Quoted from SNES:I’ve dropped two play fields from stern by pulling them too far. First was Star Wars and didn’t break anything thank goodness. Second was a few weeks ago on a JP. After doing a bunch on my Shadow I pulled JP out waiting for the click and bang! Down into the cabinet. Broke the start button and smashed the cabinet speaker. Stupid me for forgetting the incident with Star Wars (sold a year or so before the second incident). I was starting to think I was the only one that ever did this since no one ever talks about it that I have seen!
I did it once with Baywatch but have been very careful ever since. I think that might have been the first game I didn't own that didn't simply pivot like TAF, Pinbot, etc. or lock in place like STTNG.