I have another EM project. Great game-Pot O Gold!!

The Steppers are really clean..Matter of fact, all that they have on

them is dust. No build up of dirt, no greasy grimey..etc..etc .. I

finally got an EM in really nice shape.

One of the steppers..ball count unit, works great if I take the

bakelite disc off the back of it. I can count step by step and the

stepper works great. When it gets to the end, I hit the the other

coil and bang, it resets just as it's suppose to. But, when I put

the bakelite back on, I suppose it's putting too much pressure down

on the other bakelite that it snugs up to. So, in turn it barely

will step. And if I try to reset it ..no way!

I then thought someone might not have put a washer undereath the

bakelite..so I tried that and still too much pressure and it won't

step. I sanded down the snow shoes and the contacts thinking they

might be gummed, but as I said, these steppers are really nice to

start with and there isn't any build up or anything on them.

So, any ideas? All the steppers will step just like they are suppose

to..except a couple of them has this problem. AND they are both in

the same shape. I take the back side bakelite disc off, and they step

and reset perfectly.

Head scratcher on this one.

thanks in advance

Steve

E-mail sent yesterday. LMK if you got it.

Edward Cheung CARGPB26

On Jul 7, 1:14 am, matchstick <i...@backalleycrea­tions.com> wrote:

Well I swapped the ball deflectors, now it serves the ball to the left

flipper like its suppose to. I played my first game & scored 145

mil.YIPEEEEE !!! Were all trying to beat each others scores.

The CL ad in Chandler disclosed the fact that a few things were broken

so I dont blame the seller, its my fault for not looking it over

closely. I'm glad I didnt look it over when I played it- I probably

wouldnt have bought it. Were having such a blast with it now! I'm not

one that has to have a perfect machine.

My reacuring pin fever started a couple weeks ago when my 15 yr old

son brought some friends over, 2 of them have never played pinball &

the 3rd never seen one!

So I found the DEST, the next day I bought a STNG for a good price

which is not my kind of game but I thought I could resale to buy a JP.

I have the urge to kill some raptors!

I'm going to finish BlkRse & sell it & start bringing in 1 game at a

time to sell as-is or fix up. Out of the 20 or so games I have stored

I plan on keeping Spectrum (my wife favorite) & a beautiful

Globtrotters.

My goal for the gameroom is DEST,JP,GNR,ATM,Spe­ctrum & maybe an old

pitch & bat game. My favorite is Upper Deck.

I've had all these games before when I had the pin store, I sure wish

I never sold them!!

Carrol

Guys,

I have some more information on my problem. I am not sure if to still

follow the repair guide or not.

I played 5 or 6 games last night and it was perfect, but on the 7th

game the problem re occured ­

The magnet got activated by hitting a target behind the Ringmaster

head, which it is suppose to do but instead of fluxing the power and

chucking the ball away then turning off, this is when the problem

occured and it held the ball and stayed on.

And of coarse the coil gets very hot. But this time I turned the

machine off straight away.

Any further suggestions?

Good Evening Folks,

I hope everyone had a pleasant 4th of July Holiday.

Well, I made a service call today for a Williams Jubilee. My personal

"Least Amount of Fun Pin" of all time. My apologies to fans of the

game.

The game hadn't been played in 4 years so the usual gunked up steppers

were in abundance.

While rebuilding the pops, I came across this...

http://webpages.cha­rter.net/chibler/Pin­ball/Images/SpoonSwi­tchWithHole.jpg

Pardon my Blackberry's inability to focus or my inability to notice it

on that tiny screen.

Anyway, that's the first time I've ever seen a hole clean through a

spoon switch. The pop bumper skirt's "finger" was protruding right

through the hole.

I'm pretty proud of the fix (I didn't have a spare spoon switch with

me...but I will next time). I melted solder into the copper cup to

reform the spoon. It didn't end up as deep as it was before, but

adjusting the switch contact very close allowed the pop to function

normally. I'll probably get a call back on that one. Oh well...

I also didn't have enough 4" rubbers as called for in the game. I

mean, really, who carries rubbers only 4" long? ­

So, and I'm pretty proud of this one too, since the posts were along

the left and right sides of the game, and since there was a

"structural" post out of site under the playfield plastic, I "looped"

a 5" rubber around that post. It worked perfectly.

It was a good pin day folks!

--

Chris Hibler - CARGPB #31

www.Team-EM.com

http://webpages.cha­rter.net/chibler/Pin­ball/index.htm

The new and permanent home for my Online project turned Resource is

http://pinrestoredb­.com

That said I have a few questions about the first solenoid I took off.

It is more for me to learn than a problem.

I noticed that one post of the solenoid had two wires both identical

(Purple w/ yellow hash) soldered together and then connected to the

post of the solenoid. I noticed another solenoid nearby, having the

same wires, i.e., same color pattern. I decided to check continuity

between them, and they toned out. Why is that? Actually I figured the

post of the solenoid would tone out as they are wound together

ultimately....Just curious...

Refer to http://pinrestoredb­.com/index.php?page=­10 for a look at the

pics of what I am talking about.

Second question. What is the bracket on top of the PF next to the

solenoid I removed used for? Nothing connects to it. Is it a stop

guide for the apron?

C ya,

Nacman

Are you checking the ball trough kicker in solenoid test ? Then it should

do

it one whack at a time. Definitely something dirty, binding, or broken in

there. LTG ­

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On Jul 6, 8:50 pm, "Lloyd Olson" <l...@ssbilliards.c­om> wrote:

Def. 4 balls loaded(not that much a newbie), mist is perfect, the

solenoid in the trough is not hitting right , when I test it,it should

empty the balls in to the launch lane,right? When I run this test it

will put the first ball out but then hangs up and tries to move the

next ball, but does not drop all the way to allow that next ball in

the next spot in the trough. I maybe answering my own question here

but really want to know from some exp. ppl

There are six of us going and none of us have ever seen anything in

imax before is it good?

derek

I came across one yesterday - dirty, unshopped in who knows how

long. Unworking of course !

It was in a place with other nostaligic crap. So I ask a sales person

how much. He states like $ 1200 or more. I just walk away. I go

back to him and ask about being reasonable about that price. He kindly

states to speak to a manager on Monday.

This machine wouldn't be worth anything near $ 1200 if it were

working in it's present condition. Or half the price for that matter.

I even asked if the metal shavings near the right flipper came with it

for the price. So I emailed the manager and will wait for a response.

I wouldn't mind finding one of these to put away and work on at some

later date. I have some fondness for this machine for nostalgic

reasons. As a kid, I believe it is the first pin I ever turned over on

the scoring. Not sure if that is a good enough reason to buy one, but

it sounds like a good excuse to me.

So I ask the all trusting at RGP for a fair offering price. I repeat

- it is dirty, unshopped, cabinet is average for it's age, playfield

has normal wear, but not brutal. It could be a lot worse. Backglass

seems pretty good from the front, all playfield plastics and toys seem

fine, mechanical condition - UNKNOWN .

It doesn't hurt to try - NO ?

Am I generally on the right track?

- Matt

Ok, so my IJ had a flipper button that went in and didn't come back

out. I think ok, the flipper button is either dirty or the spring in

it is shot. I open up the game, neither button has a spring in it but

the "spring" of the flipper opto assembly is I guess what is supposed

to push it back out?? One side it does, the other it doesn't.

I grab a couple of new flipper buttons I have in the parts drawer,

they have springs in them??

So my question is, do flipper buttons with/without springs only

supposed to replace like buttons? And how do you put the "spring"

back in the flipper opto plastic?

captkirk

Well, How can you PROVE that they are indeed NOS??

Just my opinion, since I actually OWN both Buzz and Bud NOS gopher

heads sealed in a factory packaging. Unfair is selling something that

is not what is implied.

I've seen alot of items sold as NOS to unsuspecting buyers when indeed

they are not. Maybe you should have your facts straight before

presenting them as NOS, as you implied that I have no idea what I am

talking about and should have my facts straight, in your private

email to me.

Mac

I have most all the ships and toys from this game NOS,anybody have an

idea what the value is on these? Let me know if you can help. THanks

HI, I have looked all over to see if someone has a database , but