Picked this up last weekend and have started taking it to pieces as per usual 
First video is now up on my Youtube channel:
First video is now up on my Youtube channel:Pinball info
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Complete Bally Wizard
- Thread starter ronsplooter
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One of the benefits of the gf not living here
don't do too much to my Wizard...
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Next video is now up on my Youtube channel:
Hi Chris does this playfield cleaning method take out the ball swirls ,or is if just for a dirty playfield ?
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It will take out the ball swirls as you're basically removing paint
You've got to be careful though, I'm trying to remove very, very deep ball swirls and you'll start taking paint off before you get it all out so it's a balancing act
Have some on "Nitro " and keep saying "I will try and sort it " them sh1t myself and say"are fook it"
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The lighter the colour the better results, white and yellow come up the best from what I've seen so far
Will give it a go if I can stand up for more then 10 mins
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Yes mate, I've got a bag full of the little sanding tubes that I got off Ebay for a couple of quid
Somehow i missed this thread! I properly enjoyed getting the basics of this game up and running before handing over to Chris to restore. I'm now tempted to get hold of another bally em game to get going to There's something really nice and different about them Still can't believe the install of that replacement chime mech. That was another 'wtf' moment. As you say looks like it never worked properly. Good job sorting it out.
So i think in the first video Chris you were asking about the left lane roll over switch, extra ball activation and whether it should score points to. I've dug out the schematics i used to fix some of the other logic and it seems to only be enabled once the bonus count reaches 19. I did a quick check for a 'left lane' relay but didn't see anything and can't see it mentioned with regard to the 10,100,500 point relays either, so looks like that's it.
There's something really nice and different about them Still can't believe the install of that replacement chime mech. That was another 'wtf' moment. As you say looks like it never worked properly. Good job sorting it out.So i think in the first video Chris you were asking about the left lane roll over switch, extra ball activation and whether it should score points to. I've dug out the schematics i used to fix some of the other logic and it seems to only be enabled once the bonus count reaches 19. I did a quick check for a 'left lane' relay but didn't see anything and can't see it mentioned with regard to the 10,100,500 point relays either, so looks like that's it.
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Nice one mate
I need to do another video on this soon. I'm in paint matching hell at the moment trying to do some play field touch ups but progress has been slow lately.
Nice one mate
ugrh repainting, not my bag these days, much prefer the tech stuff. But will look super nice once done. I'm thinking i'd quite fancy a cosmic or other space type bally em in need of some tlc.
Gary Barton metal polisher up at Moorgreen would get a superb finish on all the parts you can't get in the tumbler Chris. I've had loads of stuff done by him in whatever finish you want. Mirror, satin etc.
I joined that club this week, love me some EM
ronsplooter, really enjoying your write up and sharing expertise. I see your Wizard has the signature Kmiec red post, I have just bought a couple of these in to restore it on my and Ned's Vectors.
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Not had much time for pinball stuff recently but finally got round to finishing the work on Wizard. Really pleased with how it came out, more of a sympathetic tidy up than a full restore The game will hopefully be at Play Expo courtesy of it's new owner
The game will hopefully be at Play Expo courtesy of it's new owner
Not had much time for pinball stuff recently but finally got round to finishing the work on Wizard. Really pleased with how it came out, more of a sympathetic tidy up than a full restore
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Looks great mate. Really glad it turned out that nice
Another game saved 