Get an EM for $100-200 and fix it. Wouldn't try SS rehab right out of the box.
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Quoted from YKpinballer:And at the end of it having a machine with depth is a lot more fun than an old EM
I think there's a thread somewhere that would dispute that point.
Quoted from polyacanthus:Anything I should know about these or are they just as serviceable?
Pbresource should have just about anything you need
Quoted from polyacanthus:If a EM game hasn't been used in some time are there any precautions I should take or things to check before firing it up to see what works?
Eyeball it...power cord, check the relays--all the insides just to see if there's anything that looks WAY obvious out of place....I plug them in right away and have had no issues. If it's not doing anything I give the start relay a try just to see whats what. I know others have some checklist of things to go through. I am too excited to see what's working. I played several games on one before I noticed the power cord was hanging literally by ONE strand of copper(!?)...it suddenly shot some sparks and started smoking which clued me in that the power cord was shot (guess that would qualify as an issue). No harm done. So now I at least check the power cord
Quoted from polyacanthus:Bally Six Sticks
I'm no expert in old Bally machines, but that looks pretty average. $350 seems a little high too. Personally if you can find practically ANY old Gottlieb you'll have better luck finding parts and advice on how to fix AND it's probably going to be a better player.
Quoted from polyacanthus:I'm definitely not playing it, just feeding the ball down the gutter to get the mechanicals going.
though it was probably played 500 times with that ball anyway....it's all relative
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