Tag Archives: pinball machine

Electromechanical Pinball Machine Shop Outs

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Have had several calls over the past couple weeks about shopping games out. Out of the lot, three have been electromechanical machines. The first two, a 1970 Bally 4 Million BC and a 1971 Williams Stardust, were both owned by … Continue reading →

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1988 Williams Swords of Fury Refurbish

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Have been a little slow on the updates lately, but just too busy to keep up, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Not too long ago I picked up a 1988 Williams Swords of Fury machine that needed a little … Continue reading →

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1996 Williams Junk Yard Repair

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Got contacted about a Williams Junk Yard that needed some clean up and repairs. Somewhere along the line, someone had put a glass beaker in the shooter lane that the ball was then plunged into and glass shards were all … Continue reading →

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1977 Bally Evel Kneivel Repair

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

This game was brought to me for some garage workshop love. Cosmetically, it was in actually very nice condition for an all original EK, but electronically it had sat for a long time and was a complete bring back to … Continue reading →

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1978 Bally Star Trek Repair

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Matthew Mandarano

Got a call from a gentleman with a Bally Star Trek. The game was mostly working fine but the player 1 display was missing a digit and there were no GI lamps working in the game. Upon inspection of the … 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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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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1963 Williams Major League Pitch and Bat Repair (EM)

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

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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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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Repair Log: Williams F-14 Tomcat (Sys 11) and Williams Comet Pinball (Sys 9)

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

The owner was having different issues with both of these games. F-14 was registering an “Adjustment Failure” and Comet was missing all displays. The “Adjustment Failure” and reset of factory settings on System 11 games is its way of telling … Continue reading →

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