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    Repair log: The Getaway: High Speed II (Williams, 1992)

    1992 Williams Getaway Repair log

    This machine was having switch issues. Half of the switches weren't working. Severe corrosion on the CPU board due to battery leakage was to blame. Duraleaks strike again! A new CPU board and connectors were installed and things were back to normal. Great to have Coin-Up Pinball around; an Aussie supplier of these CPU boards. A few other minor repairs and adjustments were also done. The most interesting was a lost ball which had gotten stuck in the ball trough.... it took a little while to find!


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    Repair log: Batman: The Dark Knight (Stern, 2008)

    2008 Stern Batman Repair log

    New shaker motor installed! An awesome addition to the game which really makes you feel those shots to the crane.


    Some of the early SAM system games were made with a shaker motor option available, but the cabinets were not always prepared for installation of the assembly at the factory. As a result, you may need to drill the mounting holes and install tee-nuts so you can bolt the shaker motor into place. Ensure proper alignment and fitment as this is not a mechanism that you want to shake loose!


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    Repair log: Johnny Mnemonic (Williams, 1995)

    Williams Johnny Mnemonic 1995 Repair log

    I've never met a Johnny that didn't have issues with the Cyberglove assembly. This one was no different. It's an awesome mechanism, but finnicky. This one was having issues with the motor that drives the hand forward and back. It would randomly lock on, sending the glove forwards or backwards until it crashed into the end of the worm drive, blowing a fuse.


    So, time for a full rebuild. Disassembled and cleaned. Gearboxes cleaned and lubed. Encoder boards serviced. Turns out, the issue was faulty optical switches on one of the encoder boards. They were oddball optos that were not the correct part, and there was some hackery on the board. Installed new optos, new connectors, new transistors, and we're good to go again!


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    Repair log: Big Brave (Gottlieb, 1974)

    1974 Big Brave Gottlieb Repair log

    This one was a workshop repair over the course of a few of days. Lots of adjustments and repairs done all over the machine.


    Chimes weren't working as the common power wire to the chimes was broken. Wiring repaired.


    Playfield lamps were not working. Playfield lamp fuse was blown (and overfused). A couple of lamps also had bad sockets which were repaired.


    Power switch had been bypassed as the original switch had failed. New switch installed.


    Multiple score reels were not advancing properly and needed cleaning and adjustment. I hate these Decagon score reel units!


    Vari-target was not resetting. Minor adjustments to the mechanism and retensioning of the spring got it working smoothly.


    Credit unit was not advancing. Old grease on the armature attached to the step up coil had solidified, so the armature was not ratcheting properly. Cleaned and adjusted. Subtract credit coil was also not decrementing the credit unit. Obviously it learned bad habits from its neighbour, the add credit coil. A seized shoulder bolt was to blame.


    Drop targets were not falling when hit, nor were they resetting properly. The entire mechanism was gummed up with decades of grease and dirt. Cleaned out and new drop targets installed.


    Bonus unit was decrementing fine, but not stepping up. Another gummed up armature.

    Right flipper was way too weak and could barely hit the drop targets. Some of the mounting screws were loose on the assembly. Tightened, cleaned, and re-sleeved. Got some good kick to it now.


    Player unit was occasionally skipping players or balls. Unit was cleaned and lubed and works well now. Stripped a shoulder bolt on this one, but luckily I've always got spares of them!


    Game was not awarding replays for specials or matches. This took a bit of time to find but it was the 15th position switch on the credit unit which was out of whack (NO instead of NC).


    One of the rear leg brackets was missing. Found it in the bottom of the cab and it was still serviceable so it was reinstalled.


    Installed new rubber rings, lamps, playfield glass and ball. And now she's good to go!


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    Repair log: Stern Stars (1978) and Stern Dracula (1979)

    Repair log Stern 1978 Stars Dracula

    A couple of Stern MPU-100 boards came in for service. Both with similar corrosion damage which required significant abatement. Once the corrosion was dealt with, the boards were repopulated.


    A couple of small mods were done, too. Batteries and RAM were replaced with NVRAM modules from Tangles Pin Parts. A nice product from an Aussie supplier. One of the ROM chips was damaged on the Stars board, so I combined the two 2716 ROM images into a single 2764. Some modding of the board was required to accommodate the 2764 but it works well.


    Before and after photos of one of the boards below!