(Topic ID: 213872)
Fairfield, CT
Factory, I am not sure why some titles had them and some didn't though. I am sure someone on here knows the true answer.
I'm not really sure when it started or stopped, but I think I've only seen them on a few WPC titles.
Quoted from ForceFlow:but I think I've only seen them on a few WPC titles.
Screws holding the flipper button nuts on some newer Stern pins. Keeps the nut from turning and loosening.
LTG : )
Interesting. I guess I never noticed. Good to know that they were factory. My Flash Gordon has had some funny things done to it...
Quoted from gorgar007:At least my dialed in uses staples for the cabinet t nuts. Not sure if all JJP use staples.
Why are staples better?..a screw you can easily remove and reinstall if needed...a staple seems like a pain in the ass
Quoted from cosmokramer:Why are staples better?..a screw you can easily remove and reinstall if needed...a staple seems like a pain in the ass
Cheaper and faster?
Quoted from FatPanda:Cheaper and faster?
Yup, quite sure that would be why!
Quoted from FatPanda:Cheaper and faster?
Quoted from cosmokramer:at least my dialed in uses staples" as if to say they were better to the end user than screws
I took it as they are better than nothing...
Quoted from Atari_Daze:I took it as they are better than nothing...
Ahh...I get it...thx
I wish gottlieb system 3 games had screws on some of the t-nuts, especially the ones with locktite in them. I sometimes end up making those spin when trying to take out the screw, even after it has been heated up.
Quoted from loren3233:Factory, I am not sure why some titles had them and some didn't though. I am sure someone on here knows the true answer.
On WPC and WPC95 games, they were primarily used to hold 6-32 T-nuts in place. The teeth on those are pretty small and can get pushed out easily.
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