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Upgraded Space Shuttle Pinball Flippers

Posted on April 13, 2014 by abpinball

Flippers are one of the most important part of any pinball machine – if the flippers aren’t strong and snappy, no one will enjoy playing the game. Over the years, Williams improved the design of the flippers. While I’m rebuilding them … Continue reading →

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Started Space Shuttle Cabinet Reassembly

Posted on April 12, 2014 by abpinball

I finished cleaning up the coin door, similar to how I did the side rails a while back. Nothing particularly interesting to report other than it took quite a bit of elbow grease, and that purple scotchbrite pads worked much … Continue reading →

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Transferred Space Shuttle Pinball Wiring Harness From Old to New Playfield

Posted on March 9, 2014 by abpinball

I worked some more on the Space Shuttle playfield swap this weekend and reached another milestone! The playfield wiring harnesses have been transferred over from the old playfield to the new one. First, in preparation for the transfer, I finally … Continue reading →

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Progress on Space Shuttle Pinball Playfield Swap – 3/5/2014

Posted on March 5, 2014 by abpinball

It may not look like much, but I’ve spent some more time on the Space Shuttle playfield swap. Brackets are coming off the old playfield and getting placed/pre-drilled onto the new one. More GI wiring is getting transferred over. And … Continue reading →

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