Author Archives: Matthew Mandarano

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About Matthew Mandarano

Matthew is a cinematographer and video specialist by day and pinball fanatic at night. Somewhere in between he also finds time to play the guitar, collect vinyl records and watch a good deal of movies and TV shows.

Data East Pinball Flipper Power Board Repair

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

Did a flipper rebuild on a Data East Hook not too long ago and afterwards was having a hold problem on the right flipper. Went to check the fuse on the flipper power board and it was fine, but had … Continue reading →

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Bally Solenoid Driver Board Upgrades/Repair

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

One thing I’ve done a lot of recently that I wanted to write up a quick post on is the Bally Solenoid Driver Board from Bally games manufactured from 1977-84. I have done the recommended upgrades and repaired four of … Continue reading →

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1979 Bally KISS Repair/Shop Out

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

So, I picked up a 1979 Bally KISS pinball machine the other weekend along with the Pool Sharks. Overall the game was in pretty nice shape, but did need a little attention both electronically and cosmetically to get up to … Continue reading →

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1990 Bally Pool Sharks (First bits of business)

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

On the home front, I’m still working through the final touches on the Bobby Orr Power Play machine, and should have have a couple of posts up soon on stuff I’ve done since working on it including some work, recommended … Continue reading →

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Saving Sorcerer: A Pinball Redemption Story

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

A few weeks ago I saw an ad pop up on the Charlotte area Craigslist for a “Pinball Machine for parts”. When I clicked it, I noticed it was a Sorcerer, which is a pretty popular title and a really … Continue reading →

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1977 Bobby Orr Power Play Corroded MPU Repair (Bally -17)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

I picked up a 1977 Bobby Orr Power Play about a month ago. It hadn’t booted properly in years and had been “dead” at one owner’s house, sold and then “dead” at the other owner’s place for a long time. The … Continue reading →

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Repair Log: 1992 Williams Bram Stoker’s Dracula (WPC)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

One of my pinball buddies picked this game up from an operator where it had been sitting for some time. It was cosmetically really nice, and actually the boards were quite clean as well. Just needed a few minor things … Continue reading →

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Shop Log: 1996 Williams Junk Yard (WPC-95)

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

Picked this one up for the personal collection a couple weeks ago from an operator in Asheville, NC. Overall, it was in pretty good shape, but I’ve been dialing it in and bringing it up to my picky standards. Nothing really … Continue reading →

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Tommy Pinball Wizard Repair: Replacing Blinders Servo Motor

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Matthew Mandarano

I recorded a video of this repair since I thought it might be helpful for some of you guys. I’ve attached the YouTube link of the video at the bottom of the page which goes through a, more or less, … Continue reading →

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Tommy Pinball Wizard Repair: Replacing Trough Rollover Switch

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Matthew Mandarano

I’ve got two repairs I’ll be doing on Tommy this weekend. One is pretty minor, and the other isn’t major, but a little bit more intricate. For the second, I will add a video of my progress in case it … Continue reading →

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