Elektra
Bally, 1981Finally decided to use some bonus money and pick up my first pin... a Bally Elektra for $800. Seems to be a love/hate kinda game, but I enjoyed the couple of games I played on it before agreeing to purchase. Cabinet is rough (but not as rough as Aladdin's was!), definitely saw time in the field, but playing surfaces look good, if dirty. Hoping owning a machine lives up to the dream. lol
Post edited by JEFrank: Added additional info on cabinet
I hope you didn't spend all your bonus money yet. Elektra will have neighbors soon.... Welcome. Let's see some pics of your score! 
it starts with electra..... then a couple more, then you loose count , then you build an addition to your house as a game room.... best addition ever!
ENJOY!!
Quoted from JEFrank:Finally decided to use some bonus money and pick up my first pin... a Bally Elektra for $800. Seems to be a love/hate kinda game, but I enjoyed the couple of games I played on it before agreeing to purchase. Cabinet is rough, definitely saw time in the field, but playing surfaces look good, if dirty. Hoping owning a machine lives up to the dream. lol
Welcome to ownership. Welcome to Pinside. Welcome to high scores and multiplying machines. Welcome to frustration and exhilaration: the "almost there" and the "I never had a chance" and the "did you see that" with "unbelievable" following close behind. One of the best things I have ever done is get a pinball machine. Bought my first just over a year ago and am now up to four. Too much fun! Hope you feel the same after time goes by. And it will be ok if you get JUST one more. Happy high scores my friend.
Quoted from JEFrank:Hoping owning a machine lives up to the dream. lol
It can be a pain when things are not working right but overall it's a blast to have your own. Like the others said, it's hard to stop at just one.
Pics will get posted once the beast makes its move to my basement. Saw the machine last Friday... hemmed and hawed... decided to hold off. The guy wanted $1100 and had someone coming over to look at it on Saturday. Had finally decided I was going to offer him $750 since the Craigslist ad was still up this morning when he sent me a message saying he'd go as low as $800. Decided that was the sign I needed. lol
Quoted from JEFrank:Pics will get posted once the beast makes its move to my basement. Saw the machine last Friday... hemmed and hawed... decided to hold off. The guy wanted $1100 and had someone coming over to look at it on Saturday. Had finally decided I was going to offer him $750 since the Craigslist ad was still up this morning when he sent me a message saying he'd go as low as $800. Decided that was the sign I needed. lol
nice work being patient and getting the price you wanted. Can't wait to see the pictures.
Elektra was the only machine I sold at a loss.
That was ages ago, back in '92
It's also the only time I broke a painted backglass.
That's the reason for selling it at a loss.
Still don't have her leveled, but played it some anyway. Everything seems functional, except sound is barely audible and it seems like the pot is broken from the board; voice works though. Need some caps on the plastics, a replacement gate for the middle ramp, and light bulb for the #2 target on the upper playfield... and probably need to remove the factory battery, think I see some corrosion. All in all, doesn't seem to bad for $800.
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Elektra was one of my first three pins. Got mine in a three package deal. Really fun game once you understand the rules. My sound wasn't working at all when I got it. Rebuilt the sound board with parts from big daddy. http://www.bigdaddy-enterprises.com/ Make sure you get the two small pots too. If you have any questions PM me and feel free to stop by. I'm just south of you in Tecumseh off of M-52
Quoted from rottenrobert1313:Nice score!
Elektra was one of my first three pins. Got mine in a three package deal. Really fun game once you understand the rules. My sound wasn't working at all when I got it. Rebuilt the sound board with parts from big daddy. http://www.bigdaddy-enterprises.com/ Make sure you get the two small pots too. If you have any questions PM me and feel free to stop by. I'm just south of you in Tecumseh off of M-52
Thanks Robert. I'm probably going to "cheat" and send my sound and MPU boards out to be reworked. I'm just not sure enough of my soldering skills on anything smaller and more sensitive than a piece of 1/2" copper pipe. The hard part now is to stop looking at the Craigslist ads. lol
Quoted from JEFrank:Thanks Robert. I'm probably going to "cheat" and send my sound and MPU boards out to be reworked. I'm just not sure enough of my soldering skills on anything smaller and more sensitive than a piece of 1/2" copper pipe. The hard part now is to stop looking at the Craigslist ads. lol
No problem. I hope you can get it working. It's a fun one. And yeah....do as sunking said. Cut that battery out ASAP. Take care.
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