Tag Archives: Pinball

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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1977 Bobby Orr Power Play Corroded MPU Repair (Bally -17)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

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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Repair Log: 1992 Williams Bram Stoker’s Dracula (WPC)

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

One of my pinball buddies picked this game up from an operator where it had been sitting for some time. It was cosmetically really nice, and actually the boards were quite clean as well. Just needed a few minor things … Continue reading →

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Shop Log: 1996 Williams Junk Yard (WPC-95)

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

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 →

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Tommy Pinball Wizard Repair: Replacing Blinders Servo Motor

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Matthew Mandarano

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 of the video at the bottom of the page which goes through a, more or less, … Continue reading →

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Tommy Pinball Wizard Repair: Replacing Trough Rollover Switch

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Matthew Mandarano

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 more intricate. For the second, I will add a video of my progress in case it … Continue reading →

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