1:31 Awesome!! Do more of this! I love seeing all the mechanicals in action. Here's an idea, put a GoPro inside while playing a game, with lighting of course. Even better, have spilt screen with multiple shots of you playing outside and the inner workings. Yeah I know it's a pain to edit. But if you want views...... But seriously, I would like to see more action shots of the score motors, bonus units, score reels, etc. Anyway, great content as always Ron.
The shortening of springs makes a lot of sense as over time they do loosen off, or stretch slightly. You don't want to take a lot off of it, but a little returns the spring back to its original tension. It's not cheating, it is just restoring. You only need to take one loop off the spring usually, I wouldn't take much more of that off :) You are right about finding parts in Australia. It's difficult and expensive to get parts shipped over here, we have to hord / collect what we can get.
Ron, I ain't blaming you, but you put the image in my head of Paula doing the tubesnake boogie, I do believe you said tube steak, but, I think it is snake :) "Elizabeth this is the big one!" Sanford and son was a good show.
El Loco is a classic. I won't even mention the names of all the other songs. That would definitely get you demonetized. I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole.
The score motors need to be mounted upside down. Too bad the pinball makers didn't mount them vertical in the cabinet, it would work in both hemispheres in that fashion.
JOE CLASSIC, The index relay is what turns ON the score motor, and its the "only" relay that is the gatekeeper to turn on the score motor? the other relays that are connected to the index relay are keeping the index relay turned ON, its a "closed loop circuit" so if one or more relays arent turned off it keeps the index relay turned ON causing the score motor to keep spinning. NOT all score motors CAMS have impulse switchs, only the CAM that has many "bumps" on the cam wheel is considered the impulse cam? i'm guessing the cam bumps are called divots?
Hi Ron, I would like to buy that Japanese bar to clean metal. I couldn't find a working link on your website. Would someone be able to update to link for us? Thanks
Daily videos get a thumbs up from me all week long! Thanks for filming them, I really enjoy watching you work through the issues. BTW that's the second Redd Foxx reference I heard this week. Check out his Wash Your Ass bit on RU-vid for a good laugh. Good job as always!
He was so funny, there's no way I should have been watching that as a kid. The "White Man with a Cadillac" episode was so funny it's probably illegal now
This is FANTASTIC! What a great explanation of the schematic and how to interpret it. I've looked at a ton of videos on this and yours is by far the best. I'm working on a '72 Williams Doodlebug. Thank you!!!
thank you for helping me understanding what is going. on with my funfest....4 years of misery and frustration resolved with you video...please keep them comming ....theyr awsome and always fun to watch...
I love how you could just check the solenoids yet to take the time to teach all of us with solid logic. Then go to the machine and BAM it's exactly what you deduced through logic. Awesome.
Devils advocate here. There is the flip side which is that you need to start at one end or the other. It doesnt really matter which. Yeah, you could go to the middle but which end do you work towards?
I have all the paper schematics of my Bally Powerplay but I'd be interested where you get your schematics from ? I note your schematic shows switch contacts like very early electrical schematics, that show contacts like capacitors... Confusing (for me at least).
Thanks Shawn that's nice of you to say, we go too far sometimes but we actively try to make it funny, some people like it, some people don't, we're gonna keep doing our thing :)
Filming, shooting, recording a video, all fine by me. Personally I have an issue with people calling the video "tape", like holding out their phone yelling "I got it on tape!!" 🤣
How is it that Ronnie is the best pinball tech, and still manages to be as funny as?? You could get a job as a comedian if the shore ever closes down! I have a woodrail that resets fine, but once every 10 games or so, the score motor will keep on running. …don’t suppose you know what that might be??
Excellent video that really helped me understand parts of the machinery and how that is shown on the schematics allowing intelligent troubleshooting. Many thanks!
My Fun Fest swinging target makes the same noise, so it's 'normal'...whatever normal is. My machine spent most of its early life in a Teamsters' Union hall and the years of cigarette smoke really took a toll on the wiring and connectors. The schematic is nearly useless because all the wiring is the same dingy color. It's nice to see similar machines in such clean condition.
