Mr. Pinball Repair Tip Archive
Miscellaneous Tips 44/47 Bulb removal tool A benign way to set up machines for free play A bucket of sand Adjusting blade switch contacts Another leg leveler fix Bally EM Coil identification Basic tools needed BEST Metal Polish PERIOD! Be Sure to Mark Connectors Blade switch quick repair Bolt head polishing bulb/lamp socket fix bulb removal Bulb removal tool bulb socket cleaning Calm Repair change the coil sleeves Changing display color Cheap desoldering tool Cheap fuses Check coin path Checking for bad fuse holders Chicago Coin EM Coil identification Chime rubbering Chimes hum slightly but do not ring cleaning adhesive from under old mylar etc Cleaning Glass Cleaning light sockets Cleaning metal parts Cleaning metal parts Cleaning Plated Parts Cleaning playfield glass Cleaning Playfield Posts Cleaning WMS Twilight Zone Power Ball Coil identification Coil modification and substitution Coil Repair coin door storage solution Coin lockout buzzing Coin mechanisms Color matching comparisons Color mixing guide Creating your own mini vacuum Debugging intermittent problems Debugging with jumper wire Desoldering braid substitute Dim lamp Dim lamps Dim or unlit lamps Documentation for your game Document Your Game Do not overtighten lock nuts Don't blow new fuses Don't use an emery board to clean switch contacts Earthshaker shaker-motor Easy way to go through a machine completely Easy way to move machines very short distances Electrical shorts... Emergency contact adjuster Evaluating an electromechanical pinball for purchase Extending scoring reel life Factory errors Fixing those dreaded Bally light sockets (without replacement) Fix them mechanical bells Freeing frozen coil plunger Free repair tools Frozen leg levelers Funhouse general illumination blown fuse problem Fuses can save your components or fry them Fuses that look okay but are bad Game does not turn on Game goes immediately to game over or shuts off Get a dentists mirror in your toolbox today! Glass cleaner Gottlieb EM Coil identification Gottlieb flipper button quick fix Great tool for handling small parts Hand protection Hard to find 7.5w 110V light bulbs How to play when the baby is asleep Improve coil action Intermittent lamp sockets and connectors Isolating blown fuse problem Keep from stripping hole threads Keep your hands clean Key safety Keys and locks Lamp Socket Fix Leg levelers Leveling a machine Light bulb efficient replacement Light bulb insertion/removal Lights dim when solenoid fires Lock removal Longest lasting bulbs Long lasting lamps Machines with 2 different keys Make any screwdriver hold screws Make knocker louder Many uses for weather stripping Missing a solenoid Missing ground on A/C cord Mixing epoxy Mixing paint tools Modification notes More easily test circuit continuity Motor care and repair Mylar thickness Never lubricate solenoids Never use tape to close doors Ordering Data East or Sega parts Ordering parts from suppliers Other excellent on-line pinball repair guide Overheating lamp cause Parts machines Pinball machine dimensions Pinball toolbox Plastic pieces cleaning tip Polishing Polishing balls Polishing chrome parts Preventing broken coin lockout from locking out coins Preventing lost cabinet keys Preventing small gauge coil wire breaks Prevent total damage! Protecting score and instruction cards Protecting Theatre of Magic magic trunk sticker Regluing stickers and relay labels Reinstalling Screws Through Harness Remember to unplug your game Removing glue and other residue Removing stubborn bolt Replacing fuse clips on circuit boards Reproducing score and instruction cards Restoring metal legs Reviving burnt coils Safety tip Service plug hot when machine is plugged in Setting up a game of unknown condition Shortage of bulbs Shorting protection Solder handling Soldering dangers Solder removal Solder Selection Solid state test bed machines Sticking pop bumpers and residual magnetism Sticky coils can be a bad coil stop Sticky solenoids Storing Schematics, and Other Documentation Substitutes for Novus System down Temporary fuses Temporary reusable fuse Testing gas plasma displays and boards technique Testing lamps Testing relay coils made quick and easy Testing solenoids on EMs Test Probe Tiny scraping tool Tracking down a shorted circuit Transformer failure Troubleshooting tip Use air cans Use a power strip Use cooler lamps Use E-clips on plunger Use Mother's Alumininum Polish For Lots Of Stuff Uses for old pinballs Welding or brazing can produce toxic fumes Where did this screw come from? Which Side Of Playfield Glass Was Up Williams EM Coil identification Williams main line wire is sometimes too small Wire Identification Wire ties rule (when cardboard doesn't work) Worklight Improvement Zaccaria EM Coil identification Tip Archive click
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