Quoted from AlexF:It's a good stepping stone to learning how to go completely through a game.
To be truthful, I can't remember a machine (if any) that I plugged in before totally going through. My first machine was a
1956 United Shuffle. I picked it up pretty much in boxes. Not much choice but go through it. My first pin was a Grand Prix.
Went through it (the best I could at that time), and eventually had it playing..
After totally going through a machine, some amount of trouble shooting is almost always needed, but most problems were
fixed before they knowingly existed by first going through the machine..
Good lighting is a huge plus. I'm still learning that. Seems like I still work in dim light more than not..