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Im just starting this, and its going to take awhile, so bear with me. From what i can tell this is 1 of 3 known to exist. Here is the starting pics.
20190726_112621 (resized).jpg20190726_112626 (resized).jpg20190726_112630 (resized).jpg20190726_112637 (resized).jpg20190726_112644 (resized).jpg20190726_113447 (resized).jpg20190726_113807 (resized).jpg20190726_113810 (resized).jpg20190726_114915 (resized).jpgYa, now there are 3 known games. Hoping mine turns out as nice as mitchs. Mine came with the schematics so now those can get out. Mailing copies to clay and if mitch wants a copy ill send them to him, and hopefully i can scan and upload to the interweb as well.
Ok, so im going to talk to a printer for decals for the lane. Does anyone think that it will cause the ball to change paths? Or if i wax it will that kind of help? Decal is the only solution i can think of. Mine has nothing, this pic was from mitch
83e80727a3ed68bcf3962ab0cfe2de4f0ee554de (resized).jpgIt was actually pretty close to me. I pretty much bought it to save it from becoming a table or some other nonsense, and it looked like a fun restoration. It may come up for sale once im done, but with all the time and cash i may keep it awhile. Had fun tearing it apart yesterday, im going to go through and clean every part. Hoping to have it playable in a month or so.
I wasnt searching for one, but happened to see it at an auction and knew what it was due to the other restoration thread and having played one at clays. There were several other people there for it, but i decided i wanted it bad enough lol. I was at knoebels in pa last summer and they had a lot of rolldown games similar to this.
Ok, getting some work done today. Cleaned the bottom of the cabinet, cleaned the ball return wood, the "flipper", now im painting the bells, board the bells and ballast sits on, and the coin chute cover.
20190827_085151 (resized).jpg20190827_085155 (resized).jpg20190827_101151 (resized).jpg20190827_103512 (resized).jpgIt really is cool. What i find interesting is the holes with only 1 switch stack, it is still predrilled for a second switch. There are also 2 nails missing, but i dont think there were ever nails in there. I believe they were used as ball guides or something
Me being the idiot i am, i put the top back on before cleaning the flipper buttons. So much dust and stuff they didnt move. Springs were pretty worn out, so i cut down a pinball shooter rod spring, and now they are all clean, and move great! Wiring inside cab is done.
20190905_125021 (resized).jpg20190905_125024 (resized).jpgAs far as the coil goes that tested bad-- i found one, possibly, at bay area amusements. I know they have mixed reviews, but i ordered it anyways, no pic, nothing. Just the numbers matched. It will be here tomorrow and hopefully it is the right one
Done for the day. Put the backbox on just to see what happens. It doesnt work. Found the serial number. When i put the backbox on, now the lock doesnt work. I think its either warped a bit, or just needs adjustment
20190905_164406 (resized).jpg20190905_164837 (resized).jpg20190905_164842 (resized).jpg20190905_164848 (resized).jpg20190905_171548 (resized).jpgMessed with it a little more tonight. Got a lot of the switches gapped correctly, except for a few. It now starts a game, scores correctly, but it doesnt advance frames. I dont think anyways, its hard with no backglass. Ill be disassembling the back next week to clean it and hopefully get it figured out
Put the glass on, figured out whats wrong with the game, the shot unit isnt resetting at the end of a game. Hopefully it just needs cleaned. Flipper now works, just had to get it to start a game. I still need to print out a new instruction card, and clean the backbox and score reels
20190910_092930 (resized).jpg20190910_092935 (resized).jpg20190910_092942 (resized).jpgQuoted from SirScott:As long as it's structurally sound, I would just leave it as well. (And I'll just fix it myself after you sell it to me.)
Lol. I dont know about that! I have almost finished the backbox, all switches cleaned and gapped, steppers cleaned, small amount of grease, move easily in both directions, score reels as clean as i can get them without losing ink.
Backbox is done. Put it on, hit start and it works! It has a couple bugs i need to figure out, a couple lights arent working and its not the socket, player 2 lights dont come on, but did once? Weird. And the bells are not working at all, but im not sure when they are supposed to work.
20190911_135016 (resized).jpgJust went through mitchs thread and i think i narrowed down my issue. My game stays at under 7. I cant figure out the logic that brings it to over 7, but my guess is that since it stays under 7 through frames 1-3, it has to be in the relay bank for frames 3-4 or 5-6. Other than that it works great. Scott took a few dollars from me tonight too!
Ok, nothing on the frame 3-4 switch stack is out of place or looks like it controls the hi low switch stack. When frame 3-4 comes up in a game, that stack coil pulls in, releasing the stack. That must energize something else to go between frame 3 and frame 4. It would have to be whatever energizes that there is probably a second switch that should energize the hi low stack. Im close, just not there yet!
Quoted from Rody:If you get totally stuck, I think you are within clays service area. Having a working example and such a breadth of knowledge, I would think he should be able to straighten out the issue fairly quickly.
Im sure he could, but i really want to try and do it myself. If all else fails ill probably call clay
Its fun. Im learning a lot about the logic behind ems, which is good. And the game is pretty fun, as long as you have 2 people and theres money on the line! This machine would be great as a 4 or 6 player game, more money to win!
Quoted from SirScott:Are you going to try to get the decal (paint) for the top of the lane? Or leave it alone?
Looks SWEET!
Not sure yet what im going to do
Quoted from cait001:WOW amazing job
Thank you!
Quoted from yancy:?kerB boR
Lol
Quoted from Mr68:Could someone explain what the flipper buttons do please.
On the back of the playfield there is a metal "flipper" that pushes forward to give the ball a bit of a bounce. Ill see if i can find a pic
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