Taking the kiddos to the arcade museum to play hundreds of pinball and arcade machines. I hope they find the joy I did.

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Very cool Orlando, let them find their own game :)

The great explanation on how Gottlieb drop targets work is the reason I keep coming back and watching your videos. Good stuff Ron, thanks.

I love it when you show close up how to deal with ornery stepper units. They are the cause of so many issues when they have been ignored and neglected for many years. … Looking forward to seeing exactly what is causing this machine’s current issues. Thanks for teaching us Ronnie.

This takes me back, not only to my misspent, pinball-playing, jukebox-playing youth, but also to a time in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, when I was younger. I used to manufacture printed circuits and I made quite a few replacements for the machines, one type of which is shown at 11:30 on the timeline. A rotary selector PCB, as well as many other types, some silver plated, some gold plated, for low resistance contact. I used to be given dead samples, all of which were beyond redemption and had to be replaced - burnt, chewed up and useless. I had to copy them exactly and make new ones as exact replacements. At the time Rhodesia was under economic sanctions from Britain and we just couldn't get spares.... for anything. So we had to be resourceful and make the parts ourselves. I managed to make them for a fraction of the cost of the imported ones. The ones I made were fibreglass, not the brown, phenolic type shown, much better.

Awesome video love the gottlieb drop targets. I'm excited to see the time warp pin. Hope you fix it next it's one of my favorite pinball machines. That time frame of machines always has the best art to me. Love solid state machines. Great vid keep up the awesome work 😸

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

It's coming up very soon! The Mighty Medusa is next though...

That's really great to watch somebody working hard. Especially when he knows what to do!

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Bearded Engineer!!!

I thought this one was going to be a quick fix. It is very clear to see that a goat is needed to properly repair this one.

Great find on that broken coil bracket. I am always amazed that the coils are almost all original. I can't wait to see the goat sign hanging up in the shop or the store front. Thanks for filming Ronnie see on the next video.

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watcing Frank! We should have some news on your two soon, so you can get flipping again :)

Damn nice from the Goat (Palace) Shed! Such a cool sign. Mind you, I think that goat was smoking something illegal......way to chilled looking lol

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Could be! Neither of those guys strike me as the type but I've been wrong before, hahahaha

Nothing like the sound of those mechanical pinball machines. I really need to get one.

Your a GOAT in the making! Your the real deal. Keep up the good work my pinball friend. I really enjoy your channel. Thanks

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Duece DOG we appreciate you hanging out with us!

Good stuff Ron. Love the Gottlieb EMs. I’m very curious to see what’s causing the issues.

All part of the process.thanks guys x

Hi both. Watching you from Wales in the UK. I'm absolutely addicted to your videos. I love the natural and easy going way you explain things and then work methodically to fix the problems. Keep them coming. Thanks

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tony, we try to keep it simple so I can think through the problems and why we're doing what we're doing... we appreciate you watching buddy, see you on the next one!

I love watching your guys videos very educational and very fun to watch big big fan keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. Ty ron and joe

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jonathan we appreciate you hanging out with us man!

I really like your channel Ron. Thank you for the educating and entertaining content! I do have a remark on the dielectric grease though: Per definition it should be non condiuctive. So, it might not improve the contacts. But as long it works for the purpose... ;-)

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Think about it a little harder Joachim, of course it's non conductive, but yet it works... how could that be? I mean you just saw me use it, and it worked, yet you know better somehow. Everybody always wants to correct me on something because they think they know better, but yet they ignore that they just saw it work.... which means maybe you don't know what you think you know, eh? It's non conductive, but yet it conducts. Think about it a little bit and get back to me when you figure it out.

@Joachim123

Жыл бұрын

I think it is a good thing that the grease is dielectic, since it avoids leaking currents. It greases the contacts moving and somehow does not prevent the contacts connecting correctly. And that's what we want, don't we? By the way I did not want to correct you. Just wanted to say that "dielectric" menans "non conductive". Keep up your good work and good muck with this Gottlieb!

Love your videos Joe. On my Solar City I had a similar issue except the culprit was the coil position adjustment not a broken bracket which was an easier fix. While my issue wasn't the same your keen eye clued me in about the adjustment issue. I had a witness mark on the bracket but the arm was nowhere near it and the coil was bottoming out. After adjustment it works a treat. Too bad the O relay isn't sending a pulse to fire it.

Being methodical with your repairs should mean that when the machine is returned to the owner it will work correctly for a few years to come.

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Yup, now we know what is isn't :) maybe I missed something though when I went through it????

The Seekers great band from Australia!

The 1st ball relay latching properly and it’s switches should be checked. The trough switch shouldn’t advance the player unit until points are scored.

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

You've either worked on a lot of these, or you can see the future :)

@gorillaau

Жыл бұрын

​@@LyonsArcade But future videos for us is your past, right? As in you are d9nt with shooting that troubleshooting video. I hope you can drag out the schematics and explain what's going on with the weird start of game .

I like it best when you're working on the same machine I am. LOL...

Right on Ron, that Goat Shed sine is assume. I hope they start selling merch, I want a T.

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Those are a couple great guys!

Is that a 'Student Prince' with a repainted cab at the end of the row? I had a beater that I got in a group deal and it was really fun. Wish I would not have sold it.

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

That is a Student Prince, we've been meaning to fix it for a long time now, it's been in a bunch of videos "we're gonna do this one next" but haven't fixed it yet :) The playfield is really worn on it...

20:00 IT'S BROKE!!!

Fascinating :)

For a simple game there is a serious problem and it is a mystery. But each step you are fixing parts that need to be fixed, so you are not wasting time. But it is a lot of work and having to order parts and wait is frustrating and time consuming.

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

We'll get it, just a matter of time :) Thanks for watching OCSRC like always!

Love wat you do m8 keep it up

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Taylors World, we appreciate you watching with us!

I like the series form. I can't think of a more logical way of doing your vids.

Love that sign!!

Have you restored a 1973 gotlib wildlife??

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

No, but we did a Jungle Life, check it out! - kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6CMqbt6htu_iKw.html

Yea!! Goat Shed!!

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

That's what we said!

@15:35 - " Not many people can claim to be the G.O.A.T., but those who can are the Greatest Of All Time in their field. Most often, the acronym G.O.A.T. praises exceptional athletes but also musicians and other public figures. On social media, it's common to see the goat 🐐 emoji in punning relation to the acronym. "

You must buy bulbs by the gross. How many different type of bulbs do you keep in stock?

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

55's, 555's, 161's, 194's, 47's, 89's, 67's are the main ones :) then we have about another 15 or so that are oddball ones you need everyonce in awhile...

So I have a curious question. More than once in my 60 years of life I've seen several pinball machines for sale and they worked but every time I talked myself out of it. It just seems to me a 30-50 year old machine would always be a broken headache all the time. Is this the case? a lot of mechanical parts going on inside. This is from the eyes/mind of a 43 year mechanic.

@markjackson1444

Жыл бұрын

Once you clean and adjust every switch, relay, and stepper unit in an old em, you can look forward to years of trouble free playing. Occasionally you might have to adjust a switch, change a globe etc But once they are truly clean and adjusted ….they are extremely reliable machines. … They were designed and made to Not Break Down! …get am em, ….you won’t regret it.

@doublebulbing

Жыл бұрын

Well the pinball machine last longer than the average $1000 smartphone a pinball machine is a much better investment and brings much more joy for the money even if the machine is broken they are still art

Hey Ron!!

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Hey Jason!

TNT Amusements would have thrown it off the Roof and Junked it

I think the player 2 is stuck on. That's why it scores both players at player 1. But only player 2 when it should be on player 2.

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

We'll see soon, it's a curious one for sure...

Hmm .. Wiring using telephone/telephony color code …

What do you mean by the smash switch because it has three blades which are make make contacts but the smash switch is used for only the drop targets but why are they using smash switches?

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

I just call it a smash switch, it's technical term is a Make Make switch, it's the same thing.

Hello Yodelayheehoo

@LyonsArcade

Жыл бұрын

Hello Lil Everette, you're fast today!

@naytch2003

Жыл бұрын

There's a for-sale sign on a big ol rusty tractor 🚜 😉

Friday

@naytch2003

Жыл бұрын

Saturday