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Started Space Shuttle Disassembly!
After Diner, on to the next project! I first played Space Shuttle in the “Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection” video game. I always found it simple yet addictive, and knew I would love to own the real thing … Continue reading
Finished Diner Refurbishment!
Diner is back to life! I bought it over a year ago and it was in the worst shape of any game I’ve ever bought – missing parts, burnt out/missing bulbs, crumbling rubbers, loose screws and hardware all over, and … Continue reading
LEDs are a flashy mess!
This video illustrates pretty clearly the problem with most LEDs! What a mess. Only the ones near the flippers don’t flicker – they must have a capacitor to smooth out the current pulses. Suffice it to say though I will … Continue reading
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Repaired Diner Backbox General Illumination
Half the General Illumination (GI) lights were not working on my Diner machine. From what I had read online, GI on this generation of games frequently fails because the GI connectors take a fair bit of electrical load and heat … Continue reading
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Tagged backbox, diner, general illumination, GI, interconnect, pcb, pcb repair, pcb trace, pinball, relay, system 11
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