Very cool program. Thank you!

I'll be there too... 6pm CST!

I love this concept. As a very novice EM owner, I won’t be requesting an invite, as based on the description under the “request and invite” it appears it’s geared a bit towards people who have specific problems and are willing to show why they’ve tried already, etc. But I’m wondering if there will be a “view only” option planned for future sessions... or if the session will be available on YouTube or something later for people who are just trying to increase their general EM repair knowledge.

Edit: I read the page linked again and do see that Observers is one of the categories of participants. I might send an email request after all.

Yes we need observers as well as owners! Gotta get you into one of these sessions, Mr. A-League!

Any chance any of the technicians would take a crack at a ball bowler? Game powers on and scores but won’t advance frame or player.

I sent an e-mail about a nagging problem with my Williams Lady Luck. It won't award an extra ball and bonus points for 21 card points, but only on player one. I've done some trouble shooting, but it would be good to have feedback. It works find on Player 2. Very specific problem, just not one I can solve yet.

I'll be listening in regardless.

LTR

I like this idea! I'm willing to offer my experience as a coach if you are interested. I run the Chattanooga Pinball Museum. It should be a great way to spread knowledge and exchange ideas.

This is an awesome idea! I am having some trouble with the functionality of a bally AAB kit in a 1967 bally surfers. I haven’t exhausted my hope of figuring it out myself yet though, but it could be a nice candidate for a future clinic if/once I get too frustrated.. I’ll be shooting a request to be an observer for this round. Thanks guys!

signed up as an owner. hope to get expert eyes on my GTB 300 start up issue.
Motor board in on the bench. Have camera in hand and schematic near by.

Great idea, Mark!

Hopefully I'll be able to participate for the next one and help coach some folks.

This is awesome. Would love to participate as an Observer. I've owned a few EMs in the past and have needed to do work on all of them. My latest was a non-working Ship Ahoy that I was able to bring back to life, but I would still love to learn more. Sending a request as soon as I can confirm on my home laptop!

I have a prior commitment at this time...will the clinic be available for viewing on replay after it is over?

This was a great success! Thanks to everyone who participated, and especially MarkG for putting this together!

Great chatting with everyone & it was fun. Let's do it again sometime soon.

I thought that went very well for its first run through. Also cool seeing what everyone looks like!! Camera and mike on order for the next one.

Did you end up with any observers? I applied but never got a reply.

was the session recorded for people to watch? Would love to view it.

Hi MarkG,

I'd be very interested in participating in a future session as an Owner with a specific problem.

I've got a 1976 Gottlieb Surf Champ with a challenging scoring problem. I'm a relative newbie, but I've had some significant expert help and we've not been able to resolve the issue, so I'd really appreciate working with your team of experts.

The specific issue concerns the machine scoring excess points (e.g. 600 pts or 700 pts) on 500 point targets (all players). The issue happens around 50% of the time a 500 pt. target is hit (e.g. repeating a target might generate 600, 600, 500, 700, 500, 500, etc.).

We've been studying the schematic, checking the relevant relays, jumping some circuits, etc. to no avail.

I've got Jit.si capability, the machine in an open, well lit space, with all necessary tools and testing equipment present.

Please keep me posted for any future sessions that you think I'd be a good candidate for. Thanks!

Does a 2 megapixel cam with good lighting provide a sufficient image ?

It should be decent enough.

I signed up as an observer, but have the repair skills to keep all my em's going; but it never hurts to learn from others, thanks for putting this together

Great idea Mark! What a cool way for people to get online help and others to see some troubleshooting.

Sounds like a great idea! I missed the first one, but hopefully I'll be accepted as an observer for the second tomorrow.

I'm assuming since I haven't heard anything about being accepted as an observer, that I didn't make the cut? It's Thursday, 7PM EST now.

do you have an existing thread for your issue?

Fun time last night - great to meet everyone and see familiar faces. Hope any suggestions I threw out there might have helped.

It would be neat if these could be archived and posted as video or audio podcasts for future folks to find. I can help someone set this up if desired.

-The other Nick

Thanks for including me as an observer, Mark....I really enjoyed putting faces to the names I already know and watching how folks approach a problem in terms of troubleshooting. My internet connection wasn't quite up to snuff, so I missed alot of the audio (and video), but it was still great - thanks!

Having the schematic up on the screen while you guys thought through a problem was a big help.

Mark - thank you hosting these and all coaches/participants for their involvement . As an observer it was all I expected. Great conversation, approaches and the live use of the schematics help me feel a little more comfortable with what I have self-taught. I will need to be an 'owner' in the near as I bring back the nine EM's that have been dormant for nearly two years during renovation. Working thru start-up issues one at a time. When I get the jumpers out is when questions arise.

Folk from all US time zones inc Maui HI and Australia -- so hard to have a time that fits us all -- thought the participation level was pretty good - it was suggested that as a wicked nice day had developed here that spring yard work might be a good use of the day but come-on , live pinball clinic beats fresh air anytime!

I had connection issues for the first half that did settle down mostly -still adjusting to covid-peak-time variations - will hard wire for the next, want those nugget's of wisdom to be clear. I hope to be a part of any clinics you get together.

Cheers

Tom

I plan on being a observer again. I like thinking of solving problems from a different perspective. Thanks

Signed up. Working on a World Fair issue. Have shot some video.

Edit: My issue has been resolved. I still want to observe the clinic.

But like you said at FWPB - it's like Car Talk for pinball and the faithful listened to those pearls of wisdom long after they were gone. Or was it just me 'cuz changing the old FM dial was too much of a challenge?

To me the Car Talk analogy is spot on. And is even more relevant here. With this clinic there are techniques that will surface that you can probably apply to your game whereas on Car Talk what worked on a caller's Toyota often was totally irrelevant to my Chevrolet.

Just signed up!

Great idea.

Thanks
Blake

Mark, that was very interesting last night. I like how they broke down the schematics. I learned a few things. Thanks for the invite.

Thanks again, Mark - I always learn something watching and listening to you guys break down the problems. I'll have to try mineral spirits next time I'm flushing out a gunked-up part! And I love having the schematic on-screen to follow your reasoning....helps tremendously!

Thanks for the invitation!

Hey Mark. Jumping on the “gizmo guru“ train a little late. Looks like I missed a lot so far. Just subscribed to your alerts, so that will help keep me tuned in. Thanks for all you do to help so many EM owners, from newbies to journeymen. Regards,
Glen

Just signed up as well. Thanks for doing this!