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San Diego Pinball Club

Brian — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:00:08 +0000

Here is a video my dad took from the San Diego Pinball Club event we hosted at the end of last season.

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“If I Had Unlimited Resources, I Would…”

Brian — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:24:20 +0000

Build the ultimate arcade here in San Diego filled with classic arcades and pinball machines.

But I suspect that isn’t a surprise to anyone reading this.

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Played a couple of games pinball today

Brian — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:19:11 +0000

A couple of months ago I shorted a switch to a coil on Medieval Madness killing multiple components. I spent several weeks following the troubleshooting guide (“Check Fuse F106/F101“) and replacing almost every recommended part without fixing the problem. Every time I have thought about playing pinball since then, I’d look over at Medieval Madness and feel too guilty to play another machine.

This week I handed my game boards over to Pat at Endless Pinball for some professional troubleshooting. Now that the guilt has lifted I played a couple of games on Pirates of the Caribbean at home this morning.

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Medieval Madness: Pinball Repair Log

Brian — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:04 +0000

From my CoinOpSpace.com arcade blog.

My wife and I are now the proud owner of one of the grail games of pinball collectors: Medieval Madness. We bought it from a game room store on September 3rd, and it ended up having some issues when we got it home. I have been gaining a lot of confidence repairing this machine as all of the issues have been pinpointed withing a couple of hours. So, I am enjoying my time repairing this machine. On the plus side, the machines warranty includes all the parts I need for 90 days.

ISSUES

Left Flipper Malfunctions:
- Flipper stays up for about a second after release.
- In Switch Edge test mode there is a hum/buzz that occurs as the lights on the switch matrix display are finally turning off. (This sound emanates from playfield, not the speakers.)
- Lane Change: At one point I saw the “R” and “E” alternate back and forth after the left flipper button is released. (I assume all four of the letters to spell “FIRE” do this, but I haven’t watched closely enough to verify.)
End of Ball / Multiball.
Flash Lamp Shorts.
Catapult Kicker Power.
Right Troll Inconsistency.
Castle Gate Inconsistency

Read the latest updates on my progress on CoinOpSpace.com »

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Comet: Pinball Repair Log

Brian — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:31:30 +0000

From my CoinOpSpace.com arcade blog.

Comet is one of two non functional pinball machines I picked up for at a Garage Sale about two months ago. The other is Space Station (whose repair log is here).

ISSUES

Battery corrosion — but no leaks.
All displays are dead.
Display Power Supply voltage problem.
All ramps are damaged to some degree. The middle ramp needs repair.

Read the latest updates on my progress on CoinOpSpace.com »

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