Monthly Archives: February 2016

2012 Stern X-Men, 1988 Williams Taxi and 1991 Williams Hurricane Repairs

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

These three games are located at the soon-to-open Abari bar arcade near downtown Charlotte, NC. 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 … Continue reading →

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1978 Bally Star Trek Repair

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Got a call from a gentleman with a Bally Star Trek. The game was mostly working fine but the player 1 display was missing a digit and there were no GI lamps working in the game. Upon inspection of the … Continue reading →

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1992 Williams Bram Stoker’s Dracula Repair

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Quite happy to be typing this post. This one was a tough one that I thought had almost got me, but here we are typing up the repair log. I was contacted about a repair on a Williams Bram Stoker’s … Continue reading →

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1984 Bally Spy Hunter Repair Pt 2

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

So, I figured the unlocked MPU would solve all of our problems on Spy Hunter; however, when I plugged the board back in, we were still getting a locked on LED. I checked TP5 on the MPU board and it … Continue reading →

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1978 Bally Silverball Mania Repair

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Got a call for a non-booting Silverball Mania. I figured I’d be in for the typical corrosion damage on the MPU repair, as this one had had some at one point but had been neutralized and repaired in the past. … Continue reading →

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1984 Bally Spy Hunter Pinball Repair

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

I like the Bally -17 and -35 games. I guess its a good thing too, as I do get a lot of service calls on these games. Most calls begin with, “It was working fine and lights up, but won’t … Continue reading →

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Stern Metallica LE Repair

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Got a call from a guy with a Metallica LE that was spitting two balls out into the shooter lane.   Most of the time when a machine spits two balls out, there is something wrong with the trough switches. … Continue reading →

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