Long time pinball fan and finally, a first time pinball machine owner (EBC), as of today. I'd like to think of myself as an aspiring new hobbyist. I bought it regardless of the "minor" issues I saw with it when I play tested it with the hopes of fixing things myself. The most immediate things I'm seeing....

Pop bumpers
They work but not as well as one would expect. It seems to work only when it is hit on specific angles. Often times, doesn't even pop at all.

Star rollovers
Working as well, just has to go exactly over the middle of the star roller to register.. is that normal? Would like it to be a bit more sensitive.

Anyone have any thoughts on improving the above items?

wow... really appreciate the number of responses here! definitely signs of great and helpful community on these forums.

gweempose DNO frunch
Yes, I've definitely seen that case where the ball rolls over them too fast to register. I'll check the capacitors to see if it needs some cleaning or perhaps replacement. Appreciate the links/pics, those are very helpful/educational. I'm assuming standup targets = drop targets are the same thing as I referenced the features on ipdb.org. Those seem to work fine... although, I'll eventually look to replace them with newer ones as the existing ones are worn.

robertmee I didn't notice any background music? I just hear sound effects and talkie stuff. Hmm... if there is, I guess that may be something else I need to fix... I generally listen to my own tunes as I play anyway so I kinda get that "arcade" feel (silly but definitely gives me that effect).

I do plan on collecting a couple more pinball tables to mess around/play with. This EBC definitely needs some cleaning and some rehab love but a good starter for me. This being my first pinball table, I'm a bit giddy just owning one and using this to learn a bit more about the technical operation/details of a pinball machine firsthand.

Looks like I have a task list of things to do this weekend... Thanks again for the responses... if I run into any road blocks, I'll definitely post about it.