(Topic ID: 206843)

Dialed In Wireform Design

By snaroff

6 years ago


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“Would you pay for a wireform upgrade if it nailed the 2 issues detailed in this post?”

  • Yes. 14 votes
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  • No. I expect JJP to upgrade the customer base for free. 23 votes
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  • Don't care. The wireform shoots fine for me. 44 votes
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#53 6 years ago

I can see how the stern design is better here:

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It seems to be designed to deflect the ball down, rather than stop and drop like on the JJP design:

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#56 6 years ago

Now I'm starting to wonder if a gradual wedge opening might be better, rather than just a snug round opening at the end of the wireform ramp. It could be a smoother transition going off the ramp and into the inlane, but the speed of the ball could be an issue.

With traditional wireform designs, the ball speed does get reduced before dropping to the inlane because it strikes something as it reaches the end.

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#60 6 years ago

Some Gottlieb ramps were open ended, and the balls drop of those ramps pretty smoothly:

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