I will work on it this weekend, but before I start, I just wanted to
know if anyone has any tips. I have been rather successful with
addressing this problem on my IJ and MM with various adjustments and
foam padding, and will probably apply similar techniques.
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
Yeah, I was reading it thinking how you were the king of coming up
with solutions. I started thinking immediately of the Merlin solution
where you or someone else came up with a foam piece that absorbed the
impact. I have never had a problem with mine having a bounce-out so
perhaps there is something else going on in there. But, since the
party is looming, I would bet some thin foam would do the trick based
one what you and others have done.
Good luck with the party!
Doug
CARGPB #32
How's the wood at the leading edge of the saucers? Worn? That'll
contribute to bounce-outs a lot. Also, are the plastic saucers
themselves broken in any way - my old ones had the two slats broken
off, and one actually had a hole in it. While I think the purpose of
the slats is to just hold the ball square for the eject kicker, they
might also help stop the ball as it lands in the saucer.
On my old Pinbot playfield, shots would bounce out all the time. On
my new one with new saucers, no wear at all (NOS field), and clearcoat
so it's moving crazy fast, I never, repeat never, have bounce-outs
from the saucers.
Richard
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Yes(!).
>That'll
> contribute to bounce-outs a lot.
Ok. Some wood epoxy reconstruction may be needed then.
>Also, are the plastic saucers
> themselves broken in any way - my old ones had the two slats broken
> off, and one actually had a hole in it.
No, surprisingly, the saucer and its little tabs are both very new
looking.
>While I think the purpose of
> the slats is to just hold the ball square for the eject kicker, they
> might also help stop the ball as it lands in the saucer.
>
> On my old Pinbot playfield, shots would bounce out all the time. On
> my new one with new saucers, no wear at all (NOS field), and clearcoat
> so it's moving crazy fast, I never, repeat never, have bounce-outs
> from the saucers.
Thanks! A Pinbot that plays like that is hard for me to imagine
8-). We would lock both balls so much quicker!
I think Richard's ideas are good too.
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
The slats in the hole, and the hole, are plastic? Surprising they
would make something that's getting hammered like that out of
plastic. Was Williams using that on other games?
WMS used the all plastic saucer on every system 11 I ever saw. The
'slats' or nubs as I call 'em are there to hold the ball over the switch
correctly, not for eject guidance. On old Bally's the nubs were metal
and would get bent apart allowing the ball to roll forward off the
switch yet remain in the saucer. This is annoying as hell! I've never
seen a WMS saucer NOT trigger the switch so apparently the plastic is
better... unless they are broken off, of course :)
Previously, I had tried some of Martin's foam. However, this hindered
the ball from dropping into the saucer due to the thickness of the
foam. So I figured I had to raise the level of the deflector with
some washer standoffs to compensate.
I will also try and bend the deflectors downward more. Some
experimentation will be needed this weekend.
Edward Cheung CARGPB26
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