Ahoy! I just got my first pinball game! Gottlieb's "The Games". It looks good, but I was told it doesn't work and has not been used in a long time. The end of the power cord is female for some reason, so I cannot plug it in yet. Anyone have any suggestions on things to look for or replace before I try to fire it up? My list so far:

Replace fuses (not sure where they are, or which to buy)
Buy a manual
The simple ground mod (not sure where to source the cable)

Another issue i noticed is the cables in the attached picture are VERY loose, and I have no idea how to fix that. There is nothing to solder them to.

Someone mentioned to check the voltage regulator, but I don't know what that is.
I also have a multimeter, but not sure where to poke it.

Thanks!

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I had to disconnect them to detach the head, and they looked good. Thanks!

This guy gets me.

We had to detach the head to make it weigh less to carry it up the stairs. Thanks for the resources!

[I posted the below on a separate thread for tech support] I replaced the power cord head and have been poking with a multimeter for a while trying to get it to work. Finally when following power from the on/off switch towards the coin door I found this black box with electrical tape all over it. I finally noticed some of the tape was covering a button. I pushed the button and it sprang to life!

So my question is what is this thing, and should I do anything with it/to it? The button appears to be tapped down, but the tape gave way.

Thanks all!

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