Hi guys,I posted this to general tech but it was duggested I post here too, I am pretty new to pinside and still learning my way around. So a few weeks ago I bought a 1976 Bally Old Chicago. I've been enjoying it a lot lately and today I decided to get around to cleaning up the playfield, replacing some burnt out lights, and putting new rubbers on it....bad idea.
So first I had to get the playfield glass off, which was a giant pain and I had to use suction cups. Eventually after replacing the lights and the rubbers I went to turn on the machine....and now I am having all kinds of issues with the sound and scoring. When I turn the machine on now it emits a low constant humming sound and when I turn it on it dings (not normal). Also It doesn't let me play the first ball it goes straight to the second one. The back lights are now constantly on, also not normal and many of the sounds are not working on the playfield and some of the scoring is not working.
I'm pretty discouraged right now tbh. I was hoping this would be a fun, easy Saturday project and my knowledge of pins is very limited. I was wondering if anyone had any advice.
The advice I've been given has mostly suggested a stuck switch as the culprit. I was thinking about asking someone to come out and take a look at it and also show me the ropes for fixing a stuck switch. Was wondering if anyone had any idea what I should pay someone for this kind of service? (Midwest USA)
Newark, DE
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