Let's FIX This SONIC Pinball Machine | No POWER & Broken FLIPPER!

I bought this broken TOMY Sonic Supersonic Pinball Machine off of eBay for £17.99. It doesn't power on and the flippers don't work properly!
Let's try and FIX it!
Hope you enjoy!
Steve
PS. I'm not an expert in repairs at all. I do this for fun, and it may not be the best or safest way to go about repairing broken stuff. I'm pretty good at melting plastic though. Please don't copy me - I'm an idiot.
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[@zJericho101z]

Ahh, so this is the Dave origin story! i finally feel like part of the family!

[@Soper20]

and the never mentioned again Dave 2 lol

[@alrighthenducks]

Same here, you could say it's being BUGGING me

[@pablogarin]

Came to the comments just to see if I was the only one. Turns out I´m not.

[@samholdsworth420]

Scuba voiceover Steve

[@ABizzyBYT]

I was just going to write the exact same thing!

[@fraenkiboii]

Finally I found Dave's background story. :D

[@andreww6165]

This video just gave me maybe the biggest wave of nostalgia I've ever felt in life. I used to have this toy as a kid and I COMPLETELY forgot it existed. 36 years old now, remembering this being one of my favorite toys... how did I not have a single thought about it in the past 25+ years. Thanks for the feelings and video

[@ijnfrt]

Maybe you should order one online in working condition

[@samholdsworth420]

@@ijnfrt don't, the memories are superior

[@CD-Gaming]

I know what you mean, for some reason the Intercom City playset sprung to my mind jus randomly a few months back, though, I could not for the life of me remember its name, we had to look into it and found it based on my description, mainly of one of the accompanying sets and the vehicles that came with (I only had the main bit, there were three others, I could only remember the airport, though...)! I hadn't thought of that in years, either, and I don't know how many hours I spent playing with that!

[@richt2076]

StezStix, I just found your channel and have been watching everything that comes across my feed. Watching this video, I realized that I watched the "Dave" saga in reverse chronological order. Dave in resin being used to hold up boards, Dave being placed in the resin, and with this video, the origin of Dave.

[@Me-uh1lb]

Same over here. ;)

[@morphhard682]

Me too, bro.. 😆

[@djevrek]

same

[@philgallagher1]

Yep!

[@koshaz3x]

And so have I as the fellows before me, I'm glas I'm not the only one.

[@pumpyheart]

DAVE! I’m a new viewer, finally was recommended the video that introduced Dave. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos!

[@schloppyjalopy4327]

I just found your channel yesterday and spent like 8 hours watching, can't believe this is the origin of Dave!

[@delta_4209]

😊 finally found where dave came from worth watching every video i did till now 😂

[@Ratchet_effect]

In this episode of Let's Fix with StezStix! Dave! the lice bug's family get a into sticky situation & Steve motors into lighting action. Steve also forgets his Balls are out 🤣🤣 John Farnham - You're the Voice. Is an awesome song! & you got the words, spot on! 😊👍🏻

[@StezStixFix]

😁 Accurate synposis as always, brother Steve! Balls out 😂 Love that John Farnham song! Definitely one of my all time favourites. 👍

[@crystalblister1]

after binging a few videos while procrastinating studying for my amplifiers exam i finally have found the Dave origin video, feels good man

[@firewindentertainment]

Would now be a bad time to tell him he actually broke the flipper? It was designed so if you hit the right speed from the launch that it went up to the second floor of the table to start. He kind of demonstrated this at 1:09. Owned one of these thought it was weird to start then realized it was designed that way.

[@RipTorn7]

Came here to say the same thing! 😂 Awesome content though. 🤘

[@pedromimoso8804]

Steve, 'you're the voice, try to understand it, make that noise and make it clear' 😁😁😁 I've got to tell you that the outcome with Russell Crowe was completely unexpected and that I laughed out loud (lol) with it. Five stars, mate. I bet the second Dave said something like, 'I'm Dave too'. Also, great fix by the way. You really are an entertainer, besides being a great fixer! Keep up the good work! Cheers.

[@StezStixFix]

😁 thanks Pedro! Really appreciate that! 👍

[@Mymatevince]

Fun fix Steve 👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Vince! 😊

[@OneLovePsych]

I fuckin love these bro, always great to see some retro gaming pieces! As per usual, you’re the man Steven! 💯💯

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Stephen! Really appreciate that dude! 👍

[@ZiggyStardunk]

Never seen a device mix battery types like that, very odd. *edit: Didn't know I was going to get the origin story of Dave in this video! lol

[@vancedvanced2374]

Newish to the channel, been watching for the past month. This is where Dave came from. That's hilarious, it all makes sence now 🤣 🤣. One of my favourite channels.

[@Tidder007]

Amazeballs! Have you considered investing in something like a cricut so you can crank out replacement stickers? I've never tried retrobrite on any color other than beige but I have seen tutorials with colored plastics and it is the same technique. Willing to bet it would work, would love to see you try! It's typically all the same issue, UV exposure causing bromine in the plastic to break down causing the surface to yellow. Bromine is common in plastics as a fire retardant.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Tidder! I've seen those CriCut devices but haven't looked too much into it. Does sound interesting, especially if it can replicate accurately. Will have another look 👍 Yeah, I imagine the retrobright process is largely the same. I've been dying to give it a go, as I've never done it before. I think this item might be a good one to test it out on! 👍

[@SixtyDoesStuff]

I enjoy your fun editing. And EVERYONE should sing more.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Sixty! Yeah, i want to give it a go, but I haven't done it before so I wouldn't want to ruin it! Might try it out on something that's not worth much! 👍

[@guywilton7471]

I agree....SOME people should sing more.....others....well, not so much LOL

[@rjprivate]

The neighbors came complaining that I'm cruel to a dog but I told them the sound was of a young gentleman of the youtube and an undiscovered Freddy Mercury of repair

[@beogeek]

To remove the sticker or any sticker for that matter, you gently heat it with the rework station at 100 degrees celsius until the adhesive underneath softens, then you can peel most stickers off without damaging it. Try it next time you have any sticker you need to remove but want to restore when you are-assemble whatever you're fixing.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks BeoGeek! Excellent tip, I'll definitely try that next time! 👍

[@beogeek]

@@StezStixFix just make sure to stick it on 100 degrees and keep distance to not burn the sticker, heat it so you can keep your finger on it without burning your finger, that's how hot it should be.

[@beogeek]

@Fix it Phil yea it can take the heat because you're not burning the darn thing, you only need to heat it enough so the adhesive slowly melts. The rule of thumb is if you can keep your finger on it without burning your finger then you're doing it right.

[@lookitskazzy]

@@beogeek You may not melt the plastic at 100C but it is absolutely possible to leave a burn mark if you're not careful. Something else to consider for people who may attempt this.

[@beogeek]

@@lookitskazzy only if you hold the nozzle extremely close, from a distance it wont do any harm.

[@DanBird]

For a moment when things started falling out and the spring flew off I thought it was all over haha. Great video as always.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Dan! It got me a bit worried when stuff started dropping out of it! Luckily it was quite easy to work out where everything went! 👍

[@infin1ty850]

Ah, so this is the origin of Dave. Also didn't realize that Dave is one of the few insects I happen to love.

[@lkswift]

Had to drop a “like” for Dave!

[@Rpena1448]

Ah man I had this when I was a kid! I remember being a brat and BEGGING my parents to get me this at the Toys-R-Us and my bro told me "IF THEY GET YOU THIS WE WONT HAVE ENOUGH FOR THE BEACH TRIP!" trying to scare me into reconsidering but I stuck to my guns and walked out with a Sonic pinball. Holy hell was it loud! Took it to school for a class party and even the teacher was telling me to shut it off lol.

[@mrsiborg]

You have the voice of an angel, a Hells Angel...

[@LeviClay]

I don't really like or understand pinball, and that thing is obnoxiously loud.... but it's also pretty cool! I'd be interested to see if you could upgrade it to have a quieter motor

[@CygnusTM]

Less singing. More beatboxing.

[@StezStixFix]

Haha, I'll give it a go! 😂

[@AdikMusicOfficialTM]

"you have no singing talent so stop singing"

[@falloutguy8878]

Please give Dave a nice burial and sing him a tune thanks for sharing great job on repair have fun playing? Keep safe dude 👍

[@StezStixFix]

👍 Thanks David! I'll definitely take good care of Dave. 🪳 😁

[@charliecharliewhiskey9403]

A fun gag would have been if you'd put it back together to test after removing Dave, while saying "regular testing is important when debugging"

[@AlvinMarin.]

Nothing like an easy fix , good job man, for the stickers you can use a little heat and it will come out, no slicing required lol

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Alvin! Great tip, I'll definitely try that next time! 👍

[@IRLTools]

HOLY SHIT, so glad i binge watched your videos....finally found the Dave starting point.

[@ReinMixTape]

Thanks for the video dude, it really helped. I found a boxed one of these for sale for 25 pound. The motor was working, but there was no sound or lights. And the same flipper you had issue with being misaligned is a thing. I managed to get the lights/sound/score counter working again without opening it up, because... someone had JAMMED a 5 pence coin up against the battery contact for the battery segment which powered lights, sounds and scoreboard. It was shorting the circuit out, so with the 5p removed, all is good electrically. I know the flipper is still misaligned, but...I don't want to wreck the stickers and the vibration probably misaligned it to begin with. It could become misaligned again and those stickers would be KIA! So I'm just going to live with the flipper as is, maybe the vibration will realign it eventually.

[@nobodyuknow4911]

Guy Wilson, NO! The singing must CONTINUE! We must have a cross-Atlantic rivalry between StezStix and BenHeck for who is the best-worst singer and technology-tinkerer! ^_^

[@MrMegaManFan]

I skipped ahead and the first word I heard was “orifice.” That’s what I get for being impatient. 😂

[@koshaz3x]

Hey Steve, it's been probably 3 weeks or so that I came across your channel, I'm an engineer (industrial) but I always love to fix home electronics since my dad is an electrical engineer, I must say I really enjoy your videos, I'm learning a lot and some how I've watched the Dave story backwards, first I saw it embebed in a resin circle, then perhaps two days ago I've watched you pouring the resin and throwing Dave in and today I find out that he came inside a Sonic pinball toy LOL.

[@crtgamer2355]

I've been wanting to mention the Russel Crowe thing for a while now, and just stumbled upon this video now, LOL I must be some what normal, if other people are seeing what I'm seeing, HAHA!! Did I mention you look like Russel Crowe yet?

[@jeffdewe]

Hey Steve I think I could hear Dave say, "Hey Steve toss a 18650 in it and a Usb-C charging circuit and upgrade the bulbs to LED's to save power ,aybe even add a speed control for the motor so you can reduce the sound and save on battery life :)

[@Dukefazon]

I had a severely discolored GBA, that's supposed to be indigo but it turned almost black. Retrobrite only made it gray. I don't think retrobrite works on colored plasticks.

[@-fazik-3713]

This is the day DAVE was born. I mean died. Well was found. Anyway. DAVE.

[@dizid2479]

15:42 This reminds me of an episode of The Simpsons XD: Minute 1:19 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJrIm4xsir9oeM0 15:42 Ésto me recuerda a un capítulo de Los Simpsons XD: Minuto 0:21 kzbin.info/www/bejne/foW2pJurZrBjhMk

[@gazzwonga1414]

Strange to be at the The Birth of Dave, months after finding your channel, have I gotta watch all the back catalogue to find out how he got encased in Carbonite. Dave Solo wasn't alone...Allanis Morrisette knows a song about Dave

[@CDRaff]

2 C and 2 D? That's just asking for the parents to supply batteries once and never again. Edit: Now that I watched you play it I can see why they did mixed batteries. To give parents an excuse to get away from that horrible noise...

[@artman4444]

LOLOLOLOL that Russel Crow pic, plus MGS alert sound

[@PeachyPixel28]

Recently found the channel and have been binging all your videos and I have found the origin of Dave!!! YE

[@vonderdornburg]

After I've watched so many of your videos after discovering your channel, I finally found the first of Dave!

[@ZonicMirage]

Glad I decided to rewatch this video. Completely forgot it was the origin of ＤＡＶＥ.

[@Spencer-i9w]

"You should always remember to put the balls in" - My mate Adrian. Circa 1988

[@matthewbowers88]

It's 4:22am. I should go to sleep. Just one more eh. HOW CAN WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER...

[@oldmonkeynut8302]

I went back looking for where Dave came from. If it was added to the title that this is Dave's origin story, its view numbers would explode.

[@spacekees102]

Nice fix man I didnt expect the motor to be constantly running 😂👍

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks SpaceGod! Yeah, it's a noisy little thing with that motor constantly in motion! You can't play it for too long before it starts to get on your nerves! 😁

[@Mysda_]

I saw this when I was not even 10, wasn't able to buy it, someone took it in front of me. Now I'm 22 and I released my first virtual pinball table some weeks ago.

[@BlackMajj]

YAY! Dave's origin story! How I've wondered where he came from!

[@McSynth]

Sellotape ??? Tomy clearly took great pride in their product design and manufacture.

[@zorko8920]

Holy shit I used to have one exactly like it when I was about 11. You sir, just hit me with nostalgia. And I thank you for that.

[@allenfleckney5969]

Love ya style Steve , keep up the good work. I run a tv repair you tube channel , if ever you need help there give us a message. Allen.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Allen! Much appreciated 👍 I'll check out your channel!

[@guywilton7471]

OMG…..I got shown on screen I think this week’s offering was more music video that fix-it !!!! Lololol And Dave was clearly the star…..

[@StezStixFix]

Dave was 100% the star of this one. 🤣

[@simonlunt353]

Steve I don’t know if you are getting better or worse 🤣🤣 what with your singing 🤔🤣 nice little video take care Steve see you next time 👍👏👏😊

[@gaving7095]

The etymology - or should that be entomology - of Dave! Where legends are born.

[@dariodzimbeg]

Singing really must stop because this whole channel looks pretty much the same as "Ben Heck's" one.

[@duncanadkinson9293]

FINALLY!! This is where Dave came from!!!!

[@adzthewise]

Haha! Dave!! I've finally found his origin story!

[@chrisprobert6]

haha nice one ... i reckon you look more like ex england captain , martin adams... dart player for anyone wondering....lol

[@andyrads1096]

It’s Christmas. You see this in a shop and think your kid would love it as they’re a big Sonic fan. They open it, insert the batteries and switch it on. It’s at this point you realise you have made the biggest mistake ever! The bloody noise!

[@StezStixFix]

🤣🤣 absolutely spot on! You can only put up with the noise for a few minutes! Probably be quieter to buy the kid a drumkit! 😁

[@lazyhominid]

Instead of slicing stickers, use isop to remove them. You can spray on new glue if needed to replace them.

[@Arsonist42]

try peroxide cream for hair bleaching, this can bring back old yellowed plastic.

[@annamoranova9597]

*there 2type's of stickers one u get lose with alkohol and the nother with oil... stickers used to prevent to open normaly use the alkohol type so u use skalpel and put the alkohol slow dow so u carefully take of the sticker (when u dry it u can stick it as normal) ... the oil one is more difficult and on end u destroy the sticker*

[@dustinpoissant]

Guy is right. No singing please

[@StezStixFix]

Sometimes, I can't help it.

[@TruMaverick]

I'm really enjoying this channel.

[@arrgh-]

Hey, Pinball Wizard would have been better for this case!

[@OOOHBILLY]

I’m actually just here for the singing, so….

[@dannyeccles1894]

To be fair you do kinda look like Russel Crowe. The 2021 photo. 😋

[@kennethbarker852]

1st class video to watch thank you take care kind regards from me kenneth❤❤❤👍

[@garymucher4082]

Well it looks you "be-bugged" this game now by removing the tape and bug!

[@karimwilson6199]

You are blessed brother. Love the videos. Now I know where Dave came from lol

[@mattgorton8428]

How did I know when you said you were going to sing it would be that! Disappointed you didn’t get to my favourite bit though!

[@StezStixFix]

😂 that's in the extended cut! 🤣

[@randomretroplays3123]

It's good you could fix this, as it's a nice little collectable 👍.

[@zarrow50]

Can you fix Social care and the cost of living crisis as the Tories haven't got one of those solder stations?

[@delavanty]

If you want to know if retro bright would work on blue/all colors other than beige ask 8 bit guy

[@sumo-ninja]

Just remove both stickers from the side completely nobody will ever know they were supposed to be there

[@thematthewlondon]

i found the origins of dave! i was watching some videos and noticed him.. then i saw one where he was encased in resin.. and i inquired as to the origins of dave.. and now i have watched enough videso to find the answer

[@Knuckx117]

Oh FUCK I had one of those growing up!

[@RollinFilms]

Woah thanks! Mind blown!!! My whole life I thought he sang: Love someone's daughter, love someone's son!! Keep singing, it's useful! 😉

[@ibwasted1884]

*squints looking out window* "Where in your country is there ever sunshine?"

[@mandc20022]

I had one as a kid.... I live watching videos with toys from my childhood in it

[@andyvitz]

Yeah I try some index I just looks like cigarette smoke

[@Stonecold724]

So fun to watch! Thanks for posting this.

[@StezStixFix]

Thanks Stonecold! 👍

[@timothyverbist5795]

Nice, i think Tomy should re-release their pinball machines so i can buy them in Dreamland!

[@StezStixFix]

😍 totally agree! 😁

[@wheatruzo5671]

I wonder if that tape was original to the game because it seems like the tape is what was holding it together

[@elkoks]

2024 here finding Dave's origin!!!

[@originalbadboy32]

And so a legend was born ....... Dave that is .... Not Steve.

[@VelvetMonse]

this hurts me so much that flipper was not broken i used to have one of these lol and all it takes is a google search

[@Millzieeeee]

If we stop mentioning the singing, it may just go away!

[@yousefslimani99]

Thanks for Uploading This Video!...You Know What I Never Heard About This Sonic Pinball Table Before But Thanks for Showing me this Amazing Toy!

[@kittyztigerz]

dr eggman forgotten wax inside pinball table so ball doesnt destory paint on tablet lol

[@neindochoohh7955]

I would't put electronic devices in front of a window

[@lucassoarescazassa9122]

So, this is how Dave the Bug found a new home. Nice!

[@scaleartsg]

The dave tribute led me here! Dave Origin Story

[@LaurenceReeves]

Put some lubricant on the cogs to make it quiet.

[@KoSLoW27]

Good job russel 😅☺️

[@StezStixFix]

😂😂 thank you!

[@leenewby2563]

Just watched ... Not quite sure why, but the missis was in stitches at the Russell Crow Start.

[@StezStixFix]

😁 haha, thanks Lee. 👍