$100 Jumping Jack!

well.

$100 and 350 miles later I'm an owner of a Gottlieb Jumping Jack! It cane from a little town called Clam Gulch, population ~ 150 people.

Line cable is broken (no plug on the end) and I was told it worked until it broke off. I guess we'll see what I get!

The owner had it in his shop for 5 years before deciding to part with it. He said it was in a bar in WA (or CA, I can't remember now) and that when they decided they didn't want it any more they had a contest one night and whoever got the high score could take it home. His brother won it apparently. Pretty neat little backstory.

For $100 I'm rather pleased

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#2 7 years ago

KID

pinkid

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10y 48,650 1,479

Damn, that looks good. Always wanted to play one of those. Good luck !

#3 7 years ago

DAD

boilerman

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Oxford, PA

11y 72,550 3,899 14

OP
Quoted from BulkOfTheSeries:
well.
$100 and 350 miles later I'm an owner of a Gottlieb Jumping Jack! It cane from a little town called Clam Gulch, population ~ 150 people.
Line cable is broken (no plug on the end) and I was told it worked until it broke off. I guess we'll see what I get!
The owner had it in his shop for 5 years before deciding to part with it. He said it was in a bar in WA (or CA, I can't remember now) and that when they decided they didn't want it any more they had a contest one night and whoever got the high score could take it home. His brother won it apparently. Pretty neat little backstory.
For $100 I'm rather pleased

looks like a great buy at a 100. JitB and JJ are my favorite bg art
i bet it is slim pickings in your neck of the woods, so you take what you can when you can

#4 7 years ago

JIM

Captive_Ball

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Great score on a fantastic game. Congrats!

#5 7 years ago

LSW

Runbikeskilee

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8y 43,150 722 10

Cabinet looks pretty decent; lower PF not bad at all and all the clown targets are intact! Coin door might like some polishing and can't really tell about the usual wear spots next to the kick-out holes, but I think you got an awesome deal. Have fun with it. I always enjoyed a few games on JJ/JITB.

#6 7 years ago

LSK

Insane

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Baroda, MI

10y 80,800 1,966 6 9

Great pick up. Good luck

#7 7 years ago

QUY

FatPanda

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Nice pick up! Looks like in great condition, especially for the price.

#8 7 years ago

DEH

hoov

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Trivoli, IL

13y 83,300 4,133 27

Great game in decent shape - and who doesn't like that backglass? all for $100! Congrats

#9 7 years ago

mswhat

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9y 53,400 313

Great game!! Congrats on a smokin deal

#10 7 years ago

YCV

Arcane

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Raleigh, NC

7y 54,550 890 6

You are a lucky bastard!!! Congratulations on your finding.

Yves

#11 7 years ago

GCS

heatwave

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Fenton, MO

10y 42,650 378 5

Excellent find. JJ / JITB is a great game.

#12 7 years ago

JCM

BulkOfTheSeries

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/replacing-line-cords-plugs-wall-sockets-vids-guide

I want to replace the power cable with a grounded power cable (3 prong). Seeing as this was originally just 2 prong, where do I attach the ground? and is this something I can do?

I really would like to .

#13 7 years ago

DAD

boilerman

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Oxford, PA

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OP
Quoted from BulkOfTheSeries:
I want to replace the power cable with a grounded power cable (3 prong). Seeing as this was originally just 2 prong, where do I attach the ground? and is this something I can do?
I really would like to .

on the transformer mounting bolt

#14 7 years ago

mswhat

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#15 7 years ago

JCM

BulkOfTheSeries

Update...I put the new line cord in and I have power but not much else. Lights in the back box. When it's coined up the start button is pushed, the motor kicks on and runs continuously. No other action to speak of.

#16 7 years ago

MAO

MikeO

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Overland Park, KS

11y 88,400 3,625 41

I go through all of the contacts tightening relay stacks, burnishing the contact faces, and verifying proper wipe. It's amazing how many defects you will find when you look at everything.

I just followed this approach on an El Dorado and even then it wouldn't start. One switch I had not gone through was the coin door slam tilt switch wasn't making. Ohmed it out and found it and adjusted it and the game played 100% after that. Still needed a few adjustments but everything worked.

It's much easier to chase down the exceptions when you know the game has already been gone through.

#17 7 years ago

DAD

boilerman

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Oxford, PA

11y 72,550 3,899 14

Quoted from MikeO:
I go through all of the contacts tightening relay stacks, burnishing the contact faces, and verifying proper wipe. It's amazing how many defects you will find when you look at everything.
I just followed this approach on an El Dorado and even then it wouldn't start. One switch I had not gone through was the coin door slam tilt switch wasn't making. Ohmed it out and found it and adjusted it and the game played 100% after that. Still needed a few adjustments but everything worked.
It's much easier to chase down the exceptions when you know the game has already been gone through.

that is the only way i do it now. when i get a new game i never plug it in. i just go through everything from the start.
like you said mike,it beats chasing issues

#18 7 years ago

NIC

NicoVolta

Roanoke Pinball Museum

Roanoke, VA

10y 139K 4,059 35 1

Right on. "Total rebuild" is the basis of what I teach at VECTOR. Every-everything taken apart, cleaned, adjusted, made perfect, and then upgraded with the optional "better than new" tweaks.

EM's pretty much always need to be rebuilt after 40+ years of hard use and neglect. Just have to do the process... no shortcuts.

The best part is how EM maintenance changes your perspective. From wanting to "hurry up and play" to slowing down and "understanding the whole machine". It really is a Zen process and why many of us eventually get as much joy restoring the machines as playing them.

#19 7 years ago

MCD

dasvis

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Salem, OR

12y 101K 4,796 11 16

Quoted from NicoVolta:
Right on. "Total rebuild" is the basis of what I teach at VECTOR. Every-everything taken apart, cleaned, adjusted, made perfect, and then upgraded with the optional "better than new" tweaks.
EM's pretty much always need to be rebuilt after 40+ years of hard use and neglect. Just have to do the process... no shortcuts.
The best part is how EM maintenance changes your perspective. From wanting to "hurry up and play" to slowing down and "understanding the whole machine". It really is a Zen process and why many of us eventually get as much joy restoring the machines as playing them.

So true. I find if I just do one small rebuild task per day the process is fairly painless.
It is easy to get overwhelmed looking at all of those relays & steppers.

#20 7 years ago

JCM

BulkOfTheSeries