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whynotpizza:
Hi all,

Has anyone purchased (or built) a pinball plunger assembly for use in your cabinet?

If so, any pointers on where to purchase the pinball parts as well as ideas for assembly into an arcade cabinet?

Thanks...

   David

BobA:
Pinball plunger thread links to other threads on same topic.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=63557.0

whynotpizza:

Thanks for the pointers. :)

Looks like there are 2 schools of thought for doing this:

(1) Physical leaf switch hooked to the plunger mechanism
(2) Home-Brew circuit driven component which 'dampens' the effect of pulling the plunger

Anyone know which is better? Specially, a single key needs to be depressed (typically the ENTER key) to simulate the plunger mechanism properly. I wonder why the Home-Brew was done to dampen the effect. Is one better than the other?

Lastly, does anyone sell a complete kit for this kind of thing?

Thanks again!

   David

Chris2:
My train of thought was that the realism of launching the ball could be pulled off with a bat top stick and shaft going into the machine. Then, take a round, solid piece of plastic and put the stick shaft through the hole. Then, get a small spring, like those in pinball machines, and wedge it between the plastic piece and the inside wall of the cp. Now, put an NC microswitch in a place so that the end of the shaft is depressing the switch when the spring is relaxed. Now, when you pull back the shaft, the plastic ring will compress the spring, giving the force of pulling back and letting go a Pinball plunger.


Just a thought I had last night.

Green Giant:

--- Quote from: whynotpizza on July 28, 2007, 08:04:16 am ---Lastly, does anyone sell a complete kit for this kind of thing?

--- End quote ---

I have never seen a kit for anything that you are asking.  You might be able to get the parts for a plunger, but in this adaptation, you will have to customize it.

Why are you looking to do this?  I find most plungers on frankenpanels are a little to much.  they look great on dedicated pinball cabs, but thats about it.

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