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Tag Archives: NC
Data East Pinball Flipper Power Board Repair
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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Tagged data east, flipper, Hook, NC, north carolina, Pinball, repair
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Bally Solenoid Driver Board Upgrades/Repair
Trying to keep updates going as regularly as possible here, but has definitely been a busy few weeks. Last couple weeks have included doing two full flipper rebuilds including coils on a Data East Hook and DE Simpsons, fixing a … Continue reading
Posted in Repairs, Uncategorized
Tagged bally, Modifications, NC, north carolina, Pinball, repair, Solenoid Driver, Winston-Salem
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1963 Williams Major League Pitch and Bat Repair (EM)
I don’t know electro-mechanicals like I do solid state games, a large part being that I have only owned one EM in my entire collecting career; however, I have ended up fixing a few and like the challenge. I’m always … Continue reading
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Tagged electro-mechanical, EM, Major League, NC, north carolina, Pinball, pinball machine, repair, Williams
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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 it, I noticed it was a Sorcerer, which is a pretty popular title and a really … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged dead game, mark ritchie, NC, parts, Pinball, pinball machine, repair, saving game, sorcerer, Williams
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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 owner’s house, sold and then “dead” at the other owner’s place for a long time. The … Continue reading
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Tagged arcade, bally, bobby orr, maching, NC, north carolina, Pinball, power play, repair, Winston-Salem
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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, but I’ve been dialing it in and bringing it up to my picky standards. Nothing really … Continue reading
Posted in Restoration
Tagged Junk Yard, LED, NC, north carolina, Pinball, pinball machine, repair, Shop Job
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Repair Log: 1991 Data East Batman Pinball Repair
A gentleman contacted me with his 1991 Data East Batman machine. He had purchased from a friend and it had been playing, but it had been several years sitting and was currently not working. He wanted to get it back … Continue reading
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Tagged batman, data east, fix, NC, north carolina, Pinball, pinball machine, repair
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Carolina Pinball Repair 