Thin versus thick flipper links
The cone return spring chews into the link, which is why the thicker link was introduced. The older thin link is preferred with the newer outside return spring because it binds less in the pawl, and it fits most Williams and Data East games from the mid-1980s.
Systems
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Source: Repairing Williams System 11 Pinball 1986 to 1990, Part Three, Clay Harrell