NOTE: There are high voltages under running around inside a pinball machine. BE CAREFUL! Unplug the machine when working on it. Machine: 1974 Bally Sky…
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My father was a fixer. Despite having four kids and a career in the military, when he had the time he’d fix things around the…
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Flipper coils get hot and lose power. It’s a fact of life in modern pinball games, the longer you play, the weaker the flippers get.…
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All pinball machines use a standard 1-1/16″ Inch (27 mm) steel ball. Vintage woodrail pinball games typically used five pinballs. Then in the 60s they…
Comments closedOld pinball machines often have a lot of rusty parts. The rust is caused by years of spilled soda, spilled beer, storage in damp basements,…
1 CommentYou slip on a bathing suit and head out to the hot tub, jump in and realize it’s lukewarm. Glancing at the control panel the…
Comments closedI picked up this 1979 Stern Meteor pinball machine in mostly working order. Some of the displays were flaky. They worked at the guy’s house…
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I’m more of an artist i.e. visual person with an interest in logic, programming and mechanical action – but I’ve never been one to totally…
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Restoration log for a 1961 Gottlieb Egg Head pinball machine.
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I’m giving my Gottlieb Wipeout pinball machine a bit of love this week. It was released way back in 1993 and I’ve owned it for…
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