My Spin-a-Card is missing the Spin Relay. Can you recommend a place i can purchase one of them? Would you happen to k ow of a part number? Any direction would be fantastic!
These can be obtained through the Pinball Resource in Poughkeepsie New York Steve Young. It would possibly need to be be made up for you as there's wiring involved.
Thanks guys for taking the time to train us in keeping these engineering marvels playing. Greatly appreciated. What cleaning solution do you use in your ultrasonic cleaners? Thanks again
Woah that game is in great looking shape. An older guy I knew told me old pinball machines used to pay off like a slot machine for high scores and such,,, is this true Goat Shed guys? tell spanky hi for me!
No. Only in rare cases were games rigged to pay out, and that was way before the era from where this game was made. Even winning a replay was considered a payout in some places, and this gave rise to add-a-ball pinball machines. They simply allowed extended play for high scores and "specials", thus circumventing any gambling regulations.
Thank you for this great video. I just purchased a jet spin that had numerous faults to find, one of which was someone did some work on the coin stepper. It wasn’t reassembled correctly. You video help me correct this very frustrating problem. THANK YOU. I now have an issue with the bonuses stepper. I’m hoping you have a video about that.
Glad our video helped you. We have done many videos on stepper units here's one that may help. We do tech help on our Facebook group The Goat Shed EM Pinball Repair Specialists feel free to join answering the 3 simple questions ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JV8WA-VxniA.htmlsi=FLFntFm9zqIGVHWe
Thank you, just found this video, exactly what I need, but I have a broken folcum with a missing pawl, the entire working end of the folcum. Can't seem to find one to replace
I'm not certain if you mean the armature plate with the white plastic drive pawl ? If so you could possibly buy one from PBR in New York or search for one on ebay etc.
It is good to see how someone actually does something. I have gotten confused when reading schematics or manuals. They will tell you what needs to be done but don't mention how to do it.
Great video, thanks for sharing your collection with us! Try to squeeze in a visit to Minnesota when you visit in October, I'd love to give you a license plate and let you & Graham play my Williams Seven Up!! 🙂
Thanks for sharing your Tropic Isle with us. I like that carry-over feature... interesting indeed. I had to investigate more on the game play after watching, via the ipdb and some RU-vid videos. Nice machine you got there! Kevin, from Kansas City MO.
Thank you, learned something new, like I have been on all your video's. I have a GottliegTarget Pool, love to play it but have a few problems such as the light issue.
My orbit score motor wont stop running at all and im not sure what to do to make it stop, my high hand also has all the lights but the arms wont work and nothing else on the playing feild, first time working with machines like this and am fairly confused and looking for some help. Thanks
We offer technical assistance on our Facebook page please join and ask your questions there. That way it helps others. facebook.com/groups/582691718587932/?mibextid=NSMWBT
If the break fits back together nicely then gluing is an option. I applied wood glue, then put clamps on either side of the break (I used binder clips - the kind you use in place of paper clips if there's too many papers) and then wrapped an elastic band all around the outside. Let dry for 2 days. .. And because I don't ever want it breaking again I glued to the top side skinny lengths of wood I made from ripping a wood popsicle stick down the middle. Clean up your jones plugs (and the female receptacles) and apply electrically conductive grease to the plugs so they don't stick again and break the holder!
Hi Kim and Graham. I'm a new pinball owner, I choose 2 EMs because they seems easier to fix than more modern machines. Your videos have been a priceless source of knowledge to me. I've been watching constantly, so thank you very much. The work you guys do exposing this knowledge is underrated but very much appreciated. I may have missed some video talking about these subjects, if these exists you can point me to them. So here what I would appreciate to know more about. In this video you commented on a video about disassembling a full machine. That is not boring, there is a lot to learn about it. Example, what to watch out for when doing it, which order to follow, how to keep track of what goes where, how to store parts if we think the work can get a long time to complete, etc. It may looks simple, but for unexperienced people like me, these tips can be the difference between a working machine and a big brick by not being able to put everything back together again. I ask, because at some time I will need to do this, for example, to clean and wax the playfield. Anyway, thanks a lot for your videos, have a great day you both!
Thanks for your kind words the video you are enquiring about is one we are doing in the future. Are you aware we have a Facebook group The Goat Shed EM Pinball Repair Specialists ! Much to learn there as well. We believe we can all learn from each other. Consider joining us on our live stream broadcast this Friday evening 6pm Eastern Time USA.
Thanks guys for another informative video !! 🙂 I like all your videos long and short, all of them have so much valuable information content. Sometimes it's hard to compress alot of info into a 15-30 minute video. Personally I don't mind what the length of the videos are, I am constantly learning and absorbing all that you show and teach us. I appreciate all the time and effort you guys put into these videos. If it weren't for people like you showing a newer generation how to maintain and repair these games ,more and more of them would be junked and in the dump. Keep up the great work !!!
Maybe a video on grounding the game if experiencing shocks, video demonstrating different shooter spring strengths, video on how to remove a stubborn playfield glass using a suction cup, bally em slot trouble shooting, some suggestions
What do you do if you don't have a donor Jones plug? Is there a way to make a new 'board' piece and then transfer the pins from the old plug to the new one?
Thanks Graham and Kim. Very informative video particularly about the uncommon issues such as the jones plug and the spinning contacts on the switch blades. Re the video length, I usually wait till I have some decent time available to watch your videos so I don't mind the longer ones. I'm in Sydney and still planning to get up and see you guys, hopefully soon.
I checked out the Pinball Scientist. Very cool he’s from my home state. I know it’s time consuming to shoot these videos, I always manage to learn something and appreciate you sharing your experience. Australia is on my bucket list, I hope I don’t kick the bucket before I’m able to travel there.
The worst thing is repairing a game that some hack had his hands in in the past. Thankfully, it ended up in competent hands. Looking forward to seeing you again at York. Make sure you bring enough hay for Spanky!
Hmm... Wondering if the game was high-tapped. Needlessly high-tapping a game accelerates wear on steppers, score units, etc., and can cause increased arcing and overheats coils. Shop a game properly, and there's no need to high-tap it if the line voltage is adequate.
Definitely a head scratcher I'm glad Spanky hung in there. You guys did an amazing job. That sucks that no parts for those relays. But as you said you got to do what you got to do to keep the game running. Where did you get the new pf?
It looks like one of the most complex early 4 player machines I’ve ever seen. I bet the schematic is going to be fun to decipher. Thanks for a great 1st video on it.
