'34 Bally Fleet Ball Size & Quantity

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Hi,

Just got a '34 Bally Fleet. It didn't come with any balls. Can anyone
tell me what size it should use and how many? After measuring the
holes it looks like maybe a 3/4". I'm guessing 10 balls (or 11 if you
include the stool pigeon tilt - is the tilt ball the same size?).

Thanks for any help.

Mike

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I'd say it's probably like your Blue Ribbon - same manufacturer and one
year difference at a time when one year didn't seem to make much of a
difference in the games.

How is the stool pigeon supposed to work? Is there a peg on a spring
or something? It seems part of mine is missing.

Thanks!

Mike

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Thanks, Mike. The tilt ball sits on the two brass pads normally. There
is a slug that goes into the hole and when you coin up that slug lifts
the tilt ball and it rolls back onto the pads. The brass pads are there
because they were wired to the payout mechanism on payout games like
Rocket. If the ball fell off the pads it would break continuity and kill
the payout mech. On non payout games there are no wires but they left
the brass pads anyway. Basically you're on the honor system if you tilt
because it will not stop game play

Mike Messersmith wrote:
> Hey Cliffy,
>
> Just saw your webpage on the BR restoration - nice job!! It looks
> incredible. I love the pic of it situated between CFTBL and FH.
>
> Mike
>

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Bummer. Apparently there is a difference between Blue Ribbon and
Fleet. I picked up some 5/8" balls and they appear to be too small.
They would be usable, but just seem to be too small. Kind of like
using a roll tilt ball in place of a standard size one - it'd work, but
just be a little funny.

Any chance you could tell me the diameter of one of the trap holes on
your Blue Ribbon (I want to compare to Fleet)? Oh, and thanks for the
stool pigeon info.

Mike

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I'm terribly sorry, Mike! I just went and measured instead of going by
(feeble) memory. The balls are 3/4" and the tilt ball is 1/2", the holes
are 1". Sorry to mess you up! <:-)

Mike Messersmith wrote:
> Bummer. Apparently there is a difference between Blue Ribbon and
> Fleet. I picked up some 5/8" balls and they appear to be too small.
> They would be usable, but just seem to be too small. Kind of like
> using a roll tilt ball in place of a standard size one - it'd work, but
> just be a little funny.
>
> Any chance you could tell me the diameter of one of the trap holes on
> your Blue Ribbon (I want to compare to Fleet)? Oh, and thanks for the
> stool pigeon info.
>
> Mike
>

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Cliffy - CARGPB2
A passion for pinball!
http://www.passionforpinball.com

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You bet and sorry again If Steve doesnt have them try a bearing
house. I'm lucky that I have a friend (ahem) who's wife works for motion
industries, a big bearing house We used to have King Bearing out here
in Cal but they are now Applied Technologies. Maybe they are online?
Heck, even McMaster-Carr has ball bearings so try them too at mcmaster.com

Mike Messersmith wrote:
> No problem, Cliffy - that sounds more like the size I'm looking for
> based on the holes I measured on my game. I guess at least I have the
> right size for the tilt. The other balls I can return to where I got
> them. I'll just have to see if PBR has 3/4" balls.
>
> Thanks for the info!
>
> Mike
>

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Cliffy - CARGPB2
A passion for pinball!
http://www.passionforpinball.com

I have one of these in my basement. It has ten balls. I don't know how to tell the size of them. Have you gotten the electric components working?
Jen