Category Archives: Repairs
Got to play my first game of Earthshaker
Got a game out of it, but still quite a bit more to do… including the shaker motor and control board.
Completed Repairs Awaiting Pickup
It’s hard to get any work done when there are games needing further testing!
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Which IC is fried? Williams System 9 Switch Matrix Encoders
Driver Board from a Williams System 9. Took the pia with it..
What’s wrong with this Electrohome G07 flyback transformer?
This is what a burnt gottlieb pinball electro-mechanical hold relay coil looks like.
Williams Stargate
This game has been retro’ed to a 19-in-1 and commercial LCD for dedicated Stargate play.
1980 Williams Blackout Repaired, Shopped and Ready for Pickup
I forget how great these games play when tuned up.
| Drop Target Bank |
| Pop Bumper Coil |
| Repair Master Display (Bottom Segments) |
| Repair Left Flipper |
| Replace 40 pin sockets/reflow pins |
| New Ball |
| Rubber/Bulbs/Wax |
Things come in 3’s? Bring on one more.
In the last couple of days, I have had two of the nicest original games come in. A Gottlieb System 1 Totem and a Pinbot. Both look like they have hardly been played. Where is one more beautiful survivor?
Stern Bally Solenoid Driver Board (SDB) Melt Down
I wonder what caused this.
Edited: This is what happens when the ground plane shorts to the high voltage on the backside of the SDB.