Work on the machine with the power off and unplugged. You can get zapped, short out a fuse or even blow a row of lights.īefore attempting to work on an old pinball machine, make sure it has a proper three-prong, grounded plug and proper grounding. Remember, there are a lot of different voltages running around inside a pinball machine. One can move relays and bonus units by hand to see if they are working properly and even trigger relays to try to narrow down the problems. I get the idea of these concepts but it never comes easy.Ĭan someone with limited electronic knowledge and skills fix a vintage pinball machine? Well, I’ve managed to do it a number of times now using online resources, some help from friends and basic troubleshooting skills.Ī non-technical person can figure out a lot by simply observing the operation of the relays and even tracing the color-coded wires to see how the various switches connect. visual person with an interest in logic, programming and mechanical action – but I’ve never been one to totally grasp concepts like programming languages or auto repair. This entry was posted in Main on Jby Admin.I’m more of an artist i.e. This is not unlike PAPA (in Pittsburg) and Banning CA, and their pinball facilities (open a weekend a year.) So every May the Ann Arbor pinball museum is open to a set number of people (tickets must be gotten in advance, and are limited in numbers.) Note the Ann Arbor Pinball Museum is the third largest dedicated pinball venue in North America. (As of now, we are just opening one weekend a year.) Yes we know it’s a bit silly to be a museum that’s only open a few days a year, but that’s how it worked out with the township and the insurance company. We have a formal agreement with the township to only be open up to four weekends a year. There are a handful of people that help out with the museum, from maintaining and restoring the machines, to doing building upkeep and maintenance. Purchased an old VFW hall on 10 acres of property in Green Oaks Township (Hamburg VFW), which is about 8 miles north of Ann Arbor (on highway US23 at Silver Lake Road.) The VFW name was recycled to mean “Vintage Flipper World” to keep the building, which is rich in history, familiar to its roots. The Ann Arbor Pinball Show and Pinball Museum is Clay Harrell’s pinball project, as a way to play and showcase his collection of vintage pinball machines. This entry was posted in Main on Jby Admin. Go get some lunch or shopping, and come back and retrieve your repaired game! Usually we work it like this… you bring the game in the morning, and pick it up repairs later in the day. If you are outside our repair area, we can also repair your game at our facility. Basically around the Detroit area and west (more or less). In home pinball repairs covers the areas of south east Michigan and Detroit metro area like Brighton, Howell, Novi, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Belleville, Adrain, Northville, Hartland, Milford, Pinckney, Chelsea, Flint, Fenton, Clarkston, Holly, Whitmore Lake, Milan, Saline, Hamburg, Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Plymouth, Wixom, South Lyon, Orchard Lake, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Sterling Heights, Royal Oak, Walled Lake, Roseville, Beverly Hills MI, Redford, Livonia, Westland, White Lake, Grass Lake, Commerce, Franklin, Taylor, Dearborn, East Lansing, Fowlerville, Haslett, Mason, Holt. Actually you would be surprised how inexpensive professional in-home pinball repair can be. If you need in-home pinball repair, please send us an email to (email is best as phone calls 24 are more difficult to answer).
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