Hello -
Backstory - I have a 1962 Gottlieb Tropic Isle that I am working on to bring the game into complete functionality. The main board has a counter installed, I believe this records the number of times the system was played. Discovered that the axle that the counter wheels rotate on was protruding out of the left side of the enclosure. Counter does not increment, guessing that the internal mechanism is not in alignment. Plan is to remove the counter, disassemble it, make whatever repairs are needed, bench test then reinstall.
Advice / coaching needed. Have any of you taken the counter apart to make repairs? If so, any warnings or tips tied to parts with springs or other?
Would rather do a repair than replace to keep the machine as original as possible.
Thanks in advance for your input
Eric