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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 for both the ''Up'' and ''Down'' positions but just a single ''Down'' switch will work.  They can be arranged as single targets or in rows.
  
For a drop target bank, only a minor check is needed after every drop target it.
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[[Image:drop-target-row.jpg|500px]]
  
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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.
  
'''Idea'''
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Diagram of a standard ''Williams'' target including a drop coil:
  
Give a reward for hitting the drop targets in order. Example: ''Centaur''.  
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[[Image:drop-target-diagram.png|500px]]
  
Give a reward for completing multiple sets of drop target banks.  
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They are also available in an '''Inline''' format.
  
'''Hardware'''
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[[Image:inline-drop-targets.jpg|500px]]
 
 
1 switch for each of the targets
 
 
 
1 coil to reset the targets
 
 
 
(optional) 1 light for each target in the bank
 

Latest revision as of 00:10, 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 for both the Up and Down positions but just a single Down switch will work. They can be arranged as single targets or 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