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In Behind The Pinsetters You Will
Find 40 Machines All In A Row
With Step-Ups Between Each Pair So
Our Mechanics Can Maintain
&
Repair Any Machine Needing Attention.
Did You Know That The TERRE HAUTE
BOWLING CENTER
Has In It's Employ 3 Full Time Mechanics?

As We Climb Onto The Pinsetters You
Can See Better The
Access Between Each Pair,
Along with The Double Rows
Of
Lighting, Our Mechanics Have Easy Access To The
Pinsetters As Well As Great
Visibility In Order To Work On Them.

Running Brunswick A-2 Pinsetters The
First Thing We See Is
The Only Driving Force Behind Our
Machines.
One Motor Is All That Powers Our
Pinsetters, Each Motor Is Powered
By 208 Volts Of
Electricity.

The Motor Powers The Pinsetter
Gearbox Assembly,
As You Can See It Is Very Large, and Covered With Levers, Latches
& Linkages, The Gearbox Is The Heart Of The Machine.
The Motor Also Powers The
Elevator Section Of The Pinsetter.
The Brain Of The Pinsetter Is Called
The DETECTOR,
( it is on the left side of the
picture with the
blue switch attached to it)
It Is In Charge Of Every Function The
Pinsetter Goes Through.

This Is The Detector Outside Of The
Pinsetter.
It Decides Exactly What To Do
When You Get A Strike, Spare,
Or Should You Have An Out-Of-Range Pin,
It Even Knows What
To Do For That.

The Elevator Section Of The Pinsetter
Is Comprised Of
3 Main Sections.
Pinwheel - Ball wheel &
Cross-Conveyor Each Section
Working To
Remove The Pins &
Your Ball Ball From The Pit Area
Of The Machine After You Throw Your Ball.

Your Ball Being Picked Up By
The Ball wheel
& The Rubber Ball Lift Rods,
Is Lifted & Set On The Ball
Track To Be Returned To You,
Via... Subway
Ball Track.

Once Your Ball Has Been Set Onto The
Ball Track It Is
Sent Through Ball Accelerator
Where It's Speed Is Increased
So You Receive Your Ball By The Time
The Machine Has
Completed It's Cycle.

The Pins, After Being Picked Up By
The Pinwheel,
Are Transferred To The
Cross-Conveyor Where
They Are Sent To Turret Assembly By Means Of Two Belts.

The Turret Assembly Is Where It
Gathers & Holds 10 Pins
Until The Deck Down Below Is Ready For Them To Be Dropped.
Then
Eventually Set To The Pin Deck,
Where You Are Able To Throw Your Ball
At Them Again.

This Is The Pinsetters Deck, It Holds 10 Pins In It Until The Time
Comes
To Set New Pins On The Pin Deck.

The Pinsetters Has Now Completed One
Full Cycle,
And Is Now Ready For The Next Frame.

Moving On With Our Tour, There Is One Large Work Bench
Which Was Just Rebuilt After The Flood In 2008 Our Workbench
Is Over 30' In Length & We Also Keep A Large Supply Of Tools
On Hand,
It Takes All Of The Space, As Well As The Tools In Order To Keep
Our Machines Running To The Best Of Our Ability.




Along With The Tools Needed To Keep
Our Pinsetters Running,
It Takes A Vast Number Of Spare Parts
In Order To
Maintain The Operation Of The
Pinsetters.
The Terre Haute Bowling Center Employs 3 Full Time Mechanics
These Are The Guys That Keep Your
Game At It's Best!
They Are Working Hard To Keep Your Stay With Us As
Trouble
Free As It Can Be.

Jerry

Sean

Chris
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