Tag Archives: repair

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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Repair Log: 1991 Data East Batman Pinball Repair

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

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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Site Re-branding to Carolina Pinball Repair

Posted on March 17, 2015 by Matthew Mandarano

I started this page as a blog a couple years ago to keep up with my personal journey through the pinball collecting world. However, with my time split between day job work, Down Fenix Media, LLC (www.downfenix.com), pinball repair for … 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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