Strikes and Spares Functional Work
This one came in for functional work only. The shop job and cosmetics will be done elsewhere. The original MPU was badly corroded, so…
Case studies from the bench
Repair Log
Data East Star Wars Corrosion Repair
I have a few posts I’m behind on, but here’s a quick one on a Data East Star Wars -03 CPU corrosion repair. It…
Bride of Pinbot and Baby Pac Man Board Repairs
I’m so backed up in the shop and doing everything I can to stay head down and move through as much as I can,…
A Collection of Game Repairs Post #1
This repair post will span over two separate parts. Part #1 covers these three pinball machines and an NBA Jam Tournament Edition. All of…
Bally/Stern Model 101 Test Fixture Repair
This is a Bally/Stern 101 Test Fixture by Universal Module Company. I had never seen or heard of one of these until a few…
Williams Demolition Man
This one came in with general illumination issues and a ground short issue keeping the game from booting and playing. The general illumination circuit…
WPC89 Driver Board from a Bram Stoker’s Dracula
This one came in with no 12 volts and to check a questionable solder job on Q24. The board had had some work done…
Jaws Pro Mods Installed
I installed several mods on a very nice Jaws Pro today including: Expressions Speaker Lights Lighted Flipper Buttons Quint’s Shack 3D modeled and lighted…
WPC Driver Board from a Jackbot
The problem The board arrived with a blown F105 fuse per the client. Testing revealed that Q48 was shorted. The repair Testing The completed…
A rare one we’re putting out on the floor at work
A rare one we’re putting out on the floor at work today. I put in a new 3 prong power connector, big blue and rebuilt the on board power supply. One bi-polar prom at…