Brilliant! Is this sponsored by Haynes in some way? Steve this is very well done thank you! I'm looking forward to your take on the pitch assembly if you manage to cover that, the step by step on the batting unit is invaluable! nothing like it out there.

Target assemblies look great! It looks like the clear coat on the decals didn't have a negative reaction (shrinkage, wrinkling) as I was afraid would be the case. You've restored my confidence to carry on with the apron restore as opposed to duplication which stalled ages ago.

Hi Steve, Brilliant work, I managed to fix the pitch unit in mine thanks to your pics, the gear box is at PBR getting repaired right now. The apron is the final frontier for me still, little time these days. The label if you haven't received it already is in a pic below, they are both 3" square. And for the backbox lamps I picked 60w equiv led lamps I found at home depot (Cree HD part# 810048026012), candle type led's for the coin box made by philips (HD Part# 046677435110).

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Below is label to the right of the above label
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Then the Cree led lamps, only 9w and run very cool and bright; described as Cree 9-Watt (60W) A19 Daylight (5000K) Dimmable LED Light Bulb
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Sounds like the out unit at the far back end of your machine (under playfield) might not be returning all the way. If it's never had the original grease removed it'll be gummed up.

Remove playfield and see when you pull the lever the "wheel" freely returns to rest pos on it's own, the springs make that happen but if it's dirty it won't return right. Needs to be taken apart and degreased. I used no grease or oil in re assembly myself except on the teeth.

Nice work Kev! Glad that's sorted out, I hope it works out. Also some steppers in the back box that could benefit from the same Qtip treatment when you get around to it. I forget the names of those ones but there is one that resets also which affects credits and scores I believe. It's front and center. Have fun and working on it can be half the fun, I can send you a pdf of the schematic if you want. Pm me if your interested.

Oh and all the Circlips need to come off because not only the toothed gear is gummed up but also the arms (ratchets). Everything affixed to a shaft is gummed up on those assemblies.

Something to note with leaf switches, the start relay for example, be sure you don't adjust them too far, they need to be not only close but let them rub the full stroke. They need delay as they are not instant power on (up) considering the other relays each switch powers.

A good example of what I'm trying to say is the bat EOS switch, Steve you know this, if you only alow that switch to just touch you'll notice you get extra bats which isn't right. One pitch, one shot at batting. So the eos switch let it touch early, by the time the bat gets to it's end the switch has been touching long enough to trip multiple other relays to make the game know you tripped the bat. Once

Let the switches trip early as a rule.

Very nice, also the start relay is a major component allowing power to a lot if the game. It's coil is energized the entire time. Check resistance across those switches as well as the health of that coil.

Is that a bushing in the score reel? Mine works great but wondering if I should take a closer look. The game works great though right now.

Wow Steve it looks great! I was on the fence about using carriage bolts but I think it's the right thing to do to prevent the mess I had from happening again. I assume 1/4" x 1.5" Long? Marco has a nice selection.

http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/4320-01123-24

Or maybe #10 x 1.25"
http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/4310-01123-20

Looking forward to it!

Kev your handle looks like it sits to low, otherwise really good shape.

Sorry Kevin I missed that note, for the machine I used just Black, white, beige, but the orange I hate to admit, I had it custom made with Cloverdale Paints because I wanted it in a spray can. Their code was AC110 GILDED VISION. I think the front apron is more of a red from pictures I've seen but I'm not going to be fussy since I've been at this machine for 4 long years! this is the final piece of the puzzle what Steve is doing. Mine was had so much wrong with it, I cleaned and checked every single part, still needed tweaking, STILL needs a tweak but find by using the machine a lot of little issues work themselves out.

http://www.myperfectcolor.com/en/color/92302_Cloverdale-Paint-AC-110-Gilded-Vision

Thanks Steve, no rush on this, take your time. I'll pm you and want to donate to your cause!