It has been a while and the pin ball machine has once again seen some work. This weekend we took most of the playing field parts off. These need to be removed prior to the big task of taking off the Mylar. During this process we have taken many pictures and labeled everything just to be sure we can get it all back together when we are done (the labeling is my main duty). During the removal we discovered that the top flipper needs some "reconstructive surgery" which will be done with supper glue.
To remove some of the parts we needed to flip the top upside down and in the process also discovered that one coil will need to be replaced. Finally, after much anticipation, Zach got to play with the test settings and the apartment was making all sorts of weird noises as I was trying to focus on the Olympics. During this processes we realized that many of the lights are going to have to be replaced and one day we will have the joy of testing all the diodes with the multimeter (not quit sure what this means, but doesn't sound overly exciting).
Even though the pin ball machine hasn't seen a lot of work, Zach has done a lot of research and poking around on the internet and did find a display on e-bay which should arrive shortly. The total cost of the display is $51.56.
We are going to take one more look at the directions of Mylar removal and start that process with our friend...Goo Gone.
Until next time, hopefully not as long as this wait.