Most notoriously, the micro-switches in the pin distributor were easily fouled by dirt and debris, and if just one of them failed, the distribution sequence was compromised and pins piled up on the bin assembly. It was brilliant in theory, but the debut version was highly prone to failure in the field. The new machine offered many improvements over the 82-30, including continuous pin distribution (thanks to storage bins above the table) and a circuit through which the table could detect out-of-range pins and automatically advance to second ball. The 82-70 was AMF’s second generation machine, unveiled in 1962 and initially installed throughout 1963. Why an 82-30 house would have a book like this is anyone’s guess, but in any event, Glenn thought it was more relevant to my collection than to his. Glenn had done a parts run to Snyder, Texas, and as usual, he brought home all the manuals he could find. Lee Ritenour Smoke N Mirrors Rarlab more.I received a nice surprise in the mail recently from Ken-Cliff Lanes: an original (and complete) parts and service manual for the 82-70A, one of the rarest pinsetting machines in the world today.

Rake/Sweep Bar – removes fallen and leftover pins from the pin deck area of the lane.

Common part descriptions for just about all pinspotting units consist of: Several types of bowling make use of different designs for machines due to the different size and shape of the pins and balls.

Common terms and design features The design of the machines varies, depending both in individual company's hardware designs, and for the particular bowling sport's playing rules and equipment specifications.

While many pinsetters have a manual reset button to use in case the pinsetter does not automatically activate at the correct time, other types have no automatic tracking of the state of the game – especially for the and bowling sports which use smaller balls – and are almost always manually activated. Many mechanical pinsetters are integrated with electronic scoring systems of varying sophistication. While humans usually no longer set the pins, a pinchaser, or in slang 'pin monkey', often is stationed near the equipment to ensure that it is clean and working properly, and to clear minor jams. Gottfried (Fred) Schmidt invented the mechanical pinsetter and sold the patent in 1941 to firm, which largely did away with pinsetting as a manual profession, although a small number of bowling alleys still use human pinsetters. Probably due to the nature of the work (low-paid, often part-time, manual labor that most frequently took place evenings), many pinsetters were teenage boys, and thus pinboy is another name used to describe the job.

In, a pinsetter, or pinspotter, was originally a person who manually reset to their correct position, cleared fallen pins, and returned to players. Brunswick Model A pinsetter diagram from US patent 2973204.

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