Quoted from xTheBlackKnightx:
Worst advice I have ever heard:
"It's perfectably acceptable to work on your machines with the power on."
They were not joking.
At that point, I threw up my hands, walked away, and did something non related to pinball for over a week.
My response is simple:
"You cannot teach rocks how to swim."

LOL? I work on pins all the time with power on. Many times its necessary.

I've probably led'd 200 some pins and no issues other than a blown fuse or two. It's not that hard to notell eff it up

#40 7 years ago

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jrivelli

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Quoted from ryanwanger:
Me too. But my advice is that if you are testing coils while doing this, put the interlock switch back to its normal position before pulling out metal tools and poking around.

Yes! I normally pull the coin door switch out to turn off HV on games that allow for that in case I get sloppy.

I don't even take the balls out anymore, I just jam a rag in the slot they come out or my personal games have the metal flap installed that blocks balls from coming out. Otherwise it's too much hassle to take the balls out and not lose them

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