I just purchased my first pinball machine, a 1991 Gottlieb Surf ‘n Safari and I have 3 questions if anyone can assist:
1. All of the flasher bulbs in the back glass are not working.
2. The spinner is sitting horizontal so the ball just rolls under it without spinning it. I can spin it with my finger but it’s natural state of rest is horizontal.
3. High scores are not saved. When I turn off the machine there are no high scores remaining. It has the soldered in button battery.
Thanks.
Quoted from Jeffh141:1. All of the flasher bulbs in the back glass are not working
If its all of them, then its a fuse. Whenever i get a machine, i buy or download the manual. I then replace every fuse double checking the value of what i pulled out against manual. You would be surprised after 30 years how this can go wrong.
People are generally lazy and dont look, or replace a blown fuse with proper one.
2. Spinner, pull it out and bend the little side tabs so they are up a little looking dead on. This will help gravity find home on spinner.
3. That battery will need replacing, its 30 yeats old too.
Congrats on first game, ive owned this one. Miss it, but sold it to Banning Pinball museum, so at least i get to visit it.
Welcome to pinside!
See you later gator.
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