Archive for the ‘Pinball Restoration’ Category

  While there are plenty of websites and forums discussing the do’s and don’ts of EM machines, I figured I would summarize some of the key points here on our site.  Most of these are actually first-hand knowledge.   Check your fuse blocks.  Most of these are going to be cracked and brittle by now […]

Description Another excellent example of a Bally pinball machine.  This WPC generation pinball machine is one of the few sports related pinball machines of the era.  At first glance, this machine appears to look easy and simple minded as the apparent goal is to shoot pinballs past the moving goalie.  Play it a couple more […]

WWF Royal Rumble (Data East 1994 Widebody) Pinball This machine worked for the most part, but was in need of a full tear down.  Found a couple things wrong, bad lighting circuit and a couple of melted coils from failed circuitry.  We also put in new drop targets. This machine also suffered badly from lamp […]

I’m a huge fan of LEDs in pinball machines for many reasons. First, they’re quick.  Pinballs seem to just jump to life.  The light show animations are more crisp and more alive. They’re brighter.  I have seen “purists” complain about the brightness, but that’s not me.  A machine from the early 90’s just seems to […]

It was probably the third pinball machine that went through a full tear down when I realized that I was muttering this phrase under my breath.  I now find it quite amusing when I read the classifieds about inexpensive pinball machines that work “all the way.” They’re quite hidden treasures.  The well hidden hacks, bad […]