Flippers

P³ Flippers: Refined For Exceptional Reliability, Tuned For Performance

The lower flippers are your primary interface to gameplay and therefore the most important part of any pinball machine. We’ve spent more than 10 years improving the P³‘s flippers to provide exceptional functionality and reliability. We’ve also worked with partners to give you options to customize the feel and functionality of the flipper buttons so you can set them up the way that works best for you.

If you’ve had less than ideal experiences with older P³ flippers, we’d love for you to give them another shot. We’ve listened to all of your feedback and worked hard to address your concerns. This page will help you upgrade your P³ flippers with our latest parts, and we hope you’ll share it with your friends and local operators so they can to do the same. The results are outstanding!

Performance and Reliability

The P³‘s flippers have a number of features that make them incredibly reliable:

• Low mass aluminum flipper bats
• High-quality welded shafts
• High tensile-strength injection-molded flipper rods
• Custom-designed zinc-plated steel plungers that resist mushrooming
• Industry-standard 11630-style coils, sleeves, and coil stops
• Fixed-alignment design – the parts install at the correct alignment, no tweaking required

They’re also uniquely designed for high performance and resistance to fatigue

• Optical end-of-stroke switches – these ensure each flip has full strength throughout the bat’s travel
• Software-configurable reflip strength – tunable to deliver the perfect knockdown recovery for each P³ Playfield Module
• Non-ferrous plunger rest plates – these ensure the flipper travel has little resistance from start to finish

Button Configuration Options

• Stock P³ Button Boxes
• USB-Enhanced P³ Button Boxes (for connecting USB headphones or USB thumb drives for updates)
• Low-Profile Button Boxes from Pinball Life – flush-mounted to the P³‘s cabinet sides and allow for traditional stage-flipping at the flip of a switch
• ComfortFlip Half Height Button Boxes from For Amusement Only Games – Medium-profile housings and alternate button configuration

Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Were the P³ Flippers Always Super Reliable?
Answer: No – we’ve iterated the design over the years to address functional deficiencies and quality issues discovered by in-house testing and through customer feedback.  All P³ machines and flipper assemblies shipped since March 2026 have all of the updated parts.  

Question: I have an older P³ machine.  Can I upgrade or replace my flippers with the new reliable and better performing version?
Answer: Absolutely.  We’ve made all improvements available to all P³ owners throughout the process

• To replace the entire flipper assembly:
  • Purchase a new P³ Flipper Assembly, which ships with all of the updated parts and installs with just a single connector.
  
• To update your older flipper assembly (choose only those you need):
  • Add end-of-stroke switches (introduced in 2022)
  • Upgrade to higher quality materials (stronger shaft welds, upgraded EOS boards/flags)
  • Install Non-Ferrous Rest Plates (introduced in March 2026)

Question: I want to replace parts instead of replacing the entire flipper assembly, but I’m not sure which parts I need. How do I figure that out?
Answer: Consult the timeline above to determine which parts you need based on when your P3 was manufactured. You can also contact [email protected] with pictures of your flipper assembly components, and our support team will help make the process as easy as possible.