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Machine not starting? Flipper stuck? How to tweak a slingshot? And more!

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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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Fixing dot matrix / modern games (1990-now)

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Discuss what tools & supplies to use, where to get them, and how to use them.

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

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TTS VID's Quick and Dirty Rotisserie Guide By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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TGE VID's Guide to Upgrading/Rebuilding Flippers By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 24 days ago

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TTS Show and Tell: Your DIY Homemade Tools By mof (3 years ago) - Last post 38 days ago

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TTS TerryB's Guide to Logic Probes By terryb (2 years ago) - Last post 3 months ago

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TTS What is in your tool kit? By Lethalfrag (2 years ago) - Last post 4 months ago

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TGE TerryB's Soldering Guide By terryb (1 year ago) - Last post 5 months ago

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TGE The Pinside Compendium - Updated 1/26/17 By beelzeboob (2 years ago) - Last post 6 months ago

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TGE Vid's Guides Collected By Anth (3 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 1 year ago

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TGE LEDs - All you wanted to know By Brokedad (7 years ago) - Last post 2 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 High Speed kickback By Tcolton (60 days ago) - Last post 6 sec ago

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TGE Whitewater flippers all stopped working instantly. HELP? By Golgotha (4 years ago) - Last post 30 mins ago

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TSS Tech (CfH): Williams System 3/4 Hot Tip (SS) Won't Boot By wxforecaster (8 days ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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TAN BOP Face Motor Relay Fix By 5280wzrd (4 years ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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TSS Middle Earth Solenoid Issue By BabyPac (16 days ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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TGE GI problemNew By sscnz (1 hour ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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TGE drop target assembly removal By Spyk (2 days ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TDM BK2K MultiBall IssueNew By darcangeloel (4 hours ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TGE Fixing bad repair on a WhiteWater machine By sscnz (5 days ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TGE The Shadow shorting drive transistors By TheCount (3 days ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TGE ** FIXED **: TFTC Doesn't Search for Ball After Multiball Anymore! … By NewPinOwner (4 years ago) - Last post 4 hours ago

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TDM Judge Dredd weak ball pop and launcher, any suggestions? By h8red013 (1 day ago) - Last post 5 hours ago

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TAN Bally 6803 MPU - Acid Damage By CUJO (1 day ago) - Last post 5 hours ago

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TSS Black Knight Project By StratDoc (2 days ago) - Last post 5 hours ago

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TSS Need help w/NugentNew By pinkid (12 hours ago) - Last post 7 hours ago

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TAN Gottlieb Vegas (System 3) no display & backbox general illumination … By FrodeG (3 days ago) - Last post 8 hours ago

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TAN Bally 6803 games Tech Charts help wanted... By Inkochnito (2 days ago) - Last post 8 hours ago

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TDM Tech - TAF thing only works in test mode. $25 bounty for repair tip. …New By pinballkyle (10 hours ago) - Last post 8 hours ago

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TSS Fireball Home Arduino/Raspberry Pi Rebuild By ThatOneDude (7 days ago) - Last post 9 hours ago

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TDM Ghostbuster Issue Thread By exflexer (1 year ago) - Last post 9 hours ago

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TGE Flipper Bat adjustment - Medieval Madness Remake LENew By PtownPin (13 hours ago) - Last post 10 hours ago

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TGE Need Williams System 11 Numeric DisplayNew By caz1844 (13 hours ago) - Last post 10 hours ago

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TDM A-14039 Dot Matrix Controller RAM SpeedNew By ArcadeTechNerd (12 hours ago) - Last post 11 hours ago

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TDM Frankenstein DMD problem By Catweazle0172 (2 days ago) - Last post 11 hours ago

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TAN Help With Correct Laser War Flipper Coil/General Question re: Coils …New By grantopia (11 hours ago) - Last post 11 hours ago

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TDM last action hero problem, any suggestions? By stuartr7 (14 days ago) - Last post 12 hours ago

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TSS For the uneducated - What has happened to this coil? By swampy (1 day ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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TDM AFM Reset Mystery - ColorDMD compatibility? By EarlGrey (5 days ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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TGE Bride of Pinbot Head Issues By Pinball-DOOD (33 days ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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TGE GOTLE Node Board Update Failed By toro1966 (2 days ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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TDM Williams Indiana Jones Topper problemNew By Bskinner46 (14 hours ago) - Last post 14 hours ago

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TSS Middle Earth Dead Switches By BabyPac (7 days ago) - Last post 15 hours ago

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TDM Higher voltage through switch matrix, is it blown? By Time (66 days ago) - Last post 23 hours ago

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TDM Any experience with the "Back Box Reflector" from pinballsidemirrors? … By ypurchn (2 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM Independence Day/Whitestar issue - My First Pin By xedecimal (3 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE Do you change main flipper bats in pairs? By MK6PIN (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Congo pop bumper coil not firing By ryanwanger (3 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Documenting entire life of MMR Medieval Madness Remake On Route now 7,550 Plays … By Okarcades (8 months ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Has anyone seen this screen error on MMR? By Shredso (3 months ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE Junkyard Popper And Optos By veejay (3 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TSS 6 Million $ Man No Attract Mode/Self Test Help By WeatherbyMAG (3 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TSS Two dead lights on my Pink Panther By Yeastlord (11 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TDM Gtb sys 3 battery replacement help By GLSP3022 (4 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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