extended period of time. By extended I mean multiple minutes. Most players never cradle that long.