Quoted from r6emperor:

I have a warning for everyone:
Make sure your dehumidifier is working!!!
I went to the garage we rent to play some pinball, and when I walked in, the dehumidifier was off. (Haven't been there for about two weeks) Ran back to the back room where TBL lives, and found this moldy, rusty mess. I want to cry...
The other games there have some light mold on the cabinets, but the mechanisms seems to be in much better shape than Lebowski. I guess the plating isn't as good as it used to be.
Currently disassembling the cabinet for mold removal / sealing the bottom MDF. The graphics / black portions of the cabinet don't have anything on them. Around the outside of the head had some light mold on the edges of the wood where it is painted.
After the mold is taken care of, I have to figure out what I'm going to do with all the mechanisms. Looks like a game that sat next to the ocean for 20 years. I'm absolutely heartbroken
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Quoted from genex:

Someone earlier mentioned an owners forum - did that happen - really appreciate all the info here. Mine is on route and has had a ton of play and we're going to be rebuilding a lot of stuff that needs to be fixed up after so long getting beat up by the public. Thanks! Will update some of the info of things we've found too. Since there's no 'games played' audit all I have is the standard stuff you all get in the reports but did connect it online for a bit where it does actually track games played but haven't had it online for a while and re-connecting it didn't update (assuming something at DP isn't working for that potentially?)

Quoted from JimB:

I had to add a plastics and cardboard to keep the ball from flying into the bottom or off the ramp but it’s still hopping all over and hitting the glass when using the right flipper. (Right green lock light also) This video is with the glass off. Tried all the right flipper coil settings and it’s not helping. What else can be adjusted? I watched Rensh’s video and his doesn’t ball hop like mine.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AqoPEeSaU3W1gbUOHDw1BT26JJWxMQ
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AqoPEeSaU3W1gbUPVEgCpsfcuuT4rw

Quoted from JimB:

Are these the 2 screws? There’s not a lot of play there. And yes hitting that right stand off with the right flipper does send the ball airborne a lot. I can manually roll the ball up the ramp which seems smooth. Also making the ramp shot on the left flipper is fine.
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Quoted from cpr9999:

How did your coil stop get magnetized?

Quoted from JimB:

Ok so the suggestions are making a difference. Thanks so much. I was able to get a game in without the ball hitting the glass from that target. The target is now back further than the photo above. Make sure that bowling alley plastic cover is really flush. It wasn’t off by much to throw it off. Now the ramp shots are making it up good.
Next issue for me is sometimes the abides subway hole gets a ball in there and doesn’t eject until I slightly nudge the game. After that it comes right out. I looked but didn’t see what tells the game a ball is present. Anyone know?

Quoted from DANGERTERROR:

Thanks on all counts!
I think I can fix the board, it’s almost certainly a reflow solder situation. But I keep certain parts on hand for less experienced arcade hands to swap in so I don’t have to roll over there and do moderate tech work

Quoted from Dan1733:

All five balls are in the trough, but the game continues to search for balls. Turning the game off/on does not make a difference.
Any guidance appreciated. Thank you!

Quoted from Dan1733:

Thanks. If you have time, would be very helpful to see a photo of what the audit menu "should" look like. Without the balls in the trough. Thank you!

Quoted from Llabnip1972:

Hello. New owner here. My machine is about a year out of the box and I'm having a couple of small issues. Nothing big but I thought I would get some opinions.
A majority of the time the ball does not pop out of the scoop unless I give the cabinet a little shake, very slight. Then it pops right out. If I wait for a ball search it also pops out right away. Also once during multi ball I managed to drop two ball in the scoop and one down the upper playfield hole and all three got stuck in the scoop and would not eject even with adamant shaking of the cab. I waited for the ball search and it never came on. So i powered the game on and off, then all three ball popped out when I tried to start a game.
Thx for any help or thoughts. I think I will save issue #2 for later.