Hey Vid,
Just wanted to say thanks for this awesome thread. It's taken me a week to read this entire thread but it is full of great info both in your initial restore parts and all the answers to other peoples questions. Very informative. I bought a Bally Freedom machine a few years ago with the intent to restore it. Cleaned it up and got it playable and it kinda sat on the back burner. After reading your thread it's got me ready to get this project going again. It might be next year before I start as I'm amassing parts / equipment but I'll definitely post here when I do.