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King Pin restoration- picking up speed

By rufessor

8 years ago


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#36 6 years ago

Although the grounding braid is fun to install, if you are into doing it over kill where it doesn't matter at all (and you are), it will serve very little to any point except maybe, and I mean maybe when you power on and off the sucker with your hand on something that is grounded and there is a short in the switch. Thus, not likely. I have powered on and off 100s of games, literally hundreds of times and never received a shock. Old games, occasionally, but games like King Pin, never. BTW, the best part of your restoration is the time it took, the photos and growth you have made, along with you side stepping and restoring/building a compressor along with finally getting 240 installed for your new blue baby. Now, trick question, if the meter reads 6.3 volts AC or DC, what is the actual voltage likely to be? Think RMS.

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#71 6 years ago

Nice work, game is a winner due to its history in Tilt the movie

#79 6 years ago

Buffer1.jpg is the ideal solution, nothing goes far when it gets caught into the wheel due to over application pressure or lack of polish in the wheel itself, or very rough surface. Isn't that one a hack job by our friend Clay?

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#94 6 years ago

The process of removing the star rollovers is quite easy once figured out. Involves flat wood toothpicks, and takes about 1 mins now each or less. Broke my first trying years ago, never have broken one again doing it with flat wood toothpicks. The key is to get the teeth holding it in place 'open', and saying 'open', usually three does it around the nipple tip or maybe four toothpicks. positioned around it. Hope that helps, again never broken one since with this method and its fast.

#106 6 years ago

I understand the 'do it the right way', but you can have it working immediately if you just follow my directions. Box of flat toothpicks has worked for nearly a decade, and grace under pressure is better than doing it 'brute force'. There is something to be said about doing it right, vs doing it for profit or security. There is an art in restoration, and being proud instead of prideful has its merits.

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