Bally Pinball
Usually when I’m repairing a board just 1, maybe 2 components are bad. This Fliptronics II board was left on my bench with a note saying “it locks up the logic board.”
Bally Pinball
Before pulling your early Bally or Stern power driver board out for service always check your display voltage as it can run high meaning there’s a failure in your high voltage display power circuit.
Game repair
Here’s a sound problem I ran into with a logic board swap into a Sega South Park pinball machine and a tip to avoid the problems I had.
Game repair
How many times have you chased a “problem”that ended up not being a problem? I’ll admit I’ve done it a few times. This is one of those times…..
Game repair
After explaining the importance of protection devices to protect against excessive voltage and excessive current drain I thought now would be a good time to go further into power and how your game uses it.
Game repair
Now you know what a varistor is after reading part 1 of Understanding Protection Devices, here in part 2 I’ll discuss why you need fuses to protect your game.
Game repair
Do you know what a varistor is? Do you know why you have one in your game, or why you should if it isn’t there? Read on to find out more…..
Audio Amplifier
Game Plan pinball connectors are definitely a weak link. Check them whenever your troubleshooting problems on your game first before digging deeper into a problem.
Bally Pinball
If your early Bally or Stern pinball machine is randomly tilting or pop bumpers are firing when they shouldn’t you probably have shorted capacitors on your switches.
Game Plan
In this article I show you how to diagnose a faulty Space Lab in your Game Plan Super Nova pinball machine.