Essential pinball tools?

[Sounduser]

I've noticed there are alot of imperial nuts. So I guess I need some nut drivers. Are there a few important sizes?
Also the back box locks with a massive Allen key. Any idea what size? Lw3

Any other hand tools you couldn't live without?

 

[Spandangler]

The nut drivers and Allen key (I believe) are available from pinball mania.
Other essentials are of course a soldering iron and multimeter. And my favourite. A magnet on a stick

 

[rockhouse]

as spandangler says
A magnet on a stick
very handy when you drop that screw in a hard to get place
ask me how i know

 

[astyy]

I use a size 8 hex key on my HOOK rota-lock

 

[johnwhitfield]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Piece-S...all-Machine-/330835580084?hash=item4d075654b4

Will pretty much cover all the nut sizes. There's a version with different colour handles but I couldn't quickly see it on ebay.

 

[J.C.Rox]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/7-Piece-S...all-Machine-/330835580084?hash=item4d075654b4

Will pretty much cover all the nut sizes. There's a version with different colour handles but I couldn't quickly see it on ebay.

@pinballmania ones have hollow stems which I have found very useful as some nuts are quite far down a screw. Can't see if these ones have that...

 

[Moonraker]

It's not the first time this question has been asked...

http://www.pinballinfo.com/community/threads/pinball-tools.12379/

 

[lukewells]

If you can't fix it with a hammer, then it's an electrical fault

 

[pinballmania]

The linked nut drivers above do not have hollow shafts.

 

[DRD]

Digital camera is a fundamental requirement for any noob

 

[Arv]

Not just a noob, pics make excellent reference material when your putting some back together