What is the trick to removing the lower ball apron from my Gottlieb Target Pool? I removed the screws at the bottom but can't get it to budge off the metal...
My Bally Amigo "drags" extra points during bonus countdown. I mean that say, a 9,000 bonus can easily double or more in scoring. I know it sometimes counts...
i would make sure all the contacts on the bonus stepper are clean and shine. sounds like the stepper may be dragging a bit.. Does it do it every time? m ... ...
Force it off...gently. It also helps to twist it ever so slightly as you're removing. Once it's off you'll see that it doesn't sit perfectly flat, it's...
Greetings. I am working on a 1976 Williams Aztec machine. It is currently wired for free play and I am trying to put it back to coin play. As it stands, you...
... Check your credit wheel. The easiest way to put an em on free play is to adjust the switch on the credit wheel that normally makes when there are games...
Switches on the credit wheel are probably closed rather than open at zero, check those. Gary ... From: pinwiz815 To: empinbalmachines@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
Have you looked around at the coin relays and game/ball relays? also, check the credit wheel. There could be a wire cut, or something spaced in a switch. ...
Doh! How obvious can you get. I was too busy tracking down other problems I didn't look for the simple solution to that one. Thanks to everyone who responded....
The Bonus Unit keeps giving me fits. It doesn't start each ball at 1000 pts, each abll starts with zero on the bonus unit.THEN when I get to 6000 pts, it won't...
Ok give me a trick here. One of my machines just started to blow the 6amp playfield light fust, but it takes a few seconds to blow. It will run on a ten amp,...
What runs warm with the 10 amp fuse? The fuse itself? One technique might be to leave the 10 amp fuse in, let it run a while, then feel each socket to see...
I can do that, but does it endanger my transformer? and the light socket will get actually hot as well? let me know marty oh and terry gary brewer is the one...
Something is drawing all that current. Something is going to get hot. The lamp socket, maybe a relay. It should only take a minute or two, your transformer...
Regarding the credit wheel, Are the switches usually open or closed at zero? Originally I had thought that they'd be closed, since zero is a predefined point...
On mine both contacts are closed when credits are showing & when it gets to the highest credit that contact should open so it doesn't try to go higher.. Same...
The Bonus unit "drags" extra points when it counts down. Seems to do it only on the 3rd and 5th ball when the bonus gets doubled. I have cleaned the rivets on...
OK...I thought that might be what I was looking at. I hate feeling like I'm forcing something so thought it was safest to ask first. :) Thanks guys!! Chris ......
If you cleaned the rivets did you follow up with a little, and I mean a very little, teflon gel lube? ... __________________________________________________ Do...
no, its actually called teflon grease, look it upp on the net m ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
not necessarily. I got mine form radio shack. The teflon is the key ingredient, keeps pinball dust from sticking to stuff. And it really just takes a pea ...
Hey All - Has anyone else here done the Magic Eraser trick on their playfield? I tried it last week on a Star Pool I just picked up. Very dirty playfield,...
Hey, how do you like your star pool? I have had mine for a few months, but love it, only plays one player right now but ill get around to fixing that. as for...