Category Archives: Repairs

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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1980 Bally Eight Ball Deluxe Repairs

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Had a Bally Eight Ball Deluxe in for repairs that I recently finished up. It was only getting 6 flashes at bootup, missing the 7th and final flash which usually points to a loss of the +43vdc or the U10 … Continue reading →

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Repair 1991 Williams Party Zone

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

This machine is on location now up at Hoots Beer Co. in Winston-Salem, so head on over and put some quarters in! The primary functional issues with this game were: missing one entire column, several other switches not registering, Captain … Continue reading →

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2008 Stern Batman Dark Knight Repairs

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

This one is out of the personal collection. Recently got it in a trade deal for my Williams Congo. Part of the trade deal was that there was a fuse blowing on the I/O Power Driver board, which was fine … Continue reading →

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1986 Williams F-14 Tomcat Repair

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

Another F-14! I was contacted about some sluggish flippers on the right side of the game, but when I got to the location also found that the machine was in “Adjust Failure” upon boot up.   “Adjust Failure” on this … Continue reading →

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2003 Stern Ripley’s Believe it or Not… Repair

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

Have been really tied up lately and actually sold several of my personal projects to reclaim my garage spot for the new car, but still plugging through games as time allows. Was contacted by a fellow pinball owner regarding a … Continue reading →

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