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Quoted from wayner:

Transferred the playfield to the rotisserie for work on the underside. I find this part very important with lots of preventative maintenance and discoveries! Why has the transfer to the rotisserie not happened sooner. When I have the timber siderails off the playfield (which I believe give the pf longitudinal support) I prefer not to have a loaded pf unsupported on the rotisserie.
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Before going to the underside there were a few other things to mention re the pf top. Using the PBR bulb socket probe I clean all sockets & in some acute cases I also use a wire brush in a High Speed power tool. I feel bulbs lit properly are a really important part of machine performance.
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I was concerned at the condition of the chrome bracket which sits between the roto numbers-despite cleaning it had lots of rust etching.
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I bought on ebay an A4 sheet of silver chrome vinyl adhesive (only used a small section).
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and whammo what a difference!!
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I am anxious to resolve that elusive plastic that seems to be missing from many Spin Outs and seemingly not included in plastic sets. It was very well captured by kangourou recently
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I made a rough template for a plastic and am enhancing the artwork provided by kangourou to enable creation of a water slide decal of the 'chequers'. I also found that the machine had installed post rubbers rather than a single rubber-that will be corrected.
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Now starting on the underside I will try to start at the ball return end & work forward. In general terms I will be cleaning, replacing coil sleeves & inspecting coil stops, if necessary adjusting & reviewing everything bearing in mind the machine at the start was operational!! The ball kickout return I am awaiting parts.
I had already removed all rollover wireforms. They were a pretty sad lot (left) with heavy rust. I decided to tumble some spares (right) and will use those. Wow this machine is depleting my spares cache!
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As I install the wireforms I remove, clean and if necessary adjust the switches.
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As I move through I also inspect all bulb holders & solder the lamp body to the base. I have found this procedure eliminates just so many dull/blinking/malfunctioning bulbs. I also thoroughly clean the underside of all inserts-what a difference that makes to the pf light show!
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I also insert a bulb to each completed bulb holder & verify operation. On this first bulb holder I found the grounding braid had come adrift-that is preventative maintenance!
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Moving across to the kickers the contact kicker arms were quite worn/corroded/flaking-more parts needed!
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and it was so good to look at the playfield with those bright shiny lower rollover wires poking through
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NEXT - playfield under