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Pinball Horror Pics!!

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#4751 11 months ago

I just added fuses to all my old Williams games a couple weeks ago checked the power fuse values and added the missing thermistors. Now I see what happens with out the fuses at the rectifier. That’s burn the house down stuff there .

#4752 11 months ago
Quoted from chickfisher68:

I just added fuses to all my old Williams games a couple weeks ago checked the power fuse values and added the missing thermistors. Now I see what happens with out the fuses at the rectifier. That’s burn the house down stuff there .

Ive added a few of these to my Early Williams games to prevent rectifier issues:

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/5040-09051-RC

#4754 11 months ago
Quoted from Knxwledge:

Customer's Pinbot... Daily reminder not to overfuse [quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]

Game could always be rethemed as a "China Syndrome" game.

#4755 11 months ago
Quoted from chickfisher68:

I just added fuses to all my old Williams games a couple weeks ago checked the power fuse values and added the missing thermistors. Now I see what happens with out the fuses at the rectifier. That’s burn the house down stuff there .

Williams did eventually add fuses to the bridges, ironically "FIRE" was the first game with them.

#4756 11 months ago
Quoted from gdonovan:

Williams did eventually add fuses to the bridges, ironically "FIRE" was the first game with them.

It would have been thematically appropriate to have FIRE burst into flames during gameplay. Each game comes with a glass of water and a Pingulp to have it ready.

#4757 10 months ago
Quoted from Robotworkshop:

I think that overfusing elsewhere in the game allows too much current to go through the bridge, shorting the bridge, then the meltdown happens.

Not so, I had the same thing happened to a Williams Sorcerer pinball. I was lucky,
the transformer did not get fried, and only the red wires melted together.

I think product management cut cost in this part/area of the machines because
the games would all be out of warranty...The joys of engineered obsolesces.

#4758 10 months ago
Quoted from Mathazar:

I'm thinking of refreshing several of my SS pins with new glass. PBL has been mentioned a couple times today - is that a decent deal for new standard size glass (2 for $99)? I've never bought new pinball glass before. Or do most of you guys try to get cheaper glass locally from a glass company?

Quoted from Mathazar:

I'm thinking of refreshing several of my SS pins with new glass. PBL has been mentioned a couple times today - is that a decent deal for new standard size glass (2 for $99)? I've never bought new pinball glass before. Or do most of you guys try to get cheaper glass locally from a glass company?

Quoted from ForceFlow:

It's an ok price, but you also need to factor in shipping.
I've always gotten my glass from local glass shops. It's much cheaper ($30-$40 per sheet) if you can find the right place that does it.

Quoted from Knxwledge:

Here in SoCal I can get a sheet of playfield glass for $55. Shop around a bit, call for a quote first, as I had people quote me as high as $120. If you grab it locally don't have to deal with shipping which for something like glass is the ideal solution.

I got glass locally, too. Make sure you tell the glass shop that you do not want the identifier "bug" imprinted on the glass that states that the glass is tempered, unless you do not mind that identifying "bug" . Make sure that you get a copy of the ordere showing no bug is to be put on. The glass shop had to eat one they made for me because someone did not follow instructions---and I had it in writing.

#4759 10 months ago
Quoted from gdonovan:

Williams did eventually add fuses to the bridges, ironically "FIRE" was the first game with them.

That's a fun fact and a fun game.

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#4760 10 months ago

I’ll leave this here

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#4761 10 months ago
Quoted from rollinover:

I’ll leave this here
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Wow, you got your stern topper already!

#4762 10 months ago
Quoted from rollinover:

I’ll leave this here
[quoted image]

That's an easy $700 for sure.

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#4763 10 months ago

Working on a reimported Creature... found these holding up a warped plastic.

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#4764 10 months ago

The cow ramp on this AFM was so broken that someone glued it to the playfield.

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#4765 10 months ago

I saw this horror posted elsewhere within the last few days

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/flooding-destroyed-pinball-italy#post-7608834

#4766 10 months ago

I guess the ball was too spicy for this poor Ted....

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#4767 10 months ago

The solenoid’s were a bit intermittent on a Robocop I bought a while back!

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#4768 10 months ago
Quoted from Lostcause:

The solenoid’s were a bit intermittent on a Robocop I bought a while back![quoted image]

Time to strip all that off an install some eyelets for those parts. I've rebuilt several boards that looked like that.

#4769 10 months ago
Quoted from Lostcause:

The solenoid’s were a bit intermittent on a Robocop I bought a while back![quoted image]

What is it about Data East attracting the hackiest of hackers?

#4770 10 months ago

Was he sneaking a quick dart between games?! Lol

Quoted from lanfeust:

I guess the ball was too spicy for this poor Ted....
[quoted image]

#4771 10 months ago
Quoted from Robotworkshop:

Time to strip all that off an install some eyelets for those parts. I've rebuilt several boards that looked like that.

I cleaned it all up and got busy with the soldering iron, played it for over a year with no issues then sold it to someone I know and still ok.
But yeah your way is the best way but I’m no pro

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#4772 10 months ago

Pop bumper Coil
I had to fully destroy it to remove it from the plunger

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#4773 10 months ago
Quoted from TheCnyPinGuy:

Pop bumper Coil
I had to fully destroy it to remove it from the plunger
[quoted image][quoted image]

How do you get those pinballs to stay in the gumball machine? I've tried two separate times with different machines and the pinballs broke the glass both times.

#4774 10 months ago
Quoted from Electronmagic:

How do you get those pinballs to stay in the gumball machine? I've tried two separate times with different machines and the pinballs broke the glass both times.

I have the same gumball machine filled with pinballs for 15 yrs without braking the glass

#4775 10 months ago
Quoted from lanfeust:

I guess the ball was too spicy for this poor Ted....
[quoted image]

I see what goes on in the Funhouse parking lot...and why Rudy eyelids are always half closed...

#4776 10 months ago
Quoted from Electronmagic:

How do you get those pinballs to stay in the gumball machine? I've tried two separate times with different machines and the pinballs broke the glass both times.

Honestly, never thought about it. I just had balls as they get retired from the machines.

Never even crossed my mind the glass break lol
Doing it for quite some time

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#4777 10 months ago

Seen on Facebook today:

Brownmud... or... Mudwater...

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#4778 10 months ago
Quoted from pinballslave:

Seen on Facebook today:
Brownmud...
[quoted image]

This looks like what you get when you mix a Blackwater with a Whitewater.

#4779 10 months ago
Quoted from pinballslave:

Seen on Facebook today:
Brownmud... or... Mudwater...
[quoted image]

That’s from that oil spill, deep water horizon

#4780 10 months ago
Quoted from pinballslave:

Seen on Facebook today:
Brownmud... or... Mudwater...
[quoted image]

What’s wrong with that? Probably just a fuse!

#4781 10 months ago
Quoted from pinballslave:

Seen on Facebook today:
Brownmud... or... Mudwater...
[quoted image]

A little Novus 2 on a rag.

#4782 10 months ago
Quoted from pinballslave:

Seen on Facebook today:
Brownmud... or... Mudwater...
[quoted image]

Other than the apron and the lockdown bar, it is hard to see that anything would be salvageable on this one. Maybe the plastics would clean up OK, maybe.

#4783 10 months ago
Quoted from cottonm4:

Other than the apron and the lockdown bar, it is hard to see that anything would be salvageable on this one. Maybe the plastics would clean up OK, maybe.

The legs, metal brackets and ball guides could probably be salvaged too, maybe even the boards. Bigfoot with mud could be sold as a high end custom mod. And just put the wiring harness in the dish washer and it'll clean up nicely!

#4784 10 months ago

Wh2o muddy waters limited edition

#4785 10 months ago

hows that song go.........love that dirty water ohhhhh Boston you'r my home.......lol

#4787 10 months ago

That's some serious nightmare fuel there. They said insurance only covers their building and not all the games.

Silver lining is they did manage to save some populated playfields.

#4788 10 months ago

Looks like an Orbiter 2 remake.

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#4789 10 months ago

Vintage look

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#4790 10 months ago
Quoted from rollinover:

Vintage look
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Why would someone do this to a pinball machine you ask... Well, because there weren't enough remnants left over to do the pool table.

#4791 10 months ago

crack project.seemed reasonable at the time I bet.

#4792 10 months ago

i kinda like that actually.....lol.

Wouldnt have to worry about scratching the cabinet.....

#4793 10 months ago
Quoted from rollinover:

Vintage look
[quoted image]

I like the old school garbage can.

#4794 10 months ago
Quoted from chad:

I like the old school garbage can.

I grew up with those garbage cans. And now they are old school ?

#4795 10 months ago
Quoted from rollinover:

Vintage look
[quoted image]

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Sargent-Dr-Lockport-NY-14094/31435554_zpid/

They actually dropped that photo from the real estate listing. It's been for sale forever.

#4796 10 months ago
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Sargent-Dr-Lockport-NY-14094/31435554_zpid/
They actually dropped that photo from the real estate listing. It's been for sale forever.

Wow. That’s a lot of house for under $1m. Unfortunately it was decorated by Stanley Kubrick for The Shinning II. There is something so creepy about certain houses frozen in time.

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#4797 10 months ago
Quoted from SantaEatsCheese:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1-Sargent-Dr-Lockport-NY-14094/31435554_zpid/
They actually dropped that photo from the real estate listing. It's been for sale forever.

The house and the pinball have been posted here a few times. Always amusing when it comes up

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#4798 10 months ago

Best ground ever.

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#4799 10 months ago
Quoted from lincolnv:

Best ground ever.
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Do not let this go to your head! You might have posted the Photo of The Year.

#4800 10 months ago
Quoted from lincolnv:

Best ground ever.
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Guys installing it:
"It's a safety pin ... looks safe to me"

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