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HIGHWAY 66 FUNDAMENTALS
Pinsetter Cycles
After a slight pause, the drawbar will commence its downward cycle. The TMS Pinsetter
will then perform one of two different types of cycles:
Part Set
The pinsetter sets only the pins which weren't knocked down on the lane, the shield raises
and the lane is ready for the next ball. If a part set is necessary, the pinsetter control box
activates each individual brake for each pin which was detected as knocked down.
Full Set
The pinsetter spots a full set of pins on the lane, the shield raises and the lane is ready for
the next frame. If a full set is necessary, none of the brakes are activated.
The pinsetter must be able to determine his different reactions based on the rules of
bowling and set up by delivery of the ball. After the bowler delivers the ball, the ball
detector sends a signal to the pinsetter control box. The pinsetter control box will
determine whether there are pins standing and what type of cycle to perform. This
process is called reading and according to all the information which the pinsetter control
box analyzes, the pinsetter will cycle in one of the two possible manners.
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If the bowler rolls the first ball down the lane and knocks down all the pins
(strike), the pin detection wheels all rotate through their corresponding optical
sensors and when the pinsetter control box takes its reading it will find no pins
standing. At this point, the pinsetter control box has the pinsetter perform a full
set.
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If the bowler rolls the first ball down the lane and knocks down some pins but not
all, the pin detection wheels again rotate through their corresponding optical
sensors and the pinsetter control box takes its reading to find some pins still
standing. At this point, the pinsetter control box has the pinsetter perform a part
set.
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Whenever the bowler delivers a second ball, regardless of the number of pins
knocked down, the pinsetter control box has the pinsetter perform a full set.
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