Pinball Features: All about FLIPPERS!

For the second installment of my Pinball Features series, I talk about the iconic element that makes pinball, pinball: The Flippers! How do they work? Has the design changed much? What is an end-of-stroke switch and how does that work? What are the parts of a flipper assembly?

Announcing a new series: Pinball Features – Episode 1: TILT!

As more and more people discover the joy of playing pinball, I find myself getting more basic/general questions, and this seems like a good time to launch a new series I’m calling, “Pinball Features”. Each video will focus on a certain element of pinball and offer some basic information on this feature/component of pinball. While this is geared for laypeople, I hope that regardless of your skill level, you may find it informative.

The first episode is dedicated to the Tilt Mechanism. I go into how it works, why it’s there and the different types of tilt devices found in pinball machines.