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Tech: Generic

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

Tech: Early solid state

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Fixing the early solid state games (1975-1985)

Tech: Alpha-numeric

5,779 topics / 55,541 posts

Fixing alpha-numeric games (1986-1991)

Tech: DMD era games

19,849 topics / 197,984 posts

Fixing dot matrix and pin2k games from 1990 onwards

Tech: LCD era games

1,166 topics / 15,619 posts

Fixing modern games featuring a full colour LCD display, from 2013 onwards

Tools & Supplies

997 topics / 20,049 posts

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

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TTS Escalera Powered Stair Climber information thread. By rai (2 years ago) - Last post 14 days ago

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TGE VID's Guide to Upgrading/Rebuilding Flippers By vid1900 (10 years ago) - Last post 25 days ago

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TTS VID's Quick and Dirty Rotisserie Guide By vid1900 (10 years ago) - Last post 3 months ago

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TGE Playfield Swap Guide By mof (7 years ago) - Last post 6 months ago

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TGE Pinball lamps By robin (11 years ago) - Last post 2 years ago

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TGE Vid's Guides Collected By Anth (8 years ago) - Last post 2 years ago

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TGE LEDs - All you wanted to know By Brokedad (12 years ago) - Last post 3 years ago

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TGE The Pinside Compendium - Updated 5/9/18 By beelzeboob (7 years ago) - Last post 4 years ago

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TDM Guide to dealing with large DMD games with resetting displays By barakandl (8 years ago) - Last post 6 years ago

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TDM Weak flipper on Demo Man-- NOT a coil issue. By drsfmd (3 days ago) - Last post 23 mins ago

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TSS Gottlieb system 80 game ROMs By sparky672 (1 day ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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TGE Rank Your Collection! By delt31 (3 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS New Allied Leisure MPU By daddy (3 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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LCD Iron Maiden issues By rvdv (4 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE Worst hack/repair you ever saw. By mcclad (9 years ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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LCD Godzilla premium issues By Guidotorpedo (4 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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LCD Mandalorian - Scoop Assembly Failure By jmrazek (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE Hook Back glass Dimensions By jwwhite15 (7 years ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE Nip it picture request. By erak (6 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TDM Judge Dredd, ALL flippers dead! By DriveManiac (5 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TSS Volcano (Gottlieb) Kicker Issue By Green5 (31 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TSS HH System 80 upgrades and modifications By stvns78 (17 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TDM Plasma display repair. Can't replace this one. By DTAC (30 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TSS Gottleib manual (Super Orbit Q Relay Question) By Jaffafu (3 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TDM What Is The Best After Market TZ Clock Board By Elevatorman (4 years ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TDM Cftbl DMD and flippers stopped working By JBtheAVguy (11 days ago) - Last post 3 days ago

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TSS Replacement for Bally Star Rollover Switches? By grantopia (19 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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TDM Demo Man Claw out of range By drsfmd (12 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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TSS 1980 Bally Space Invaders US ver. electronics repair By Ciccoball (5 months ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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LCD Issues with Ghostbuster Code? By Ttumachy (4 months ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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TDM Reviving Stern Star Rollover Switch? By Jason_Jehosaphat (4 years ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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TSS Haunted House / System 80 Outhole issue By Black_Knight (8 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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TDM X-men newton mod Wolverine replacement? By Jimmyhonda (3 years ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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TAN High Speed Flipper question By Aflacjack (15 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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TGE Pinball tech in Buffalo area? By njPinWiz (4 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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LCD Batman 66 error Node 8 and Node 24 the same day :( By beastmaster1981 (7 days ago) - Last post 4 days ago

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TSS Eight Ball Deluxe switch 33 always closed ? By thierryv (10 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TSS NEW! Williams System 3-7 In-Game Test ROMs By pincoder (4 years ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TSS Rollover target not registering - Help please By DragonLord (5 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TAN Hollywood Heat Power Issues By crussell (25 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TAN Gottlieb System 80b issues a.k.a. I got a Raven kickin' my butt.... … By TheDarkKnight68 (9 months ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TTS PinDoc Playfield ROTISSERIES starting at $235.00 By wrd1972 (2 years ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TSS Problem coil Supert Orbit By Jaffafu (5 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TGE Pinsound + Customization By Luke_Nukem (6 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TSS Replacement Bally Triac By parkway (8 years ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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TGE C220B 8 Coin Validator By DJ_Morpheous (5 days ago) - Last post 5 days ago

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