Bingo Pinballs
Created
on 04-16-2014
Keith uses a 1959 Bally Fun Way to help
discuss the Replay Counters`
Some
day I will figure out how to embed the video for you – So far I can only steal
them, laugh`
Keith
Nickalo
Oct
15, 2011
Hi
Danny.
Finally
uploaded that video here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyK-OEvvWEs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNzt_T_sf6s
As
you can see, it was having problems counting down. I was just wondering if
anybody knew of a procedure to set the springs on the escapement.
I
don't think there is one and even if there was it would be useless now anyway
since the springs are so old and worn. There probably was a way to set a new
one but now that they are worn in and different people have been pickling with
them, it just wouldn't work now.
The
run down on the escapement....
The
spring on the center post is what turns it when it's counting down. The spring
that spans the two actuating levers is what is stepping it up
The
coil kind of like cocks it but the spring is what actually moves the gear. So
the coil fires and pulls the lever back one notch on the gear and then powers
off/ The spring then moves the gear that one notch. The problem I was having is
that if I tightened the return spring enough to keep it counting down, the step
up spring didn't have enough tension to move it up. If I added more tension to
the step up spring, then the coil didn't have enough strength to cock it when
it fired.
Turned
out to be a problem in the switch that activates the step up coil. I cleaned it
and adjusted it so there was a little more dwell when it was closed. That
seemed to give the coil enough power to cock it back while the spring was
strong enough to move it forward.
I
don't know if any of that makes any sense. I know what I mean but it's hard to
describe.
It
seems like I got working now though. Not 100 percent but about 99 anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-svdQqxlfwg
One
of the neat things about Lotta Fun (or
Fun Way in this case) is that it has two sets of five search relays. One for
each search disk.
This
Fun Way has been fairly well modified but it's still fun to play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6P_pBHRIcc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6P_pBHRIcc
They
made it so you don't need to add a coin to play off a replay. It plays all six
cards for one coin. They also added a button to reset
the
timer manually so that the game will score. At least that is what I think
they've done. I never got to see one come off the
factory
line so I don't really know what's suppose to be in there.
I
posted some pictures to a URL google gave me. If you would like to look....
http://sites.google.com/site/funwaylottafun/
Alright...back
down to the lab.
Keith
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