Techno Stuff
How They Work - Mixer #3
On Big Time, mixer #3 is using the enabled features to effect the odds of score advance and extra balls. Mixer #2 also is in the circuit when playing for extra balls, so you have to get through both mixer #2 and mixer #3 for extra ball advance. That's partially why it's harder to get extra balls.
On later games, mixer #2 does this.
Physical reality
Here we show the rotor and contact plate for mixer #3.
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| mixer #3 rotor |
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| mixer #3 contact plate |
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Hopefully you can figure out from the pictures which rings connect together...if not, there is always the diagram below.
Engineer reality
Here's the mixer #3 diagram. Note how the fingers that connect rings together are drawn.
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| mixer #3 diagram |
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Schematic interpretation
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| mixer #3 schematic |
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The drawing on the schematic is complicated, but you can see overall what is going on. The power is coming in from the three circuits at the top right. Mixer #3 directs that power to one or more of the circuits coming out the bottom of mixer #3.
Those circuits are testing for feature enable. For example, if mixer #3 passed power to wire #78-5, it will continue on down to wire #80-3 (the score and extra ball step up circuits) unless the hole 25 has been spotted already.
Making the game easier
You have the same options are mixer #2.
