How The Score Reels And Player Unit Work In Williams' 1976 Grand Prix E.M. Pinball Machine -4

[@scoosie5967]

Haters are people who secretly want to be you. We all love your work and a lot of people have fixed there machine by watching your videos. So i think you doing a good job. Thumbs up, Ron

[@indydriver80]

Cordless hole puncher. That's a new one. Lots of places require a license for those.

[@LyonsArcade]

Magic Dogs!

[@scottgm321]

How can anyone say you don't know what you're doing? I've been watching since August or September of 2001 and I've watched your playlists from the past. You've fixed every game you've shown. Customers keep bringing you games to repair. Seems to me like you know what you're doing even if you don't do it their way. Plus, where are their weekly/biweekly videos?

[@Jason-lx3zu]

There's a line in a Dead Kennedys song "can't create so they just destroy" Kudos to these guys for winning the game in spite of those losers

[@richardsensabaugh1312]

Wow, that was a tricky one! The old switch the rotor trick and they maid the same mistake twice! You found it quick too. Very good grasshopper. Very Gooooood.....

[@firstlast4637]

Great tutorial. I repaired a dead bally black jack ss with your teaching. Keep up the excellent videos

[@LyonsArcade]

We're going to do a Black Jack pretty soon, there's one in the building. What a cool game!

[@Joe_HamRadioGuy]

The ones who sweet you don't know what you're doing are the ones who think they should have thought of you're ideas first 😂 those people who thumbs down like you said have no idea how YT works. Ohh well. Love the videos keep up the great work 👍🏼

[@dkd1228]

These mechanical machines are great. They take me back to my switching logic course. Thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@ray73864]

That clip is like the window winder clip in my car :P The only difference is at least you can grab this one with some pliers. The clip for the window winders in my car, you need a screwdriver to release / push it out of the tight little space it exists in, and when you release it, it goes flying. Lost 1, eventually went to a wrecker to get a replacement, the wrecker lost one trying to remove it and was lucky on the 2nd go!

[@LyonsArcade]

Man I've been there, done that, but on the older cars they're bigger so it's not as bad. They're more of like a hairpin clip... you need a special tool to take it off though, lol

[@adamkcmo69]

Ron what happened to Bride of Pinbot? I was looking forward to side art being redone and seeing everything finished. I was hoping for a dot matrix

[@naytch2003]

She eloped with Robocop😆

[@svgalib]

nice to see you getting some mileage out of the knife rust erasers!

[@jamesf1795]

I subscribed to you and Donny and always give thumbs up as thanks for providing content for me to watch. Thank you kindly

[@InMyHead]

Thumbs Up or Thumbs down, KZbin loves it. Either is better than no thumb at all. Tell 'em Ron!

[@donaldtaylor6317]

Love the pinball machines that you are fixing up

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Always know that when you do a repair that it is done the right way Liked vid

[@markseeling1723]

Really enjoy your videos! Stabilant works wonders for contacts and pins. This is used on military avionics and weapons systems where "not working" is not an option. LOL

[@envisionelectronics]

I’d like to see someone of your electromechanical repair caliber tackle one of those old 1960s time and temperature signs. Would be a nice challenge. ;)

[@cthlhu]

When you started this series I was dreading this part for you lol. Another great video!

[@LyonsArcade]

It's like they added more of them as time went on!

[@DonnyHooterHoot]

In a my country women use that stone to keep plow sharp to pull in fields. Can you tell I just re watched Borat?? Great video! Very nice!

[@ray73864]

It can be rather dangerous saying you know more than someone about a certain topic. I mean, I could say that I know more about Australia than you do, but what I don't know is that you could have a 500 page unpublished book on the entire history of Australia, which could then prove me wrong about knowing more than you. People should just accept that although you as a pinball fixer don't necessarily know everything, what you do know is how to find the information you need. A long time ago, we as a society used to put a lot into knowing the ins and outs of everything, these days, effort gets put not into knowing the ins and outs, that's still a good thing to know, but it's equally important to know how to find information to help you. You haven't got an unpublished book on the history of Australia have you? Because that would just be awkward if you did :P

[@PlasticImaginationWorkshop]

Great video, thanks for taking the time to film this process. I know it will help a lot of folks. That guy in the secret society thumbing you down is an idiot..... Have a great day. -David

[@JacGoudsmit]

Great video as always! Sorry you don't like cleaning those score wheels. I think I would still like that part of the job much better than painting the playfield or repairing back glass, and you do an awesome job on those too.

[@LyonsArcade]

Yeah it's one of those things where some people prefer one thing or the other, I have to be honest cleaning isn't my strong suit, LOL Thank you for watching Jac as usual, we'll see you on the next video!!!

[@PlumGurly]

@@LyonsArcade -- Even cleaning, I prefer what I call "technical cleaning" as opposed to general cleaning.

[@Jeroen_a]

The NL extension for inkochnito is from the dutchies :-) Thank you, The Netherlands, 12 points! :-)

[@LyonsArcade]

I have never met a Dutchie I didn't like :)

[@pauz2175]

No thumbs down here. Keep it up. I’m a little behind. Have some catch up to do.

[@LyonsArcade]

Watch at your own leisure :) We put out a lot of videos, it's hard to watch them all!

[@pauz2175]

@@LyonsArcade not really. I went down the Joe's Classic Video Games rabbit hole last night. Watched the whole last game series last night. Time to start fixing!

[@miniskunk]

What a coincidence! We too have a ghost that we call George at the hotel I work at. It was the name of a regular guest who passed away of old age. Naturally he had the security bolt set on the room door and was on the second floor. It was a lot of fun getting into the room. He is friendly. Turns TVs and lights on at random on the upper floors and in my office.

[@gorillaau]

That's not the way a guest is supposed to check out. Isn't there a Fawlty Towers sketch on this subject. Something like Basil went into the room to give him his breakfast and open the curtains.

[@WildkatPhoto]

That was reely intresting! Ill see myself out :)

[@LyonsArcade]

hahahaha stop it just stop it :)

[@simondempsey1]

Just brilliant!

[@MrUSFT]

There's a similar product to the knife cleaning blocks called fret-erasers. They are for cleaning nickel guitar frets. They may more affordable, and are a different shape (smaller) so may be more convenient. Not suggesting they're better, just an alternative if there are things about the knife blocks that you don't like.

[@LyonsArcade]

Ahhh those are interesting. I play a little guitar but never heard of 'em, I'll have to check them out, thanks!

[@ocsrc]

I saw a Jamma board on eBay that has 60 of the classic arcade games. I am guessing you could use this board and convert an arcade game into a 60 game machine ? It needs a bunch of other parts to hook up the buttons and joystick and monitor, but it would be a great way to salvage a machine cabinet that doesn't have the boards any more

[@lurkersmith810]

I've been in field service a long time, going back to electro mechanical copiers, and back in the old days, when you got trained on machines, they concentrated on teaching you how to use the documentation rather than memorizing how the machinery worked. You'll never memorize every relay and switch in a piece of equipment, but if you learn how to read the documentation (and if the company writes good documentation, pretty rare these days), you can fix anything just knowing the basics! Come on, people!

[@danijelcar5184]

Great video, lots of work its done here! 😎👍

[@MJKToys]

Did you find a home for that broken switch part from the previous video?

[@LyonsArcade]

Nope, not sure where it came from! Looks just like a brake for a score motor but it's not from this machine. Very strange.

[@WreckDiver99]

Conformal Coating is generally used to protect against moisture. Will those traces tarnish? Probably...but if it's a TRACE it won't be an issue as the oxidation is not all the way through the trace. I might consider putting down the green silkscreen material...no...no I wouldn't. LOL. Great work as always.

[@produKtNZ]

Would you use a product like CRC contact cleaner?

[@NotsureOk]

Interesting 👍

[@10lauset]

Cheers

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching Laurie!

[@charlesmoore456]

That dude who thumbs-down must really hate himself.

[@produKtNZ]

And with those awful plates that hold the posts, would you use dielectric grease in the holes they insert into?

[@duckkillerclydeclyde]

Will every score reel have a end of stroke switch? I only have one Williams (Space Odyssey) and the 10k reel quit. I pulled out player #2 10k reel and there's no end of stroke switch there either. I didn't use player #2 much as I just got the game and it's missing solenoid for player #2 10's reel. Help please.

[@LyonsArcade]

No they won't on the 10k reels... Since the game can only score 1,000 points at a time and the end of stroke switch is used to turn off the relay, there is only a 1,000 pt relay, so the end of stroke switch is only on the 1,000 point reel. The other ones just score when the 1,000 point relay gets to 9,000....

[@duckkillerclydeclyde]

@@LyonsArcade Thank you. Second question. How do you check to see if coil is good short of buying a coil and swapping?

[@electronaut2424]

I think that the stone or file or sand paper seems a bit abrasive. I use scotch brite for cleaning like this.

[@LyonsArcade]

I think that scotch brite seems a bit too mild. I use the stone or file or sand paper for cleaning like this.

[@coreyostman]

"I don't have tea PEOPLE!" lol

[@DJlegionuk]

The secret club is that one guy and him mom.

[@GHILLIESARCADEANDMORE]

Cool

[@dudenoway1267]

If I could get my hands on one I would fix it, but by the time I find them they are parted out or in the dump.😭

[@LyonsArcade]

Part it back in!

[@dudenoway1267]

@@LyonsArcade My wallet ain't that thick! I would typically want something to start with honestly, even if stuffs damaged beyond repair. Just something to leapfrog from. And having to remake the whole wire harness might be a bit beyond my level.

[@PlumGurly]

"Water." Actually, that would be ammonia and colored water, and yes, the glass soaking in ammonia would make the paint come off. In other contexts, urine has a similar effect.

[@Kersplat]

C'mon people... Click the Like button!

[@Jeroen_a]

@24:29 as per usual (for me!) @24:34 also as per usual (for me!) :-D But i'd probably also promptly bump my head in the process of it all :)

[@DavidWilliams-rn6uq]

They look great to me, compared to what you guys started with!!! (And I did both a thumb down and a thumb up… come’on people!)

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

There is a Young woman who fixes Pinball machines.

[@GreenDemonMan]

I am serious, and don't call me Shirley! 😉

[@markjackson1444]

Great video as usual Ronnie. …. Do not worry about the morons. …. Back in the day, they proved that the Earth was round. … Proved it beyond question. …. and what did some folks do?? … they ran out and joined the ‘Flat Earth Society’. …. you can’t argue with a sick mind. … just focus on all the thousands of people who appreciate just how great you are at all things pinball. Keep on trucking’ Ronnie.

[@lileveretteyoakumiii]

Yodelayheehoo

[@timitbiscuit3620]

I don't have a pinball machine so I guess I could thumbs down. Cause I dislike that I don't have a pinball machine. Come on people send me a pinball machine. Bride of Pinbot (the machine) I think that would be a nice one. I don't know how they did 2.0 though I need search for that. Thank you for the Video Ron have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@markhandrahan4520]

Metal on metal means oil PEOPLE...... NOT WD-40!! Are you listening PEOPLE???

[@LyonsArcade]

WD-40 is evil

[@markhandrahan4520]

@@LyonsArcade unless used by @My Brother Donnie to unfreeze the hardware on the truck motors..

[@fred_derf]

I've said it before and will keep saying -- WD40 is a *penetrating oil,* not a *lubricant.*

[@raywood8187]

I've seen people using it on bicycle chains instead of oil. Not a great idea either!

[@EsotericArctos]

I dislike C-Clips. Worst invention ever. I can see why some call them Jesus clips. It's "Jesus, where did that go" :) Ignore the people that say you need to cover the copper traces on a PCB. It's only for looks, and for the situations where moisture could be an issue. They will survive perfectly without any coating. In fact, a lot of early PCB's (over 60 years ago I am talking) did not have coatings, and the survived perfectly fine for over 60 years. Copper oxidizes, but it forms a layer on the top and that is it. It's not like steel that rusts and flakes.

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks Brendan, yeah those c-clips are a paiiiiiiin.... the smaller they are, the worse they are too, because you can't find them, LOL If they were about 3 inches wide it wouldn't be so bad :) Thanks for watching man as always!

[@fred_derf]

It's like some people have never heard of buildings hundreds of years old that have copper roofs?

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

omg, I shot beer out my nose on "Jesus clip". I somehow have never heard them called that, but I have certainly had them ricochet around my workshop. Always fun to add a half-hour of searching time to a project while you locate which seemingly impossible location the clip somehow ended up in.

[@douro20]

Sold? Why not tell the truth and say it's a customer's machine? Perhaps it was a power fluctuation which made it try and cycle through the bonus by itself.

[@LyonsArcade]

Think about it a little bit and maybe you'll figure out why the sign doesn't say "it's a customer's machine"

[@raywood8187]

Sold or Not for Sale or whatever, the idea is to let people know that they don't need to ask about buying it. Or more to point, why does it matter? Come on, people!

[@douro20]

@@raywood8187 True.