Pinspotter Age?

[8270 pinspotter]

My 8270 Pinspotters are all in the 141,000 serial number range. Does anyone here have any idea how old these are? Just wondering.

[Coors]

Re: Pinspotter Age?

to give ya an idea

Mine are 100475 installed in '67

GPS's are 95000 installed in '63

[Kat]

Re: Pinspotter Age?

Here ours are in the 136,000 range.

Installed in April 1986.


Kat

[8270 pinspotter]

Re: Pinspotter Age?

Wow, they're newer than I thought. I have an 18 lane center, and 6 machines are refurbished, but the other 12 were there since they were new, but I kinda thought they were older than that.

[Guest]

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I have a pinwheel cover with the serial number 149,000. It's been date stamped as 06 - 84 .

Kelvin

[PNA83]

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Sorry to bring up an old thread, but our 82-70's have serial numbers on the pinwheel covers of 13,257 - 13,268 (12 lane center) and yes it is thirteen thousand numbers.

I thought they were from the late 1950's early 1960's???

[8270 pinspotter]

Re: Pinspotter Age?

Well, it would have to be early 60's because the 82-70 didn't come out until then. Since this thread has been re-opened I'll correct my original post. My serial numbers are all in the 118140 range. I had the first and last numbers mixed up. My machines were installed in June of 1975.

[Aussieman]

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One of my old centers in Denmark, had serial numbers in the 10,000 range.
They had the Distributor support close to the table, and not above the ball door.
These ones where made in UK.

[Alastair]

Re: Pinspotter Age?

Worked on early 101,000 models, 70's S/S coverted to pbl's. And we made them run remarkably well for there age. I would imagine they would run for anothor 40 years easy!

[8270 pinspotter]

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Yes, it seems like the 82-70 if well maintained will run for an endless amount of time.

[Rich L]

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Mine are all 120300-125000 installed 1968

[chuck/denverco]

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I have 41629-41660 82-70's with MP Chassis's;PBL's @ LBS's. Installed August 1985

[Alastair]

Re: Pinspotter Age?

One of my old centers in Denmark, had serial numbers in the 10,000 range.
They had the Distributor support close to the table, and not above the ball door.
These ones where made in UK.

I believe they called that machine "the guillotine"! As some people could get your head caught between the table and the bar. [img]/content/btubb/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/crazy.gif[/img]

[daprhb]

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Ouch!!!

[5850]

Re: Pinspotter Age?

Year Chassis type begining serial#
1954 4400 3741
1956 5850 13,018
1958 6525 early 33,423
1960 6525 late 60,301
1962 8270 a 90,001
1964 8270 b 95,151
1965 6700 elco 99,191
1965 6700 elco 99,236 first 14.5 rpm motors
1968 " " 101,696 1st single solenoid machines
1968 " " 103,678 back to 12.1 rpm motors
1976 7750 ss C23 142,225 1st pbl ball lift
1978 9800 MP 143,680 1st micro processor chassis