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Fixing the early solid state games (1975-1985)

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Fixing alpha-numeric games (1986-1991)

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TTS Modified Harbor Freight Lift Table By wizzardz (5 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE VID's Guide to Upgrading/Rebuilding Flippers By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 10 days ago

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TTS TerryB's Guide to Logic Probes By terryb (2 years ago) - Last post 35 days ago

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TTS VID's Quick and Dirty Rotisserie Guide By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 35 days ago

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TTS Show and Tell: Your DIY Homemade Tools By mof (3 years ago) - Last post 3 months ago

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TGE TerryB's Soldering Guide By terryb (1 year ago) - Last post 7 months ago

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TGE The Pinside Compendium - Updated 1/26/17 By beelzeboob (2 years ago) - Last post 8 months ago

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TGE Vid's Guides Collected By Anth (4 years ago) - Last post 1 year ago

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TDM Guide to dealing with large DMD games with resetting displays By barakandl (3 years ago) - Last post 2 years ago

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TGE LEDs - All you wanted to know By Brokedad (7 years ago) - Last post 3 years ago

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TGE The Beginner Step By Step Guide To Restore/Shop Your Pinball Machine Parts 1 & 2 … By jrrdw (5 years ago) - Last post 4 years ago

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TGE Pinball lamps By robin (6 years ago) - Last post 6 years ago

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TGE What is a reasonable timeframe for board repair? By boscokid (3 days ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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