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looking for some Bank A Ball ball flags.....

By Sonora70

8 years ago


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    #1 8 years ago

    Needing numbers 12, 14, and 15

    #2 8 years ago

    This post is not in the correct area, couldn't figure out how to get it where it belongs!

    #3 8 years ago

    close enough... PBR

    #4 8 years ago

    30 bucks each they are not cheap I needed a #1 ball for my Flipper Pool

    #5 8 years ago

    PBR has them, but I can't find them on his website. As dude above says, they're not cheap.
    pbresource.com

    #6 8 years ago

    They are hard to find. Follow this link and scroll down about a page:

    http://www.pbresource.com/pfplayf.htm

    #7 8 years ago

    Maybe a dumb question, will it work without them? Hard to justify $100 for 3 of them, I'm also missing the little metal brackets they attach to.

    #8 8 years ago

    Sure, it works but...

    #9 8 years ago
    Quoted from Sonora70:

    Maybe a dumb question, will it work without them? Hard to justify $100 for 3 of them, I'm also missing the little metal brackets they attach to.

    The pool balls themselves are one-piece molded hollow hemispheres with an arm that attaches to the armature plate on each of the corresponding relays. If you're missing the armature plate (is this what you mean by "brackets") then the game won't work properly.
    If it's only the plastic pool ball and arm that are missing, the game should function without them. I had a "Bank A Ball" that was missing five balls. The armature plates were all there though. I order the metal flags for "King of Diamonds"/"Diamond Jack" from PBR (I believe he still has these available). Then I bought a bag of 1" wooden hemispheres from AC Moore (wooden crafts section). I painted the hemispheres in the appropriate colors for each ball, and even made a numbered sticker for each one on the computer. Then I glued each ball to a card flag, trimmed them, and put the appropriate bend in the arm (they come straight). The card flags come with small rivets for attachment to the armature plate, and I used them to attach each ball/arm assembly to it's armature plate. The end result was almost undetectable if you didn't know they were replaced. It's a little bit of work, but unless you want to spend $30 a pop, you may opt for this fix instead.

    #10 8 years ago

    Agree with jr 100$ for balls with no juggling involved is too steep for a players game. I paid the 30 cause I needed just one of them. But Steve is the f'n man for EM Gottlieb

    #11 8 years ago

    That doesn't include the flags either... I need a ton and am like sol

    #12 8 years ago
    Quoted from jrpinball:

    The pool balls themselves are one-piece molded hollow hemispheres with an arm that attaches to the armature plate on each of the corresponding relays. If you're missing the armature plate (is this what you mean by "brackets") then the game won't work properly.
    If it's only the plastic pool ball and arm that are missing, the game should function without them. I had a "Bank A Ball" that was missing five balls. The armature plates were all there though. I order the metal flags for "King of Diamonds"/"Diamond Jack" from PBR (I believe he still has these available). Then I bought a bag of 1" wooden hemispheres from AC Moore (wooden crafts section). I painted the hemispheres in the appropriate colors for each ball, and even made a numbered sticker for each one on the computer. Then I glued each ball to a card flag, trimmed them, and put the appropriate bend in the arm (they come straight). The card flags come with small rivets for attachment to the armature plate, and I used them to attach each ball/arm assembly to it's armature plate. The end result was almost undetectable if you didn't know they were replaced. It's a little bit of work, but unless you want to spend $30 a pop, you may opt for this

    Thanks for the tip.

    #13 8 years ago

    do you think with 3D printer technology now
    that someone could get these made for much cheaper,
    at least a basic blank to then be hand painted for specific number/color

    #14 8 years ago
    Quoted from pinwiztom:

    do you think with 3D printer technology now
    that someone could get these made for much cheaper,
    at least a basic blank to then be hand painted for specific number/color

    I have a guy that has offered to try. Going to see if he can get it done in the next coupke days.

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