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Tech: Generic

20,881 topics / 215,177 posts

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

Tech: Early solid state

7,386 topics / 75,104 posts

Fixing the early solid state games (1975-1985)

Tech: Alpha-numeric

3,732 topics / 37,413 posts

Fixing alpha-numeric games (1986-1991)

Tech: Modern games

14,060 topics / 149,135 posts

Fixing dot matrix / modern games (1990-now)

Tools & Supplies

498 topics / 9,655 posts

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 9 hours ago

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TTS Show and Tell: Your DIY Homemade Tools By mof (4 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TTS VID's Quick and Dirty Rotisserie Guide By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE VID's Guide to Upgrading/Rebuilding Flippers By vid1900 (5 years ago) - Last post 11 days ago

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TTS TerryB's Guide to Logic Probes By terryb (2 years ago) - Last post 58 days ago

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TTS What is in your tool kit? By Lethalfrag (3 years ago) - Last post 1 year ago

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TGE TerryB's Soldering Guide By terryb (2 years ago) - Last post 1 year ago

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TGE The Pinside Compendium - Updated 5/9/18 By beelzeboob (2 years ago) - Last post 1 year ago

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TGE Vid's Guides Collected By Anth (4 years ago) - Last post 2 years ago

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TDM Guide to dealing with large DMD games with resetting displays By barakandl (4 years ago) - Last post 2 years ago

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TGE LEDs - All you wanted to know By Brokedad (8 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 (6 years ago) - Last post 5 years ago

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TGE Pinball lamps By robin (7 years ago) - Last post 7 years ago

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TAN Whirlwind Sound does not shut off - System 11 CPU RepairNew By ArnieC (1 hour ago) - Last post 8 mins ago

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TSS HH, changed coil. Freezing now. By Scucci_ (5 days ago) - Last post 14 mins ago

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TDM Weyland Yutani - Dedicated to Keeping 3 Alien Specimens Alive By knockerlover (14 days ago) - Last post 14 mins ago

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TDM Flippers Function in Test but not in Game Play By Cserold (4 days ago) - Last post 21 mins ago

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TDM Judge Dredd Drop Target fix By Jptrains (1 day ago) - Last post 28 mins ago

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TDM Iron Maiden issues By rvdv (1 day ago) - Last post 40 mins ago

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TDM Stern Indiana Jones shaker issue By cldavis2009 (3 months ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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TGE Gottlieb HollyWood Heat Fluorescent Backbox Bulb to LEDNew By Xanathar (1 hour ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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TSS Blackout Yellow and Ejection hole sound problem By Pintor (21 days ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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TGE Police Force Working Yesterday...Not Today!New By Drumgold (23 hours ago) - Last post 1 hour ago

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TSS First Playfield Swap - Medusa By StratDoc (37 days ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TGE Star Wars Data East random outholes.New By Escapism (4 hours ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TAN Whirlwind, "CELLAR SPEC. AWD. -ERROR- 3"New By bklossner (10 hours ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TAN PinBot Secondary Wiring Harness H-11325 By FlipperFan81 (1 day ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TGE NVRAM Technical Discussion By Lindsey (2 years ago) - Last post 2 hours ago

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TSS Hollywood Heat manual By Mxzmark (1 year ago) - Last post 4 hours ago

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TDM Some issues with a WOZ: knocker, some interference on screen By Nepi23 (1 day ago) - Last post 5 hours ago

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TTS Modified Harbor Freight Lift Table By wizzardz (5 years ago) - Last post 9 hours ago

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TAN 1986 sys 11 high speed police light not working By SPARKY70 (36 days ago) - Last post 10 hours ago

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TGE Sttng multiple solenoid problemsNew By orzech (13 hours ago) - Last post 11 hours ago

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TGE Mechanical?? problem.. Im stumped By SPARKY70 (54 days ago) - Last post 11 hours ago

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TAN Taxi Display Segment IssuesNew By grantopia (18 hours ago) - Last post 12 hours ago

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TGE Tips for dealing with short, possibly on flash lamp (Williams Funhouse …New By jackd104 (13 hours ago) - Last post 12 hours ago

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TAN Laser War: Entering initials By Billup (3 months ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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TAN Flipper switches won’t register high score initials By patrickvc (2 days ago) - Last post 13 hours ago

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TSS Williams Grand Lizard Multiball ProblemNew By franz (22 hours ago) - Last post 15 hours ago

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TDM Fixing LED bulbs/flashers that fall out of spotlights By vireland (6 days ago) - Last post 16 hours ago

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TDM Nvram for Gottlieb System 3 By Antennaejim (63 days ago) - Last post 16 hours ago

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TTS Ultrasonic Cleaner Club " clean members only" By Skypilot (3 years ago) - Last post 17 hours ago

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TAN Eathshaker DisplayNew By pbdagger (20 hours ago) - Last post 18 hours ago

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TSS 74LS139 getting cooked. Thoughts as to why? By pb456 (1 day ago) - Last post 19 hours ago

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TSS Cyclone Issues By Kickout (8 days ago) - Last post 19 hours ago

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TSS Williams Black Knight Blowing Solenoid Fuse By kingofpain79 (12 days ago) - Last post 19 hours ago

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TDM System 3 lamp return line problem By CanadianGamer (3 days ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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TGE WPC switch matrix issue row shorted to ground By newtoit (1 day ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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TDM Indiana Jones (Williams) 7/16" playfield rubber - 1 or 2 needed? … By cwilkson (5 days ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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TSS Reducing Weight on Coil Plungers.... By WeatherbyMAG (1 day ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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TSS Bally’s Hotdoggin Solenoid Issues By DynamoHumm (2 days ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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TGE Looking for Sega Large DMD Pinball for testingNew By sagejr (20 hours ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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TGE DIY - Coil Winding MachineNew By zene10 (23 hours ago) - Last post 20 hours ago

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TAN Tech- need guidance with alpha-numeric display from Earthshaker By PinbarnPaul (51 days ago) - Last post 21 hours ago

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TSS Williams System 7 (Black Knight) Switch Matrix Row Short By WonderMellon (1 day ago) - Last post 21 hours ago

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TSS Flipper Linkage, no more thin washer between link and E-clip? By mg81 (2 years ago) - Last post 22 hours ago

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TDM Doctor Who ESCAPE target help By THEFOZ (2 days ago) - Last post 22 hours ago

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TAN Convert coin door from WPC to Sys 11? By EvanDickson (1 year ago) - Last post 22 hours ago

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TSS Harlem Globetrotters rebooting on random coil activations By Chalkey (1 day ago) - Last post 22 hours ago

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TGE Wh2o lower gi issue... By Dantesmark (1 day ago) - Last post 23 hours ago

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TDM Mustang Pro ball stacked in through By alicos (2 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TTS Show and Tell: Your DIY Homemade Tools By mof (4 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS Sharpshooter drop target spring substitution By frunch (12 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TAN Pinbot Top Playfield Flashers Not Working — FIXED By dmcinnes (2 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE Replacement for those sliding horseshoe contacts in Williams drop targets … By Steve_T (5 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS BK2K solenoid issue By DeathTouch (3 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM Repair DMD broken pins (missing lines) another approach (WORKS!!) … By arqpuebla (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM Scared Stiff - Auto plunger firing By meSz (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE Mario Kart GP Force Feedback Motor By ercvacation (2 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE Tech: Adding LEDs to Andromeda Game Plan ? By Whysnow (8 months ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE Sega Large DMD woes By sagejr (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE Eight Ball Deluxe By BRIANPG (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM STTNG balls cycling By cubie (25 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS Testing/test points WMS system 6/6a boards... By pb456 (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE Gorgar Score Display Won't Light Up By Jackyl (3 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS Firepower 2 Locked Ball Issue By silen7ce (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE How to tame CoinTaker's shaker motor By Mcpit (2 years ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TAN Pinbot System 11A Sound board Audio Issue By Oddball49 (12 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS Xenon Sound Problem By andre_boot (6 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM Tech help Stern Sharkey's shootout By Puffdanny (3 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TAN Jokerz Flasher Issue By bahbevans (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE Rectifier question By swilson143 (5 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE NVRAM install oops. System 11 Bad Ram U25 By pinlink (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM Weird dmd / game issues with Maverick By riggy469 (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS Silverball Mania No Sound By ChiefKC (9 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS Evel Knievel Questions By timab2000 (1 day ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM Stern Maiden sarcophagus By thunderking50 (2 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TAN Tech help needed - Zaccaria DR near Sac By EEE (5 months ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM I screwed up my AC DC premium By Strummy (3 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TSS Black Knight Solenoid Problem By troxel (4 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM WPC Flipper Issue (Odd one) By pinballrebel (2 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TDM Need help with Transformer Pro. Can you take a pic for me? By hassellcastle (6 days ago) - Last post 1 day ago

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TGE How many ohms is this speaker? By PinballCharlieNY (3 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE Best Dollar Bill Acceptor For GB Pro? By herbertbsharp (1 year ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TAN GTB Raven Help Needed By Cherga (5 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Lethal weapon vuk coil locked on By Chochi_ca (7 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Lw3 vuk coil locked help needed By Chochi_ca (4 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TAN Special Force - lamp matrix diagram? By midcoastsurf (4 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM gottlieb system 3 By Mrpvmoore (12 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Gottlieb System 3 help- First power up on project game By Shredso (3 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Ghostbuster Issue Thread By exflexer (2 years ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE Hollywood Heat Gottlieb By jghan (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Tech: Color dmd support By Eskaybee (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Doctor who "ESCAPE" target help By THEFOZ (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Space Jam Hole Repair - Opinions By CUJO (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE TECH HELP: AC/DC Cannon Switch Problem ***SOLVED!!!*** By PinB (5 years ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Changing magnet core on IMVE to newer style By Chrizg (5 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TAN PinBot Topper By ScottSchowiak (2 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM Tech: Champion Pub jump rope spinning issue By schudel5 (4 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TDM My "New" Fish Tales - A Philosophical Repair Question By SilverBallKid (30 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE need gottlieb arena pdf or some driver board info By pinnut (3 days ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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TGE No key for back box By Brett-L (5 months ago) - Last post 2 days ago

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