| Pietenpol |
Mon May 19, 2008 5:34 am |
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I guess I should've realized that the airline mechanics post has inundated most forums by now, sorry...was going to reply to the post but it was locked. I spent 5 years working on AMF 82-70 pinsetters and was due to be the head mechanic at another lane when my mother passed away. In case anyone has wondered what happens on the other side of the wall, here's a link to a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn8Xo31aRD8&feature=related |
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| NOTAHONDA |
Mon May 19, 2008 7:24 am |
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| I worked part time at a AMF center in Mesa AZ a couple years ago. The center was only 24 lanes, our pinsetter machines were way older than that. The tech was always busy with jams. :lol: |
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| NOTAHONDA |
Mon May 19, 2008 7:26 am |
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In fact, heres the machine...
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| notchback |
Mon May 19, 2008 7:34 am |
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| How many pins does the average lane have in order to keep up? |
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| Pietenpol |
Mon May 19, 2008 12:04 pm |
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The video is a Brunswick machine....the other 'big name' in bowling equipment. For AMF, each machine will hold 20 pins. Some people will run a couple of pins less than that to slow the machine down. If a person bowls a strike, the machine waits until it has a full load in the bin before it sets a new rack. The 'firing order' is 1-3-2-4-7-8-5-6-10-9 with the 9 pin slot having the switch to notify the machine it is full loaded. If you're running 19 pins and someone throws a strike, it will have to wait for one of the knocked down pins to travel up and into the 9 slot before a new rack is put down. Some houses will do this to slow the game down for leagues some people stay longer....and drink more lol
btw, looking down on top of the pins they are numbered :
1
3 2
6 5 4
10 9 8 7 |
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| 53 0val |
Mon May 19, 2008 1:44 pm |
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| I hate it when I leave the 9 pin................... :evil: I'm now going to blame it on the machines. :wink: |
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