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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 … Continue reading →

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1992 Data East Star Wars Pinball Repair

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Out of the nearly 60 pinball machines I’ve owned, I’ve never had one burn up a connector enough to actually smell it until this one. I had my back line of games on and started to smell electrical burn, which … 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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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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2008 Stern Batman Dark Knight Repairs

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

I recently got this 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 with me. F110 was the fuse in … Continue reading →

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1990 Williams Whirlwind Display Repair

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

Upon firing my games on, I noticed Whirlwind’s display was missing. Tried reseating some cables and doing easy checks first, no dice. Checked the fuses for the +100 and -100v circuits in the power supply, they tested good. Next was … Continue reading →

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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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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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