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Nashville, TN
Lookie what's in the cabinet.. one less piece of the playfield to buy..
Cabinet clean..
I think we found the key to the backbox in pic 3! That's where I left it.. acting as part of my drop target mech..
and an initial parts list..
Comet_-_Initial_Recon_002.jpg Comet_-_Initial_Recon_003.jpg Comet_-_Initial_Recon_004.jpg Comet_-_Initial_Recon_005.jpg
I noticed the Elvira lock issue about an hour before it was picked up from my garage but didnt have time to get it fixed. If ball 3 whips around really fast and comes to rest a certain way leaning on the right wall in the lock queue it doesn't push the switch down far enough to activate. That switch is a pain to get to, all the way at the bottom of the playfield, but yeah, it needs adjusting. In the meantime if you jiggle the machine it will fall to the left and register.
I went and played lots of Tron today. No tools today, just playing, so I defer to disko on the earthshaker issues.
I'm ready to get to this whirlwind that's taking up space in my garage. Gotta plow through the rest of this Comet.
Fuse puller and leaf adjustment tool make life easier
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=425
http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=1518
Also, pinballlife sells tubs of 125 rubbers for $29. Comes with a various assortment including flipper rubbers and post sleeves.
in case you missed the other thread and care.. 
http://pinballrestore.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/patina-is-for-coin-collectors/
Quoted from fumbleflippers:Jay,(I think) if you want pics of that MNF just pm me and I'll get them to you. My buddy says $750.
Also to whomever said within earshot of Kevin that he "did pretty well for a black dude", Realy??? I don"t even know where to begin to explain.......
It's "Matt" but I'll send you a PM.
As for the comment... Wow...
There's a thread which shows all the changes here:
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/acdc-v-16-now-available
It's a big one, and apparently well received.
https://pinballrestore.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/enter-the-dragon-err-hakko-808/
Comet... almost... done. And some progress on the Whirlwind.. beginning teardown anyway.
Yeah, gotta get this comet up and out!
I haven't seen this ad but you could go over 200 usings supers or premiums and replacing all the flashers. He's probably using straight pbl bulk whites though from what it sounds like, no way you approach 200 using those cheapies.
Quoted from MWC:Mystic, that Comet is looking awesome. Can you let us know when it goes back to the laundrymat and where that's located? Is it Soap Opera in Smyrna? I remember seeing a Comet in there a while back.
That's the one. Probably back there by this weekend.
Quoted from Crash:Did you ever print that target decal for Comet mystic? The latest photo still shows the old decal. Would be cool to have something I contributed to on there.
I ended up finding the original decal. There was no decal at all when I started.
Hey I'm calling about the no fear you have for sale for $4500.
Sure, come on down and play it if you like.
Wow, I didn't even know this place existed. I don't even need to buy a pin ill just come here once a week.
New client acquired.
I'm pretty sure they're just missing the springs entirely.. I havent had much of a chance to go over this one yet though. I actually lifted trying to fix a simple issue and ran into this bigger issue.. isnt that the way it always works though?
Here's hoping it's just the springs..
I think so but I didn't have a very good opportunity to look at it given the hinge issue. I found both springs to the hinges on the cabinet floor, both kinked pretty badly. The left hinge (the one scraping up the cabinet) appears to be bent outward as well so it's off the inner track like the other one.
Right now the ramp just always stays down. I've got a few different helpful posts about it bookmarked but until I can get back in there it's hard to say.
Quoted from Crash:Wish I was in the area this weekend but I can't. Here's something I'll leave with you though, pictures of "the pit" (and there's more stuff like this in the warehouse space in the back).
There's some good news too, the shop space up front is currently a hunting and fishing store (Lebanon Hunting and Fishing). We used to have the entire warehouse space to ourselves. This store is closing starting 2013. We will once again have this front space available for WORKING games ready for route. It will be our own little "ghetto" arcade. Sure will be fun filling the space with working games!
I dig the jukebox in pic 1! Want!
crap I forgot to order that 4" ring the other day when I placed the getaway order.. oh well, looks like you have more things to order anyway. I got tons of rings up to 3.5" but 4" isn't really common so I have zero. Sorry guys.
http://pinballrestore.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/triumphs-and-failures/
Some shameless plugs for The GG in this one.. and I added their RSS feed as a sidebar. Lots of Monopoly pics.
Well that would do it. Always pull those suckers out before you test them. False positives have us chasing ghosts.
The two in the backbox still out though? And the ones by the center standups?
Pretty happy with my 63mil on Tron.. new record (for me anyway)! woo! So close to that damn portal.. two completed modes away.
I bet you can rent one of those appliance/stair-climbing dollys at Home Depot or Lowes.
Nice pickup by the way. I moved two machines last night, one being a demo man and I can attest it was WAY heavier that the normal size pin we moved. Speaking of, time for some ibuprofen, my back hurts. But at least my garage is now down to 3!
Quoted from Crash:Does that mean you finished Whirlwind?
Means I can now finish whirlwind.
Quoted from Crash:Sounds like fun but $20 is more than I'm willing to pay to play pinball...
You can take some photos Crash.
Sounds awesome Williams. I've been saving $2 every week since the last tournament so i should have $20 saved up by nov 17th. However I can help just let me know.
My USB port on the front of my computer went out a week or two ago and I'm too lazy to reach around to the back to find a free port. I fixed it last night.. so maybe an update will be posted soon. I kind of zipped through that Monopoly so fast and got a little burnt out after 3-4 hours a night for 7 nights straight. I got back on the Whirlwind earlier this week though and it only needs a few minor tweaks and it'll be back. Got all the parts for Getaway and the playfield hinges are fixed so I can roll right into that one once WW is outta here.
Here ya go Crash:
http://pinballrestore.wordpress.com/2012/11/02/unintended-sabbaticals/
Whirlwind is done.. back in the arcade Sunday or around then.
Quoted from Crash:Are those topper LEDs the same ones Shanetastic used for his second Whirlwind? If so that should look pretty amazing.
Yep, same ones. It's not as bright as I'd hoped. In a dark room when you start hitting locks and the flashers start going it looks cool but unless you're WATCHING someone play, it's not like you have time to stare at the topper. In a well lit room you can't even tell it's lit up really. I think it'll look good in the arcade though, it's kinda dark and people watching someone have a good game from afar will have a little light show.
Quoted from myork82:Nice Whirlwind Mystic. I've got a cointaker and pbl order coming in today to pretty much finish out my DM in led's. Gonna be sweeet!
Demo man looks awesome in LEDs. I just did one a few weeks ago and it made a huge difference. There's one socket under the playfield that's hard to get to.
Quoted from Crash:Matt what exactly was wrong with the ramp reset coil on Getaway? From what I saw it was constantly popping open and closed for no reason and thought it was a switch issue.
Need more research as ive mostly been dealing with whirlwind but I know it's not popping up at all and the coil itself has some physical damage as you can see in those pics. I'll probably get to it this weekend.
Quoted from DreamTR:Comet PCB is finally fixed too =)
Awesome!
Side note: wreck it Ralph is a pretty good movie!
waiting on a coil.. going out of town this weekend.. <tumbleweeds>...
Although I'm a bit excited about checking out some local Knoxville pins on route.. apparently they're popping up over there in a few different bars according to the pinside map. Last time I was there I found a very sad and beaten TAF and a half-ass sharkey's shootout. Hoping the LOTR in the old city is in good shape!
Think my best score on Baywatch was around 1.7 bil. So if I had a good run I could compete.
My No Fear might be available then if Robb doesn't buy it back. It's in pretty nice shape. Let me know when you're in the market.
1 week later
Quoted from williams:Operator ingenuity at its finest.
Yes, that is part of a wire tie that is attaching a broken, dry-rotted rubber.
The worst part is the wire tie wasn't trimmed when I got it.
Yeah I "fixed" that for you when I was over there. You gotta trim the zip tie!
Quoted from Pinball-is-great:Got to enter MLV initials for hi-score #1 on T2, but not on any other machines.
What was your score? You probably bumped either Williams or me. I need to get back on some t2. Glad you made it out and had a good time!
Quoted from DreamTR:There will be a surprise at the arcade on Sunday
I see you today and you don't mention this?? Argh. Guess I'll be there on Sunday to see what's comin. If Road Show is still acting up I'll take a look at it while I'm there.
Thanks again for letting me borrower that other thing earlier. <cryptic>
Quoted from DreamTR:mystic: I told you what the surprise was =P
I stand corrected. You did tell me, just did the ol 2+2 in my head and got it.
Sounds good. Mike, I'm on the phone a lot at work so if I don't answer just leave a message and I'll call you back.
Oh this Bride of Pinbot is like T2 and Elvira where the playfield doesn't move outward, just swings up.. I bet that makes working on that head a pain.. looking forward to it. Maybe we'll just yank out the whole playfield on this one like Elvira.
Quoted from myork82:Momentary short....... YUCK!!!! I'd rather a short stay short and blow fire!
Virtual pin update:
Since I was actually off work for once I got to work on it again. I painted it, mounted the psu's, contactors, ledwiz, ipac, flasher resistor boards, relay boards, and started on wiring it. Hopefully ill be able to take it for a test run by Friday. The first picture is the Cree RGB LEDs I'm using for flashers.
Starting to look like a pinball machine! Nice!
I know I said I wasnt going to work on this one until I was done with Getaway but I thought I'd see if it was an easy fix.. 20 minutes and zero parts later.. all works. Back to Huntsville? Let me know when you've got a challenge for me.
Seriously though, I played a few games and the head has some issues. Starts on the second head instead of the first.. top alphanumeric display is a little jacked up.. other than those two issues it seemed to play fine for the short time I played it.
Quoted from Crash:So Bride came all this way for a fuse clip... LOL!
Nah, there are other issues with it but that was the big immediate issue. If you can't turn it on you can't really troubleshoot the rest. She needs a bath anyway.
Getaway should be back in the arcade tomorrow. 100%, just awaiting pickup/delivery.
Bride of pinbot seems to be working near 100% now.. still dirty as hell.
And I think the Skipper and Mary Ann are making an appearance in the garage soon to give my Hakko a workout.
put down some painter's tape to get the edge straight.. easy and quick. The other method would be to hold a straight razor but I like the tape method better myself. Put some sort of spot clear down after the touchup or it'll just come right off after a handful of games.
1 week later
Quoted from williams:Does anyone have a Pinball Life order coming up soon? I need one switch that is out of stock at PBR. It's $4 from Pinball Life but is all I need but shipping just one part would be $7. If someone has an order coming up and can help me out please let me know.
Much appreciated!
I think I'm placing one next week. If you still need something, call me up.
1 week later
Tourney coming up on Saturday February 2nd!
List of games below unless Jason or Mike chime in with any current issues with these games.
Flintstones
Tron
AC/DC
Tommy
Indy 500
Alternates: Getaway & T2
Side Note: Gilligans may be switched out for Indy500 pending my progress and Jason's pickup schedule.
Quoted from GoldenOreos:............
sweet first post..
Quoted from williams:Watching some of you guys play is pretty impressive.
You can come over and watch me play and take some notes if you'd like.. $12 per half hour.
Quoted from williams:You can come over and watch me play and take some notes if you'd like.. $12 per half hour.
I said "some" of you guys.
I didn't see you playing this time? Did you just run the tourney and not play in it this time? Oh yeah, you got knocked out early. haha! <<you can't have a tournament without a little smack talk, especially since I finally did okay in one>>
Damn super mario is kicking my ass now. Plays almost 100% but zero sound. All voltages (5, +12, -12 to both main sound board and aux sound board are correct).. so how come I don't even get a solid LED on either board, much less a blinking one.. argh.. I hate Gottliebs..
Might have to post up outside of the Nash sub-forum on this one..
1 week later
Quoted from williams:It's a shame none of us drink...
Ha! Beeeer. They have an opening date posted yet?
3 weeks later
Quoted from GoldenOreos:i re did the LED's in T2 at GG, so it now has cointakers (blue,red,white) looks a ton better
Yeah, that was my first and only venture into the non-cointaker world of LEDs.. never liked how that one turned out.
BOP is done and heading back soon.
Me and Huntsville don't mix.. you can keep the whole state of Alabama. Go Vols.
1 week later
Quoted from williams:Regraining metal kind of sucks. But...
Thanks to Matt for the tip on Mother's Metal Polish. Stuff works better than anything else I've used.
I think I've gone through a full large jar of that stuff in the past 12 months..
Bad Cats is purring the garage.. with some minor hairballs that need to be worked out.. hey Jason, go pull that Black Rose for me next, at least I like that one. Ahh.. remember that Facebook interaction before we knew each other?
Quoted from Crash:Did you get new insert decals for that game Matt? I would love to have Black Rose back in Antioch, shopped or not. Great game!
I just meant my garage, then you can take it back to Huntsville when I get sick of it... I mean.. Shopped it.
Quoted from Crash:Yeah I know we're missing the monster slide plastic. So we're actually missing the slime plastic too, no wonder I couldn't find that! Where does it go?
To the left of the pop bumpers, in your case, to the left of the tail light. When the multi balls launch out it flies over that plastic (and sometimes lands on it, causing it to crack). Always missing, except on the Game Galaxy version!!
1 week later
Was looking through the IFPA website and it appears the top 16 people qualify for the TN state championship? "Top 16 qualify for IFPA Tennessee State Championship"
And there's only 14 of us.. awesome. See you guys at the TN State Pinball Championship.. I'm making shirts...
3 weeks later
Quoted from DreamTR:Thanks to Matt we now have Bad Cats back in the arcade repaired and working!
My wife appreciates the lack of "BAD CATSSSSSSSSS" shout outs in the garage.. to be clear, I didn't shop her out but she plays!
Sorry I missed the tourney, had some prior obligations. Sadly I might have to miss the next one as well since I've got a bundle of joy on the way right around then.. we shall see! Maybe I can sneak away for a few hours.
2 weeks later
Quoted from williams:Glad you're making the trip down. If you don't play in the tournament, still say hi to us. We're pretty much a friendly group. Except for Matt. He's kind of a pain.
I am a dick. Unless you meant the other Matt, but I've heard he's a dick too. How long is Tron on eardrum-bleed mode? Need to break away for a bit.
6 months later
Quoted from williams:I was there today with Will and it was a nice setup. IMO, if Star Trek isn't the best thing Stern has put out, it's top 2. It rules, and you guys should be pumping quarters in it immediately.
In case you don't know, Will is moving back to Phoenix so the title of league dominator is now up for grabs. In his honor, I picked games for the next tournament that he has pretty much owned in the past.
Game lineup is tentative.
Star Trek (Stern) - Will be $.50 during practice games, tournament games are free
Metallica - Will be $.25 during practice games, tournament games are free
Fish Tales
Sopranos
Alternates
Tron
Monopoly
See you on December 7th at 2:00 pm at Game Galaxy!
I might have to come out of retirement if Will is gone.
1 month later
Quoted from williams:DreamTR said:
Hey Crash, you have any tips on getting the backbox open on Police Force if there is no key and drilling didn't do much?
Part it out?
best line in two pages.. I'm all caught up. See you guys in another month or so.
2 weeks later
2 months later
Quoted from DreamTR:Crap that was broken and fixed on Saturday:
I
Beat the Clock Upper Right Flipper switch (?) adjusting it does not seem to work
I'm going to have to make a reappearance at GG with a business card and a switch adjustor. Come on Mike! Fix that pig!
it should be noted.. the switch that needs adjusting is the LOWER right flipper switch... it controls the UPPER right flipper. You'll notice there's a double switch stack on the lower right. One of those two switches sends power to the upper right switch. It's just not making good contact..
1 month later
Quoted from DreamTR:The Smyrna laundromat has my arcade games in the place. The Comet was actually shopped out and fixed up by Mystic. I do not own any of the pinballs in the place.
wckrusa: There should be some pins in Murfreesboro now as well...
you shoulda seen that beast before I got it! Had to use pipe clamps and wood glue to get the cabinet back together.. woooo the comet fiasco.. lets not talk about the board that's in that thing... there some interesting posts on the shop job here from August to Sept 2012.
https://pinballrestore.wordpress.com/
World Cup in the garage now is coming along.. slowly.. slowly.. but looking nice...
haha.. I work in spurts.. car.. pinball.. radios.. cheese.. it's a rotation really. One more ramp to clean and put back on and it'll be all back together. flipper rebuild, new GI pins and connector.. and I think it'll be done. 6 months in the making.. I could say I was planning on finishing when the real world cup started.. that's what I'm going to go with.
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