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Aussie Pinball Forums => Pinball Trader => Parts wanted => Topic started by: pinball god on January 02, 2016, 01:55:59 PM

Title: shooter rod old ss
Post by: pinball god on January 02, 2016, 01:55:59 PM
Looking for new or used shooter rod similar to the one pictured. Can have point or not. This one off my embryon is too short and miss plunges a lot. I am guessing this could be the pspa ones as I think this is where the game originally came from.

Thanks guys
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: swinks on January 02, 2016, 02:54:03 PM
whats the length of your shooter rod from back of the knob to the tip of the rod?

that just sounds wrong  %.%
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: pinball god on January 02, 2016, 04:05:20 PM
Incorrect rod shaft length is 187mm approx, modern dmd shaft length 197mm
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: swinks on January 02, 2016, 04:33:38 PM
here is a good supplier that is hard to find

http://thepinwitch.com/gx2/index.php?cat=c12_Shooter-Rods-and-Parts-Shooter-Rods-and-Parts.html&cPath=12&page=2
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: pinball god on January 02, 2016, 07:05:02 PM
Thanks mate. I have temporarily put a dmd shooter on the game to make it playable. I changed the sleeve, spring, bent the shooter cover prongs until I realized the rod is the prob. Talk about looking in the wrong places  ^&^
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: pinball god on January 02, 2016, 08:55:19 PM
Sorry guys, just found a shooter that will do the job. You just don't know what you have for spares until you decide to clean up the garage  &^&
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: MrMaloo on January 04, 2016, 07:09:59 PM
If the one you pictured is just too short you can fix it by putting a spacer / small rubber ring at the end of the rod before you put the rubber shooter tip on . It will space the shooter tip off a bit more and make better contact with the ball .
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: pinball god on January 04, 2016, 08:03:54 PM
Not sure what you mean
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: swinks on January 04, 2016, 08:40:12 PM
pretty sure he mean you can drop a small dia washer or equivalent dia piece of steel / rubber inside the plunger rod tip rubber and then install the tip rubber onto the rod which effectively makes the rod reach longer.
Title: Re: shooter rod old ss
Post by: pinball god on January 04, 2016, 10:22:42 PM
Oh I needed about 10mm