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  1. J

    Upgrade/Project Solved High tapping flippers

    Hi I’m reading high tapping flippers moving A wire on transformer is this true does anyone know how to do this does it make flippers more powerful
  2. J

    Williams Solved Derby Day (Williams, 1967) ??? Weak Flipper

    Williams Derby Day (1967)??? Weak Flipper Having a problem with a weak upper right side flipper. I replaced the coil, but still have the problem. I can hold the flipper back with little effort. The other three are strong and work fine. Can anyone give me some clues as to what can cause this...
  3. J

    Williams Solved Base Hit (Williams, 1967) Can not earn more then 6 credits

    Hi I have a Williams 1967 base hit I can not win more then 6 games then credit wheel stops and I can only get 6 games when quarters are put in is this How Williams games set up
  4. V

    Williams Solved Triple Action (Williams, 1973) help

    just picked this thing up, worked great at the sellers place, worked great once home and set up. turned on the other day and nothing UNTIL I hit the left flipper button, then it all lit up and was active. ALSO is the rear light behind the glass on the score board always suppose to be...
  5. J

    Williams Pitch and Bat Solved Base Hit (Williams, 1967) increase pitching speed

    Can anyone tell me how to increase the speed on my base hit pinball machine it seems like it’s slowing down
  6. P

    Bally Solved Capt. Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy (Bally, 1976) fuse block

    Hi new to the forum. Need a little assistance. Recently got a Capt fantastic. I had lights for a minute but then out. Fuse clips were wimpy of course. Got them to make contact but after a minute or so almost all lights out. Only a few girls on pf working. Tested voltage at the two 5a light fuses...
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    Williams Solved Firepower (Williams, 1980) loose wire

    I have a wire that has come loose on my Firepower. Its a white wire with red trace. It appears it attaches to either the troth switch or shooting lane. I cant find any images online. Any help?
  8. P

    Williams Solved Black Knight 2000 (Williams, 1989) Sound Effect Problem

    problem playing game when the ball hit the leftdrop targets sound affects to the magna save go off with out touching the button every couple of seconds help please.
  9. P

    Williams Solved Black Knight 2000 (Williams, 1989) Backglass Bulbs not working

    several bulbs behind backglass are not working, all in a line any one have a idea what it could be please let me know ....
  10. rkeefer

    Data East Solved Back to the Future (Data East, 1990) LED Score Display Offset

    I just replaced my Back to the Future malfunctioning original plasma score display with a Rottendog LED one. Unfortunately, the display doesn't line up properly with the transparent areas of the backglass: Any ideas how to fix this offset?
  11. M

    Gottlieb Solved Sinbad (Gottlieb, 1978) drop targets

    I was recently watching a video about a Sinbad machine and it said that if during play you hit all the drop targets, they should reset during your same ball. Does anyone know if this is true? My doesn't reset during the same ball. If it is true, any guesses at what is wrong with mine...
  12. P

    Williams Solved Black Knight 2000 (Williams, 1989) Pop Bumpers dead

    hi guy ,can anyone help me all three pop bumper went on my b n 2000, checked fuse seem all right have no idea what it could be ?
  13. M

    Bally Solved Fireball Classic (Bally, 1985) battery

    Where on the MPU of a Fireball Classic does a remote battery holder connect?
  14. T

    Williams Solved Rollergames (Williams, 1990) kicker repair question

    I'm repairing a Rollergames machine and can't quite solve last problem. The right kicker/slingshot won't activate. When pushed, the switches register points, but the solenoid doesn't activate the kicker. I tested solenoid, and it's good. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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    Gottlieb Solved Surf Champ (Gottlieb, 1976) Rollovers - no chime

    Hi Guys - just joined and looking for some help. My '77 (?) Surf Champ works well in all aspects except this. When the ball goes over any of the 5 star rollovers, there is no chime. The score advances but that's it. There are other functions that also are tied into this fact of not chiming. I...
  16. J

    Williams Solved Big Ben (Williams, 1975) Lane Guides?

    Hi guys, New here. I recently picked up a Big Ben machined need to replace the lane guides. I can't seem to find the proper reference number to order them. Anyone have any info on this? Thanks! Jeff
  17. T

    Bally Solved Playboy (Bally, 1978) Inoperative Flippers

    Hello, All! Just found your forum, registered and posting my 1st question! I have a 1978 Bally Playboy Pinball machine that I'm in the process of restoring. I just replaced the MPU board with an Alltek Ultimate MPU Board due to battery leakage on the old board. replaced some fuses and repaired...
  18. M

    Gottlieb Solved Sinbad (Gottlieb, 1978) Tilt Relay stays pulled in

    I just purchased a Gottlieb System 1 Sinbad and have no experience fixing machines but I'd like to learn. That being said, it starts up with the 5 second delay but doesn't click. The playfield lights and flippers don't come on. After reviewing videos and other feeds, I checked the fuses and...
  19. M

    Williams Solved Big Daddy (Williams, 1963) Sticking Pop Bumper

    Greetings, Pop Bumper on my machine is sticking down, causing the scoring reel coil and plunger on the ones and tens reel (Ones more than tens) to do the same. Loud buzzing I get is the pop bumper coil stuck in the down position. Scoring reels also stuck down and buzzing, I am guessing...
  20. T

    Gottlieb Solved Play Ball (Gottlieb, 1971) won't reset

    My 1971 Gottlieb Play Ball machine which has worked fine for a long time all of a sudden won't finish resetting when started. Score motor just keeps running and the U relay is clicking back and forth. All of the score reels do reset to zero. Any suggestions as to what to check first? Thank you...
  21. O

    Williams Solved Hayburners II (Williams, 1968) manual/schematic & mechanical?

    Picked up a hayburners2 and need manual/schematic.I talked to Steve Young about the clutches for the horse mechanics.He said that the clutch leathers should be treated with neatsfoot oil.Just wondering if anyone else has done this.I realize his word is pretty good but want to make sure first and...
  22. njPinWiz

    Gottlieb Solved Card Whiz (Gottlieb, 1976) "alternating" special

    Gottlieb '76 Card Whiz, am trying to determine if the "special" kick out hole function is working properly. When the 3 Joker sequence is made, the Rule Set says: Completing the 3 Joker sequence lights the hold alternatively for special. Key word is "alternatively", not sure if it means the...
  23. J

    Gottlieb Solved Spring Break (Gottlieb, 1987) flipper and score problems

    I have a spring break pinball that im having problems with. I have search on the web for any information that might help me fix it. Im not a pinball tech and there arnt any close to me.. I had some ground problems and i did the mod to repair it. Now everything lights up and seems to be going to...
  24. S

    Bally Solved Popeye Saves the Earth (Bally, 1994) No start and optic problem

    I can't get my Popeye to start now that has worked great. I replaced 2 pop bumper assemblys and added LEDs. The test says short to gnd. on both start and extra ball buttons. I have checked all wires very through for pinched or touching wires, I've tried a new switch in both buttons. I've found...
  25. M

    Williams Solved Teacher's Pet (Williams, 1965) scoring keeps turning

    As soon as you hit the start button the scoring begins to go by 10's. Sometimes it does it sometimes it doesn't. I've narrowed it down to the 2- drop down targets but see nothing wrong. Some help would be appreciated.
  26. T

    Gottlieb Solved High Hand (Gottlieb, 1973) Best LED's for EM's

    I am looking for suggestions on which led's to use on my EM Gottlieb High Hand, Play Ball and Super Soccer games. Any and all thoughts as to where and where not to use them also would be greatly appreciated. I bought and tried some 6.3 Volt LED White Replacement Bulbs BA9S but, they where less...
  27. T

    Stern Solved Meteor (Stern, 1979) Backbox no power

    Help! I replaced the mother board on my Stern Meteor and it work fine until someone puled the ac plug out while in play. Now I cant get it to boot up. I have check the rectifier fusses and they are all good. But the MPU is getting no power. Any suggestions would be welcome.
  28. njPinWiz

    Gottlieb SS Solved Joker Poker (Gottlieb, 1978) score display issue

    Score displays on my Gottlieb Joker Poker solid state machine are acting up. When I turn on the machine each display for each of the 4 players show all 1's across the 6 positions and the current high score of 929,801 (1st photo). When credit button pushed, each displays shows 1's straight...
  29. P

    Bally Solved The Addams Family (Bally, 1992) problem

    I'm looking for advice on how to repair my pinball... I have a ground short in Row 5 in the switch matrix disabling 8 switches thus not allowing play 1991 Addams Family Pinball
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    Gottlieb Solved Jungle Princess (Gottlieb, 1977) not ejecting ball at all

    Machine resets perfect all reels go to 0 and everything resets but the ball doesn't kick out If I manually push it to the shooter lane the trough switch is working Once the ball leaves the playing field it gives you your bonus point but doesn/t kick the ball back to the shooter lane the...
  31. N

    Bally Solved Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition (Bally, 1982) Schematic Reading?

    I have an EBD LE and am trying to understand how to read the schematics. I have attached a screen shot of what I am talking about. I am trying to figure out what the numbers on the left hand side refer to? Any help is appreciated. BTW - this is from the Playfield Wiring Diagram. Thanks
  32. D

    Gottlieb Solved Jungle Princess (Gottlieb, 1977) Help

    Looking for a user manual/repair/schematic please Thanx in advance -=Fred=-
  33. tunes3540

    Williams Solved Laser Ball (Williams, 1979) no sound

    We had some close lightning last week, and the power got knocked out. My directv box was damaged, as well as one of my TV's. My Laser Ball machine has no sound now. This is a system 6 type 1 sound board. Pressing the diagnostic button on the sound board produces one sound continuously. Applying...
  34. S

    Bally Solved Bow and Arrow (Bally, 1975) bonus scoring issue

    Trying to figure out a problem with the bonus scoring. During game play each time the ball goes up into the bonus score hole I'm not getting the correct number of points. The lites are working correctly as they move up 1000-2000-ect..to 10,000 as they should. I should be getting the same...
  35. G

    Gottlieb Solved Hot Shots (Gottlieb, 1989) Machine not resetting

    I've got a Hot Shots (Gottlieb) 80B machine that when powered up the display remains blank. In checking power to pins they all have the proper voltage. The playing board lights up but doesn't appear to reset. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
  36. S

    Bally Solved Popeye Saves the Earth (Bally, 1994) flipper problem

    My Popeye right side flipper is acting up. Sometimes I can play a game or 2 fine, then flipper works once and awile then weak and jumpy. I cleaned the optos, switched left side flipper board to right with no change. Checked connections and reflowed opto board. Anything else might be the cause...
  37. N

    Williams Solved Seven Up (Williams, 1969) Knocker not working

    Hi everyone, I have a Williams Seven Up game. I really miss the knocking sound when you win a free game. Somewhere along the line, the requirement for putting money in has been bypassed and when the credit counter gets to 0, it still allows you to push the red start button and begin a new...
  38. B

    Data East Solved Last Action Hero (Data East, 1993) Two Solenoids are not working

    Hi! I have a LAH in which the Drop target-solenoid and the Left scoop-solenoid have stopped working after the F5-fuse was shot. I guess that some damage has been done to transistor Q24 and Q26(??) on the CPU-board(??). Both of the solenoids have the same (brown) colour on one of the cables which...
  39. njPinWiz

    Gottlieb Solved Big Brave (Gottlieb, 1974) "O" relay not releasing

    Machine turns on fine, credit button sets of relay sequence. "O" relay pulls in but doesn't release. Ball in drain hole does not kick out because "O" coil not being energized. Anyone have any suggestions?
  40. O

    Gottlieb Solved Big House (Gottlieb, 1989) Manual

    Hello, I'm looking for the Big House manual (1989 - Gottlieb) If someone have it in PDF.. Thank you for your help
  41. L

    Bally Solved Lost World (Bally, 1978) blowing fuse

    I'm a new member posting for the first time. The machine had been working just fine and then the other night I went to play it. I turned it on and immediately noticed a difference. It played it's start-up tune but I didn't hear the familiar sound that it makes (like one or more solenoids being...
  42. O

    Williams Solved Space Shuttle (Williams, 1984) (williams Sys9) power board question

    Hello, i try to repair a space shuttle. when testing the power board, i have +39 volt instead of +28 (on the plug under the 3 fuses) i allready change all caps on the board, except C10 (18000uf 25v), didn't have one, but we'll change asap Is the +39Volt normal ? Is it a C10 issue ? or...
  43. W

    Williams Solved Demolition Man (Williams, 1994) Won't Start Up. PLEASE HELP

    After nearly three years standing on end in my laundry room, we built a home for my Demolition Man pinball machine. I put the legs on and plugged it in but when I hit the switch, all I get is lights on the power boards. The play field doesn't light up or go through its self-test. As much as...
  44. njPinWiz

    Gottlieb Solved Bank Shot (Gottlieb, 1976) question

    I've been searching websites, forums, etc. to figure out if my Bank Shot was scoring properly. All scoring including bonus on ball drain is working as it should. The one thing I did notice however: when you light the special by hitting all the targets/lanes (each target/lane lights up a...
  45. J

    Gottlieb Solved Domino (Gottlieb, 1968) tune-up

    Hello and pleasant greetings, I have a 1967 Gottlieb Domino pinball game. It is a single player and features an active play surface with four pop-bumpers a roto-unit, two hole-kickers and kicking rubbers, a pair of flippers and all of the associated scoring roll-overs and contacts. The game is...
  46. C

    Gottlieb Solved Big Indian (Gottlieb, 1974) Add Bonus

    To my knowledge, everything works correctly on my 1973 Gottlieb Big Indian with the exception of the 500pt+add bonus function. It will award 500 points, but does not add bonus. The add bonus relay does not pull in when switch is tripped. Some are rollovers and some are targets. The 100pt+add...
  47. N

    Bally Solved Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition (Bally, 1982) Blinking Thumper Bumper Q

    Can somebody tell me what a Left Thumper Bumper blinking light means or signifies on an Eight Ball Deluxe LE machine?
  48. N

    Bally Solved Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition (Bally, 1982) Dumb Questions

    Trying to learn to read the schematics for my EBD -LE and have some dumb questions: - When looking at the Wiring Diagram - Playfield schematic, it mentions a "thumper bumper", "saucer", and an "outhole". Can somebody tell me what each of these are and do they have the same meanings?
  49. M

    Gottlieb Solved Sinbad (Gottlieb, 1978) System 1 scoring displaying, missing digit

    Hi, have a Sinbad with new Pascal board in it. On the 2 and 4 player scoring displays, i am missing the thousandths digit. Also the pop bumpers are rather weak, and sometimes dont score at all. How to fix this?
  50. N

    Bally Solved Eight Ball Deluxe Limited Edition (Bally, 1982) Stumped - Switch Matrix, Targets, Etc..

    Sorry for another post but I am stumped. I have the following issues that I cannot figure out or know where else to look. The 2x, 3x & 4x (3x & 4x are intermittent) targets will drop when hit but will not reset each time they are supposed to. They will also not register the 2x, 3x, 4x lights...
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