Hello Pinheads!!!
I am very excited and pleased to announce that I have my very first pinball of my very own!
I’ve been lurking around pinside for nearly a year, and in fact the info that I have gained from the site and forums was instrumental in my decision to take the plunge. I purchased my Batman from The Pinball Shoppe in Ohio and they shipped it to me. I’ve been collecting old arcade games for a few years and also building new MAME/Jamma cabinets. I’ve always wanted to add a pinball and to the collection and I really got the itch when I attended a local auction of several machines a few months back.
I’m learning as I go, and fixing little things on the machine as I identify the little issues. Right now, the biggie is the coin slots...they only register a coin in about 1 out of 4 coins inserted. I’ve thought about adding a free play button like I do on my arcades but I really don’t want to deface the coin door or the cabinet. So if anyone has any quick fixes please let me know and I’ll do a search on the forum also.
Also, im going to be having a 90’s-themed party and arcade tournament at my house this weekend and I’m going to add Batman to the gauntlet of games that players must score on, to determine their overall ranking. This is a for-fun tournament though, so I’m going to keep the machine Easy and the rules loose.
If anyone has any pointers on how to keep the machine running good all night long then I’m all ears.
I’ve only had the machine a couple of weeks now, and I ordered a PinSound board as soon as I bought the pin. I added the board a couple of nights ago and it is AMAZING but the original power supply is failing it...getting a low voltage error on the PinSound and the audio cuts out at random. So, for the party I put the original sound board back in it (boo) and I’ll tackle the power supply once the party is over and I’ve had a chance to recover.
Thanks in advance, my new friends! I appreciate in advance any wisdom that you may impart, and I’ll do my best to contribute what I can. The wife is totally hooked too, and she’s not really into my arcade video games so I’m jazzed about that!
Woo Hoo!!

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Thank you all for the helpful tidbits of info!
I’ll make sure to post some pics from the party. It’s supposed to get really warm this weekend (90+) so I hope that doesn’t keep people away.
Maybe the meteorologists will be wrong about the forecast.
Nah...that never happens. HA!

Is there a recommended playfield wax, or certain ingredients in certain ones that I should avoid?

I’ve got an original Nintendo DK Jr cabinet that has the VS Super Mario conversion, and an Operation Thunderbolt that was converted to Steel Gunner 2. The others are built by yours truly, with multigame PCB’s in them. I also have a replica of a 4-player Captain America and the Avengers that I built from scratch.

Sorry I’m still figuring out the quote feature with my phone. Thanks for the info, and you’re not kidding...I nearly bought a High Speed before my Batman had even been sent out the door. Had I known that my wife was going to go GaGa over pinball, I would’ve told them to load up the High Speed too! Dang. Oh well, I’m sure I’ll find another one!
(I know that HS2 is better, but I played HS a lot as a kid so there’s a nostalgia factor there).

Hahahahaha you’re probably right...especially because I was out of room even before I bought this pin.

I might have to sell a body part of some type. I want a Batman ‘66 in the worst way. I know that machine is ridiculously overpriced but it’s like a Siren calling from the seven seas, and I can’t seem to shake it. Thinking about starting another topic on that subject, just to get everyone’s take. To me, it just seems like that pin will hold its value like nobody’s business.