Does anyone have a recommendation for a Columbus/Central Ohio Pinball TECH? I'm a (very) moderately "skilled" pinball machine DIY guy. I could definitely use a pinball tech that makes house calls. Recommendations?
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Granville, OH
Trent A does some work if you can catch him. I think the biggest operator in Columbus is TNT (not to be confused with Philly TNT) . it's Therese and Tom. https://www.yelp.com/biz/tnt-amusements-columbus . SUPER nice guy and is constantly servicing his route games at Pins Mechanical, 16-Bit.... prob some others.
TNT does service / house calls, around $100/hour. Tom & Therese are nice people.
I dunno that Trent does much in the way of repairs for other people - he's more a buy-sell kinda guy.
What are you looking to have done on a game? The couple times I've looked at having techs service games, I found it was better to just learn something on my own and/or discuss problems with local tech-inclined pin friends.
Quoted from Collin:TNT does service / house calls, around $100/hour. Tom & Therese are nice people.
I dunno that Trent does much in the way of repairs for other people - he's more a buy-sell kinda guy.
What are you looking to have done on a game? The couple times I've looked at having techs service games, I found it was better to just learn something on my own and/or discuss problems with local tech-inclined pin friends.
Agree. Also there are a lot of Pinsiders who are willing to help if you are willing to try on your own. I get it that some guys would rather just call a tech.
I LOVE helping when I can. My time is very limited with all the plates I have spinning. But there is a really really great pin community in Columbus. Let's see if we can get you started so the repair, if it happens, is cheaper.
Thanks for the input. I'd love to get involved in the local pinball community.
Also, I'm not afraid. I'll try to fix/adjust most items, but sometimes the repair is a bit greater than my minimal skill set.
1 week later
I just dropped my "kept in a NON climate control garage for years" JM off at Tilt Amusements in Ostrander Ohio. The machine needs a full go thru and optos and switches adjusted, possibly replaced.
I have high hopes that this will be a good experience. They seemed nice, knowledgeable, and capable.
I'll update as this progresses.
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