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@markjackson1444 it's become a favorite of those in my lineup. The big points are the drop so I try to hit the drop then reset it. If you don't light the pops, it's tough to get a decent score. Thanks for watching @markjackson1444!

Hey, I've been all over with work, but I should have some time during the week when we can work live together in messenger or facetime. Usually all components work together in a game so if it hasn't been cleaned or serviced in years, then chances are a good cleaning of switches and steppers is a good place to start. But there really isn't a pick and choose method when it comes to that. Many times you don't even have to know what switches or steppers do, as long as they're clean and making contact, moving freely and wires attached, most problems get solved. Once that is done, or if it has been recently already, we can look deeper into the issue. I will email you during the week and check when you're available to go live.

Okay thanks. Yeah I have to drive 45 minutes to get to the bowler so I need to know in advance a little bit. Thanks again I appreciate it a lot

@@jorgegamba3919 Thanks for watching!

Hi. How’s it going??

@peepsmeuxette7224 Glad you liked it. I'll post a few more with that game. It's one I grew up with. Thanks for watching!

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 Heh, I won't say how old I was when this came out, suffice to say not many years later I was working part-time in an arcade after school fixing/maintaining games. I've owned many over the years, lots of Gottliebs, but this is only the second or third multi-player Gottlieb I've owned. Most I had in the past were wedgeheads, along with "Flip-A-Card" and the classic "Target Alpha."

@@chuckufarley5884 That's how you learn and teach others from experience. All the cuts and burns tell stories. Thanks again for watching. It's those like you that I like making these videos for.

@jimdep6542 pinballs trigger lots of memories for me as well. Hopefully you'll come across one again. Thanks for watching!

@marklacey3246 sorry, I have been out of the country but may have some time tomorrow evening if you're available. What has been done on the machine already?

@RichardDaly51 Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

@xdibblerx LOL thanks. Wife and I are huge BTTF fans. We've seen the movies at least 300x. Not sure if the video showed cameo appearances by an enchantment under the sea dance, BTTF poster, board game, and the pic of Doc n Marty next to the clock. I love making the videos for you guys. Thanks for watching!

@chuckufarley5884 Thanks again. Looking forward to getting my pile ready for the lineup. But I have bad ADD and sometimes new projects jump in the line...squirrel! Thanks for watching and the love you always give chuckyoufarley!

@@pupsihh Glad you like it. Thanks for watching!

@darthmaultheory958 Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!

@marklacey3246 hello. We can take a look at your game next week when I'm back in the country.

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 okay thank you

I apologize I was out of the country. I should be available this weekend sometime if you'd like to set something up and we can go through it together online. Thanks again.

No problem I will get back to you about the weekend just about any time is good for me afternoon r evening. Thanks have a good day.

@markjackson1444 yes I will end up with a repro glass. The cabinet I plan to paint before it gets cold out again. Finally getting recovered from shoulder surgery so hopefully I'll get caught up soon. Thanks for watching!

@chuckufarley5884 Thank you so much. It's not as fast or as flashy as the new stuff but it definitely takes a different skill to do well on it. Thanks for watching!

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 I meant to ask, does the 'bicycle bell' timer contain a coil clock spring that gets 'wound up by the coin chute?

@chuckufarley5884 yes it's essentially a clock spring with a contact on it that will touch and once it unwinds itself, the contacts open again.

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 Thank you.

I sent an email. We'll have to figure out when we both have time to look into it. When is the last time it has been shopped/gone through? Sticky steppers and dirty switches play 90% roll in causing issues in electromechanical games.

@pezjohnson Thank you sir. The Game is still doing well in the arcade. Thanks for watching.

@marklacey3246 yes. Sent you back an email. I should have some time this evening or late morning tomorrow.

I'll do what I can. pinmonkeyinfo@gmail.com

@marklacey3246 if it's a pdf file, pinmonkeyinfo@gmail.com

@marklacey3246 it sounds like it's not full reset. When is the last time the game has been gone through and steppers and score reels cleaned? If you can find a copy of the schematic, I can try and help you better. Thanks for watching!

Almost 6 hours away… looks amazing

I'm not sure what/who Toshio is

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 Toshio is a character from Godzilla and Mothra movies.

@SpikesTrailerPark ok. Gotcha. It's been forever for me and never saw the remake

Always toshio’ng something up

@pezjohnson Thanks Dave! It took a long time of picking at it and paying close attention both visual and audible. Luckily no smell involved lol. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching.

Thanks for the kind words. I try and make it fun and break it down to a level anyone can hopefully understand. I'm always learning as well. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for all the kind words. Trying to teach in the easiest way possible. Im excited to be putting together a simple format series from A-Z. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for being inspiration to do these videos and thanks for watching!

Thank you sir. Yes he does. I've learned a lot from all of you and trying to give back where I can. Thanks for watching.

Lol that's probably what they said when winding it lol. Thanks again for watching!

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 Pleasure.

Thanks, it wasn't thought out, just fun to do and another sidetrack from all my other projects. I could have taken the next step and found where it was shorted but it would take a whole lot more time. Lol. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the love. I know they tend to be long winded sometimes but I'm trying to break them down so that anybody can learn. Working on my new series of videos for newbies such as yourself. Thanks for watching!

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 I look forward to them and again many thanks for doing what you do.

Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it and hope it helps.

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 I've been wanting to service the three center table card reels on our 'Full House" that are inconsistent in their movement. This video will give me the knowledge and push to do them. Thanks again.

Anytime!

Thank YOU! I am beginning a series of videos that are geared toward complete newbies to pinball and electromechanical games in general. Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!

Thank YOU! Glad you liked it. If you're new to em pinball or gaming, or just looking to be able to do your own repairs, I will be posting a series soon which will be geared towards complete newbies and broken down into bite size chunks to be able to put together the whole picture. Thanks for watching.

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 Can't wait, I dove in at the deep end a year or so ago with several basket cases (and the number keeps growing). I've managed to get them all running with info from various web sites, trial & error plus a lot of luck and logic, it will be very interesting to learn exactly what I did to achieve the results I've had. 😃

I'll look forward to it. I jumped in at the deep end a year or so ago with a couple of 'sad' machines (the number has grown since). I have managed to get them up and running using info from various sources, books, on line sites, logic and luck. It will be interesting to learn what I actually did to achieve success..

Good job! You can do it. I have a few (20+) and some EM games as well. I was having a friend of mine go through them when I found them but that got expensive so I figured I should probably learn something. Been doing my own ever since, but as anyone, I ask and try to be resourceful. Thanks again!

@@pin-monkeypinball3548 Seeing the stepper unit at around the 30 min mark enabled me to correctly rearrange parts that had been put on bass-ackward (plus a missing spring) on an Advance Unit, so you've helped to bring an ailing' "Triple Action" back to life. Many thanks! Now I'll invest in new playfield bits from PBR and replace the missing back glass.

It's ok to NOT know how to solder, but if you know you're horrible at it, not a great idea to do anything on the bottom of the playfield that is going to pour onto the motor board below. Weeks spent tracing new problems to hidden solder splatter. Thanks for watching!

Thank you. This is like a relationship, most of the time you're first attracted to someone/something with your eyes. Then when you start getting into it, you can tell if you like them/it enough to keep paying attention to it. Some people don't care about the cosmetics and say "well, you don't play the cabinet". Yes but if you keep up on it, you'll want to keep playing it because it looks nice. BTW, look up the song Pinball Prison. I like this version better. Thanks for watching! Keep following the adventures to see how it turned out.

Couldn’t agree more! Looking forward to it!

I'm sorry for the late reply. I just saw this. Usually it will play that tune if the hopper runs real low on tokens. This usually happens after the Jackpot modes. The game needs to keep a few hundred tokens in it. There is a small key on the control box inside near the power switch. I believe you turn the key to reset the game with the power on, then turn the key back and turn the game off then back on again. I sold this game the day after I posted the video so I don't have the owners manual anymore but I can look it up if need be. Hopefully this helps or you got it fixed before I got back to you. Thanks for watching!

This is a Gottlieb System 1 (Their first attempt at solid state games as they were reluctant to break away from their popularity in EM games) So, the sounds in these are driven by the solenoid driver board. We know that the chimes are working when starting or adding credits, that tells us that the drivers are working. I would start by turning off the game and opening the backbox. You will see 3 sets of 8 dip switches in a row (total 24 switches). On switch 20, it will be on the last of the 3 sets and marked with a 4. Sorry, I'm trying to word this without being confusing. That switch should be on. This is the "chimes on with scoring" setting. Once you turn that on, turn the game on and try it. It's best to not flip any of those switches with the game on. If you still have problems, feel free to email me at pinmonkeyinfo@gmail.com and we can work through it. Thanks for watching!

Not a regular practice I recommend. But we do what we have to do to get the job done. Letting the blaster sit for awhile was definitely key. Thanks for watching.

It was definitely a project, especially because I usually focus more on EM games. Having a background in building automation helps with getting into solid state. Thanks for watching.

Lol hi. But I'm not Mark.

Thank you sir. Much appreciated. I have a bunch of videos I need to post yet. This one was filmed almost a year ago lol.

Yes, unfortunately on most objects you will have to unscrew everything except for a rubber here and there. It's OK. It's an opportunity to clean and inspect everything, clean switches that come through the playfield and replace bulbs. Clean up the plastics. While you're at it, replace the ball as well. It seems like a pain and sometimes it's scary the first time or 2 but you'll gain confidence. The reward is worth it. Even if you've had the game for years, it'll look and feel like a new game again. Feel free to email if you have questions. Pinmonkeyinfo@gmail.com. Thanks for watching.

Thank you...I wouldn't think about changing the ball. It works ok to me.@@pin-monkeypinball3548