Pinball machines, for the most part, do not require any lubrication. Most parts run "dry". Far more damage can be done to a pinball machine by over-lubricating, than by under-lubricating. As a rule, if in doubt as to lubrication, don't do it! Throw that WD-40 away, it won't be...
I Buy, Collect, Repair Pinball & Coin Operated Games! I Buy Coin-Operated Games (Buying Pinball Machines and Non-Video games!) I collect and restore coin operated games, especially from the 1930s to present. I'm buying pinball machines (from any era old or new), coin operated sports and...
The owner, Zach, is looking to open March 1 and with everything else going on for the big opening, looked to some outside help on some small issues on a few of his machines. Firstly, let me say that I really loved the space. Nice, just outside of downtown location, and filled wi...
Added information about Asteroids Deluxe high score repair Added another image of restored coin door May 7, 2012 Atari Star Wars yoke potentiometer swap (here) May 4, 2012 Added picture of "Atari Wall" to gameroom (here) April 25 - 27, 2012 ...
Repairs, restorations, tweaks and insights related to Williams Red & Ted's Road Show Pinball. Lots of pictures, lots of information including cleaning, disassembly, electronics repair and mechanical mechanisms repair.
by me. I feel him not wanting to take part in the early Pinball Expo's and not being there for people to interview him is the reason he was under-rated by many. TPB:Is there a holy-grail of collecting pinball machines that you still haven't found?
For newer solid state computer controlled flipper machines, this value does not have to be near zero. For Fliptronics machines, the EOS Switch is open. Manually move the flipper until the switch contacts close to insure that the switch makes contact. ...
We would have to set up those machines along with the seating on Sunday morning, but we could still do better with the room. In April, I asked the UK Pinball Group what they would like to see held in the room on Sunday morning with the possibility of talks, repair seminars, Guitar He...
machine. It uses the Stern Spike system, which is used in some other professional machines and one other home machine (Avengers). I was unable to find any schematics for this machine or the individual boards. (I’ve read that Stern will be releasing some documentation in the near future.)...
Watch battery buttons (or coin batteries) are the prefect replacement for AA in pinball machines where the RAM is not socketed. These batteries are lithium and are known to last 5 years (although 4 years with the CR2032 is common in a WPC) and rarely leak. The parts are cheap and i...