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The Who's Tommy, and free pinball

By MarkG

5 years ago


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    #4 5 years ago

    Fascinating reading. I bet you had a lot of fun doing this for DCPA.

    How did you learn so much about electromechanicals? What is the best way to learn them and to understand schematics like you do?

    #6 5 years ago
    Quoted from MarkG:

    https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/forum/electro-mechanical
    Read a few of the threads and see if you can follow along with the issues and diagnoses. I think that's an often overlooked learning opportunity. If you don't understand something, ask for clarification. That'll only make the thread more useful in the long run.

    I've been trying to do this but it's difficult for me to follow along when I read something like, "reset relay trips, the 100k light doesn't come on" without seeing it in real life.

    I've read Clay's pinrepair site more times than I can count and also Steve Fury's thread several times along with your fun with pinball site but again it's easier in real life than reading it.

    Quoted from MarkG:

    The last best option might be to find someone to mentor you. I've been contemplating putting together a class but haven't sussed out the details yet.

    I've been thinking the same thing. I think it would be easier to watch someone else troubleshoot issues and read schematics and I may know one or two local guys who would be willing to do this for me.

    Bruce

    I also think that it's easier to learn how a working game's reset and other functions work vs a non working game.
    (Luckily I have two examples of the same game that I can use as a reference while working on one or the other)

    #7 5 years ago

    I found some animated videos from Steve Fury that are very helpful. The videos of the working mechanical parts are inserted into shots of the schematic with animations/highlighting showing the switches and circuits being used.

    Maybe you can do something similiar with your fun with pinball website?

    https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/williams-4-player-reset-sequence-animation#post-4478411

    #10 5 years ago

    I struggle with graphics and animations. (I had to draw a rubber ring chart for my game by hand because I couldn't figure how to do it on the computer)

    Steve Fury did a fantastic job with his videos. I've saved his youtube channel so I can watch them all.

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