Star Tech Journal
Issue: 1986-August - Vol 8 Issue 6 - Page 5
STAR*TECH Journal
Replacement Motors For
Redemption Equipment
By Frank 'The Crank' Seninsky
Alpha Onega Amusements & Sales
Edison, NJ
FLIPPER WINNER (Croq>ton) has been on
location for quite a few years now and
many operators are having problems keeping
them running or "pushing".
Pushers are very popular now, with
Croq>ton's SILVER SKI (6 player) and
SILVER SURF (4 player) being my top
earners for the past few seasons. Since
rrost pusher models are similar, operating
with rrotors, pulleys, chains or belts,
hoppers or tubes, I felt that starting
with FLIPPER WINNER makes sense.
Cne of the major problems an operator of
redenption equipment faces is that of
obtaining spare parts at a reasonable cost
or even obtaining spare parts at all!
Most of the equipment is made overseas and
has been designed for different voltages
and cycles than we have here in the
States. Even with modifications, rrotor
burnouts are very corrrron.
an exarrple, FLIPPER WINNER has a 545
RPM coin-flipper rrotor that is made by
Croq>ton. This rrotor sells for $408.00 and
isn't easy to come by. What do you do if
you need one?
August 1986 (5)
RPM's to about 500.)
Later on, the 2 1/2" wheel could be
changed with a 2" wheel and the RPM's will
be right around 550.
If you don't want to eventually get a
larger belt but want to use the origi nal
one, I would suggest getting a 1140 RPM
Leyland-Farraday rrotor.
All this goes to show, that without using
the circumference formula (C=21'R), pulley,
ratios, and a strobe to measure RPM, you
can use cormon sense and a little
imagination to acquire replacements parts
for rederrption equipment at reasonable
prices.
Now, if anyone knows how to obtain
replacement llOV hopper rrotors for FLIPPER
WINNER or SPIASH ro-JN, please write me. I
can be reached at Alpha--Qnega Amusements &
Sales, 6 Sutton Place, Edison, NJ 08817
(201) 287-4990. Next rronth, after
responding to Yaffe's letter. I will give
you the "Ins and Outs" of SILVER SKI:
intermittent and incorrect payout, l oss of
coin detection on slide, adjustments, etc.
Until then, enjoy Yaffe's response!
p,p,
Our senior technician, Morris DeCandia,
used his head (he's a history major) and
bought a General Electric 1750 RPM, 1/6
H.P. rrotor from w. W. Granger for only
$43.00. To decrease the RPM's on location
without using additional parts, the 3-1/2"
pulley on the rrotor and the 2-1/2" wheel
on the flipper shaft have to be
interchanged. A larger belt rrust be used
which will make it easier to rerrount the
new rrotor. (We used a 6" larger
circumference belt which helped reduce the
Murphys Law #806
That COIT[X)nent of any circuit which has
the shortest service life will be placed
in the least accessible location.
UHie,tid
1000
Video Game Test S
THE SOLUTION
- Easy to use
- Troubleshoot your game
on location
- The ultimate bench tester
't-t1-1c:{,tc:d Test Systems
17000 S. Waterloo Rd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44110
800-321-2778
Replacement Motors For
Redemption Equipment
By Frank 'The Crank' Seninsky
Alpha Onega Amusements & Sales
Edison, NJ
FLIPPER WINNER (Croq>ton) has been on
location for quite a few years now and
many operators are having problems keeping
them running or "pushing".
Pushers are very popular now, with
Croq>ton's SILVER SKI (6 player) and
SILVER SURF (4 player) being my top
earners for the past few seasons. Since
rrost pusher models are similar, operating
with rrotors, pulleys, chains or belts,
hoppers or tubes, I felt that starting
with FLIPPER WINNER makes sense.
Cne of the major problems an operator of
redenption equipment faces is that of
obtaining spare parts at a reasonable cost
or even obtaining spare parts at all!
Most of the equipment is made overseas and
has been designed for different voltages
and cycles than we have here in the
States. Even with modifications, rrotor
burnouts are very corrrron.
an exarrple, FLIPPER WINNER has a 545
RPM coin-flipper rrotor that is made by
Croq>ton. This rrotor sells for $408.00 and
isn't easy to come by. What do you do if
you need one?
August 1986 (5)
RPM's to about 500.)
Later on, the 2 1/2" wheel could be
changed with a 2" wheel and the RPM's will
be right around 550.
If you don't want to eventually get a
larger belt but want to use the origi nal
one, I would suggest getting a 1140 RPM
Leyland-Farraday rrotor.
All this goes to show, that without using
the circumference formula (C=21'R), pulley,
ratios, and a strobe to measure RPM, you
can use cormon sense and a little
imagination to acquire replacements parts
for rederrption equipment at reasonable
prices.
Now, if anyone knows how to obtain
replacement llOV hopper rrotors for FLIPPER
WINNER or SPIASH ro-JN, please write me. I
can be reached at Alpha--Qnega Amusements &
Sales, 6 Sutton Place, Edison, NJ 08817
(201) 287-4990. Next rronth, after
responding to Yaffe's letter. I will give
you the "Ins and Outs" of SILVER SKI:
intermittent and incorrect payout, l oss of
coin detection on slide, adjustments, etc.
Until then, enjoy Yaffe's response!
p,p,
Our senior technician, Morris DeCandia,
used his head (he's a history major) and
bought a General Electric 1750 RPM, 1/6
H.P. rrotor from w. W. Granger for only
$43.00. To decrease the RPM's on location
without using additional parts, the 3-1/2"
pulley on the rrotor and the 2-1/2" wheel
on the flipper shaft have to be
interchanged. A larger belt rrust be used
which will make it easier to rerrount the
new rrotor. (We used a 6" larger
circumference belt which helped reduce the
Murphys Law #806
That COIT[X)nent of any circuit which has
the shortest service life will be placed
in the least accessible location.
UHie,tid
1000
Video Game Test S
THE SOLUTION
- Easy to use
- Troubleshoot your game
on location
- The ultimate bench tester
't-t1-1c:{,tc:d Test Systems
17000 S. Waterloo Rd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44110
800-321-2778
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