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    Repair log: Playboy (Stern, 2002)

    2002 Playboy Repair log Stern

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    Service call to a Stern Playboy a couple of days ago. I took the MPU board in for repair to abate some alkaline corrosion from leaking batteries. Replaced with a lithium cell and installed NVRAM while I was there.


    Little bit of work to do on the playfield, too. The triangle motor wasn't stopping at the correct spots for "Splash" and "Triple Jackpot" awards. The switches underneath the assembly were out of adjustment. The clear plastic above the left ramp was missing. This resulted in shots to the ramp getting rejected most of the time. I fashioned a new plastic out of polycarbonate, drilled the mounting holes, and voila! Not as precise as a CNC cut plastic, sure, but not bad for an on-site repair either! Also installed a custom topper and wired it into the backbox. Changed a few rubbers and replaced a couple of switches to finish things off.


    Welcome back to the mansion!


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    Bally Playboy

    1978 Bally Playboy
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    If you ever need proof that pinball was made for adolescent men, look no further than Playboy (Bally, 1978). As gaudy as this theme seems now, it remains a great example of a classic Bally game. There is a reason they made over 18,000 of these - they were fun! The standup targets on one side coupled with the drop targets on the other side made this a fun shooting game. This game was given to me to repair by an elderly customer who had stored it outside in his pergola for many, many years. I initially attended his house for a service call, but was then advised that he wanted the machine to be refurbished and brought back to playing condition. However, this customer did not want to spend a huge amount on the game, so I had to tackle this repair with budget in mind.