Wichita, KS
I read this word "optos" occasionally and do not know what it is. Even a Google search fails to define optos. So, if someone would define, it would be most appreciated.
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Thanks. That explains a lot. Now, how would optos apply for flipper uasge? Heighway Pinball talks about how they will be moving to optos for flippers.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/weird-flipper-issue-help#post-3267625
How would that work? Is it/are they? an advantage over flipper leaf switches? Could they be applied retroactively, i.e. refitted to and EM or early SS pin?
Quoted from Taxman:The opto for a flipper is simply pressing the button moves a piece of plastic to break the beam.
The advantage is reliability over a mechanical device. But on older games you actually had more control over the flip if you wanted to play tricks like bumping a ball rolling down an inlane to the opposite flipper without a full flip. Easier to so with leaf switches.
Thanks all.
I think I will keep my leaf switches.
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