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Happy New Year all! I have wondered if I am a total kook when it comes to EM pinball playfield pitch adjustments. On all my mid 70's EM's, I always install...
amfvend
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Jan 1, 2005
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dskeys63
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Jan 1, 2005
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The increased pitch does not seem to effect the tilt mechanism. But I always keep those set to a more liberal position, so body english can be used a bit more...
amfvend
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Jan 1, 2005
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ok, i use to setup games in arcades and thats how we set them then, and thats how i set mine now!!! its the best way to play marty ... ...
martin stepalavich
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Jan 2, 2005
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More pitch = more fun. I've toyed with the idea of 'high tapping' and/or removing some flipper wrappings to speed things up, but am concerned about breaking...
Bob Keown
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Jan 2, 2005
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I recently received a Bally CAPTAIN FANTASTIC for repair and the score motor will not run. The owner had another repair person take a look at the game and he...
David Gray
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Jan 3, 2005
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well ..my story in pinball startd back in 1981..... my family moved to a new neighborhood....... when we moved in ..a lady down the street drove up in the...
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Jan 6, 2005
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Jan 11, 2005
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Anybody know the history of this game? I know that there's a two player called Jumping Jack. The game has 4 flippers. When I look at the pictures on ipdb, ...
Bob Keown
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Jan 22, 2005
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Bob, I've never seen this. My guess would be the extra set was an unauthorized modification. You should be able to tell by looking inside to see how they are...
Ira
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Jan 22, 2005
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Seth, Sounds like whatever should be energizing the pop up resets, along with the outhole kicker isn't happening at startup. If you don't have a schematic,...
Ira
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Jan 22, 2005
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Looks like factory to me, but I'll be able to tell better when I get the game fully set up and in better lighting, and when I can find the schematics that came...
Bob Keown
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Jan 22, 2005
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Only if you have a very low serial number. Gary ... From: Bob Keown To: empinbalmachines@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 1:12 PM Subject:...
gary brewer
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Jan 22, 2005
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I don't know what constitutes a low number for this game, but the buttons are factory. While I'm no genius at reading schematics, there are clearly four ...
Bob Keown
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Jan 22, 2005
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Well...I don't have schematics for the Aztec, and know nothing about Williams games...yet. For all of this stuff to fail together, I'd be thinking fuse. But ...
Bob Keown
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Jan 22, 2005
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Check your number stamped below the coin door. Gary ... From: Bob Keown To: empinbalmachines@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 4:26 PM Subject:...
gary brewer
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Jan 23, 2005
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Serial number is 02766 ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. ...
Bob Keown
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Jan 23, 2005
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I think Ira has it, there should be a switch on the scoring motor that pulses when reset is completed. This same pulse should stand up the targets and kick out...
Steve Charland
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Jan 23, 2005
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No "S" after it? I've found that in most cases, low serial numbers followed with an "S" give a better chance that something strange can be made from the...
Steve Charland
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Jan 23, 2005
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That's pretty far into the run, the numbers usually would have started with either 1000 or 2000 if they didn't reset the numbers. Also, no s after the number...
gary brewer
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Jan 23, 2005
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I had the fist Gottlieb Outer Space off of the line, sample game. The proverbial "bummer", not a bit of difference between that and the run even in any...
gary brewer
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Jan 23, 2005
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last ball drains, then a credit fires off the credit wheel, game goes into tilt, and the score motorkeeps running, cycleing the outhole relay, which is...
marty stepalavich
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Feb 7, 2005
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You all ain't the only ones with problems!! I have a laundry list of stuff wrong with my Flip Flop. Seems to get worse the more I play it. Sometimes when I...
pinballdude1975
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Feb 12, 2005
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74 Williams Aztec. I bought it as a complete, non-working pin. Brought it home, inspected it, plugged it in, and learned that I had bought a complete, mostly...
Bob Keown
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Feb 12, 2005
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... From: pinballdude1975 To: empinbalmachines@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 1:07 PM Subject: [empinbalmachines] MY EM problems You all...
gary brewer
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Feb 12, 2005
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bob, gotta back track here, you wanna call me? i bet its the ball counter, let me know. advice, recheck what you did, backwards, its something stupid, have ...
martin stepalavich
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Feb 13, 2005
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good advice, do it, he knows what he talking about m ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page – Try My...
martin stepalavich
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Feb 13, 2005
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Bob - I am new to this group and loving it so far. I also collect William Pins from around 1965 to 1977, all EMs. The problem you are describing is usually off...
mossy8930
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Feb 13, 2005
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Thanks, I will review everything when I get a chance. No time to work on it today, as I picked up pin number 7, a 74 Williams Dealers Choice. Which brings me...
Bob Keown
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Feb 13, 2005
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hey mossy, ever in ct, ri or mass let me know marty ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. ...
martin stepalavich
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