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Cirqus Voltaire slingshot mystery

By Dkjimbo

5 years ago



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#1 5 years ago

I just got a CV over the weekend and am thrilled with it!!! I noticed that the slings were soft and loose so I took a look. See the photos. There is no “pin” or rod at th center of the kicker arm to the bracket. I have never seen or worked on slingshots like the ones in CV - it appears they are unique to this machine. What am I missing??? The parts diagram doesn’t appear to indicate any sort of pin. Just a hairpin clip. I see no parts in the cabinet that have fallen or broken off. What do I need to buy to fix this? A search on Marcos and a review of this diagram have me stumped!

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#2 5 years ago

That pivot pin is pressed in the slingshot bracket and the peened over to hold it in. Looks like yours broke and fell out. And, yes, those brackets are specific to CV.

Those brackets are $50 each from Marco. https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/04-10721

Not really much you can do because they are very difficult to fix. I've pulled a pin out of an old sling bracket and then welded it in but it was a lot of work.

#3 5 years ago
Quoted from schudel5:

That pivot pin is pressed in the slingshot bracket and the peened over to hold it in. Looks like yours broke and fell out. And, yes, those brackets are specific to CV.
Those brackets are $50 each from Marco. https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/04-10721
Not really much you can do because they are very difficult to fix. I've pulled a pin out of an old sling bracket and then welded it in but it was a lot of work.

Thank you! That’s what I was afraid of. I can’t find a single photo of that bracket from the other side so I wasn’t totally sure. Looks like an order to Marcos is imminent! In the meantime I’ll probably throw a screw and lock nut in there so at least I can play and it’s pivoting on something!

#4 5 years ago

Here's one I found where you can kind of see the pin in this picture. Same pin as found on other sling brackets.

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#5 5 years ago

Here's some I found of my old one.

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#6 5 years ago

Yea, as said, the pin is peened and falls off. My CV I bought new did it within 2000 games of new. There is a way to secure the pins. Mine were not lost, had just come loose from the bracket. Find a junked VCR, DVD player ect that uses some small screws with relatively large heads and simply drill into the pin in appropriate size, tighten a screw into it to hold the pin to the bracket.I did both mine back 18yrs ago or so, and no further problems. If you buy a new bracket with the pin peened on, it is still most likely going to come loose quickly.
Hardware stores normally stock small screws as well, but the heads are usually too small. Can use a small washer.

#7 5 years ago

Well I won’t call it a permanent fix but I did remove the assemblies and install an appropriately sized screw through the hole in the bracket (where the pin was) and the hole in the sling shot arm and put a new lock nut on the other side. Was sure to leave a bit of slack in there to prevent binding and put it all back in. Success!!! The slings are active and tight like they should be now. I’ll probably leave them like this for now until one of those screws breaks or it’s time to fully rebuild. Thanks for the info today gentlemen!

1 year later
#8 3 years ago

Thanks for this thread!
My right sling went dead the other day. Yup, the pin fell out.
Turns out the left sling pin was super loose too--it wasn't going to stay in much longer, either.

Thanks to the swell repair idea in this thread, I drilled & tapped the end of each pin, installed a 4-40 screw with a funky (but effective) washer stack, & they seem quite solid. Given how little play my games get, I think this fix will last for a long long time! =D

Thank you,
-Jason

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#9 3 years ago
Quoted from jasonbar:

Thanks for this thread!
My right sling went dead the other day. Yup, the pin fell out.
Turns out the left sling pin was super loose too--it wasn't going to stay in much longer, either.
Thanks to the swell repair idea in this thread, I drilled & tapped the end of each pin, installed a 4-40 screw with a funky (but effective) washer stack, & they seem quite solid. Given how little play my games get, I think this fix will last for a long long time! =D
Thank you,
-Jason
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Love those molex connectors. Allows easy removal of assemblies for service. Yeah baby!!

#10 3 years ago

Fyi all. Just got a message from Marco that the scrolls are now available. $199.

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