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Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature) and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.
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- Flipcommons AI Descriptions (GameplayFeature) [[manufacturer:id:86]]'s proprietary name for [[gameplay-feature:id:112]], the solenoid-driven [[gameplay-feature:id:29]] that kick the ball away on contact. Bally adopted the "thumper bumper" branding to distinguish its version of the mechanism, and the name carried forward when Bally merged with [[manufacturer:id:714]] in the mid-1980s, appearing across Bally-branded schematics and parts lists well into the 1990s. The underlying hardware — a ring-and-rod assembly beneath a mushroom cap that fires when the ball depresses the skirt switch — is identical to the [[gameplay-feature:id:78]] found on Williams-branded tables. The "thumper" label remains familiar to collectors and operators who service Bally-era machines. used
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- Flipcommons Catalog Thumper bumper used
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- Flipcommons Catalog Active Bumpers used
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- Flipcommons Catalog Thumper Bumpers used
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- Flipcommons Catalog thumper-bumpers used