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Redondo Beach, CA
Quoted from pinball_faz:ok... I'll bite. My electronics kung-fu is weak... that said, I thought a burnt resister was basically a short. How did that piggy back thing add any value to the circuit. Or did the resister completely burn through (open).
I like your more elegant repair.
Thanks,
faz
The original resistor fried and the previous owner removed it but didn’t have the correct value as a replacement. If you combine resistors you can often achieve the correct resistance needed with just some spare parts laying around the shop. There is a nifty formula for doing just that but it looks awful installed on the board. The previous repair was within specs.
Quoted from pacmanretro:Even for required wattage?
Amazingly, yes. Both looked to be rated for 5 watts.
6 months later
Quoted from king-pin:I am to busy shopping out my pinballs so I let my kindergarten aged child touch up the cabinets .[quoted image]
Looks like pretty good coverage. 
1 month later
Quoted from pinballplusMN:Bally Party Zone. I guess they didnt want to replace with a post to protect the ramps so use a screw instead.[quoted image]
I’m trying to figure out what the game is. It isn’t a Party Zone. 
1 year later
Quoted from djblouw:So what’s the fuse rating of 18 gauge wire?
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Also, on the same SBM, a switch was installed under the pf. Haven’t figured out what it’s for yet. And it’s not a credit switch, since there is one on the door already.
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I think that wire is factory also. Probably just harvested from another area of the pin to get things going. It’s a lot like taking a vein from your leg to patch up your heart. Perfectly fine. 
3 months later
Quoted from MrBally:The hot glue minimized the wire harness wires, Wire eyes and the solenoid windings from breaking off of the coil wire eyes. The small movement of the coil, when energized, took a toll on this stuff. Driving out to Bel-Mark lanes on a snowy Sunday night when I was on-call, to solder a wire onto a Flipper Coil, sucked hind tit. 38 miles each way.
I've seen the hot glue thing too. Seems unnecessary to me.
1 year later
Quoted from Billc479:Is that even the correct coin door for that machine?
Are those thru bolts or wood screws dug into the cabinet? Wow
Fortunately, correct coin door. The extra bolts are actually big ass wood screws. It is going to take some effort but is fixable.
Quoted from mtn-:And what about those kegs of beer?
It is wine believe it or not. The game actually smells like wine too. That is a first for me. Usually they smell like cigarettes.
Quoted from cottonm4:Well, at least the damage to the cab is hidden under the legs. Drill and install some dowel rod and travel on.
Slop some JB Weld into those "extra" holes, sand and paint.
I was just going to drill them out clean and glue in wood dowels.
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