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Every machine I buy gets new balls. Cheap to replace.

Sparky wrote: ↑

Tue May 26, 2020 1:25 pm

Basement is at 19C. Shop now at 32C.

Dang.

My shop is still 19 degrees! It is so well insulated I haven't even turned the a/c on yet!

I don't know why but this followed me home today. It is sitting in quarantine in the van for a few days before it comes in. I said no more projects & I just moved a couch back into the games room. Now the damn couch has to move again.

Some times I like to screw with those low baller wanted ads trying to buy machines for nothing and string them along for awhile...... :) "My husband had several pinball machines in our basement when he passed way. I have no idea what they are worth, but I think the names are Twilight Zone, Adams Fam...

In the coming months anything listed on Kijiji is going to be in a buyers market. People without work are going to get more desperate and list their "valuables" to try and stay afloat. It is sad, but in the end a pinball is only worth what the market will pay at the time. I have a number of items li...

Oh boy. Sounds like a I missed a good time. I've been f'ing stumped by this stupid Force II GI lighting short. I'm about ready to start desoldering every socket till I find it. Hobbies. Oh boy - I played pinball today, drove my German imported LT31 camper to the airport, took a freshly restored Pipe...

Sorry guys fell asleep on the couch! I blame the wife for picking bad content from Netflix..... How did it go?

I'm in. You guys can help me trouble shoot my Force II

So I told myself not 2 hours before I am not going to get into another pinball restoration. I'm done. I even said that when someone was picking up Alien Poker just before I got into this. I've had a Force II sitting on the back burner for years...Long enough I don't even remember where I bought it f...

It was a crappy game to start with. Next.

For anyone wanted to pickup during this virus pandemic, I can wipe it down with Lysol and put it in my shop for a non contact pickup if it is prepaid.

Nice scores. I only managed to just break 3,000,000 on mine before i sold it. It was bastardy fast with the new PF polished and waxed Took 6 months for some of the wax to wear off and become playable. Wish I'd kept it, one of the ones I regret selling.

SOLD

I have 2 boards to repair. System 80 and System 6A. Maybe I'll get to them now!

Sure! I'll be up there for 4 days, I'm sure I can sneak away from the wife for a few hours.

If it was the weekend after I'd be up that way for another event and could pop over.

I love fixing old school boards and keeping machines original, however when it comes to power supplies I just replace with modern stuff.

As a teenager I recall how much fun it was to find a newish machine on location where the extra ball or free game thresholds were still set fairly low. It certainly is an element of pinball and would take away from the experience.

Awesome game, which I'd kept it over Black Hole....

Paypal really doesn't offer any protection. The one time I had to claim something back, they supported the seller despite a fully documented claim with photos. I refuse to support paypal anymore.

One of the hack's I really hate is replacing chips that someone previously worked on without socketing. The people who do repairs at this quality level usually damage the traces too.

That would make sense. Everyone putting their hands in the cookie jar.

Last time I ordered from Marco was 2016. I paid $49.99 for overnight shipping which includes brokerage. That was a few days before a league night when Dr Who spit out its gearbox. Mind you - I called and had them process the order because I didn't like the online options.

How's your Force II backglass? I need one to get scanned.