http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/PB116
Ok so i need a part that marco has and pbl dont and figured to justify the shipping id order some pinballs and other things ? My question is how do his standard bulk pinballs compare to pbl extra shiny ones?says they are resistant to magnitizium?
Hardened Carbon steel balls don't get magnetized, PBLs extra shiny do not get magnetized either. Some of the shinier balls are made of Chromium Steel and they get magnetized IF your game has magnets. This can cause balls to stick in the trough and other metal mechs causing general anarchy in the machine!
Depends on the game. I have both types. The SilverJet pinballs are the best but they retain magnetism so its best to put them in games that don't have magnets. I use the Marco Standards in games that do have magnets and they are fantastic.
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Quoted from homebrood:Hardened Carbon steel balls don't get magnetized, PBLs extra shiny do not get magnetized either. Some of the shinier balls are made of Chromium Steel and they get magnetized IF your game has magnets. This can cause balls to stick in the trough and other metal mechs causing general anarchy in the machine!
beat me 2 it. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Quoted from bigd1979:Cool id rather just one that don't get magnetized because I never know what pin I may buy next and all my pins have magnets just wanted see how these compared to pbl extra shiney balls that I usually get
I'd be careful I bought a box of 50 said I could use in games with magnets on website....guess what, I cant.....not sure if it was Marco or pinball life. I'll check the box tomorrow to see who I got them from and let you know for sure. Funny cause when I mentioned I was basically told I was wrong but when I put in the games with magnets they would stick to magnet and not roll to proper position in ball trough, as soon as I put old balls back no problem.
Quoted from tp:I'd be careful I bought a box of 50 said I could use in games with magnets on website....guess what, I cant.....not sure if it was Marco or pinball life. I'll check the box tomorrow to see who I got them from and let you know for sure. Funny cause when I mentioned I was basically told I was wrong but when I put in the games with magnets they would stick to magnet and not roll to proper position in ball trough, as soon as I put old balls back no problem.
Hmm I hope thats not the case bc all my pins need them and I already ordered bc I really needed the eyeshut plunger for my rs
You may be in luck as I think they came from pinball life. Here's a pic of box they came in, and the remaining balls I could not use in my machines with magnets when it was clearly stated they could. Don't get me wrong, I love pinball life and still order from them, but at the time I was pretty pissed they didn't work. If your Marcos box arrives and looks like this then maybe I'm wrong, but all my pinball life items came in these boxes.
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