Last time I demonstrated my personal favorite, the Williams 90s WPC-playform playfield lift mechanism.
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Last time I demonstrated my personal favorite, the Williams 90s WPC-playform playfield lift mechanism. But there's plenty of others too out there.
The one seen in most machines until mid-80s is basically just wooden rails on which the playfield slides. The playfield can be lifted directly up and left there with the prop rod. This is handy for some quick basic fixes like lamp replacements.
The playfield can also be lifted to lean against the backbox, which makes it very easy to reach mechanisms at the top of the playfield. It's also relatively stable in this position and can be left like this for extended periods, unlike with the prop rod that risks deforming the playfield if left like that for weeks.
A lot of people also do flipper mech rebuilds like this, but I've discovered that the slingshot mechanism brackets are sturdy as hell and can easily stand the playfield's weight, so I just leave the playfield like pulled out resting against them and rather do flipper rebuilds from below.
And finally the playfield slides back to the normal position by just pushing it there. A simple system that worked until it was fixed broken. See the upcoming video about that! #pinball #repair
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@Tanatoes No, I've never seen one IRL. No one bothered to import them here and somehow I feel like I haven't missed much.
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