Ship Ahoy
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Because of the technology behind the spinner (that’s what I’m calling it) it does not matter if this switch is normally open or normally closed.
My game came like this too. I switched the weight to the bottom for a better spin.
Any exit from the pop bumper area will not trigger a turn of the wheel. A complete rotation of the spinner is needed to advance the wheel
Quoted from frenchmarky:So wait a sec.... in the 'below' version the switch is being closed by the rod and weight, but in the 'above' version the weight is only allowing the switch to close from it's own tension? Is that correct? If it is, the first version seems like a more reliable switch closure especially for one opening and closing so fast. (?)
If the weight is below the switch will be normally closed. If the weight is above the switch will be normally open. The downside of being above is that the weight will encounter a lot more resistance with both switch blades and be slowed down, if not stuck, if not adjusted very carefully.
The weight being below is much more forgiving.
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