Edgerton, WI
Quoted from NicoVolta:*gasp* is this heresy?!?
Yes
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It's not that some of us don't respect your ambition. If I weren't an Em pinball guy I may applaud you for your efforts. It's just the sacrifice made for the experiment that is unnerving. Every year there are a few less original machines to go around. Their not making any more of them. True Em fans would never think of doing something like this. It's not just an old pinball to many if us but a piece of history celebrating our favorite artists and designers. We really love the ding of the bells, smell of ozone, clickity clack of the score motor and the kerchunk of a reset bar. It's part of what gives these old machines some romance and charisma. If it's a little rough and you can't live with it we would all be more than happy to see that same effort put into a proper restoration.
Disclaimer: If it's completely blown out, water logged rusty turd go for it. 
Alex
Quoted from jasonsmith:Just curious but could a whole sound system from an SS machine not just be wired into an EM? You'd have to manually wire up all the triggers but should be fairly simple and even non-destructive if done carefully. The hardest thing to do would be to reprogram the sound chip to put out whatever sounds tickled your fancy.
Or what about taking a sound card out of a Italian EM?
You could. There were aftermarket sound cards made by Wico for Em machines. With that said there was just a discussion about early SS machines that still had a chime unit. It seemed a lot people liked that.
Alex
Quoted from Eddie:some of you guys are really over dramatic
Nah, we're just passionate with a respect for history. Bottom line is everyone is welcome to do whatever they want with their own machine. You don't need approval. I don't think the OPs intent is to make anyone upset. His project is well intentioned but guys that truly love this stuff have very strong opinions.
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1 week later
That's one of the many reasons we love these things. Often times a neglected machine that has sat unused for decades can be brought back to life with little more than some patience, thorough cleaning and adjusting. Bringing an em back from the dead is great feeling. It's fun, rewarding and addictive.
6 months later
Quoted from NicoVolta:Heresy? Yeah. I guess so. But after I'm done I'm hoping this machine will run for a very long time with a fraction of the usual maintenance.
The machine has existed for 53 years and can continue to run indefinitely with simple routine maintenance. You're going to turn it into a one off science experiment to add reliability? 
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