Well, my pinball mojo has returned. But not quite as I imagined. Fixing rather than playing.
First league meet of the year and a horrendous day in terms of machine failures. Worst being fathom that smoked a sling shot coil during practice, then refused to serve ball 3 when 2 were locked.
Games that have never had a problem ever, like the superbly refurbed Centaur I bought a few years ago, decided to play up on the day - both flippers losing power at the same time intermittently???
Worse still was my playing performance, including the world record low-score of just over 6M on GZ after 4 balls. That's never going to be beaten!
So, learn the lessons: 1. don't leave machines off and unplayed for weeks on end - they don't like it. 2. Practice & play more pinball - esp GZ on hard settings !
Pinball repairs:
The good news was it was great to see 43 people competing, good mix of familiar faces and a number of newbies too. Thanks to @DAD for organising and running the comp and speedy results last night.
Now, where's my tool box.........
First league meet of the year and a horrendous day in terms of machine failures. Worst being fathom that smoked a sling shot coil during practice, then refused to serve ball 3 when 2 were locked.
Games that have never had a problem ever, like the superbly refurbed Centaur I bought a few years ago, decided to play up on the day - both flippers losing power at the same time intermittently???
Worse still was my playing performance, including the world record low-score of just over 6M on GZ after 4 balls. That's never going to be beaten!
So, learn the lessons: 1. don't leave machines off and unplayed for weeks on end - they don't like it. 2. Practice & play more pinball - esp GZ on hard settings !
Pinball repairs:
- fathom burnt coil on rh sling
- lock 2 balls and third doesn’t come out.
- centaur flippers both die. suspect a ground return issue somewhere?
- 8 ball deluxe- left rollover sw needs adjusting, and left flipper went loose (DD fixed on day).
- mmr. replace or repair castle sw
- tz - coil to open flip gate on top rail stopped working – problem happened last year, and reseating driver connector sorted – so check there first - re-pin?
- special force. switch above pf ball lock not registering or stuck closed. – lock 2nd ball without knocking down drop target and balls get stuck
- Black knight flippers died
- Capt Fantastic – left flipper died
The good news was it was great to see 43 people competing, good mix of familiar faces and a number of newbies too. Thanks to @DAD for organising and running the comp and speedy results last night.
Now, where's my tool box.........