The pin wheel is going the opposite direction from what I'm used to seeing...that just looks weird to me... I guess through the years a lot has changed on pinsetters. The ones I work on are from the 50's, and I thought they were old...heehee.
All AMF machines have the pin elevator wheels running in opposite directions. This is so that either machine can power the ball lift, which I'm sure you know is between lane pairs. Brunswicks turn in the same direction and since the same wheels elevate the ball, a special track is inserted on the (left?) lane to bring the ball back to center for return. The polarity for the back end motor, always running, is reversed to accommodate. These are 1958 machines.
No. From "your camera view"(front of machine), my pin wheels rotate the opposite direction. Yours are going counter-clockwise, mine spin clockwise. Our "ball wheel" rotates counter clockwise so that it won't get stuck in the pin wheel... That's what I meant by "opposite direction". It's just different to what I'm used to looking at everyday. I work on A-22 machines. I'm not sure of the year, but my boss says their from the 50's... They are actualy A-something with A-22 conversion parts.
I apologize, but what I meant by "opposite directions" is that the right lane's pin elevator wheel will rotate in the opposite direction of the left lane. Not having a video of a whole lane pair (difficult with the small camera) I haven't attempted to demonstrate that. Maybe if I get some time I could do a video to show placement of the back end motors and their drive shafts, CV joints, and belts that propel everything.
Thanks. So I take it these machines are still in really good shape and operate as they should? You stated in one of your other videos you would post a new video that showed more how the sweep works and how the table actually picks up the pins.
What bowling center are these 82-30 pinsetters located? When I was a kid, we used to bowl in an old alley that had these machines and even then I remember how clunky these things were - never setting pins straight, constantly dropping pins, so loud and slooooow.
The pin wheel is going the opposite direction from what I'm used to seeing...that just looks weird to me... I guess through the years a lot has changed on pinsetters. The ones I work on are from the 50's, and I thought they were old...heehee.
CyberLeech205 2 years ago
All AMF machines have the pin elevator wheels running in opposite directions. This is so that either machine can power the ball lift, which I'm sure you know is between lane pairs. Brunswicks turn in the same direction and since the same wheels elevate the ball, a special track is inserted on the (left?) lane to bring the ball back to center for return. The polarity for the back end motor, always running, is reversed to accommodate. These are 1958 machines.
8230PinChaser 2 years ago
No. From "your camera view"(front of machine), my pin wheels rotate the opposite direction. Yours are going counter-clockwise, mine spin clockwise. Our "ball wheel" rotates counter clockwise so that it won't get stuck in the pin wheel... That's what I meant by "opposite direction". It's just different to what I'm used to looking at everyday. I work on A-22 machines. I'm not sure of the year, but my boss says their from the 50's... They are actualy A-something with A-22 conversion parts.
CyberLeech205 2 years ago
I apologize, but what I meant by "opposite directions" is that the right lane's pin elevator wheel will rotate in the opposite direction of the left lane. Not having a video of a whole lane pair (difficult with the small camera) I haven't attempted to demonstrate that. Maybe if I get some time I could do a video to show placement of the back end motors and their drive shafts, CV joints, and belts that propel everything.
8230PinChaser 2 years ago
oh, okay. I think I get it now.
Thanks for sharing.
Rock ON!
CyberLeech205 2 years ago
These machines are in a 50-lane center, Olympic Lanes (formerly Tri-City Lanes) in Menands, New York, just north of Albany.
8230PinChaser 3 years ago
Thanks. So I take it these machines are still in really good shape and operate as they should? You stated in one of your other videos you would post a new video that showed more how the sweep works and how the table actually picks up the pins.
yruwatchingnow 3 years ago
What bowling center are these 82-30 pinsetters located? When I was a kid, we used to bowl in an old alley that had these machines and even then I remember how clunky these things were - never setting pins straight, constantly dropping pins, so loud and slooooow.
yruwatchingnow 3 years ago