The problem with lighting lamps with a resistor that way is you have to use the exact bulb specified. If the replacement lamp uses less power the voltage will increase burning it out faster.
57:48....."You'll never know what truly is broke until you button it all up." Truer words have never been spoken Ron. You have so many quick and witty comments, that you have to really be listening when you are working your magic. Thanks again for taking the time to film this and educate us gang. Cheers from Canada!
Just back from work and this video hit TH-cam....perfect timing and a much needed video to decompress the day. More importantly more top tips for fixing my EM pinball machine, thank you!
Yeah @ayitsyaboi TH-cams search aligoritham doesnt work to good some times. I usally just go directly to there channel periodically to check for new videos. The Lyon Brothers are pretty good about putting out regular videos every week. Good Stuff!
@@ayitsyaboi Always make sure to click the Thumbs up... go back and watch the others on this machine... its a good series.. click that thumb... gotta tickle the algorithm ;)
Those spinners make it an ever changing challenge of where the ball is going to go on the way down the playfield and if you'll hit 'em on the way up the playfield or not! I like it - it keeps it interesting! 😎 It sure cleaned up nice and then threw some trickier trouble-shooting at you. Another good one as always! 🤠
Great work tracking down some small but tricky issues. Personally, I’ve never found the 2” flippers to be underpowered….Of course that all depends on the quality of the coil stop, coil sleeve, flipper links and plunger…when all that is good then the 2” flipper should always have enough grunt to get the ball back to the top of the playfield. If all that stuff ain’t right, then the same flipper will be lucky to get the ball half way up the playfield. Cleanliness is next to Godliness when it comes to EM pinball machines. Very enjoyable video to finish this one off.
I love watching you find that one little issue and making the game great again. The detective work and the solution. Then the excitement in your voice when it works. The statement about not knowing what problems exist until you put the glass back on and buttoning it up is so true. I just helped my son in law repair the rack and pinion on his truck. That was the first time i ever worked on a rack and pinion and you can't know if you did it all right until everything else on the tuck is bolted back on and you quietly whisper please please please work and not leak. Thanks for another awesome video. I just bought a plastic welder on Amazon using you link, it was cheap but it's a neat tool.
With the lighting, the transformers likely had 5v and 6v windings and to keep the coin chute lights a little darker than the rest, and make them last longer, they ran them on 5V instead of 6V. A lot of transformers used for Valve / tube equipment may have both 5V and 6.3V windings, so probaby pretty easy to modify those type transformers to have a lower voltage "b+" line used in the pinball machine
Now I know its something he does on the regular but lets take a moment to appreciate the job Joey did on that thing. Notice there was never a moment where Ronnie ever question... is the "A" Hole clean?? is the "A" hole waxed??? " If it turned out that the problem was not from sticking your finger in the "A" hole instead of a ball... and the ball was getting stuck... would that be a Super Lube thing????
I am amazed at how difficult this game turned out to be. When I first saw it i thought, that is probably going to be boring. WRONG!! Nice one once again.
Ronnie.... All of your pinball repair videos are fantastic. You have pulled me back into the hobby. Have you worked on any of the Atari pinballs? If you could show us how to save them, you might be given sainthood.
I've never worked on one, but they are very fixable. There's nothing wrong with the Atari designs, they just need repair like the rest of them do. Every williams game I've ever ran into was broke but yet people think they're more fixable (meh)
Ok you talked me into it - 4 magnetic nut drivers heading my way 😊 (sorry it wasn’t a Ferrari) Still loving your videos, highlight of my week when a pin video comes up. Enjoy Joey’s too but not quite the same for a pin head.
Those 75 ohm resistors/10 watts are "in series" with the left hole lite and the right hole lite which is voltage drop from 30vdc down to 6vdc for the left hole & right hole lamps? There is also 470 ohm resistors/2 watt are "in series" with the coils to the ball count unit. I'm not sure why they are using these "in series" resistors as "current dividers"? The secondary has a 6vac tap & a 5vac tap which is also unusual which I'm guessing they wanted to reduce the noise or switch flickering for the coin chute lites?
I noticed something that seemed odd to me. When the playfield items were removed and then put back, the red triangles were put back differently, without any comment in the video. Compare the playfield around 1:21 and again around 9:00 -- note that this isn't criticism, just curiosity.
Hi Ron! A quick, random, possibly stupid question today; When cleaning switches/relays on an EM machine (pinball or otherwise), is there any advantage to using a meter to check the continuity of each switch as you go, or would this end up being a colossal time suck?
36:02 I almost spit out my beer and kept laughing thru Ahole, Bhole... comedy gold for grade school humor :-D
Glad to see 4 seasons all sorted out . Joe always does a nice job shining them up and then Ron takes them home . Great work Guys !
The problem with lighting lamps with a resistor that way is you have to use the exact bulb specified. If the replacement lamp uses less power the voltage will increase burning it out faster.
57:48....."You'll never know what truly is broke until you button it all up." Truer words have never been spoken Ron. You have so many quick and witty comments, that you have to really be listening when you are working your magic. Thanks again for taking the time to film this and educate us gang. Cheers from Canada!
Just back from work and this video hit TH-cam....perfect timing and a much needed video to decompress the day. More importantly more top tips for fixing my EM pinball machine, thank you!
We're so back, baby! This is the first time I've seen TH-cam put one of your videos in my feed in months.
Yeah @ayitsyaboi TH-cams search aligoritham doesnt work to good some times. I usally just go directly to there channel periodically to check for new videos. The Lyon Brothers are pretty good about putting out regular videos every week. Good Stuff!
That why I subscribe. These are always worth watching.
@@christhompson2006 I am subscribed, TH-cam still doesn't put subscriptions in my feed. Maybe 5%.
@ayitsyaboi That's a drag
@@ayitsyaboi Always make sure to click the Thumbs up... go back and watch the others on this machine... its a good series.. click that thumb... gotta tickle the algorithm ;)
Those spinners make it an ever changing challenge of where the ball is going to go on the way down the playfield and if you'll hit 'em on the way up the playfield or not! I like it - it keeps it interesting! 😎 It sure cleaned up nice and then threw some trickier trouble-shooting at you. Another good one as always! 🤠
This pinball machine had a lot of play in the past. You really restored this nicely! Nice to see joe joe cleaning!
Great work tracking down some small but tricky issues. Personally, I’ve never found the 2” flippers to be underpowered….Of course that all depends on the quality of the coil stop, coil sleeve, flipper links and plunger…when all that is good then the 2” flipper should always have enough grunt to get the ball back to the top of the playfield. If all that stuff ain’t right, then the same flipper will be lucky to get the ball half way up the playfield.
Cleanliness is next to Godliness when it comes to EM pinball machines.
Very enjoyable video to finish this one off.
I love watching you find that one little issue and making the game great again. The detective work and the solution. Then the excitement in your voice when it works. The statement about not knowing what problems exist until you put the glass back on and buttoning it up is so true. I just helped my son in law repair the rack and pinion on his truck. That was the first time i ever worked on a rack and pinion and you can't know if you did it all right until everything else on the tuck is bolted back on and you quietly whisper please please please work and not leak. Thanks for another awesome video. I just bought a plastic welder on Amazon using you link, it was cheap but it's a neat tool.
Thank you!
The customer is a lucky man. Brought back from the edge.
Great machine, thanks, Ron. Catch you on Friday
With the lighting, the transformers likely had 5v and 6v windings and to keep the coin chute lights a little darker than the rest, and make them last longer, they ran them on 5V instead of 6V. A lot of transformers used for Valve / tube equipment may have both 5V and 6.3V windings, so probaby pretty easy to modify those type transformers to have a lower voltage "b+" line used in the pinball machine
Now I know its something he does on the regular but lets take a moment to appreciate the job Joey did on that thing. Notice there was never a moment where Ronnie ever question... is the "A" Hole clean?? is the "A" hole waxed??? " If it turned out that the problem was not from sticking your finger in the "A" hole instead of a ball... and the ball was getting stuck... would that be a Super Lube thing????
Wait wait... One more... 😆😆😆😆 Is the "A" hole switch self wiping???
I am amazed at how difficult this game turned out to be. When I first saw it i thought, that is probably going to be boring. WRONG!! Nice one once again.
LOL! I'm uncertain if "A hole" or "B hole" makes much difference. I know some call each other B(utt)holes too.
That comment made my day!
Very cool video and repair
Thanks
Thank you Richard, that was nice of you!
Great job and video as usual, thank you! Have a great week!
Need a christmas game like mk2 rebuild lol..
Love the vids guys
Ronnie.... All of your pinball repair videos are fantastic. You have pulled me back into the hobby. Have you worked on any of the Atari pinballs? If you could show us how to save them, you might be given sainthood.
I've never worked on one, but they are very fixable. There's nothing wrong with the Atari designs, they just need repair like the rest of them do. Every williams game I've ever ran into was broke but yet people think they're more fixable (meh)
Looking forward to a future "cool" Atari pinball repair video.
Ok you talked me into it - 4 magnetic nut drivers heading my way 😊 (sorry it wasn’t a Ferrari) Still loving your videos, highlight of my week when a pin video comes up. Enjoy Joey’s too but not quite the same for a pin head.
Those 75 ohm resistors/10 watts are "in series" with the left hole lite and the right hole lite which is voltage drop from 30vdc down to 6vdc for the left hole & right hole lamps? There is also 470 ohm resistors/2 watt are "in series" with the coils to the ball count unit. I'm not sure why they are using these "in series" resistors as "current dividers"? The secondary has a 6vac tap & a 5vac tap which is also unusual which I'm guessing they wanted to reduce the noise or switch flickering for the coin chute lites?
I noticed something that seemed odd to me. When the playfield items were removed and then put back, the red triangles were put back differently, without any comment in the video. Compare the playfield around 1:21 and again around 9:00 -- note that this isn't criticism, just curiosity.
You can put them back in a couple different positions, changes the gaps of the out lanes to make it a little easier or difficult
Oh a clean-up video. Have to turn down the music lest the wife think I’m watching porn.
Nice game. I remember playing it back in the day.
Ronnie said, A Hole! LOL :)
Awesome🎉
Hey Ron!!
Hey Jason!
That must have been 40 years worth of dust on the play field hug improvement
What kind of cleaning liquid do you use
What did you clean the plate with?
Hi Ron!
A quick, random, possibly stupid question today;
When cleaning switches/relays on an EM machine (pinball or otherwise), is there any advantage to using a meter to check the continuity of each switch as you go, or would this end up being a colossal time suck?
That would be a good way to do it, Would just add a ton of time
Classical Wax! Rub it in, rub it off.
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A HOLE THAT'S FUNNY!!!
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