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Edit: Looking at your pictures - in the 4th inning especially - it looks like your whole sweeper mechanism is missing. It's a metal bracket that sits on top of the playfield on the right side of the game, against the far edge. You should have a plug up to the right of the coin chute, with 9 pins in it - this is for the motor and front limit switch, and then a two-wire plug for the rear limit switch.

Thanks for the info man. I am not fixing this thing.
 
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some early games might not have had the sweeper. Bromley was a smaller manufacture and may have made many changes to the game as the production was small but over a long time. many years. The sweaper is a flat plastic that would run down the playfield if the game was tilted or after many plays. they were bad about hanging up or the rubber drive belt slipping off and the sweaper would be stuck in the middle of the playfield causeing the game not to work so many were taken out. It doesnt need the sweeper for the game to play as normally most coins will roll all the way to the end of the playfield and drop off. If you leave the game out from the wall and you start to get coins building up on the playfield you just pick the front up of the cabinet and all the coins slide off. It helps to keep the flayfield good and clean.

Some games also had the lock bar with latches and some had to long bolts with wing nuts on them. As production they tried to make improvements so the floor staff didn't have to keep opening machine and remove the glass to clear the playfield and the latches were much faster then wing nots on long rods.
 
some early games might not have had the sweeper. Bromley was a smaller manufacture and may have made many changes to the game as the production was small but over a long time. many years. The sweaper is a flat plastic that would run down the playfield if the game was tilted or after many plays. they were bad about hanging up or the rubber drive belt slipping off and the sweaper would be stuck in the middle of the playfield causeing the game not to work so many were taken out. It doesnt need the sweeper for the game to play as normally most coins will roll all the way to the end of the playfield and drop off. If you leave the game out from the wall and you start to get coins building up on the playfield you just pick the front up of the cabinet and all the coins slide off. It helps to keep the flayfield good and clean.

Some games also had the lock bar with latches and some had to long bolts with wing nuts on them. As production they tried to make improvements so the floor staff didn't have to keep opening machine and remove the glass to clear the playfield and the latches were much faster then wing nots on long rods.
Thanks for the info.
Interesting! I didn't realize they made some without the sweeper.

Mine is definitely an early game - it has some artwork differences (it looks like two different backglasses were made, though as for the amount of each, I cannot say), and some cabinet differences, oddly.

I'd still like to get in touch with someone up at Bromley and pick at their brain, since I'm still curious about my red power board and the hand-written wire colors on pins. (Plus, I'm still trying to figure out where the game's serial number would be!)

--Mike
 
I have one. Unknown as to if it is working. Took it on trade. If you're interested, I can check it out. Looks to be original and complete with a good cab and glass, etc. Still has some tickets in it too. Fella i got it from said it was working. Near - Columbus Ohio.
 
I have one. Unknown as to if it is working. Took it on trade. If you're interested, I can check it out. Looks to be original and complete with a good cab and glass, etc. Still has some tickets in it too. Fella i got it from said it was working. Near - Columbus Ohio.
Well, most of my question have been addressed -

I'm still curious:
1. Where to find the serial number,
2. Where the coin counter and ticket counter's mounted.
3. *Legible* copy of the effin' schematics.

From what I've been able to knock out -
1. The lock-down back was changed at some point to shoulder-bolts.
2. Wiring routing to the front door was changed at some point.
3. The backglass was changed (the red ink was modified)
4. Ticket holder was modified (early games didn't have hinge)

My game is early enough in production where it'd apparent it was built from parts laying around - chase light mounting is different on either side, the speaker grille was taken from another game and bent into shape..

Yeah, the game is almost worthless, sadly, but I always find production changes interesting.
 
To revive an old thread about Bromley rock N bowl, today I received my replacement sweeper belt, I ordered it from texas belting and the overall length I measured was 75-1/4" and I had them make it in 1" Flat Orange Urethane Belting and then heat joined together to make a loop , it fit perfectly and its another option for the sweeper belt. The material is similar to what band saw tires are made from and it seems like it should hold up.
 
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