Here is an interesting problem I ran into with a pinball machine on location. I will be paying attention to see if this is an isolated random thing, or a potential design problem?
Weird Problem With Dungeons & Dragons Pinball On Location
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Bringing an old KISS pinball machine back to life
A friend brought in a game to the shop that is a really beautiful Kiss game and we’re going to update it with new tech and make it better than ever.
Here are the following parts:
Why I have not bought another Jersey Jack Pinball Machine
I’ve been wanting to tell this set of stories for awhile. This is just my opinion and my personal experience.
For those interested, here’s the video I did 10 years ago after Keith Johnson refused to let me, an IFPA tournament director using one of his games in the state championships, know of an exploited vulnerability in one of his games before I ran the tournament. I had to figure this out for myself, and I exposed it to the whole community, forcing an immediate patch:
Testing New LED Displays From Australia For Classic Bally and Stern Solid State Pinball Machines
Today I’m testing some new LED displays that come from Australia.
These new LEDs are a drop in replacement for the standard high voltage displays, but use less power and look almost identical to the original displays.
They’re produced by Wayne Hamilton out of Australia. Here is where you can find his products:
eBay: https://www.ebay.com.au/usr/omfug1190
GeekPCBs: https://geekpcbs.au/
Diagnosing Stern Spike 2 Node Board Problems With Jaws Pinball
In this video I dive into diagnosing an error condition with a 48v node board for Stern’s Spike 2 pinball system. In this case, I have a Jaws Pro where most of the switches went out and a lot of coils stopped working. The machine says “Node 9 not found” so we’re going to take a look at what the problem is.
The fin up kicker coil was fried and shorted.
Here is the damaged Node board 9 – there’s a driver transistor that exploded and isn’t there in the middle
On the underside of the node board, there was a bunch of corrosion. The problem is, there’s no indication of where this came from? It’s at the top of the playfield underneath the playfield, not near any area where any cleaning solvents could lead, and I didn’t use any cleaning solvents on the playfield. It must have come this way from the factory.
Diagnosing Issues With Stern Deadpool Pinball Katana Ball Lock
In this episode I hilight some issues you might experience with Stern’s Deadpool pinball game. In this case, the Katana ball lock may eventually fail due to a part that can wear out or break.
Here is an update with more information on how I’m “bullet-proofing” this mech so it doesn’t break again.
Upgrading the bottom speaker on a modern Stern pinball machine
The woofers that Stern puts in their games are pretty flimsy. If you accidentally drop the playfield on them – ooops, you can dent the frame and make the speaker sound like crap. So now I have to replace this speaker but you can find far better quality replacements on Amazon that will drop right in. Here’s a quick video on how to do that without having to spend $100+