Skee-ball Resuscitation

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RichSorr:
happs skee ball parts are way too overpriced. I have installed optic sensors on literally hundreds of new lanes and old lanes (used to work for skee ball). they are pretty easy to put in. its one big harness and the sensors are mounted on metal brackets. I dont remember the cost though

Kevin Mullins:

--- Quote from: unclet on March 19, 2009, 07:09:28 am ---My machine uses the thin metal arm switches instead of the optical switches. I was told you can convert a machine to use optical switches but never did it since the older switches seem to work fine for me.

--- End quote ---

For private use..... no real need for them. The mechanical switches are fine.

But on location somewhere..... absolutely, other you'll chase switch problems constantly.
They take a beating.

In the case of the machine I'm looking at, someone decided it would be a good idea to grab ALL the balls from the other 5 machines and run them up into this particular machine. So I'm thinking the sensor got whacked pretty good once all the balls started to stack up inside. The ball gate had already closed, so the balls just kept stacking up on eachother. It was too busy in there to try just swapping the sensor from another machine to verify and I didn't find any spares in their parts room.

(I don't work there, I'm just trying to help them out as they don't have a tech right now)

thatpurplestuff:
I saw that you purchased 2 Skeeball machines and are hoping to part one out in order to make one fully working unit. If you'd be interested in selling any extra parts you might have from the extra unit (ball release solenoid, metal coin / ticket dispenser covers, etc) let me know. I'm in the process of making my own Skeeball machine and there are some parts that I just can't fake. :)

IMMark:
I may be able to help with some Skee Ball parts, let me know where you are located and what you are looking for?
Mark

thatpurplestuff:
Hey there, sorry I didn't respond sooner but I didn't see your reply until now. I'm about halfway through building my own Skeeball machine... here's the link if you're interested -> http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=91011.0

If you've got extra of the curved metal areas on both sides of the front (the area with the coin slot) I would love to take them off your hands. I live in Chico, California and can't seem to find any places to buy individual Skeeball parts that don't charge an arm and a leg. If you're interested in selling, I'm interested in buying!

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