FunHouse
Williams, 1990Quoted from Davi:Do you have an insulator for the small PCB?
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/club-led-ocd-tips-tricks-thoughts-and-advice/page/13#post-4854971
I do not...It came with this..
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But doesnt appear to be the insulator you suggest?
Now that I was able to source the lamp sockets its time to re-visit the insert panel. The panel is stripped of hardware and the harness with sockets...
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Both sides are then sanded clean...
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First coat of primer is sprayed fairly lightly...
20210501_193841 (resized).jpgQuoted from cosmokramer:Do I need any of this if im switching to pinscore?
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None of it except the standoffs, Pinscore is a complete replacement.
Quoted from pinballinreno:None of it except the standoffs, Pinscore is a complete replacement.
Awesome, thats what I thought. Thank you
Quoted from cosmokramer:The harness just needs a cleaning...
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The bayonet sockets look great with no corrosion at all...
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I would (and did) replace those bayonet sockets while they are out. They are very inexpensive.
They wont go another 20 years...
You might apply a fixative or acrylic coating to protect the back of the light board from fingerprints.
Ive used this in light coats, it does the job but its not super durable:
https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-K01374000-Gallery-Fixatif-Aerosol/dp/B003VWMM1E/ref=asc_df_B003VWMM1E/
But you can also just use polycrylic:
Quoted from cosmokramer:Insert board put off to the side briefly while I wait for the IDC tool
Moving on to wire harness...
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Since you have the harness out, I would just replace the whole wire...Marco sells it by the foot rather than fixing it no?
Quoted from monkfe:Since you have the harness out, I would just replace the whole wire...Marco sells it by the foot rather than fixing it no?
Thanks
I had no idea that color correct wire was available by the foot. I will look into getting some as I would rather replace it. I will replace the one in the habitrail that I repaired earlier as well..
I hang the harness, remove the split hose sleeve and spray it down with simple green...
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Let it soak for awhile, agitate with a paintbrush, then rinse with clean water...
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Then carefully place it into the dishwasher basket...
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Also put the insert board harness on as well...
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Put in a detergent capsule and off we go.
As you can see I left the micro switches on the harness. This is because I will be replacing them all. The grainy detergent will get into the micro switches and render them useless.
Quoted from cosmokramer:Not much to report, its going to be quite awhile before the playfield comes back and I have been focusing on other things at the moment.
I did just receive my new playfield rails from Reese Rails, they look great.
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Red is awsome!
Boards are on their way back...
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Chris Hibler - CARGPB #31
http://ChrisHiblerPinball.com/Contact ... for board repairs
http://www.PinWiki.com - The Place to go for Pinball Repair Info
Quoted from ChrisHibler:Boards are on their way back...
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Chris Hibler - CARGPB #31
http://ChrisHiblerPinball.com/Contact ... for board repairs
http://www.PinWiki.com - The Place to go for Pinball Repair Info
Looks great Chris! Im sending you a set of boards for TAF soon.
Quoted from ChrisHibler:Boards are on their way back...
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Chris Hibler - CARGPB #31
http://ChrisHiblerPinball.com/Contact ... for board repairs
http://www.PinWiki.com - The Place to go for Pinball Repair Info
Great video and great work Chris...thanks buddy
Quoted from ChrisHibler:Boards are on their way back...
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Chris Hibler - CARGPB #31
http://ChrisHiblerPinball.com/Contact ... for board repairs
http://www.PinWiki.com - The Place to go for Pinball Repair Info
Nice video. Is there a certain point where it makes sense to pull the power driver board and have it serviced to prevent cap leak damage? Or are there signs that leakage may be imminent so that there is notice that the issue needs to be addressed?
Quoted from sb33334:Nice video. Is there a certain point where it makes sense to pull the power driver board and have it serviced to prevent cap leak damage? Or are there signs that leakage may be imminent so that there is notice that the issue needs to be addressed?
I dunno, basically send one board, send them all.
I figure that 30 year old boards benefit from professional cleaning and testing at this point.
Kinda put this on the back burner for awhile. I hadn't heard anything about the playfield for some time and thought it was still sitting in the in the stack of Neo's upcoming work waiting for touch up and clear. I found out yesterday that most of the touch up has been done and I should be getting some photos soon to approve final clear.
This was the motivation I needed to get back in gear...
Most of the smaller mechs were individually bagged, larger ones were just placed in a bin. Now its just a matter of un-bagging a mech, inspecting, dis-assembling, cleaning, and polishing it, then installing a new sleeve during reassembly. Then the mech is rebagged and awaiting installation.
Im waiting for new coil wrappers, but other than that I can work through the batch pretty quickly...
20210622_164840 (resized).jpgI'm shocked at how vibrant the colors cleaned up, Neo knocked it out of the park! I just need to look all the pics over carefully for any more corrections needed, then once the OK is given the field will get final clear coat.
Now I'm ready to shift into high gear knowing that the playfield will soon be on its way...
Quoted from cosmokramer:I'm shocked at how vibrant the colors cleaned up, Neo knocked it out of the park!
Looks incredible.
cosmokramer... those playfield pictures are AMAZING!!! Almost unbelievable! It looks brand new. Congrats!
Funhouse is such an amazing game. My first purchase back in 92', still have it.
Quoted from krankin:Looks incredible.
Quoted from Kerry_Richard:cosmokramer... those playfield pictures are AMAZING!!! Almost unbelievable! It looks brand new. Congrats!
Funhouse is such an amazing game. My first purchase back in 92', still have it.
I'm really surprised at how nice it looks, when Neo first evaluated it he told me that the ball swirls and ground in dirt might not all come out. I was prepared to be a little disappointed and actually started thinking that maybe I should have just ordered a Mirco like I have done in the past. He was able to clean in far better than I ever expected and I am so happy I went this route instead of a repro.
Quoted from sb33334:That Clock looks great! The white looks perfect. Is that a combination of cleaning and paint touch up??
Yes, overall it is a combo of deep cleaning, touch ups and clear coat. I wish I knew more details about how he does it. I will invite him to come here and explain if he wants to. I think it would be interesting.
Quoted from High_End_Pins:Your missing a left side plunger?
Marco is getting really impossible to deal with these days.
Yup, just a simple task of counting was a bit too tough
Quoted from cosmokramer:Yup, just a simple task of counting was a bit too tough
This is how they packed two new coin door skins for me this week.
Nothing between them. Not even film side to film side. 6ECD1B95-CA5A-459E-8264-C91F55C90F9B (resized).jpegA5738993-5775-4F53-BD36-223FB39861B2 (resized).jpeg1FA1E6F0-6135-4AF5-BB72-ACBDBABA0130 (resized).jpeg
Here is a “brand new “apron they sent me
They just throw things in a box with no inspection or care. If it’s in the bin it’s going in.
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Tough playfield to restore.
Don’t want to get the topic off track just getting so annoyed with some of these parts and service providers that I have to let you know I feel your pain.
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