Mr. Pinball Repair Tip Archive
Electromechanical Tips 1972 Gottlieb single-player start up sequence (Flying Carpet 03-72) 1973 Gottlieb 4-player start up sequence (Jack in the Box 05-73) 1974 Gottlieb 4-player start up sequence (Magnotron 08-74) 1975 Gottlieb 2-player start up sequence (Out of Sight 01-75) 1975 Gottlieb 4-player start up sequence (Super Soccer 03-75) 1975 Gottlieb single-player start up sequence (Atlantis 01-75) 1976 Gottlieb 4-player start up sequence (Royal Flush 04-76) 1976 Gottlieb 4-player start up sequence (Spirit of 76 03-76) 1976 Gottlieb 4-player start up sequence (Surf Champ 10-76) 1976 Gottlieb 4-player start up sequence (Target Alpha 11-76) 1977 Gottlieb 2-player start up sequence (Mustang 05-77) 1977 Gottlieb single-player start up sequence (Bit Hit 06-77) 1977 Gottlieb single-player start up sequence (Centigrade 37 08-77) Adjusting blade switch contacts Adjusting contacts Aligning the 0-9 discs and wipers on an EM Gottlieb 'AS' relay Bad Bulbs can cause a short Bally bingo constantly tilts Bally electromechanical fuse holders Bally EM will not start and has no lights Bally old-to-new coil numbers cross reference Bizarre behavior on machines with large relay banks Blade switch quick repair Burned LOCK relay Changing AC flippers to DC flippers Check those chimes Chime rubbering Cleaning Catlin backglass animation balls Cleaning light sockets Cleaning score reels Cleaning soot from EM score reels and plastics Clean score and pop bumper relays Cloth vs plastic insulated wires Diodes use on coils Don't plan to fix yourself Don't use an emery board to clean switch contacts Drop targets on Capt. Fantastic Easy way to go through a machine completely Electromechanical AC flippers buzzing loudly EM liberal vs conservative options EM machine lights but does not start EM machines won't count balls EM silent scoring ones or tens EM sticky wiper unit Extending scoring reel life Extra bonus during countdown Fix them mechanical bells Flashing lights Flipper bushings Game goes to game over too soon, or never leaves game over Gottlieb drop target and sequence bank reset Gottlieb em match problems How to play when the baby is asleep Inexpensive chime solenoid plunger nylon shaft replacement Keep scoring Knocker doesn't work on Williams em Loose contact points Loud buzzing noises Machine grounding Make knocker louder Match lights do not work on EM More extra balls Most commonly broken EM solder joint Motor care and repair My electromechanical doesn't award a credit for a match Mysterious general illumination blown fuse, or machine resets during game Never lubricate solenoids Novel contact cleaning method Old EMs without on/off switches should not be left plugged in Other excellent on-line pinball repair guide Pitch and bat game has weak or non-functioning bat Reading EM schematics Re-inking flipper lettering Repair of white scoring reel mask Residual magnetism Restoring Rusted Stepper Plungers Save your paperwork Score motor cam removal Score motor problems Scoring reel or drum unit cleaning and maintenance Scoring reels spin past zero when resetting Selenium rectifiers on old games Setting up free game Setting up free games on EM--Another technique Setting up free play on electromechanical machines Shocking Gottlieb flipper buttons Spray contact cleaner is evil Sticky sluggish Williams stepping unit Sticky solenoids Testing relay coils made quick and easy Testing solenoids on EMs Tighten bakelite switch spacers Touch up EM scoring reels Tracking down a shorted circuit Transformer HIGH vs LOW tap Weak chimes Weak EM flippers Williams two coins per play WMS electromechanical credit unit stuck on 13 and it won't start WMS electromechanical replay knocker not firing Working on the inside of an EM Worn metal sleeve can't be removed from solenoid coil Worn outhole on Gottlieb EMs prevents smooth ball delivery to plunger Zaccaria EM Coil identification Tip Archive click
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