Detector Rod #1 - Brunswick Pinsetter Adjustments

Today I am going to show you how to do the Detector Rod adjustment for Brunswick A, A-2, and JetBack pinsetters

[@dawg897]

just as important Shawn is to check the OOR. it is the Detector rod after all. one should make time to check each of the detection conditions. sure it means going back down and manually removing the pins and placing one that is OOR. Just to check the OOR. but it still needs to be checked. for the pinsetter (not yours) may have additional problems, like OORs. --- with pinsetters as the A2, everything is connected and relative POV.

[@VinylToVideo]

I have a love/hate relationship with these machines. I love to play on them and hate to work on them! I'm certified too. Worked a few months and got the hell out lol.

[@shawnmbowling]

Yeah, 5 years later I’m still here for some reason lol

[@VinylToVideo]

@@shawnmbowling If I ever opened a center I would use these machines. Plenty of owners of new centers in the know who install A2s in their brand new centers.

[@RockOn829]

Do thr 1,7,10 pin test also. Full deck..empty deck. Of course the oor check.

[@lucasstrunk5034]

Should you run through with just one pin down too? To see if it detects it

[@shawnmbowling]

Yes absolutely! One or all ten

[@tejanoking82]

When the pinsetter isn’t sensing any pins, what adjustment do you have to make?

[@shawnmbowling]

Detector Rod would be where I would start for sure

[@chevy199924]

Hey question 🙋‍♂️ what if you make the adjustment and it’s not detecting a strike?

[@shawnmbowling]

We had this issue not to long ago and it turns out the tube needed to be brought down just a tad more. More than the 1/16 or 1/8 whichever it is lol. But just look over everything carefully and make sure the first half of the adjustment is good, it’s very easy and common to be over looked

[@lockedonlaw]

That is one of the narrowest pits I've ever seen.

[@keithblackketter2395]

Hey Shawn, how about a video on replacing and adjusting the rake crank rod,hopefully you will do one on adjusting the indexing trip lever and long link as well. Thanks

[@shawnmbowling]

If you’re talking about adjusting the length of the crank rod I did in my rake adjustment video. But never thought of doing one of replacing one, just might have to now. And I will be doing a video for every adjustment in the book along with some extra ones on rebuilding and changing out parts. Thanks for the feedback!

[@keithblackketter2395]

@@shawnmbowling definitely. I work in a center that has been greatly abused. I worked at AMF/Bowlero but never received official training just had a really good head mechanic, but that was 7 yrs ago. So now trying to relearn all I did then. Great videos you have what I have seen so far. I am just trying to get this center I am currently working in to have fewer stops and initiate preventative maintenance. I will be watch your videos. I am a decent B level, but still so much I don't know. Thanks for making the vids.

[@shawnmbowling]

Of course, the point of me making these is to help anyone any way I can. Adjustments and preventative maintenance are the biggest things as you already know. I wish you the best of luck and hope I can keep helping!

[@keithblackketter2395]

@@shawnmbowling so lane 29 occasionally will not index after the #1 pin. I have tried the adjustment in the book but then it constantly indexes. Any advice on what to do with it? It's number 26 in the book

[@shawnmbowling]

So does it drop in but doesn’t push the indexing lever down enough to unlock cam follower or does it just not turn at all after unlocking?

[@feastingturkey7118]

why will a lane set up empty racks when no pins are in deck and lane does not 180

[@shawnmbowling]

That would be your 180 Turret Interlock, Adjustment #12. I have a video for that

[@arftejano2284]

No separate shop? 😱

[@shawnmbowling]

Nope! Lol