Whats That Thing?
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Most likely the ball tray trip motor from electronic pool table … motor turns the geared orange capstan which holds a cam/cranked plastic arm to trip the balls off then it’s shape works the microswitch I the centre to complete the cycle and stop the motor ? They do have other applications.
Work on >12v from a 15vdc battery and usually the gears inside strip teeth if somebody trips the ball tray forcibly by hand when the battery is a bit flat.
Work on >12v from a 15vdc battery and usually the gears inside strip teeth if somebody trips the ball tray forcibly by hand when the battery is a bit flat.
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The microswitch / bulb holder goes to a standard starpoint button to begin a game
The table would have an associated credit and control pcb and a mars or micro-coinmech for multi coin entry, and so you can use £1 coin and set for 2 or 3 games per coin (40p\50p& 3 for £1) push button to release balls at start of second game
The table would have an associated credit and control pcb and a mars or micro-coinmech for multi coin entry, and so you can use £1 coin and set for 2 or 3 games per coin (40p\50p& 3 for £1) push button to release balls at start of second game
With several bulbs attached and possibly a few of the motor units it could be off a horse racer or roulette type multi slot multi option BET NOW / DONT BET COIN SLOT OPEN AND CLOSE to prevent coins inserted when race is running ? Maybe from somebody’s seaside arcade oddments kept as spares or for adapting to a self build project ?
As said above they do have other applications with several bulbs could be Red Wins or Blue / Green/ Yellow/ White wins etc ……. It’s clearly just junk unless you can test the motor on each work and turn the capstan ? Different manufacturers at different times use whatever they were able to get supplied to their requirements?
Test the motors direct to maybe 12v dc see if they function ?
As said above they do have other applications with several bulbs could be Red Wins or Blue / Green/ Yellow/ White wins etc ……. It’s clearly just junk unless you can test the motor on each work and turn the capstan ? Different manufacturers at different times use whatever they were able to get supplied to their requirements?
Test the motors direct to maybe 12v dc see if they function ?
Just the wire is useful if the rest isn't, I'm always using old bits of looms to repair hacked up/Jammered dedicated cabs with stuff like that, wouldn't throw any wires away as it costs money to buy it
Microswitches are useful as are the Microswitch/bulb holders
Microswitches are useful as are the Microswitch/bulb holders