The Hobbit Underside Tour | Episode 5

JJP's detailed technical underside tour of The Hobbit playfield architecture and mechanics.

Synopsis

Butch Peel from Jersey Jack Pinball provides a detailed technical tour of The Hobbit playfield underside, explaining the lighting architecture (RGB center inserts with white general illumination perimeter), the extensive coil system (22 coils for 11 drop targets), magnet mechanisms, motor for Smaug, and various switch types (micro switches, leaf switches, optos). The video emphasizes the complexity and novelty of the drop target system as a patented JJP feature.

Tags

• Jersey Jack Pinball· company
• The Hobbit· game
• The Wizard of Oz· game
• Butch Peel· person
• Smaug· product