Pinball Slingshot / Shooter Armature Link (P/N 03-8085 and 545-5293-00)

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This is an armature link for a slingshot and shooter used on Williams, Bally, Stern, Sega, and Data East pinball machines. The old part was P/N 03-8085, but I now use the new one, 545-5293-00, which is thicker (and presumably stronger) yet still works everywhere that the old one does. I included a model for both thicknesses - STL and Sketchup files - just in case. This piece connects the solenoid to the slingshot or shooter and often breaks down, causing the sling or shooter to stop working. I printed it with 100% infill in ABS, and it feels as strong as the original. Yes, I know it's only a 60-cent part, but I was helping a friend fix his pinball machine, and modeled and printed this in under half an hour while the machine was still apart rather than paying $7 to ship a 60-cent part and waiting a week for it.