Hey baby....ever seen a well hung transistor?

Wait....wrong forumn...

No, those transistors are mounted correctly.

just as seen here, need more?
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here
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or here?
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what almost as if this was how the factory did it or something, mister I have experience and know all.

The board has issues, the transistors are not a hack. you are wrong.

The only things I'm noticing are the capacitors and ground wire on the back. Everything else appears to be stock.

The PCB might look a little odd since it's been removed from the metal mounting plate.

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I never said I know it all, I said in my experience. And if that’s the case as you and ForceFlow posted, then I stand corrected and learned something.

That doesn’t change the fact that the way you post on here is condescending and rude. Lighten up man...it’s a friggin hobby.

exactly

you had already been informed that the transistors were correctly placed yet you responded with " This board did not leave the factory like that.", "Either way, this PSB did not leave the factory with those transistors in place. They were added, so it’s a hack, “improvised repair” or modification", and "I have my collection history listed here, at least a good portion of games I’ve owned, unlike you. Take a look. I have owned over 10 System 1 games and have repaired several others, and I have never seen this on a power supply in one of them. So in my experience, my comments were appropriate."

you did state your experience said the transistors were clearly not factory, in spite of being corrected. Who's being condescending?

Dang, chill out! His response was like that because you started in about him" trying to look smart". Could have just been a discussion. I would have thought the same thing if I found that in a box not knowing it's origin.

i made the mistake of view this thread on my lunch break. i have lost my appetite, and i now feel sick.....

Well technically it did not leave the factory like that. It was attached to a metal mounting plate used as a heat sink.

Sadly getting the thread back on track... From https://www.aussiearcade.com/showthread.php/96220-A-Pinball-Disaster-A-Cautionary-Tale

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The pinball casualties:
Getaway High Speed 2
Pirates Of The Caribbean
Simpsons Pinball Party
Monopoly
Terminator 3
Star Trek DE
Fire
Breakshot
High Roller Casino
Johnny Mnemonic
Family Guy
Wipeout
Jurassic Park Lost World
Flinstones
Champion Pub
Apollo 13
World Cup Soccer
Corvette
Pinball Magic
Black Rose
Hurricane
Demolition Man
24
Playboy
World Challenge Soccer
Grand Prix
Baywatch
Star Wars DE
Comet
Doctor Who

I hope they were insured.... SAD

F*ckin hell

Madre de Dios

Maybe those habitrails are still good? recoup some money and sell some “slightly used/minor smoke damage” parts?

Comic relief aside, that is horrible really, and I feel bad for this guy. That’s a true nightmare...
I actually moved all my power tools to my outdoor garage because a friend just lost his entire house all because he had an old DeWalt battery charging and it shorted, exploded and burned down his entire house along with his antique firearm collection.

One of the leading causes of house fires are those 12v/18v battery chargers. That’s extremely eye-opening. The manufactures get away with it with those little tags that say “never charge unattended”

DON’T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU! CHARGE THEM OUTSIDE, IN A SHED, ANYWHERE THAT’S NOT INSIDE! Even if you must charge inside, put them in the middle of a concrete floor away from any flammable materials.

Stay safe!

Holy shit ! did a bushfire sweep through there? A sad loss.

Ouch !

Bloody hell thats a horrible sight!

Funhouse with raised inserts, barn dust. Might take ball guides and wire harness and build up a funhouse with nicer parts

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Wow, was the whole game in a barn or just an old playfield? At least it can be a wallhanger

Ugh, that's gut wrenching. I feel bad for that guy...

Or, just don't leave them unattended...

True but typically you're not going to spend all the time in a room with the battery as it charges, it can take hours! Plus if it does explode and let's say you're sitting watching tv, you still need a fire extinguisher handy and will probably suffer some fire damage regardless! I'd say the true safe bet is a concrete floor away from flammable materials

Unattended, meaning not leaving the building. It's perfectly fine to go into another room.

If there isn't a extinguisher handy, that should probably be addressed. $15 at any hardware store.

Good advice, I just went out to my workshop and unplugged mine, never again!

A 15 dollar abc would be better than nothing. I personally would up it to a class C.

???
Wouldn't can ABC cover a C?
Maybe I'm confused.

Always have one handy in the game room. You never know...

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Off-topic, but nice Halloween corner!

Thanks and definitely. It’s that time of year!! My daughter’s fav holiday.

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Came across this barn fine.. Didn’t buy it though.. lol

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I am NOT the greatest ^^^

https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.koorsen.com/what-is-the-right-fire-extinguisher-to-use-around-computers-servers%3fhs_amp=true

Electronic boards do not like abc. It's kinda like setting a corrosive bomb off on your machines. Like battery damage it will show its ugly head one day.

A little Novus, about 20 gallons of CP100 and about 40 hours of cleaning she might be ok

Beehive looks ok, at least the one on the shooter housing. Man, what a shame.

Beat me to it! Dammit!

I’m surprised the backglass is as decent as it is. I’d expected it to be completely flaked.
Where is that located, and how much? It’s a disaster but I seriously bet it could be flipping decently with some extra TLC.

The bottom edge is completely shot.

You probably have an extra glass in storage somewhere, right?

Lol, nah. Too hard to find that one loose and in good shape.

One was for sale on craigslist at a garagesale I believe 2 weeks ago

Hm, I must have blown right past it, then. It's not really a title I'm actively pursuing.

Not a pinball , but still horrible
Homemade coin pusher on Ebay in Australia , Advertised as 'vintage style'

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I went and bought a Maximum Force from this really crappy, somewhat cryptic letgo ad. They mentioned other arcade machines but I wasn’t able to get out there for over a month.
This place was quite literally the middle of nowhere. No cell service, an EIGHT MILE DEAD END ROAD. All the signs of “you’re going to get murdered out here”
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Finally I get to this hillbilly heaven of a few ramshackle houses and folks having big bonfires on their front lawns.

On the side of the house there’s a pile stacked to the roof of absolutely destroyed games: Super Hang-On, a dual Time Crisis, two Silent Scopes, some Konami flying games. All smashed to pieces.

The only two games left are Maximum force and an abortion of an X-men vs Street Fighter (with a Big Buck Hunter gun attached for some reason)

When I asked WHY they destroyed the games, this was the pearl of wisdom I received: “Well they wasn’t working right so we’s figured tuh scrap em”

I asked if they had anymore pieces or any pinball parts and they said those had already been destroyed.
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I was looking around the piles of arcade tragedy and found this poor, pathetic Seawitch burned beneath a flight simulator. I wanted to save what was left immediately and they told me “well that’s ‘er burn pit, but if yous really wannit, it’s yers”

If I had just came in a month sooner I could have saved even more.
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They smashed up over 30 arcade machines and a few pinball machines because they didn’t work and they figured nobody wanted them so they never even offered. I heard that several other brave souls ventured out before me and grabbed a game or two, but they weren’t as explorative as myself. Which is completely understandable because they also had a small pack of pit-bulls roaming the backyard and they weren’t terribly happy to see me.

All in all I never thought I’d be in this thread but here I am and let me tell you seeing this in personal was abysmal.

Now I understand the feeling. I could have possibly saved some more bits and pieces, but digging through all the destroyed cabs was just so damn disheartening.

^^ Kudos on saving what you did.

Playfield doesn’t look horrendous. Was it outside and rained on / exposed to the elements? Looks like the plastics and some other parts might be salvageable if the bottom and mechs are all rusted out.

I hope after you finished you told them how much money they just burned.

Did you have insurance? My insurance doesn't want to insure my pinballs for the correct amount, anyone else have problems like this?

It was outside in the rain and elements under the burn pile for a few weeks. They weren't sure exactly what they threw out when...
I tried to gently explain the whole concept to them but... these people only speak "Banjo"

They destroyed the other games because "they didn't work" and I was able to fix 2 of them simply by adjusting the v-sync and other adjustments on the monitors...

The Seawitch is in pretty good shape for the whole ordeal and I'm happy I was able to save it. I've gotten a surprising number of PMs so I'll have to take a closer look tonight. I was absolutely exhausted yesterday when I got it

That wasn't my shed. You'd have to ask the OP on AA. They've been quiet since posting the initial pics though I think.

Sorry .... Someone had to do it

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^^^ Was waiting for that. My buddy sent me this yesterday, I was laughing my ass off for 5 minutes straight. For those who didn’t see it, just scroll down through the “Captions” chrono under the “Description” section.

https://www.captiongenerator.com/1151792/Stern-Pinball-announces-The-Beatles-pinball