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A Drop Target is a flat mechanical target that is held up on a small ledge and when hit with a ball, is moved backwards and dropped down via a small spring.  There are generally switches in both the ''Up'' and ''Down'' positions.  They can be single targets or  arranged in rows.
  
 
[[Image:drop-target-row.jpg|500px]]
 
[[Image:drop-target-row.jpg|500px]]
 
A Drop Target is a flat mechanical target that is held up on a small ledge and when hit with a ball, is moved backwards and dropped down via a small spring.  There are generally switches in both the ''Up'' and ''Down'' positions.  They can be single targets or  arranged in rows.
 
  
 
Every manufacturer has their own designs and use a variety of switch types to detect the target position - ''Williams'' used optos while modern ''Stern'' games use microswitches.
 
Every manufacturer has their own designs and use a variety of switch types to detect the target position - ''Williams'' used optos while modern ''Stern'' games use microswitches.

Revision as of 00:08, 26 January 2015

A Drop Target is a flat mechanical target that is held up on a small ledge and when hit with a ball, is moved backwards and dropped down via a small spring. There are generally switches in both the Up and Down positions. They can be single targets or arranged in rows.

Drop-target-row.jpg

Every manufacturer has their own designs and use a variety of switch types to detect the target position - Williams used optos while modern Stern games use microswitches.

Diagram of a standard Williams target including a drop coil:

Drop-target-diagram.png

They are also available in an Inline format.

Inline-drop-targets.jpg