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🛠️ Basic service for a Twilight Zone that had been sitting unused for a number of years. First port of call was the CPU board. Batteries weren't retaining any memory. No wonder, they expired in 2016! Other than the battery pack, there was only minor damage to one connector and header pin which was causing one column of switches to fail. All replaced, and a coin cell battery added.


Now onto the playfield. Rubbers were perished, so new rubber rings installed throughout, including the mini playfield. Several lamps not working. New lamps and sockets were necessary. Of course two of the pop bumper lamp sockets were broken, so they had to be desoldered, unstapled, pulled out and replaced. Very fiddly! Highly recommend the lamp sockets with centering brackets for this.


The trough release coil was jamming, stopping from balls moving in the trough. Pivot point was gummed up with dirt and debris. Cleaned and re-sleeved.


Lockdown bar had a bit of surface rust on it as well. Treated and polished. Nice and smooth now. Playfield also got a clean to finish off.


📺 Reminds me I need to watch the original Twilight Zone series!