![]() ![]() As the magnetic ball passes this detector, the magnet triggers a deflecting device that separates the cue ball and, again, sends it into the opening on the side of the table.īoth the oversized and magnetic cue balls can be used interchangeably on most of today's coin-operated tables, but each has its shortcomings. Magnetic cue balls that go into a pocket are separated from numbered balls by a magnetic detector. The smaller numbered balls are able to pass through a gauging mechanism, while the larger cue ball is directed through a second chute, where it falls out into an opening on the side of the table.įor players who dislike using the slightly larger cue ball, there are also coin-operated machines that can use a magnetic ball, in which a magnet is built into the core of the cue ball. ![]() This slight difference in size allows the cue ball to be separated before it gets to the storage compartment. The oversized ball is approximately 2 3/8 inches (6 cm) in diameter, which is about one-eighth (2 mm) of an inch larger than a normal ball.
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