Category Archives: General

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Posted on July 16, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

So, blogging takes a decent amount of time and I’ve been super busy lately. To help streamline my repair posts and keep them more up to date, I’ve decided to start up a Facebook page that I’ll use as my primary hub for … Continue reading →

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1996 Williams Junk Yard Repair

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Got contacted about a Williams Junk Yard that needed some clean up and repairs. Somewhere along the line, someone had put a glass beaker in the shooter lane that the ball was then plunged into and glass shards were all … Continue reading →

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1989 Williams Earthshaker Repair

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

This Earthshaker was getting an “Adjustment Failure” at boot-up. This warning message immediately signals to me that their isn’t power hitting the U25 RAM, which holds the settings, high scores, etc. for the game when the game is powered off. First … Continue reading →

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WPC Dot Matrix Controller Board Repair

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

So, the components arrived for the down Dot Matrix Controller board that originally came out of a Party Zone. It was missing +62VDC which causes the display to come up as completely blank. Since Party Zone is a location game … Continue reading →

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1991 Bally Party Zone and 1989 Williams Earthshaker Repairs

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

  These games are up at Hoots Roller Bar in Winston-Salem, along with a Williams Rollergames. Great line-up of games that do change from time to time, definitely check them out in the Winston area! I was originally contacted about … Continue reading →

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1977 Bally Evel Kneivel Repair

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

This game was brought to me for some garage workshop love. Cosmetically, it was in actually very nice condition for an all original EK, but electronically it had sat for a long time and was a complete bring back to … 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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