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    Default Strange Tulip

    I purchased a Sanyo '13' vintage pachinko that is in need of a lot of repair. So far I have fished marbles, acorns and shards of glass from the various mechanisms. One thing that is stumping me is a complex tulip that I have not previously encountered.

    It can be seen in the front picture just above the lower, center tulip. The mechanism seems to catch a ball then release it when the trigger in the back is tripped downwards. The picture of the back of the machine shows two levers that are activated when a ball enters the left or right tulip. A lever pushes the arms down, which appears to trigger the ball release.

    Here's the problem (really a series of them) - the mechanism does not move very smoothly. Balls that drop through this tulip do not trigger it to open or close and the trigger in the back takes more force to activate than the lever arms provide.

    To compound matters, the pins holding the mechanism together are pinched off at the ends and I do not see an obvious way to take it apart for service or tuning.

    Does anyone know how this tulip is supposed to work and how I can adjust or tune it?

    Thanks,
    Keith
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