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Gottlieb EM Pinball Tip: Inconsistent ‘Add Player Unit’ operation.

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on May 14, 2019 by pindocMay 14, 2019

Check contacts at Extra Ball Relay, Z1, Z2, 1st Ball Relay, Motor 1A and Add Player Relay… All Good!

Turns out it was the “Hole Switch” Bouncing at the same time as the “Trough Switch” was being activated causing enough voltage drop to fail to trip the Add Player Relay.

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Linked Rush 2049 Special Edition Installed at Red Zone Sports Bar in Powell, Wyoming

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on May 10, 2019 by pindocMay 10, 2019

Still have a couple units left. Always hunting rebuild candidates.

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Black Knight Sword of Rage Info Direct from Designer Steve Richie

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on May 7, 2019 by pindocMay 7, 2019

Black Knight Sword of Rage Info Direct from Designer Steve Richie’s facebook:

While reading Pinside, I see that some people are having problems with their Pro’s. Here’s some fixes for you:

1) If the ball is flying off the right wire ramp near the right flipper here’s what you need to do: Run the ball up and down gently on the lower section of the wire ramp. You will feel the ball hitting a screw end. Gently lift the wire ramp with your hand from underneath (it’s flexible) until the ball flows down the wire ramp smoothly. If it doesn’t fix the problem, lift a bit higher and harder. Once set, the wire ramp will stay put, and the ball won’t touch the screw any longer.


2) If the Shield one way gate traps the ball under it, do this: With the game turned off, lift the shield with one hand and find the gate wire with the fingers of your other hand. Flex the wire gate all the way up a few times. This gate is a spring gate, with a piece of spring steel forcing the gate to close after the ball passes through to the up kicker. Flex it, and the sticking problems will go away. It will still be possible for the ball to stop under the wire, but when adjusted correctly a few flips on the right flipper lets the ball fall into the up kicker. It gets better with time and break in.

3) Black Knight Sword of Rage was designed to play at 6.5 to 7 degrees. While I realize game owners can do as they wish with their games, this game plays fast at 6.5-7 degrees. Making it steeper is absolutely cheating, because it removes the side-to-side action that makes the game interesting. I hate a float-y game as much as you guys do, ya think? 🙂 It is fun to learn to react with the right nudges and flipper skills to keep the ball in play, and is part of the Black Knight’s challenge. It will help improve your game play skills. Side-to-side ball action when mastered also affords some really cool ways of knocking down the drops, scoring the Ball Saver in the left drain and setting up for nice feeds to the flippers. BKSOR has made me a better player, but👑 I am no champion.

With the Premium and LE, a steeper slope is not a good idea. Besides cheating, fewer shots will make it to the upper playfield through the Flail Lane.

All NIB pins need some small adjustments to get them to play near perfectly. If you ask any experienced owners, they will tell you the same thing. While we at Stern strive to make sure your games work well, sometimes things are missed or change in transit and handling. If you aren’t a klutz and have some mechanical sensibilities, don’t be afraid to make adjustments when something isn’t working quite right. If mechanics aren’t your thing, there are plenty of people on Pinside that can help you get it right. I’m thinking Lloyd, Levi, and if you ask me for help, I will do what I can. Just write here on my Facebook page. I don’t know all games, but I know mine pretty well.

Good Luck and Have Fun!

Steve

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Nanao MS8-29 Tech Info or What’s Good About Facebook

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on April 24, 2019 by pindocApril 24, 2019
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Underground Race Room – 6 wide linked Rush 2049se on free play…

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on April 19, 2019 by pindocApril 21, 2019

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Sector 8 Plays Black Knight 2000 Pinball Soundtrack

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on April 14, 2019 by pindocApril 14, 2019
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Firepower Backglass by Request

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on April 5, 2019 by pindocApril 5, 2019
Williams Firepower Backglass
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Found and installed: Credit/Ball Display for Williams System 7

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on March 13, 2019 by pindocApril 21, 2019

This is the one where the ribbon cable plugs on the left side. The 4 character one, not the 6. A little burn OK, but hoping to find one left over from a VP project.

It’s for a Firepower II, but comes on several games.

Algar
Alien Poker
Barracora
Black Knight
Comet
Cosmic Gunfight
Defender
Firepower II
Grand Lizard
High Speed
Hyperball
Joust
Jungle Lord
Laser Cue
Laser War
Pharaoh
Pin*Bot
Road Kings
Solar Fire
Sorcerer
Space Shuttle
Star Light
Thunderball
Time Fantasy
Varkon
Warlok

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The King has LEFT the building. Sweet Stern Elvis Gold Pinball Machine sold!

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on March 6, 2019 by pindocApril 2, 2019

1 of 500 Limited “Gold” Edition I haven’t even cleaned it up, yet!

Around 300 plays!
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Pinball Playfield Planking

Pinball Doctor Coin-Op Amusement Repair and Maintenance (406) 545-4824 (Let it Ring!) Posted on March 5, 2019 by pindocMarch 5, 2019
Insert wear, tool gouge and planking. Still a great player.
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