1979 Bally KISS Repair/Shop Out
So, I picked up a 1979 Bally KISS pinball machine the other weekend along with the Pool Sharks. Overall the game was in pretty…
Case studies from the bench
Repair Log
1990 Bally Pool Sharks (First bits of business)
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…
Saving Sorcerer: A Pinball Redemption Story
A few weeks ago I saw an ad pop up on the Charlotte area Craigslist for a “Pinball Machine for parts”. When I clicked…
1977 Bobby Orr Power Play Corroded MPU Repair (Bally -17)
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…
Repair Log: 1992 Williams Bram Stoker’s Dracula (WPC)
One of my pinball buddies picked this game up from an operator where it had been sitting for some time. It was cosmetically really…
Shop Log: 1996 Williams Junk Yard (WPC-95)
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,…
Tommy Pinball Wizard Repair: Replacing Blinders Servo Motor
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…
Tommy Pinball Wizard Repair: Replacing Trough Rollover Switch
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…