When working on pinball machines, one has to deal with tight spaces, wires, solder, tiny hardware and dropped screws. Here are some of the favorite tools preferred by experience pinball machine mechanics and hobbyists.
Soldering
Wireless soldering iron (that gets hot enough!) –
Lights
Magnets – for finding those small nuts and screws you end up dropping.
Switch adjusting
Light Bulb Removal
General Tools
Nut drivers with hollow shaft for all kinds of playfield hardware tightening and untightening.
Roll pin tool for flipper linkages.
Insulated tools for working with electricity.
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