Bally & Stern LED Codes Explained In Detail - DRACULA PINBALL Video #6 - Fixing The PCB's

[@LyonsArcade]

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[@iainodlin]

To counter some of the complaining: These "figuring out what's wrong" videos are just about my favorite on the channel. Your process is both amusing and enlightening. And I've learned a fair bit. So, thank you.

[@scottgm321]

I bet all those people who complain probably have removed the back glass on their machines and installed mirrors so they can admire themselves. Your videos have helped me fix my pinball machine and you haven't even done a video of it. It's awesome watching stuff come back to life after you have worked on it.

[@SharkoonBln]

The explanation how RAM test works is just brilliant. It won´t help you in writing your very own RAM test routine in some assembly language, but it gives you an easy to understand explanation how that works. And that´s what we are here for :)

[@mrbussey]

Hey Ron! I Want to thank you for the awesome videos! Don't listen to the haters! Love watching you bring the boards back to life and then seeing it work in the machine. I'm in Ohio and want to come check out the store and hopefully meet you and Joe!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks for watching! Come on by!

[@christhompson2006]

Don't let the haters get you down Ron, most of us like what your doing.

[@gregmckinney6977]

The green on the pins/connectors could be anti-corrosion spray. In the late 60's/ early 70's a lot of the automotive battery anti-corrosion spray cans were green and could be purchased in spray cans or brush cap bottles. The problem with the green was that it could be corrosion, but if it was it got white spots in the green.

[@boblow2186]

Ha Ron. Thanks for all your work and taking us along with you. We enjoy what you do. Learning a lot and like the electronics that I remember back in the day. Thanks. Bob. 👍👍

[@davidg-m1768]

That was a great way to demonstrate the flashes and exactly what it’s using to generate them. I suspect I’ll reference this video at some stage in the future. You’ve done thousands of these but you’re still finding new ways to share your knowledge! Thanks

[@frankgagliano9677]

Great video Ronnie, Dracula is back from the dead. He has a heartbeat now. It looks like a lot of switch problems. Great series a lot of good information. I like information about the boot on how it boots up. Thanks for filming Ronnie, see you on the next video.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks Frank!

[@Reuben-ny3]

Put me down for enjoying the fixing, painting, and the playing and all that stuff. It's all great stuff. I appreciate the work you and your brothers put into these videos. Thanks for entertaining me!

[@NotsureOk]

Great stuff Nice revival it's always a nice feeling when ya bring an old machine back to life no matter what it is weather its a car a lawnmower a computer or an old Jukebox even if it limps along like Hop Along Cassidy its progress and it brings Joy and that spark that lights up ya day just like ya videos bring every time I watch em:) would be cool to see the carnage left behind by these two after ya finished this series it would make one really appreciate the effort that went into fixing 2 Dracula's Looking forward to the next episode of "It's Broke O Clock Lets Fix It" cuz clocks are cool ya got lots of em and Its also the perfect name for ya clock fixing series

[@rrowan327]

Hi Ron, You have inspired me to work on a light control board that shorted out a few years back. I do have the knowledge and tools to repair it. In truth I have just been lazy. Its for a Christmas light show and I just used other controllers. Thanks Rick

[@timbober1]

Great content Ronnie, always enjoy watching these old girls come back to life.

[@LuvADuc]

Thank you Ron for taking the time to record this and share it.

[@andyemberton4671]

Screw the haters! I love your videos, I’ve learned tons of good stuff from them. Fixed up one EM Bally Delta Queen and currently working on bringing a Williams Space Odyssey back to life thanks to your videos. Keep up the great work, it is very much appreciated!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks Andy!

[@Coronet440guy]

Hey Ron n Joe. Keep doin what you do and have fun doin what you do. That’s what we love about you.

[@grandpaseed]

Love is shared freely A warm embrace and tender kiss A bond that can’t be broken

[@johnmichael1979]

Thanks again Ron! Strong flppers and great lights.....AUCTION TIME!

[@jonathandulchinos1766]

Hello Joe and Ron I love when u guys bring games back from the dead. The hole point to your vids are def to learn from but to c the game play as well bring it back to glory

[@1980s-fan]

Thanks for sharing! I also like the challenge of fixing these old machines. Actually I spend very little time playing them, but I`m always up for a good trouble shooting challenge.

[@mattdixon2571]

Keep up the good work and don't let what anyone says get you down! I enjoy watching both of you guys fix these classic games and I love to hear the commentary as well.

[@ocsrc]

23:10 what you describe with the power being wavy when it first starts, when I look at the beginning of a transmission from the Motorola radios, I see exactly that and it is a lower wavy signal I don't know how Motorola or any other company handles that for every digital transmission. The digital data is sent as either above the line or below the line for a 1 or a 0 But it must ignore the first few milliseconds It must have a programming that tells it when it is good signal to read the data Maybe they have a segment of all zeros or all ones and then sends the first datagram That would make sense If the programming says look for a string of at least 12 zeros Ignore that data gram and the next data gram is going to be the first data gram to read and process I just remembered the first part of the signal when you described that. It starts out as a small wave and after about 10 waves it is all the way to the top and bottom of the lines Adjusting the level on the input is critical for getting a proper decode of the digital signal Too high or too low causes it to misread or not be able to read at all. When I was trying to get weak signals it was a mess because amplifying the weak signal gave all sorts of noise and it would think it was reading a 1 or 0 when it wasn't that bit and it was not able to get a good decode. They send a checksum in each data gram so it has to be perfect or it rejects the data gram and won't decode The terrain is really tough here in the northeast and we have times when a hill is between us and we can't hear a signal just 1/2 a mile away Analog was so much more forgiving I miss analog

[@randycarter2001]

In a bridge rectifier if one of the 4 diodes is bad, replace the rest of them. They may have been hurt during the overload. You don't want to send it out with unreliable diodes. They'll will be the same age and more closely matched now.

[@MRNBricks]

Nice. Seeing you work through the flashes was a pretty cool idea. I enjoyed that.

[@markjackson1444]

Another great video Ronnie. Very educational showing just what causes each of the 7 flashes. You live, you learn … especially if you tune in to Joe’s Classic Videos for some fun and learning. Thanks so much for teaching us all.

[@mcpozzm6321]

6:15 Mouser has those big resistors: 600 ohm 10 watt wirewound. "Wirewound" is the key term to ask for. It will look different, cylindrical rather than a ceramic block. but the new style is better.

[@williamnutley5509]

Thanks guys. Enjoy the videos!

[@1234567890cladio]

Keep up the good work nice videos. 💪

[@LaLaLand.Germany]

I probably never work on a game machine but I shure like Your style of explaining and doing things. I pick up bits and pieces that might come in handy in other works so: Thanks, Bud! Screw the complainers but it shows You actually read this stuff. Monkey like! Cheerio!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks for watching! I do read every comment

[@jonathandulchinos1766]

I'll keep watching for sure

[@philiproseberry8372]

Another great video thanks for sharing always informative, helpful, and entertaining

[@daveweston5158]

Hi Ron! A quick, potentially silly question today; Over the years, I've watched you clean up/touch up many playfields, back glasses, and/or cabinets with great success, but I don't think I've ever seen you tackle a damaged apron/shooter gauge... Have you filmed such a thing, and I've just missed it?, Or is damage in this area such a rare occurrence that it isn't worth mentioning? I ask because I somehow doubt that your usual acrylic paint will work in this area (the original paint is, I believe, enamel, but I could easily be mistaken).

[@LyonsArcade]

Usually the Aprons are in pretty good shape since they are metal, or not bad enough to repaint if they are destroyed tho you may be better off just buying another one

[@daveweston5158]

@@LyonsArcade Thank you... I suspected this may be the case, but wasn't sure... Are the aprons fairly generic (from company to company)?

[@LyonsArcade]

I'd try to find one from the same company as the one your working on, for example a bally from 1973 is the same as a bally from 1983 just a different color @@daveweston5158

[@darrenxw3495]

G'day Ron, I'm still watching your videos and haven't commented for a while but hey mate I reckon it's great watching these machines coming back to life. Your doing a great job explaining what your doing and why. As far as these idiotic keyboard warriors go, they are just germs. Keep up the good work, this Dracula series has been really interesting.

[@luke9511]

i have repaired in atari space duel in the past and that was fun, hopefully some day i can do the same to a pinball

[@BrandonCaneva]

Cool video, the explanations are really good.

[@OpaqueWindow]

Ah it's a good work day you work on pinballs I'm working on CNCs.

[@michaelvonharten7633]

Well done young man 🤟

[@markwatson3135]

If say the chip for flash 5 was bad, would there be a longer space before it goes to chip 6? Sort of like blink blink blink. Blink blink? Hope that makes sense! Love watching dead machines coming back to life. Prefer the EM’s but solid states are fun too!

[@LyonsArcade]

It would stop after the 4th Flash and wouldn't boot Thanks for watching!

[@bradwagner7054]

Thanks for taking the time to walk through this one step at a time. Makes for a longer video, but breaks down a process I'm sure you've done 100 times in a way that others trying to figure this out can use as a blueprint for exactly what to do. Do you need to treat that area on the mounting area for the board @24:50 (bottom right corner of the board with the damage) with vinegar as well to block the alkaline from spreading back up to the board you just fixed? or is that not a concern?

[@SharkoonBln]

After you have applied the vinegar, you let it do it´s thing. Afterwards you wash the vinegar away with IPA or distilled water ( you don´t want the vinegar to eat away what´s left of the traces and via´s ). If you´re really into longevity, you then cover the bare copper with some paint or liquid soldermask.

[@lukebathmat4535]

The green slime is the result of the decomposition of the plasticiser in the PVC insulation compound. Overloading and loose connections are two common causes.

[@jameskeough4620]

Well-done vid. Good info. Thx.

[@danijelcar5184]

Great repair😎👍

[@SpookyDeCat]

Could the green stuff on the PS connector indicate which way it goes on? If you put it on backwards, would something fry? I know the wires are colored, but you know people........

[@cliffordmaxwell9802]

Of course, I enjoyed it.

[@DoctorDetroit100]

Did you install a button battery in the first Dracula ? What about this one ? High scores are important.

[@AvengerII]

May the ghost of Bela Lugosi look over Lyon's Arcade on this Halloween! PS -- Don't forget to wear the garlic to fight off the vampires, Ron, and be sure to carry Skunk Ape pepper spray. I hear they have Big Foot in your area!

[@argee99]

That green stuff was 'Dipety-do' hair gel. Very popular with those Stern guys in the early 70's. Honest...

[@summerlaverdure]

Don't listen to the haters pinball machines are amazing and I love watching them get fixed

[@tattmanndann]

i don't know how you guys get anything done with having to travel so far for parts

[@LyonsArcade]

It's tough

[@waynegram8907]

Does anyone know what the Green spray that Stern used for the connector pins? Maybe its Loctite? to prevent the connectors from making loose connections

[@stvpls]

Could be just grease to avoid corrosion

[@EsotericArctos]

That green looks a bit like polymer migration from the wire. It's a bit weird it is only on a couple of pins. Maybe it was a type of protective coating on them, the pins underneath it do look really clean..... Green goo just doesn't look good...

[@justlookin20101]

The copper oxide stuff (green ooze) It is carcinogenic i think and will spread,the wire should be replaced as it will return.

[@naytch2003]

Love to hear Donnie do the channel intro one of these days:) 🪁

[@naytch2003]

Its broke

[@jonathandulchinos1766]

I would say don't worry about people think just do u guys

[@jamiemale27]

maybe something with dielectric propertys

[@gekkedirkie]

after that green crap on that board and it is starting up and trows a ball out its a win

[@irieman442]

Don't change a thing. I have been watching for a couple of years now. If you can't fix a pinball machine after a couple years of watching these videos.. come on man.. You did some of Ronnies run and gun on this video. LOL Haters gonna hate... F em!!! As you said a million times, this is supposed to be fun.

[@jasonsteverson4609]

Hey Ronula number 2!!

[@cklinejr]

The green goop is supposedly the inner part of the wire insulation breaking down and reacting with the copper and thats why its green.

[@mikekelly9129]

👋👋👋

[@Maxxarcade]

I cringe whenever I see a blown fuse nowadays. They've gotten to be more expensive than the components that they are meant to protect. At least with these 3AG size ones.

[@LyonsArcade]

Yes unfortunately everything is expensive now

[@ocsrc]

The company thought ahead about the owners and the companies that had these out in businesses that would need to be fixing these on a regular basis. They did not have to program the LED to blink with each test Thinking about the first computers in the 70s and 80s they didn't have codes or led flashes to tell the end user what didn't POST They must have been planning on selling the boards a lot as part of the business model. Being able to have the identical power board, lamp board, sound board, etc with a couple of socketed chips that are different, that can be pulled and swapped, for the game company they could come in and look at the flashes and swap a board and take the bad board to the shop to be repaired I have seen a vending company and they were neat. They had the machines, the rotary platter door vending machines that you could put anything from a piece of fruit to a piece of pie to a sandwich to a slice of pizza, and those were awesome. And the different soda vending machines, and when snapple came out they had a new machine for those glass bottles, And they had a lot of different departments and they had boxes of apples and oranges and cans of fruit and they made some of the sandwiches and they bought different items from a local bakery and a local catering restaurant. They had a giant walk in cooler that the guys would pull the trucks in to the warehouse and they would load up the trucks and some of them had refrigerators and even freezers built in the side of the trucks. They were amazing. I don't remember how they started out but they were the biggest vending company in the area. They had over 100 trucks Their machines were everywhere. Even some small companies that had 30 to 50 employees would have a soda machine and the rotary platter machine with fruit and sandwiches and candy bars. It is a really nice thing to do for employees OH, this is a personal issue, we have not had Caffeine Free Regular Pepsi, NOT THE DIET CAFFEINE FREE, the regular gold brown label one. It has been missing for 4 years from stores here in Pennsylvania. If anyone sees the 2 liter ones in your local stores, please let me know I don't know if they have stopped making it. Amazon has the 12 pack cans but it is expired, really old, from 4 years ago. I think Pepsi stopped making it, but they said they are still making it, but it has been over 3 years and the only variety that they don't have in any stores. I have tried to special order it and even talked to the local Pepsi guy when he was in the stores. He said they still made it but none of the stores carry it and that makes no sense. Something is going on and I don't know why they don't have it in any store.

[@carstenvalentina]

The music in the background...

[@lileveretteyoakumiii]

Yodelayheehoo

[@LyonsArcade]

Hello Lil Everette!

[@PlumGurly]

"I'm gonna (unscrew all of that and) take it in the back." -- That's what she said. Sorry. LOL Yeah, I have a dirty mind at times.

[@williamcooper2368]

IT'S BROKE!!!

[@georgep22]

Thanks for repairing these classic games for someone to enjoy for years to come. Also am a habitus thanks for sharing your knowledge 🦾🦾🦾