My pachinko machine works, but it never gets played. Not nearly as fun as pinball.

I haven't been able to figure out repairs at all.

I'm real sorry. I feel for ya. keep your chin up it will all be over soon.

I got a Woody Woodpecker pachinko. Real nice looking. Thats all anyone ever does is look at it.
Pachinko is as fun as watching paint dry. Mine never broke down so I haven't had to fix it....and if it did I probably wouldn't.

I also have a couple in my collection, they are the more current models. I have not had to repair them, thank God, there just full of boards...

Mine don't get much play either Wes, but they look good on the wall...

Good Luck.

I can see the appeal of having some pachinko machines in your game room for atmosphere, but I think it's pretty much a pointless game once you remove gambling from the equation. Unlike pinball, there just isn't anything intrinsically fun about the game itself.

I had one once .. I decided to power the lights from a battery hooked to a trickle charger. That way it wasn't always needing to take up a plug. It also kept it "portable" at a whim.

I like pachinko! I like pinball a LOT more, but pachinko's all right...

It's possible to control the ball launch velocity and therefore 'aim' your shots. When I was living in Los Angeles in the 1980s there were a few places in Chinatown that had pachinko as well as pinball (many of us Old Dudes remember when every place in the big cities had pinball!). Most people were content to just bang away at the launcher but every now and again I would see someone who was obviously calculating their shots. Took a while but I got how it was done.

And when it gets old after a while, the balls make outstanding wrist-rocket ammunition.

Pachiko balls also look great in the TZ gumball machine.

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pdi-glass-my-opinion

I power all of mine with a 9volt battery. Since it comes on for a split second when you hit a scoring pocket or when you need to fill the hopper, it seems to work just fine and last a long time. I get the 9volt connectors from radio shack. They also have the 9volt battery holders there. I have started using the 7volt bulbs too as they shine pretty bright with the 9volt battery and again they arent on long enough to do any damage to the bulbs. I hope this helps.

WhYbEnOrMaL

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Sorry, I didn't mean to insult the children...Nice layout you got there.

No insult. No worries. Some people are into them and some aren't. Thank you though. I personally like vintage pachinkos and vintage EM pinballs the most.

what is the whole idea behind this game anway?
I see them from time to time but not sure about the object of the game
and are some players better at it then others?
-is it a game of skill or just gravity ?

I see, thanks hawkeye11
for some reason I thought you dumped them all in top and just watched them tumble

Awesome set up ya have there Whybenormal!