# Part 6: 1985 Pinstar Gamatron Project! Flippers and Walkers!

**Source:** Pinball Shenanigans  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2025-09-05  
**Duration:** 33m 4s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCspxpHk2w

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## Analysis

Mike Dus continues restoration of his 1985 Pinstar Gamatron pinball machine, focusing on LED conversion of the playfield, complete disassembly and cleaning of flipper mechanisms, and ball walker mech servicing. The episode includes detailed mechanical analysis of flipper coil specifications, discovery of redundant end-of-stroke switch components, and fabrication progress on the cabinet with powdercoated legs awaiting metal polishing. Notable interruptions feature his cat Ellie's hunting escapades and solutions for tracking her with an Apple AirTag.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The 1985 Pinstar Gamatron flipper coils use non-standard specifications (24450 original vs 25500 replacement) with slightly different winding counts on the power side — _Direct observation and measurement during flipper mechanism disassembly; speaker identifies original coil as 24450 with 34-gauge wire 4700 windings, replacement as 25500 with 34-gauge wire 4500 windings_
- [MEDIUM] The end-of-stroke switch bend found on all four flipper mechs appears to serve only reverse tension purposes for switch closure, not an active electrical function — _Speaker observes bend is present on all four flipper mechs but wiring is inconsistent (one playfield wired, the other not), suggesting non-functional component; corrosion evidence suggests historical use but current redundancy_
- [HIGH] Gamatron flipper bats are significantly thicker than standard Bally flipper bats — _Direct side-by-side comparison of Gamatron bat vs standard Bally bat during restoration; visible thickness difference noted_
- [HIGH] The playfield drop targets sink slightly into the playfield when deployed across both Gamatron machines — _Visual observation during playfield inspection; noted on both sides of both machines, suggesting potential design feature or adjustment issue_
- [HIGH] Fish paper spacers were used inside flipper coil stops on the Gamatron to prevent coil rattle — _Direct discovery of three fish paper spacers in coil stop during second flipper mechanism disassembly; speaker hypothesizes spacer purpose_

### Notable Quotes

> "JC approved this playfield. What do you know about that? John Tryst will enjoy that."
> — **Mike Dus**, ~8:30
> _Easter egg discovery—playfield inspector initials found on 1985 Gamatron; reference to John Tryst (likely a community member who would appreciate historical documentation)_

> "This is one beefy coil stop. Wow."
> — **Mike Dus**, ~23:00
> _Reaction to unusually robust flipper coil stop design on Gamatron, indicating non-standard engineering_

> "So, I don't know why Stern opted to do that, but that's the only thing that makes sense to me is that it is just for tension purposes."
> — **Mike Dus**, ~25:00
> _Technical speculation about redundant end-of-stroke switch bend component; indicates unusual design choice by manufacturer_

> "Never seen this before. It's like fish paper spacers. I'm guessing that's just to um keep this coil from kind of rattling around in between the two stops."
> — **Mike Dus**, ~28:30
> _Discovery of unusual coil spacer arrangement; suggests Gamatron used custom engineering solutions_

> "Can you see the difference? The left is Gamatron, the right is just regular Bally. And uh it's significantly thicker. Um the Gamatron ones that is."
> — **Mike Dus**, ~39:00
> _Identification of Gamatron-specific flipper bat design variation, indicating platform differentiation from Bally_

> "I could throw in a belite link just to firm that up."
> — **Mike Dus**, ~52:00
> _Discussion of potential ball walker mech upgrade using aftermarket Belite link component for improved stiffness_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Mike Dus | person | Host of Pinball Shenanigans; active pinball restorer and content creator; owner of 1985 Pinstar Gamatron machines |
| Pinball Shenanigans | organization | YouTube content series focused on pinball machine restoration and modification projects |
| Gamatron | game | 1985 Pinstar pinball machine; subject of ongoing restoration project spanning multiple video episodes; features non-standard flipper specifications and custom engineering |
| Pinstar | company | Pinball manufacturer; produced Gamatron in 1985; used Stern flipper coil specs but with custom batting design |
| Ellie | person | Cat belonging to Mike Dus; known for hunting escapades; subject of tracking device project using Apple AirTag |
| Corey Cook | person | London Pinball proprietor; contacted regarding LED adapter kit availability; source of pinball parts and services |
| Kevin | person | Cabinet restoration specialist; currently finishing Gamatron cabinet powdercoating and awaiting metal polishing from Superior Metals |
| Superior Metals | company | Metal finishing shop handling Gamatron cabinet rails, coin door, and lock bar polishing; experiencing production delays (3+ weeks hold-up) |
| Fork River | event | Bi-weekly pinball tournament location; venue where Mike plays in competitive pinball events |
| John Tryst | person | Pinball community member interested in historical pinball documentation and playfield details |
| Belite | company | Manufacturer of aftermarket pinball components including improved flipper links for ball walker mechanisms |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Flipper mechanism restoration and mechanical analysis, 1985 Pinstar Gamatron engineering specifications and design variations, LED playfield conversion and bulb-to-LED lighting upgrade
- **Secondary:** Cabinet refinishing and metal polishing service delays, Ball walker mechanism servicing and component cleaning, End-of-stroke switch design and redundant components
- **Mentioned:** Pinball restoration community and parts sourcing, Aftermarket pinball upgrade components and compatibility

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.78) — Mike expresses satisfaction with restoration progress and mechanical condition of Gamatron; minor frustration with Superior Metals delays and LED adapter kit unavailability; overall tone is enthusiastic and problem-solving oriented. Casual humor throughout regarding cat mishaps and shipping logistics.

### Signals

- **[design_philosophy]** Gamatron flipper batting engineered significantly thicker than standard Bally spec, indicating platform-specific mechanical optimization (confidence: high) — Direct side-by-side comparison showing visible thickness difference between Gamatron and standard Bally flipper bats
- **[design_innovation]** End-of-stroke switch bend component present on all four Gamatron flipper mechs appears mechanically redundant; wiring inconsistent across playfields suggesting historical modification or design iteration (confidence: medium) — Bend present on all four mechs but one playfield wired and other not; corrosion evidence indicates historical electrical use but current function unclear
- **[supply_chain_signal]** Canada Post shipping restrictions to US affecting parts sourcing; forced shift to premium carriers (UPS, FedEx, Purolator) increasing costs (confidence: high) — Speaker notes inability to ship packages via Canada Post to US except letter mail; mentions tariff impacts and cost implications
- **[supply_chain_signal]** LED adapter kit unavailable from local supplier (Corey Cook/London Pinball) requiring alternative sourcing solution (confidence: high) — Corey initially indicated availability, then confirmed out of stock; speaker responding with humor about supplier reliability
- **[restoration_signal]** Comprehensive flipper mech restoration including coil cleaning, switch contact refurbishment, and selective part replacement based on condition assessment (confidence: high) — Complete disassembly of both flipper mechanisms, contact cleaning with file tool, switch corrosion analysis, and coil sleeve replacement
- **[supply_chain_signal]** Metal finishing service delays (3+ weeks) affecting Gamatron cabinet completion; metal polisher unable to high-polish due to scuffs requiring in-person consultation (confidence: high) — Kevin's shop tracking down Superior Metals owner after 3-week silence; owner indicating possible inability to deliver high-polish finish and requesting consultation
- **[technology_signal]** LED conversion of Gamatron playfield using modern LED replacements for original incandescent bulbs across ~100+ light positions (confidence: high) — Detailed documentation of LED bulb color matching (reds, greens, blues, warm white for orange) and systematic conversion process

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## Transcript

Now we're ordering back that collar that we initially ordered that had a spot for an Air Tag. All right, let's make some more progress on a Gamatron. But before that happens, let's unbox another kids meal toy from McDonald's. Look at this Sonic 3. This is one I got actually a few weeks ago. I think they don't even have these anymore and I haven't opened it yet. But check it out. We got yellow Sonic and then he goes in this roly pololy thing. And then check it out. Now we can get back to Gameron. I'm Mike Dus and this is Pinball Shenanigans. [Music] All right, I found a temporary home for Sonic hanging out beside Raphael. My kids meals toys section that is ever growing. Which reminds me, also, shout out to um Michael uh I can't remember your last name right now, from Germany, from Belgium, who sent a $30 super thanks to me. And u I ended up sending him those Squish Mallow things. It's a thing. I don't know what it is, but if you have kids, maybe you heard of it. So, I sent him a box of Squish Mallows to Berlin and appreciate the super thanks. And also, oh, I got another little clip I got to add right now. Quick little shout out to Stew Sucks for the super thanks. I told you I would put that to good use on this uh dinner riverboat Antonio Cruz and I did. Thanks, brother. Much appreciated. So, thanks Ste sucks. I know you said no shout out required, but oh well. Couldn't help myself. Anyway, I think what I want to do on Gamatron tonight is uh LED the playfield. Maybe clean up these flipper mechs. Just take them apart, see what they need, put them back together again. I'm just noticing now we've got one original coil here and then a Bali coil on this guy. Well, maybe not Bali brand, but Bali style with a 25-500 34500. Is that the same over here? 24450 I think. Uh I think Yep. Okay. So 50 coil uh windings off. No biggie. And then 34- looks like 4500. Anyway, I'll change this coil to the exact spec if I've got it, but it should be fine. And maybe I'll take this drop target assembly apart, have a look at it, clean it up, put it back together again. I was thinking of doing the ball walker mech as well, but I don't know, man. Is that going to be kind of pointless? This thing is just fine, you know. Does it really require complete disassembly and cleaning? I may uh I may skip on that. We'll see. Here's another uh double socket I just noticed. So, there's a couple of those. That one's already LED. And you know what? Like these slingshots. Probably not going to rebuild those. So, I think they're probably just fine. And this guy here does feel a little a little bit slimy. So, we'll see. It probably functions just fine and dandy. So, I may uh skip out on couple things. We'll see. We'll see how I'm feeling. Not really looking forward to taking this whole thing apart, but it'll be kind of interesting to see. And you know, it is definitely a little bit dirty. It's not deplorable. But one thing about this drop target bank is that when the targets are dropped, they kind of sink into the playfield a little bit. Hold on. This is leaning on something. See that? Both of them do the same. That's the same on the other playfield. So, I don't know if there's an adjustment for that or that's just the design. Sorry about your luck. Um, you know, as long as the ball doesn't get stuck there, that would be fine. But maybe I'll ask the uh the other fellows on the Gamatron thread. Maybe they've uh found a solve for that. Also have this kicker here. So, there's a lot of mechs on this thing and I'm going to pick and choose which ones I want to rebuild. But yeah, so that's the plan. We'll uh we'll see how it goes. So, let's get started. Oh, but wait, look what I found on the floor. Some Sonic shoes and directional arrows. There we go. I got his shoes on. I got my arrows on. And now, wait, not now. Now Sonic is ready to roll. Wait, got to go this way with the arrows. Hold on. Yay. All right, before I do anything, I forgot to solder these back on. So, which goes where? Good thing I take videos of things. So, just warming up the soldering iron. And look what I noticed. This playfield was approved by JC. What do you know about that? John Trist will enjoy that. Okay, I decided I'm going to LED the playfield first because it absolutely is necessary. So, the strategy on that, it's nice having the playfield on the rotisserie, remove the bulb, take a little paint brush, just give it a little dry cleaning, and then shine the light if needed from underneath to see what kind of LED it needs. That looks like a natural to me. And then just double check that my LEDs didn't get mixed up. There's a natural is official. There we go. That guy's done. These guys are done. And I'm just going to rinse and repeat for approximately 97 more times. Okay, I think I'm done. Let's uh comb over the playfield. and see if I missed anything. Color matched my reds, my greens, my blues. I went with warm white for orange, and that's basically it. I think I got everything, but if you see something, let me know. I just asked Corey Cook of London Pinball if he had a um LED adapter kit.
Oh, the inspector's here. Everybody look your best. Tuck in those shirts. Tie up those shoelaces. Make sure the inspector's happy. Oh, I got to show a little video. You escaped yet again. We have a little collar for her, but it's crap. So, we got to actually order a good one. But she went on a little adventure today again and uh brought us home a little present. So, check this out. Ellie went out on a little adventure. And uh look what you brought us.
She's not bringing that in.
No, that ain't going in the house, Ellie. You're not bringing that inside. Okay, let that thing go.
Oh, if it's still alive, bring pick her.
You're a good little hunter. Oh my god.
Where' it go?
Thank you, Ellie. Much appreciate the gift, but uh no thanks. Yeah, you go. You go up there. Up to your perch. Come on. Way you go. You can do it. Come on. [Music] There you go. Nice jump. All right. You go uh up to your post there and uh you keep an eye on things. Anyway, so Corey said, "Yes, I have an LED adapter kit for you." And I said, "Sweet baby Jesus." And then shortly after he texted me and said, he checked and he actually does not have one for me. He is out of stock. So then I proceeded to tell him that he's going to burn in hell eternally. So I guess I'm not getting my LED adapter kit tonight at Fork River. But, uh, I'll figure something out shortly, soon enough with the the tariffs and the Canada Post. All kinds of weird shipping stuff is going on lately. So, um, you know, I think it just means it's going to cost more money in grand scheme of things. But I can't ship anything using Canada Post right now to the States unless it's letter mail. So, if I want to ship you a package, it's got to go UPS, FedEx, Purilator, that kind of thing. I've got an eBay store and I sell lots of stuff. Well, not that much, but hitting the post office up two or three times, maybe once or twice a week, shall we say. And um I can't ship Canada Post now. So, now I got to It's It's a mess. Anyway, I think I got all my LEDs. I don't think I missed any. So, going to move on. And I think I'm going to um move on to flippers. I think uh should be uh simple enough. And I'm kind of curious what these mechs are all about. Okay, I got um the flipper bat removed. There's four screws, two of which are a little bit longer, two are a little bit shorter, one of which was missing. And um it's definitely a unique mech. If I take this out, you'll see the bushing is basically built in to this part. Four screws underneath to hold this metal bracket on. Maybe if I take out those two screws, then I can free up everything. I didn't want to desolder all this if I didn't have to. So, it looks like I just got to remove these two screws. The front coil stop will come off. There's not really like a back coil stop. It's sort of all one piece, but yeah. So, those two screws and I should be free. All right, let's see if this guy will uh come free now. Wa, that is one beefy coil stop. Wow. Remove that now. And voila. Now I just need to resolder on the end of stroke switch wires and I can clean up and address all this which is pretty simple. Since it's not that many parts I'll probably just hand clean it. Throw on a new sleeve. Clean up the end of stroke switches or switch. I've determined basically that this is completely redundant. redundant. This piece is bent down on all of the four flipper mechs that I have. So, I think the only purpose it serves is just as reverse tension to help close the switch. That one's a little bit away from the leaf, but this one here is pretty much touching. So, I don't know why Stern opted to do that, but that's the only thing that makes sense to me is that it is just for tension purposes. Although, the switch kind of looks like a little corroded, almost like electricity has gone through it at some point in time, which that wouldn't make any sense unless it's used. What also doesn't make any sense is that for whatever reason, the switch on this playfield was wired up. But there's the bend. Same here. Got the bend on it. And this one is not wired up. So anyway, that's what we're dealing with. Okay. So, the theory that this is used previously is now more affirmed by the fact that there's like solder on those lugs and that type of white corrosion is definitely from electricity passing through it. So, was Pinstar reusing leftover parts, extra parts for whatever purpose this serves. Anyway, I've got this uh contact cleaned up on both sides here with my little file. So, that is nice now. And, you know, should be good to go for another uh 20,000 flips. And just clean this guy up. This is not identical to uh what Stern typically uses, but it's pretty darn close. This housing here is plastic and these tabs are often like sort of pressure fit and they're like metal on different um links that I've seen before, but these are just molded on there. Fortunately, still intact. So, and also this isn't mushed to the point where there's no taper. So, this is a good uh good plunger and link. So, I'm going to reuse it. Okay, I got these things cleaned up. Looking better. There's a couple washers on this flipper bat. I guess they needed a little more height so the flipper wasn't dragging on the playfield. Maybe the reason why there is a a little bit of wear there. But before I go ahead and install everything, I think I want to do the same treatment to the other flipper and make sure everything else is just as intact as this guy. Cuz if the other side is got some broken bits, then I may have to uh uh you know, we'll see. I want to make sure everything is good to go before I install it. Okay, I'm just removing the other flipper. And I think it's never been removed in its life. because the two um coil stop screws have little lock washers on them whereas this one did not. But I found a couple and added them. There is two washers on that flipper bat as well. So they were lucky to not lose those when they changed the coil. Maybe they didn't have to uh go to that extreme. But one flipper bat looks a lot more worn than the other. So, it almost looks like one might have been changed at some point. Anyway, this all appears to be intact. Both posts are there. So, that's looking good. But, uh, there's a little interesting thing I found when taking off the coil stop. Never seen this before. It's like fish paper spacers. I'm guessing that's just to um keep this coil from kind of rattling around in between the two stops. Just to add a little space uh spacer that is there three of them. So, you know, I'll keep two on one side and maybe add a couple to the other side if the uh the different coil requires it. But this should be free and clear now. Yep, there we go. And everything appears to be intact, the bushing. So, yep. All right, I'm good to clean this up and uh reinstall everything except the flipper bats. I got to figure out if I have any in stock that are used and better or maybe even new. And if not, I might consider ordering a couple if I don't have any that are going to clean up nicely. All right, I got everything cleaned up. Got new coil sleeves ready to go. So, I was missing two lock washers and three of the four short screws and possibly three spacers in the grand scheme of things. But everything else is there intact, cleaned up and in good shape. I have cleaned up playfields where all the carbon dust was. And now I am um well considering the three of the four short screws were missing. We can uh assume that these holes are a little stripped. So these back two were good on both. So I don't think I need to beef those up. This coil cleaned up nicely. And I'll uh let that dry a bit. And then uh in the meanwhile, I think I'll go hunting for some flipper bats. All right, I went digging. Got a lot of freaking flipper bats. There was a couple okay candidates. But what I found was this the one candidate that I brought over here. I was just comparing it. And if you look closely, can you see the difference? The left is Gamatron, the right is just regular belly. And uh it's significantly thicker. Um the Gamatron ones that is. So they're both still in nice shape. Uh, you know, they're a little faded and yellowed, but I wanted to be symmetrical. I didn't want to use one of this and one of that. So, I just did my best to clean up these guys. They're a little cleaned up nice, but yeah, you can't really deal with the discoloring unless you can do that trick on, you know, that they use on video game consoles like Super Nintendo. They use that mixture to brighten everything up with some like UV rays and UV lights, whatever. Could probably do that treatment to these. They probably come out perfectly white, but I'm not going to do that. But for now, I'm going to go with these guys. And if I just can't stand myself, then yeah, maybe I'll buy some new flipper bats. But these should suffice. And I think uh I'm just going to take a pause because I got to go to Fork River and play in our bi-weekly pinball tournament. So, I'm going to put this on hold then tomorrow install everything and uh I won't be able to quite test it out yet, but I think the cabinet should be ready this week. And uh also I got to find me probably some blue flipper rubbers. All right, back in the basement. Went to Fork River. Had good times. Actually, before that, Jay and I popped into Kevin's. Checked out the progress over there. And this is probably a good spot to uh show you the Gamatron cabinet assembled with the powdercoated legs on it. So, check this out. And then going down the line here, here's the Gamatron.
Still waiting for polishing. But that's
But I haven't seen this live yet, have I? I've only seen photos of this.
I like the white.
Or wait, no, I did see it live.
Yeah, you shot a video about it.
That's right.
Yeah, you know that's what happens when you turn 50.
Oh, it it was like But it was in pieces. It wasn't
It wasn't assembled. That's what it was. Yes.
It was just the cabinet was in the garage. The head was, you know, over there. It wasn't all assembled. And it didn't have legs.
Where's this go?
Or the leg protectors.
Oh, that goes the top.
Oh, okay. Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
And it wasn't populated yet with all the guts.
Nice.
Amazing. I've had a couple people ask me what technique you used cuz they loved your spackle job. And uh if I recall correctly, you just
toothbrush.
You just took like some spray paint, sprayed it into uh
the lid.
The lid. Put your toothbrush in there and just
just like that.
Technique.
That's it. Eh,
gloves. Wear gloves.
Oh, yeah. Okay. There's some good advice right there.
Put Put down.
Kevin would have went in the house completely speckled himself and his wife would have been like, "What the hell did you do?"
Actually, it didn't do too bad. There was a few little uh strays on the floor, but
Oh, yeah. Well, we're just waiting on um the metals and this thing will be ready to come home. But
yeah, have a look at that. So, there is a bit of a hold up with the medals apparently at Superior Metals. Um, the guys at Superior have had the medals for like 2 3 weeks and Kevin's you had to track the guy down. Scrolled back a million years to find the owner's phone number. reached out to him and the owner said, "Oh yeah, you know, might not be able to high polish these metals. There's a couple scuffs. I'd like you to come in and, you know, take a look and we can discuss." It was like 3 weeks ago. Why did you uh not inform us sooner? So, I don't know. Maybe these metals are not going to get the high polished job we were hoping for. I don't know. We'll just wait and see. I think either way the metals will look better than when we sent them there. They should come out looking a little better. Just the side rails and the coin door and the coin door frame and um lock bar. So, we'll see. There's a bit of a hold up on that. So, that's okay. I'm not done with this. I'm going to finish dealing with the flipper mech. Maybe we'll get into the ball walker. Uh the original coil is a 24450. The replacement is a 25500. So this has a few more windings, which means that on the power side of the coil, it's going to be just slightly weaker. the hold side, which is when you're just holding your flipper up and the voltage drops. You got 34 gauge wire, 4700 windings. This is 34 gauge wire, 4500 windings. So, virtually identical. When you're holding up your flippers, you're not going to ever notice anything. I'm going to install these coils if I notice. any oddities with this coil for whatever reason, then maybe I'll change it. Or maybe I'll change this one to match. So, that is the plan. But first, we must say hi and appease the inspector. I hear her coming down. Oh, do you want to be outside? We bought you a tracker, but it didn't work very good. So, we returned it. Then we actually bought an Apple Air Tag as uh one of you shenaniganders suggested and we had to reorder the uh collar that we sent back to Amazon cuz we thought we ordered a collar. We thought it was going to come with an Air Tag. It was just the collar without the Air Tag. So, we returned that. Bought a collar with a tracker. That sucked. Returned that. Now we're ordering back that collar that we initially ordered that had a spot for an air tag. And then we should be able to track this little turkey. Okay. Um the other thing I'm going to do is clean every single leaf switch. I already did the spinners. So these guys and these guys. And that's about it. I don't think I see any others. So, time to get to work. Quick little update. I did clean and adjust all of the leaf switches top and bottom of the playfield. Removed and checked the fuse. It's a 2 amp slowb blow. I'm glad the sticker's there. And then did the same for this guy. I replaced it with a 2 amp slowblow. and then um actually read the label and put the 5 amp slowb blow back in there cuz that's what it requires apparently. What is this even for? Is this for It looks like it operates this drop target assembly perhaps. We got a black green wire and that loops around. Nope, that is actually for the uh large drop target bank. So that's kind of good that that's there. And now I've got the um flipper assemblies screwed down each with four screws this time. And they are nice and flat to the playfield. I had to file down the playfield just a little bit to get rid of any burrs, but it is coming along. All right, I got both flipper mechs installed and the end of stroke switches soldered up and adjusted. So, Ellie is being very squawky. Wow. She I think Jamie's out on the back deck and that's why Ellie wants to join her. Sorry, Ellie. You got to hang out down here with me. So, pretty happy with this adjustment. [Music] And I did put two of the spacers, those little weird spacers on this coil and one on the other. Tiniest little bit of play back and forth there, but hardly anything. And then same goes for this and a stroke switch. Everything's on there solid, tight, clean, and a stroke switch soldered up. And I'm very happy with how it all turned out. I just have to really tighten up and align the flipper bats once I uh flip the playfield over. And that is pretty much done. So, I think before I wrap up this video, probably will clean up this ball walker cuz why not? We may as well. Okay, ball walker mech has been removed. I'm not going to do much with these guys. Maybe clean up the sleeve a little bit just with Q-tip and rubbing alcohol. And then I don't need to desolder anything. But there it was. And here it is. This what it looks like. Pretty cool looking mech actually. got uh what four 13 screws, couple springs, and a couple washers. But, you know, all in all, it's in nice shape. It's just needs a little bit of a cleaning. The pivot points, they get gummy over time. There's a lot of similar mechs that have this pivot point, but um they do get gummy. This I'm not sure I'm loving how well kind of loose that is. I guess that's normal. I can compare it to the other machine, but it does seem uh like extra floppy. Don't you think? What? So, I guess these guys have the extra thickness of the belite link there. So, you know, I could throw in a belite link just to firm that up. Let's take a quick peek at the other ball walker mech and see if we can. I don't know that we're going to be able to see too much. Well, maybe that I believe. Okay. One, two, one arm, two arm. Then the third arm is No, it's this piece here in the middle. All right, that's what I'm comparing to. Oh, yeah. Yeah. So, it is got the exact same amount of plate. So, that's fine. All the screws hold it into place. So, pretty simple all in all to deal with. Make sure everything's all straight, which it appears to be, and give it a cleaning and reinstall it. All right, that's all cleaned up. It's not super shiny, but, you know, I'm just more worried about the uh the main gunk. I did try green scrubby, purple scrubby, um, steel wool. Not perfect, but it's definitely uh degunkified. All right, here we have the installed ball walker mech. Beautiful. So, that hopefully won't give me any trouble. And I think that is enough shenanigans for one episode.

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