Hello to this awesome community! I am lucky enough to finally be able to get my first pin and one of my favorites an '81 EBD. I purchased it and had it restored and could not be happier. I have been lurking here and am blown away by the talent all of you have in restoring and although I am not that mechanically inclined am glad to see some folks say that 2 years ago they could only change a bulb!

The person who restored my machine did not reply mess with the coin box assembly and I noticed a couple lights were out. I took a look and one of the leads to the bulb assembly had broken a solder joint. Now that I can reflow haha. But looking at it I think the socket has seen much better days and may just be bad as well. Would someone be kind enough to tell me the best place to order a new one?

Here are some pics and again, so happy to be here!

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Thanks everyone, I will adjust my location for sure and check those sites. My guess is all three coin slot lights should be lit but only the left one is functional so it looks like a good opportunity to try to fix something! For the record northern IL.

None of the ones look like what I have but I would think that would not matter too much as long as the bracket lined up and there was no shorting as mentioned....

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There are two wires, one with the plastic sheathing and another that was barely connected to the solder on the second pin. From my automotive days I am guessing any 2 lead bulb socket would work. I am definitely going to try to clean it up first to see if I can get it working. He may have used the old sockets but the rest of the lights are good. My guess is that over time I will be replacing a few things here and there so I appreciate this community and intend to become a paid member to show that appreciation.

If I cannot get it working with a resolder and cleanup I will try to get a two lead socket from Marco or another vendor. Then I want to test the coin mechs themselves as although it is freeplay I would like to have the option.

Does anyone know if it is normal behavior to not award an extra ball when earning one on the left lane progression on free play? I finally earned one but it did not register and I am unsure if it is a jumper setting or how to get it to work.

Thank you so much Mathazar

Thanks everyone for helping me out on my coin box lights and figuring out how to set rewards to get my extra ball! It is the little things in life haha!!!

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I do just leave it there and it seems to stay fine with the exception of when my ball gets stuck on the drop targets. I do not have the adjustable ones so there is a lot of shaking going on to get her loose haha. Also I looked at your machines and we must be kindred spirits as I love Mata Hari and one might be in my future.

Being that EBD is my first pin I have been reading about general pin maintenance etc. I have read about playfield protectors and am assuming these are for the edges of the playfield around objects. Is that correct? Do any of you use them on your EBD? Is it overkill on a home machine? Any input appreciated as I love my EBD!

I always appreciate this community!

Any ideas on an intermittent kickout hole behind the 8ball? Sometimes it kicks out and sometimes it is just DOA.

It does so I will check! Thanks, total noob here

I have done the same to stop from balls getting stuck as much on the right hand drop targets. Without the extra height it is just a magnet for getting stuck and a subsequent tilt.

Right hand bank of billiard numbers. Targets are too low and the ball often finds its way into a groove there.

If you can take a pic next time you are under there I would appreciate it!

I heard that, unfortunately on my '81 it does not.

I would love to know how you made that fix as I would love to solve this...

BFaster slochar I really appreciate the effort here! I will try that for sure. The fix shown where the gap was filled is very interesting also, I am curious if it is one single piece or individual and how that was mounted.....

I ended up finding a roll of magnetic tape in the drawer and after installing it played a dozen or so games with no issue. I think this is going to work great and looks to be a height that will help. Thank you all so much, love this place. On a side note I have it next to a high speed and I still think I need to raise it up. I have a couple of 3x3 square trim pieces that I am going to try to give it an extra inch or so. EBD is a great machine.

Branching out a bit beyond my experience but looking for some guidance. Right flipper stays up often unless you trigger the left one. Turned the power off and apparently it is mechanical as it stays up. The machine is a recent rebuild and I took a couple photos of what the assembly looks like normal and stuck open. Hoping that it is maybe an adjustment? It does look pretty new in there. Without being too much of a bother, does anything look out of alignment or odd to any of you?

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Thank you! Assuming those are above the nylon collar below the spring?

Ugh they are really freakin tight, might need to get something for leverage.

Well I got them loosened and I will check the flipper as you suggested. What am I looking for when moving it?

Thank you so much!!! It worked like a charm and I only bled a couple times loosening those set screws haha. I may try to adjust the flippers further because I learned it was s an art aligning them when setting the screw. But they are not too bad. I cannot thank you enough!

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Well I may have spoke too soon, looks like I lost some power and it is a bit floaty. May I ask a thought in that?

Figured it out, not tight enough hahaha. Thanks again!!!

I have a strange problem with my 81 EBD. Occasionally my outhole does not kickout. After reading a few posts here recently about the outhole coil being a 3 lead I was curious and I just lifted my playfield to find it is a 3 lead but one lead is not being used. Could this be the source of the strangeness? Any idea if they just took one of the wires and put it to one of the other leads? I feel I am getting somewhere with this frustrating problem. I am not sure I need to replace the coil but did find the right on on Marco thanks to this forum.

Edit**. As I look at the pics now it does not seem to be the AT-26-1200 coil referenced here...

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Thanks for the clarification on the 'saucer'hole haha. I raised the playfield and cleaned the contacts with a dollar bill. The switch did look to be adjusted well. I played a few games and the saucer was ejecting just fine. I got to the scenario that is consistent, I make balls 1-7, I hit the 8 ball, I hit the saucer, nothing.

I pulled the glass and popped the ball out. I pressed the white saucer nub and sure enough it kicks. Could it be that that nub is misaligned? It just seems really strange that I can hit that saucer 10 times and have it kick out only to have it fail after hitting 1-8 first.

Do you have the part number for that stern switch?

That makes a heck of a lot of sense to me! Thank you and it may just be better for me to have the leaf switch replaced.

Does this seem like the correct switch? I looked through my manual but there is no part number for it. https://www.pinballlife.com/bally-secondary-end-of-stroke-switch-normally-open.html

Thanks, I found the part to be ASW-A1-187 from planetary's Bally parts guide but apparently it is discontinued and this williams part was suggested, any thoughts or am I dumpster diving for a used switch somewhere?

https://www.marcospecialties.com/control/keywordsearch?SEARCH_STRING=SW-1A-130+

according to action pinball there is a version with a diode for Bally ss machines:
https://www.actionpinball.com/parts.php?item=SW-1A-130

I solved this on my '81 by adding a strip of magnetic tape to the plate underneath the targets and it never happens anymore.