I plugged in the Data East secret service pinball and it wouldn't work. The previous owner thought transformer so I swapped the transformer from it into my Data East 35th Anniversary Playboy. The Secret Service transformer powered up the Playboy with no issues.
So I swapped the Power Supply board from Playboy into Secret Service. The Secret Service fired right up. So there are obviously issues with it's power supply.
But none of the flippers work and none of the coils fire.
I checked the fuses and replaced the 3A fuse in the Flipper Board. Now I have the flippers working. But the top right flipper is erratic and best. I will have to trouble shoot it and replace the coil or whatever is faulty.
The coils I can't figure out. I will have to dig deeper.
There are also a few switches not working and the right spinner is missing. The bottom half of the display doesn't work - so I transferred the Playboy one in to use diagnostics. I found out that the diagnostic service switch doesn't work either.
Lots to do...
Friday, November 22, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Racing is life - Everything in between is just waiting....
So said the great Steve McQueen.
So when I was at the sale last week in Bellingham WA I was a little disappointed. Everything was crazy high priced - pinball machines for $3800 bucks... kinda out of my league. I'm not that desperate to buy stuff.
But like my dad says, you go to sales without any expectations and then you won't be disappointed. Just look around and have an open mind. It's when you plan on buying something that you tend to over spend. Make sense?
So at the sale as I walked around I spied an old video game tucked in the back. I walked past it 3 or 4 times before realizing it was for sale. A Manx TT motorcycle racing game. And the price tag read a hundred bucks. I played this game when younger - lots of fun. You sit on the small motorcycles and race each other.
I asked the guy if it ran and he said last they plugged it in it did. He offered to run a cord to it and power it up once things calmed down at the sale. I said don't bother and asked if I could come back in a week to pick it up. I handed him $100 when he said yes.
So Yesterday I went and picked it up. Here is a shot of it in the garage...
I have 2 bikes for it. One needs a part fixed because it just flops on the stand.
But the game is all there and should fix up nice. I will plug it in later and see if it works.
It has a ton of potential and could be a lot of fun at parties.
The garage in Vancouver is now officially full. Lol.
So when I was at the sale last week in Bellingham WA I was a little disappointed. Everything was crazy high priced - pinball machines for $3800 bucks... kinda out of my league. I'm not that desperate to buy stuff.
But like my dad says, you go to sales without any expectations and then you won't be disappointed. Just look around and have an open mind. It's when you plan on buying something that you tend to over spend. Make sense?
So at the sale as I walked around I spied an old video game tucked in the back. I walked past it 3 or 4 times before realizing it was for sale. A Manx TT motorcycle racing game. And the price tag read a hundred bucks. I played this game when younger - lots of fun. You sit on the small motorcycles and race each other.
I asked the guy if it ran and he said last they plugged it in it did. He offered to run a cord to it and power it up once things calmed down at the sale. I said don't bother and asked if I could come back in a week to pick it up. I handed him $100 when he said yes.
So Yesterday I went and picked it up. Here is a shot of it in the garage...
I have 2 bikes for it. One needs a part fixed because it just flops on the stand.
But the game is all there and should fix up nice. I will plug it in later and see if it works.
It has a ton of potential and could be a lot of fun at parties.
The garage in Vancouver is now officially full. Lol.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Dracula - 1979 Stern
Was planning a trip down to the States to go see a big arcade sale that was happening in Bellingham, WA. I decided to drive to Portland on Friday and look at a 1979 Stern Dracula Pinball machine for sale.
It was a little rough and I got a pretty good deal on it. I brought it home on Sunday.
It's the fifth pinball machine I now own.
1979 Stern Dracula
1980 Gottlieb Amazing Spider Man
1987 Williams F-14 Tomcat
1988 Data East Secret Service
1989 Data East 35th Anniversary Playboy
Like all the others it needs some TLC. And the sound card needs some repair. But it is a solid foundation and I will have fun playing it until I can get to the repairs.
Overall a good purchase.
The garage is starting to fill up fast though.
I bought a surprise machine at the sale in Bellingham. I will pick it up next week Thursday and Blog about it then.
It was a little rough and I got a pretty good deal on it. I brought it home on Sunday.
It's the fifth pinball machine I now own.
1979 Stern Dracula
1980 Gottlieb Amazing Spider Man
1987 Williams F-14 Tomcat
1988 Data East Secret Service
1989 Data East 35th Anniversary Playboy
Like all the others it needs some TLC. And the sound card needs some repair. But it is a solid foundation and I will have fun playing it until I can get to the repairs.
Overall a good purchase.
The garage is starting to fill up fast though.
I bought a surprise machine at the sale in Bellingham. I will pick it up next week Thursday and Blog about it then.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Royal twin
Over the weekend I went to Victoria to visit the island. I had not been there since I was 18.
It is beautiful. Took the ferry to Nanaimo and drove to Duncan.
I had a mission in mind. When I bought the small chrome Enfield Bullet back in August the guy who sold it to me said he had imported 2 of them from India when he came back to Canada. He kept the chrome one and sold the black twin to his brother in law. When the brother in law decided to sell his machine he called me up.
So I went to Duncan to pick it up.
It is the standard old style of bike. It shifts on the right, has points, and drum brakes.
You can tell it lived in a wet climate because the cases are powdery and the chrome is a bit rusty,
But overall its a solid little bike. And it runs like a top.
Not sure what the plan for it is yet. I will keep you posted.
It is beautiful. Took the ferry to Nanaimo and drove to Duncan.
I had a mission in mind. When I bought the small chrome Enfield Bullet back in August the guy who sold it to me said he had imported 2 of them from India when he came back to Canada. He kept the chrome one and sold the black twin to his brother in law. When the brother in law decided to sell his machine he called me up.
So I went to Duncan to pick it up.
It is the standard old style of bike. It shifts on the right, has points, and drum brakes.
You can tell it lived in a wet climate because the cases are powdery and the chrome is a bit rusty,
But overall its a solid little bike. And it runs like a top.
Not sure what the plan for it is yet. I will keep you posted.
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